A little about Ubuntu...
Ubuntu is a Debian-based Linux operating system, with Unity as its default desktop environment. It is based on free software and named after the Southern African philosophy of ubuntu (literally, "human-ness"), which often is translated as "humanity towards others" or "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity".
Development of Ubuntu is led by Canonical Ltd., owned by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth. According to Canonical, the Ubuntu project is committed to the principles of open source development; people are encouraged to use free software, study how it works, improve upon it, and distribute it.
Homepage: ubuntu.com
Recommended links for intro. about application search and installation process in Ubuntu:
Here's the list of some default applications (along with some alternatives):
(The applications that are default or have been default in the past are marked with an asterisk (*).)
GUI Program installers
These are some great graphical front ends for package management. Categorized applications list with description, screenshots, ratings, etc. is really helpful to search and install the application that meets your need.
Audio
Audio Player [Alt. to
Winamp;
Windows Media Player]
Audio Editor [Alt. to SoundForge; Adobe Audition]
Stream Browser
CD Ripper
Video
Video Player [Alt. to BSplayer; Windows Media Player; VLC]
Video Editor [Alt. to Adobe Premiere]
DVD Ripper
Screen Capture
Video/Audio format converter/transcoder
[Alt. to FormatFactory, Total Video Converter, etc.]
Graphics & Design
Image editor [Alt. to Adobe Photoshop]
Image Organizer [Alt. to Picasa]
Vectorgraphics editor [Alt. to CorelDraw]
3D Modeler [Alt. to 3D Max; Maya]
Computer Aided Design [Alt. to AutoCAD; MathCAD]
Internet & Network
Internet Browser [Alt. to Internet Explorer]
E-mail [Alt. to Outlook Express, Outlook]
Usenet/Newsreader [Alt. to Outlook Express, Forte Agent]
RSS Feed Reader
FTP Client [Alt. to FileZilla; WS_FTP]
Instant messenger [Alt. to AIM; ICQ; MSN; Yahoo!; Jabber; Gadu-gadu]
Internet Relay Chat [Alt. to mIRC]
Torrents
Download Manager/Accelerator
VoIP [Alt. to Skype]
Graphical User Interface
Desktop Environment [Alt. to Explorer, Aston, GeoShell]
Development
Web [Alt. to Dreamweaver]
IDE [Alt. to MS Visual studio]
- KDevelop
- NetBeans
- Anjuta - Anjuta is a versatile IDE for C and C++, written for GTK/GNOME
- Eclipse - An extensible frameworks, tools and runtimes for building, deploying and managing software across the lifecycle
- Eric - Python IDE
- Qt
- Geany
Office
Office Suite [Alt. to MS Office, Adobe Reader, etc.]
Calendar [Alt. to Ms Outlook]
Text Editors GUI [Alt. to Notepad]
System tools
File managers
[Alt. to Total Commander]
[Alt. to Windows Explorer]
CD Burners [Alt. to Nero]
Partition Managers [Alt. to Partition Magic]
X Terminal Emulator
Other Utilities
Dictionary
- Artha
- Dictionary (gnome-dictionary)*
Cleaning temporary/unwanted/duplicate files [Alt. to CCleaner, etc.]
System Monitor (gnome-system-monitor)* [Alt. to Task Manager]
Disk Utility (gnome-disk-utility)*
Disk Usage Analyzer (baobab)*
Archive Manager (file-roller)* [Alt. to WinRAR, 7zip, etc.]
Source of the list: ubuntuguide.org
Also visit: Ubuntu's Application Guide
More links for suggestions on Windows/MacOS X app alternatives:
(Courtesy: falconer, wilf, Jason R, Steelsouls, Kunal Sangwan, number5 for suggestions with applications and links.)