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Best Free Software for Linux

Updated 5. February 2013 - 12:33 by Jojoyee
Best Free Software for Linux - Page Index
   7. Best Free Security and Privacy for Linux
Best Free Password Manager for Linux

  • KeePassXKeePassX

    You just need to remember one single master password to access many user names, passwords and other private information saved in one single database. Features include defining titles and icons, grouping and sorting entries, and generating secure passwords.

    The database is encrypted either with AES or Twofish encryption algorithm using a 256 bit key and uses a file format that is compatible with KeePass Password Safe for Windows.
Best Free Internet Safety Check for Linux

  • WOT

    "Fastest ratings, uses green/yellow/red ratings and 'people' reliability icons, multiple rating categories to help you evaluate websites, fantastic warning screen to empower users to avoid potentially bad websites before interacting with them." (Review)
Best Free Anonymous Surfing Service for Linux

  • JonDo

    "(Previously known as JAP) it's my top choice and a Java application that performs the role of a local (PC based) proxy server that redirects browser requests via the JonDo network. This allows the user to configure their choice of any browser rather than requiring a change to Opera." (Review)
Best Free Antivirus for Linux

  • ClamTK Virus Scanner

    ClamTK Virus Scanner is a graphical user interface for ClamAV and designed to be an easy-to-use, on-demand scanner running on Linux systems.

    "I thought Linux doesn't need antivirus protection?" It's true that you may not need it, but this program is more geared for users interested in scanning files prior to sending them to users of other operating systems than Linux.
Best Free Firewall for Linux

  • GufwGufw

    Gufw is a graphical user interface for UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall), and as the name implies, an easy-to-use firewall for Ubuntu, Linux Mint and other Linux systems, with support for setting up rules such as allowing or blocking applications, incoming and outgoing services, common P2P or individual IP/ports, with options for logging and showing notifications.

  • Firestarter

    A complete firewall tool for Linux, allows for users to create a firewall with a wizard, open and close ports with a few clicks, completes with a real-time hit monitor.

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by Anonymous on 24. November 2009 - 2:59  (37201)

good stuff, keep it up
by Anonymous on 26. November 2009 - 1:03  (37306)

Isn't 99.999& of software for Linux free anyway?
by Jojoyee on 26. November 2009 - 1:33  (37308)

You're quite right, but it would be better if one can find best free among the free.
by tunchi_1939 on 26. November 2009 - 15:07  (37335)

Dear Sirs: Thank you very much for your advise in programs for Linux. Many people, including me, are in the transition from Windows to Linux and we need information on free programs replacing those utilized in Windows.
by Jojoyee on 26. November 2009 - 15:55  (37342)

You're welcome.
by Anonymous on 29. November 2009 - 18:03  (37523)

another audio editor for linux -sweep:
http://www.metadecks.org/software/sweep/index.html
by Jojoyee on 30. November 2009 - 13:38  (37553)

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll check it out.
by Anonymous on 2. December 2009 - 3:56  (37667)

i like the Evolution mail client ans SMPlayer for media player (uses MPlayer)
by Anonymous on 6. December 2009 - 5:26  (37933)

Great list , hopefully you will keep adding to it , thanks

by Anupam on 6. December 2009 - 8:08  (37941)

Amarok is a very popular music player and manager on Linux.
by Super2cool on 7. December 2009 - 21:44  (38038)

7-Zip does not have a GUI for Linux. I found PeaZip to be the best File Archiver/Zip Utilitie.

by Jojoyee on 8. December 2009 - 4:47  (38049)

Good suggestion, Super2cool, updated in the list.

BTW, has anyone tried Q7Z, which is a 7-Zip or P7Zip GUI?
by Jojoyee on 8. December 2009 - 4:55  (38052)

Yes, Amarok is quite popular as commented in some reviews. Personally I found Banshee to have a better user interface and easier to use. Both are having pros and cons.
by Anupam on 8. December 2009 - 8:22  (38060)

Thanks for the reply. I suggested Amarok, because I have read its very popular in the Linux community, and many people use it. If there are good choices of softwares, then those should be mentioned, so that people are aware of the softwares available.

