Is there a gentoo/linux app list?

Tii · l33t Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 733

I'm new to linux I'm having a problem with locating suitable software for different things I need to do. So I was wondering if perhaps there was a list or something about basic apps for different purposes, something where one could look up say what cd burning programs there are. With such a list it would be so much easier to move from windows to linux since one could just pick programs from different categories, install them and move on. Now every time I want to do something new with my linux I first have to find the programs and that's I real pita (I'm worried that sometimes I might go for the second best for me since I didn't know the best excisted).

k9 · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:02 pm Post subject:

These web sites might help:

http://packages.gentoo.org/ or http://gentoo-portage.com/

TheCoop · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:02 pm Post subject:

There are loads of different categories in /usr/portage, eg app-office for office apps, media-sound for xmms et al, net-www for web browsers, app-cdr for cd burning apps...
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Tii · l33t Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 733

I'll take that as a no. I've taken a look at the portage tree but there's just too much stuff in there for me (perhaps in time I can find the most useful apps from there). If I ever get the knowledge and the time I'll write a newbie list myself.

TheCoop · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:18 pm Post subject:

well what programs do you want? we could recommend some
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NiklasH · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:28 pm Post subject:

That's actually one feature I would like in portage: that emerge -s would also search the description of a package, or maybe that we have a switch that searches only the description.
Or is there any such function already?
If not, I might file a bug report.

[EDIT]: Never mind, I found it in the man page... (Maybe I should have checked that before I posted, hmm?... :lol:

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emerge -s --searchdesc <what you're looking for> might help you.

Tii · l33t Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 733

Hmm, let's see. Some programs I often used in windows:
web browser (probably mozilla or opera)
irc client
something to burn cds with
a dvd program
a calendar
msn messenger client
a graphics program (I can't figure out what this is really in English)
office program (openoffice gogo?)
news reader
That's a few I could think of. There are some programs in kde that do some of those things but I think there are better programs also out there if I just knew what they were.

edit: Charming, konqueror just crashed when I posted this.

edit2: Oh, I almost forgot a mail program could come in handy too.

I'm looking for something that can import my outlook express mails, kmail claims to do it for version 5, I should probably test if it works with 6 too.

TheCoop · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:35 pm Post subject:

web browser: mozilla or firebird
irc: xchat
cd burner: xcdroast
msn: amsn or gaim
graphics: gimp
office: openoffice
news: dont use it, but mozilla's got a news reader
calendar: dunno, kde has something
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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:43 pm Post subject:

NiklasH,

What about emerge -S, instead of emerge -s
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NiklasH · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:46 pm Post subject:

think4urs11 · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:47 pm Post subject:

Hi!

Not Gentoo-specific but nevertheless very helpful for 'M$-Leavers'...

Table of equivalents

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G-Style · Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 2:10 am Post subject:

For some ideas on good apps take a look at the top ten apps thread.

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