Once upon a time, way back in December, I posted some Novell Linux Desktop equivalents of Windows software. The concept seemed to agree with people, but with one complaint. It wasn't complete enough. I'd like to remedy that with the newer, fuller list found in this article. Much of the information found here came from the Novell Linux Desktop manual, Appendix A.
The name or a description of the Windows Application is found in the first column. The equivalent Linux Application is in the second column. In the third column, I have put the menu location of the software.
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appears where the menu location is in Gnome.
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appears where the menu location is in KDE.
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In some cases, the software is not installed by default. Many times, you should be able to find it in YAST. In cases where it is not installed by default and not in YAST, a link to the homepage of the software appears. I've also divided the software into different categories.
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Office Applications
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Windows
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Linux
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Location
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MS Word
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OpenOffice.org Writer
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Programs => Office => Word Processor
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N Menu => Office => OpenOffice.org Writer
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MS Excel
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OpenOffice.org Calc
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Programs => Office => Spreadsheet
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N Menu => Office => OpenOffice.org Calc
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MS Powerpoint
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OpenOffice.org Impress
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Programs => Office => Presentation
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N Menu => Office => OpenOffice.org Impress
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MS Access
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Rekall
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http://www.thekompany.com/products/rekall/
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Address Book
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Evolution
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Programs => Internet => More => Novell Evolution
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N Menu => Internet Novell Evolution
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Calendar/Schedule
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Evolution
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Programs => Internet => More => Novell Evolution
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N Menu => Internet Novell Evolution
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Acrobat Reader
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Acrobat Reader
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Programs => Office => PDF Viewer
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N Menu => Office => PDF Viewer
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Quicken
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GNUCash
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http://www.gnucash.org/
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Notepad
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gedit
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Programs => Accessories => Text Editor
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N Menu => Accessories => Text Editor
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Internet Applications
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Windows
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Linux
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Location
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Web Browser
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Firefox
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Programs => Internet => Firefox Web Browser
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N Menu => Internet => Mozilla Firefox
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E-Mail
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Evolution
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Programs => Internet => More => Novell Evolution
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N Menu => Internet Novell Evolution
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Instant Messenger
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Gaim
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Programs => Internet => More => Gaim Instant Messenger
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N Menu => Internet => More Programs => Gaim
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Video Conference
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GnomeMeeting
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http://www.gnomemeeting.org/
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Audio Chat/VoIP
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Skype
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http://www.skype.com/
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Frontpage Express
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OpenOffice.org Writer
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Programs => Office => Word Processor
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N Menu => Office => OpenOffice.org Writer
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FTP Client
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Gftp
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http://gftp.seul.org/
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News Reader
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Pan
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Programs => Internet => More => News Reader
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N Menu => Internet => More Programs => Pan Newsreader
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Data/File Management Applications
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Windows
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Linux
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Location
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Windows Explorer
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Nautilus (Gnome)
Konqueror (KDE)
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Programs => Accessories => File Manager
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N Menu => Home
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WinZip
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File Roller (Gnome)
Ark (KDE)
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Programs => System Tools => Archive Files
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N Menu => System => More Programs => Ark
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CD Burning
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K3b
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Programs => Multimedia => K3b
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N Menu => Multimedia => K3b
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Multimedia Applications
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Windows
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Linux
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Location
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Windows Media Player
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Totem
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Programs => Multimedia => Totem Movie Player
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N Menu => Multimedia => More Programs => Totem Movie Player
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Audio Player
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amaroK
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Press ALT + F2, type 'amarok', press ENTER.
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N Menu => Multimedia => More Programs => amaroK
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CD Player
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Gnome CD Player (Gnome)
KsCD (KDE)
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Programs => Multimedia => CD Player
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N Menu => Multimedia => KsCD
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Adobe Premiere
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Main Actor
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http://www.mainconcept.de
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Real Player
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Real Player
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Programs => Multimedia => RealPlayer 10
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N Menu => Multimedia => RealPlayer 10
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Audio Editing
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Audacity
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http://audacity.sourceforge.net
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Adobe Photoshop
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Gimp
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Programs => Graphics => GIMP Image Editor
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