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The Net's essential Linux downloads.

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Linux system updates

 
Section Index
Products in this section: Acrobat Reader 3.02, Addressbook 0.7, Afterstep 1.6.6, AfterstepControlPanel 0.9.4, aKtion 0.3.1, Apache 1.3.4, aRts 0.2.6, Aspell 0.26.2, BitchX 75p1, BMRT 2.4 beta, CD Player 0.33, CDParanoia Alpha Release 9.4, CDRecord 1.6.1, CliqClac 1.3, Cooledit 3.8.3, EPIC 3.004, Eterm 0.8.8, EzPPP 1.0, Fetchmail 4.7.5, GIMP 1.0.2, GIMP Data Extras 1.0.0, GNU GZIP 1.2.4-12, GNU Plot 3.7, GNU Tar 1.12, GTKSamba 0.3.2p11, ICal 2.2, KBiff 2.0, KTelnet 0.6.1, Linbot 1.0b7, Linuxconf 1.13r12, MailStudio 1.5, Mod_Perl 1.17, MP3 Studio 1.0, MSWordView 0.5.2

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[Linux system updates]

 

Acrobat Reader 3.02

 

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Linux
Description: View and print PDF files.
Requirements: Free for non-commercial use. Requires GNOME.
Links online: http://www.adobe.com/

 

Addressbook 0.7

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Description: Manage the names and addresses of your friends, family and contacts.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://www.red.roses.de/~clemens/addressbook/

 

Afterstep 1.6.6

 

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Description: A window manager for the X Windows environment. It was originally based on the NextStep interface.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://www.afterstep.org/

 

AfterstepControlPanel 0.9.4

 

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Linux
Description: A GUI-based configuration tool for the Afterstep window manager.
Requirements: GPL. Requires Afterstep.
Links online: http://www.afterstep.org/

 

aKtion 0.3.1

 

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Description: Similar to the Windows Media Player. Supports many popular video and animation formats.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/3864/aktion.html

 

Apache 1.3.4

 

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Description: A very popular Web server.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://www.apache.org/

 

aRts 0.2.6

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Description: Simulates an analog synthesiser on your computer. Sounds and music are created using oscillators to create waveforms.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://arts.linuxbox.com/

 

Aspell 0.26.2

 

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Description: A spell checker designed to replace Ispell.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://metalab.unc.edu/kevina/aspell/

 

BitchX 75p1

 

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Description: IRC client. A modified clone of the ircII client.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://www.bitchx.com/

 

BMRT 2.4 beta

 

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Description: The Blue Moon Rendering Tools are a collection of rendering tools. Features tools which support ray tracing, area light sources, texture and environment mapping, programmable shading and more.
Requirements: Free for non-commercial use.
Links online: http://www.bmrt.org/

 

CD Player 0.33

 

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Description: Play audio CDs on your computer's CD-ROM drive.
Requirements: GPL. Requires ncurses.
Links online: N/A

 

CDParanoia Alpha Release 9.4

 

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Description: Reads digital audio directly from a CD. The data can be written to a file or pipe in WAV, AIFC or raw 16-bit linear PCM format. CDParanoia can also be good at reading data from damaged CDs.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://www.mit.edu/afs/sipb.mit.edu/user/xiphmont/cdparanoia

 

CDRecord 1.6.1

 

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Linux
Description: CD burning software that lets you create data or audio CDs. It supports CD writers from DynaTec, Hi-Val, JV$ Pinnacle, Ricoh, Smart&Friendly, TEAC, Taiyo, HP, Plasmon, Grundig, Mistumi, Yamaha and Sony.
Requirements: Free
Links online: http://www.fokus.gmd.de/research/cc/glone/employees/joerg.schilling/private/cdrecord.html

 

CliqClac 1.3

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Description: A powerful spreadsheet similar to Lotus 1-2-3.
Requirements: Shareware.
Links online: http://www.quad.com/linux.htm

 

Cooledit 3.8.3

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Description: A fast text editor for X Window. It includes syntax checking,B33 so it makes an ideal programmer's editor.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://www.obsidian.co.za/cooledit/

 

EPIC 3.004

 

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Description: An IRC client that features over 100 functions and commands allowing you to do things very quickly.
Requirements: BSD
Links online: http://www.frenzy.com/~bhauber/epic/

 

Eterm 0.8.8

 

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Linux
Description: A colour vt102 emulator that supports various themes and is configurable.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://www.rasterman.com/

 

EzPPP 1.0

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Description: An X-based PPP connection configuration utility that handles multiple accounts.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://www.serv.net/~cameron/ezppp/

 

Fetchmail 4.7.5

 

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Linux
Description: Full-featured email forward and retrieval utility.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://earthspace.net/~esr/fetchmail/

 

GIMP 1.0.2

 

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Linux
Description: The GNU Image Manipulation Project, ideal for photo retouching and image editing.
Requirements: Free. Requires GTK.
Links online: http://www.gimp.org/

 

GIMP Data Extras 1.0.0

 

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Linux
Description: Some extra image editing tools for GIMP.
Requirements: Free. Requires GIMP and GNOME.
Links online: http://www.gimp.org/

 

GNU GZIP 1.2.4-12

 

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Linux
Description: Archiving utility.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/gzip.html

 

GNU Plot 3.7

 

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Linux
Description: A plotting package that can be used to plot data in an X Window or to a file.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Foothills/6647/

 

GNU Tar 1.12

 

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Description: Archiving utility.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/tar.html

 

GTKSamba 0.3.2p11

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Description: Configure Samba in a graphical environment.
Requirements: GPL. Requires GTK.
Links online: http://www.open-systems.com/gtksamba.html

 

ICal 2.2

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Description: An X-based calendar and scheduling application.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://www.research.digital.com/SRC/personal/Sanjay_Ghemawat/ical/home.html

 

KBiff 2.0

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Description: An xbiff-style mail notification utility for the KDE desktop environment. Features POP3 support, animated GIFs, system sounds and KDE docking.
Requirements: GPL. Requires KDE.
Links online: http://home.sprintmail.com/~granroth/kbiff/index.html

 

KTelnet 0.6.1

 

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Linux
Description: Graphical telnet front end for KDE.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://ap-dec717c.physik.uni-karlsruke.de/~mk/ktelnet/

 

Linbot 1.0b7

 

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Linux
Description: A Webmaster's utility. Linbot checks a site for broken links, finds outdated Web pages and lists external links.
Requirements: Free
Links online: http://starship.skyport.net/crew/marduk/linbot/

 

Linuxconf 1.13r12

 

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Description: A file manager with an easy-to-use interface that is accessible from a text console, Web interface or GUI interface. Manage all your administrative tasks.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/linuxconf/

 

MailStudio 1.5

 

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Linux
Description: Web-based email server. Users can conveniently access their email from any Web browser.
Requirements: Demo
Links online: http://www.3rsoft.com/

 

Mod_Perl 1.17

 

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Linux
Description: Write Apache modules entirely in PERL.
Requirements: GPL. Requires PERL and Apache.
Links online: http://www.apache.org/perl/

 

MP3 Studio 1.0

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Description: An integrated environment for playing and recording MP3 files. It support audio CD ripping and features a playlist editor.
Requirements: Free for non-commercial use.
Links online: http://mp3.nederland.net/

 

MSWordView 0.5.2

 

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Linux
Description: Converts Microsoft Word 8 documents into HTML.
Requirements: GPL
Links online: http://www.csn.ul.ie/~caolan

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