Questions I have about Linux, from someone who wants to switch from Windows 10

Linux Operating Systems Gaming

AlternativeTo Landing Page

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AlternativeTo

AlternativeTo lets you find apps and software for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android, Android Tablets, Web Apps, Online, Windows Tablets and more by recommending alternatives to apps you already know.

#Software Marketplace #Software Recommendations #Software Alternatives 423 social mentions
Bottles Landing Page
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Bottles

Easily manage wineprefix on Linux
Pricing:
- Open Source
There is also an app called Bottles that can run both games and general windows apps. It is basically a front-end to the aforementioned WINE program that makes it easier to use (The name of the program is a reference that it "bottles up" WINE).

#Cloud Computing #Group Chat & Notifications #Gaming 227 social mentions
Shotcut Landing Page
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Shotcut

Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform, non-linear video editor.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Video #Video Editors #Video Editor 115 social mentions
Lutris Landing Page
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Lutris

Lutris is an open source gaming platform for GNU/Linux.
Pricing:
- Open Source
Gaming-oriented you have the Heroic Launcher that is an Epic Games and GoG client and the Lutris launcher that helps you run windows games from different sources with ease because it hosts a Wiki on what tweaks to do to wine and/or proton, and even some scripts to do that automatically.

#Gaming #Game Managers #Emulators 524 social mentions
Inkscape Landing Page
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Inkscape

Inkscape is a free, open source professional vector graphics editor for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
Pricing:
- Open Source
For vector graphics drawing, we have Inkscape. Think of it as our version of Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw.

#Graphic Design Software #Digital Drawing And Painting #Art Tools 481 social mentions
Ubuntu Landing Page
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Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a Debian Linux-based open source operating system for desktop computers.
Pricing:
- Open Source
Ones I can recommend for a beginner are Fedora, Linux Mint and Ubuntu.

#Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 229 social mentions
Kubuntu Landing Page

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Kubuntu

Linux operating system distribution derived from Ubuntu but with KDE environment.

KDE Plasma is developed by KDE, another international group of developers that make all sorts of cool software for Linux, macOS, Windows, and mobile platforms. Plasma is their flagship project. Their motto is "simple by default, powerful when needed". At first glance it may seem a copy of Windows, with a bottom panel sporting a start menu on the left and a system tray with a clock on the right, but don't get fooled; Plasma is a smörgåsbord of options, settings and tweaks. You can add panels in every screen edge, move, add and remove the elements inside those panels, or even have them on the desktop as widgets. You can install themes, change your shortcuts, change the layout of the KDE Apps... The limit is the sky. It is the default interface in the desktop mode of the Steam Deck, and Fedora offers a KDE Plasma Spin while Ubuntu has the official Kubuntu flavour.

#Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 73 social mentions
KDE Plasma Desktop Landing Page

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KDE Plasma Desktop

Plasma Workspaces is the umbrella term for all graphical environments provided by KDE.

KDE Plasma is developed by KDE, another international group of developers that make all sorts of cool software for Linux, macOS, Windows, and mobile platforms. Plasma is their flagship project. Their motto is "simple by default, powerful when needed". At first glance it may seem a copy of Windows, with a bottom panel sporting a start menu on the left and a system tray with a clock on the right, but don't get fooled; Plasma is a smörgåsbord of options, settings and tweaks. You can add panels in every screen edge, move, add and remove the elements inside those panels, or even have them on the desktop as widgets. You can install themes, change your shortcuts, change the layout of the KDE Apps... The limit is the sky. It is the default interface in the desktop mode of the Steam Deck, and Fedora offers a KDE Plasma Spin while Ubuntu has the official Kubuntu flavour.

#Linux #Operating Systems #Desktop Environments 66 social mentions
KDE Landing Page

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KDE

The KDE® Community is a free software community dedicated to creating an open and user-friendly computing experience, offering an advanced graphical desktop, a wide variety of applications for communication, work, education and entertainment and …

KDE Plasma is developed by KDE, another international group of developers that make all sorts of cool software for Linux, macOS, Windows, and mobile platforms. Plasma is their flagship project. Their motto is "simple by default, powerful when needed". At first glance it may seem a copy of Windows, with a bottom panel sporting a start menu on the left and a system tray with a clock on the right, but don't get fooled; Plasma is a smörgåsbord of options, settings and tweaks. You can add panels in every screen edge, move, add and remove the elements inside those panels, or even have them on the desktop as widgets. You can install themes, change your shortcuts, change the layout of the KDE Apps... The limit is the sky. It is the default interface in the desktop mode of the Steam Deck, and Fedora offers a KDE Plasma Spin while Ubuntu has the official Kubuntu flavour.

#Linux #Desktop Environments #Operating Systems 77 social mentions