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Humble Indie Bundle Shows Linux Users Aren't Cheapskates Wine is a great way to run your favourite Windows programs on Linux, but if you don’t want to mess with a program’s settings to get it just right, free app PlayOnLinux has a bunch in its database that you can install with one click.
While most Linux veterans would tell you the command line is all you need to archive a bunch of files, we’re fond of PeaZip for its feature-filled, easy-to-use (if sometimes glitchy) interface.
Linux is rife with awesome file browsers, so if you don’t like the one that came with your distro, you have a lot of choices. Our favourite is the insanely feature-filled Krusader for KDE.
In a very strange move, some members of hacker group Anonymous have released their own operating system, complete with hacker tools for “testing the security of web sites”.
Linux doesn’t have quite as many disk cloning apps as Windows, but but you can do just about anything you can imagine with the super powerful Clonezilla live CD.
Ubuntu 12.04 is coming in April, but eager users can check out the beta version today. “Precise Pangolin” includes a new quick search feature called the HUD, some new privacy settings and a few tweaks to the Unity interface.
Surprisingly, there aren’t a huge number of screenshot tools for Linux. Luckily, they don’t need to be, because the feature-rich Shutter is about as awesome a program as you can ask for.
Linux is a badarse open-source operating system. Take it from a card-carrying Linux lover. But it’s not without problems. One such problem: There are nearly six hundred different versions of Linux out there — an incredibly overwhelming number to even the most experienced of Linux users. If you’ve tinkered with Linux a bit and want to move beyond the basics, here’s how to narrow down that selection and find the distribution that fits your needs.
If you’re building a computer for a relative or friend and wish to avoid the cost of Windows 7 you might look into Zorin — the Linux OS’ elements such as the taskbar, file system, start menu and desktop all work just like Windows. This combined with Zorin having the WINE Windows Emulator preinstalled means that the end user can install Windows programs easily.
Whether you can’t live without that one Windows app or you just want to try out a new Linux distro, virtualisation is a great way to go. Our favourite virtualisation app for Linux is the free, powerful VirtualBox.
