1. Install Linux in yo computer

2. Configure yo desktop

You can do it as you want

Use a cool desktop as you like, you have a freedom of choice

• • GNOME, KDE, Xfce4, LXDEetc etc ..

Decorate yo desktop as you like

• • Use Compiz, Avant window manager, Screenlets

manage users and groups

3. Installation of application software

There are few package managers

Terminal based package installers

• • apt-get, aptitude, rpm & many more

GUI package installers

• • synaptic, Gdeb, Adept, Kpackage

4. Office work

Use OpenOffice, I dunno what will happen in future, but still OO is good.

Or else you can use Abiword, Koffice

5. OpenOffice.org

Writer

Spreadsheet

Impress

Base

6. Internet & email

get onlinefirst

web browsers

• • Firefox, Epiphany, konquerer, Iceweasel

Email clients

• • Thunderbird, Kmail, Evolution

Downloads, torrents, p2p

• • Transmission, Ktorrent, frostwire

Instance messenging,

• • Pidgin, empathy, You can use linux version of Skype but its not free.

7. Multimedia

Audio & video players

• • Amarok, Totem, VLC, Mplayer

Audio editers

• • Audacity

Video editors

• • Cinelerra, kino, Openshot, PiTiVi

CD/DVD Burning software

• • K3B

8. Graphics

Graphics Editors

• • GIMP

• • Inkscape

• • Tuxpaint

Image Collection Managers

• • F-Spot, Gthumb

9. Games 10. Thank you..!

Kunchana Mathota Arachchi

Lanka Linux User Group & FOSS.LK

[email_address]

http://tuskytux.blogspot.com

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