Amarok is available for windows too, but not yet stable.
by LordRahl on 13. December 2009 - 4:49  (38483)

how about a good audio/video converter?

oh and Wormux, Battle for Wesnoth, Battle Tanks, Glest, FreeCiv, and Warzone 2100 are definitely some of the better linux games.
by Jojoyee on 13. December 2009 - 8:34  (38508)

For audio and video converters, added three good contenders in the list. For the various games suggested, I'll try them out when I get time. Very good suggestions.
by Anonymous on 19. December 2009 - 17:17  (39022)

The hpyerlinks for "persona finance software" and "office suites" needs to be swapped; they are wrong right now.
by Jojoyee on 20. December 2009 - 2:46  (39041)

Thanks for the heads up. The links are fixed now.
by Anonymous on 22. December 2009 - 15:41  (39161)

Songbird for music!http://getsongbird.com/
by Anonymous on 15. January 2010 - 10:19  (41096)

I like Rythmbox for my music and prefer Gnome apps to KDE (except for photo managing where Digikam is preferred)...

by Anonymous on 15. January 2010 - 11:55  (41100)

A great tool for adding additional hard drives and auto-mounting is Pysdm. Very useful for Ubuntu Desktop. For Ubuntu Server, Webmin is a great tool to remotely manage your server.

by Anonymous on 15. January 2010 - 21:20  (41166)

Cool, thanks a lot... we should have a mac list since you're opening from windows... I could provide a first draft if you want...

Pat
by MidnightCowboy on 15. January 2010 - 21:34  (41169)

We would love to develop this area of the site further. If you are able to help please use the 'contribute' link at the top of the page.
by Anonymous on 2. February 2010 - 22:07  (42644)

So what's the best Linux AV? Here's the Wikipedia page on Linux malware http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_malware. So now that we know that Linux does need AV after all (hackers are targeting it now thanks to its growing popularity),
I found these 3 that are free and not only find but also REMOVE whatever malware they find:

*ClamTk http://clamtk.sourceforge.net/index.html
*Avira for Linux http://www.free-av.de/en/download/download_servers.php
*QtFprot http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=10381

Are any of these better than others?
by MidnightCowboy on 2. February 2010 - 23:28  (42652)

An AV won't protect you from hackers but when I was running Ubuntu I used BitDefender. The GUI is more like most Windows owners will be used to if this is an issue and it was highly effective. Its purpose is only to stop windows virus from spreading through a network (in windows pc). It also can be use to scan your windows partition if you have dual-boot system.

Free for personal use only.

http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-80-en--BitDefender-Antivirus-Scanner-...

There's also some good advice here:

http://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/articles/
by Anonymous on 8. February 2010 - 22:45  (43130)

Check out the games Hedgewars, and Teeworlds. Both are pretty fun. They are in the ubuntu software repo.
by Anonymous on 24. February 2010 - 0:36  (44313)

I prefer a directory music player, no play-list-mania.

In Windows 1by1 is perfect, a very convenient GUI (and I found the .dll's to play all audio formats).

The Linux clone for this is MOC.
It "text-based" so looks ugly (and you have to read the usage manual to know the hot-keys), however it plays all audio formats out of the box.
And starting to use it after installing is not very logical. You won't find an icon nor a menu item. You have to start it from the commandline with the command MOCP.
However when it runs, and you have selected a particular directory with audio-files, it plays as convenient as 1by1.
by Anonymous on 26. February 2010 - 8:57  (44525)

Ive tried Teeworlds, it says "Input Not Supported" and the computer hangs. Bad experience for me.

by Anonymous on 26. February 2010 - 8:59  (44526)

Forgot to mention I was running it on Ubuntu Karmic Koala. So now I have to remove the game.
by Anupam on 1. March 2010 - 17:22  (44804)

A video editor for Linux : www.openshotvideo.com