Applications that I use in Linux

A collegue asked me to write down which applications in Linux that I use. Here is the list:

1. Firefox
   • I prefer it to Chromium because of the addons which have higher quality then their Chromium counterpart. Also I like Mozilla as an organization more than I like Google.
2. Virtualbox
   • In my work I have to use a couple of windows applications. Since Wine only run some windows apps good enough this is my only alternative. I really really like Virtualbox, it is free and easy to install. Also VM:s can easily be exported/imported across several platforms
3. IBM Notes
   • This is the Collaboration application at work. I like it a lot. But it is really buggy on Linux if you are not running the exact supported version (which I almost never do).
4. Shutter
   • For screenshots and it is easy to edit/crop them directly from the application.
5. Filezilla
   • Great FTP application. Easy to handle and it is threaded (multiple downloads/upload).
6. Wine
   • The best thing with wine is that I can copy the “.wine” folder from one Linux installation to another and keep all applications/configurations.
   • From Wine I can run
   1. A windows only dictonary I frequently use
   2. IBM Notes Administrator, but it crashes
   3. Other simpler windows softwares
7. Remmina
   • Remote Desktop application that has preconfigured connections to quickly connect. It is a bit buggy though and I have to reconnect but that is not a major issue.
8. Kate
   • Similar to Notepad++ with a lot of extensions and other things to improve usability when handling textfiles. Also good when writing simple scripts.