Linux Desktop Environment
A number of different desktops are available for Linux, each with different look & feel, and functionality. Currently, most popular free desktops are KDE and Gnome Both are distributed with the most popular Linux distributions. Graphical applications may be desktop-specific: e.g. k-tools for KDE. Non desktop-specific: e.g. OpenOffice, Mozilla
Linux Desktop Features
Main desktop area:
- Application windows
- Shortcut icons
Panel:
Application menu launcher, offering convenient access to commonly performed tasks. Application shortcuts should be customized according to user's needs. Desktop switcher, to switch between virtual desktops, allowing the user to group applications logically without cluttering. Taskbar, allowing the user to manage currently running applications System information
Useful Graphical Applications
- Word processing / Spreadsheets / Presentations: OpenOffice.org
- Writer / Calc / Impress
- Drawing: OpenOffice.org Draw
- Project management: MrProject
- Image manipulation: GIMP
- Web browsing: Mozilla firefox
- Email: Evolution, Mozilla thunderbird
- Text editor: Emacs
- PDF reader: Adobe Acrobat reader, xpdf
- Accounting: Turbocash, gnucash
- IRC client: xchat
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