Standard Features for the Linux desktop
This is intended to keep track of the functions and features we expect to be available and working under the standard CSCF Linux environment.
See Also:
LinuxTestSuite (these two should be merged)
System
Manipulate CD/DVD burner
- k3b - but it requires KDE and we want to encourage GNOME (right?)
- Hm, I don't know about encouraging GNOME over KDE... but a google-search suggests that Gnome users will keep kde libraries around, solely to use k3b (posted July 05). - drallen
- cdrecord - CLI
- cdrdao
- dvd+rwtools
Programming Languages / Compilers / Interpreters
- some form of Java
- C/C++ (gcc)
- perl
- python
- ruby / rubygems
- tcl / tk
- netbeans
- eclipse
Web Browser
- Firefox
- Mozilla
- elinks
- w3m
Mail / News Clients
- Thunderbird
- Evolution
- mutt
- pine (gross)
- slrn
Sound / Video
- xine
- xmms
- MP3 plugins for everything
- mpg123 / mpg321
- mplayer + Win32 codecs
- ogg stuff (vorbis-tools, ogg123)
- Flash plugins for web browsers
Text / Graphics Manipulation
- vi*
- joe
- *TeX
- acroread / gpdf / xpdf
- ghostview / gv
- xfig / dia / gnuplot
- emacs
- openoffice
- gimp
- ImageMagick
Window Managers
- GNOME
- KDE
- Windowmaker
- ion
- fvwm
Login shells
- bash
- tcsh
- rdesktop (RDP counts, right?)
- zsh
Misc
- screen
- Oracle Calendar
- gpg (Enigmail too?)
- sudo
- sshd
- xlock / xscreensaver
- cvs
- subversion
- rcs
Printing
- CUPS
Timewasters
- gaim
- xchat
- irssi
- nethack
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LawrenceFolland - 26 Apr 2005
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MikePatterson - 28 Apr 2005
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DanielAllen - 04 Aug 2005