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Changeover
In changing from one operating system to another there are always going to be teething troubles. Things that you took for granted are going to work differently. On both the operating system and applications, menus can be different or not there at all. This is true of changing within suppliers (XP to VIsta) as well as from Windows to Linux.
Some of the most popular applications that are run on a PC today are pre-installed on most Linux distributions, others are available to install afterwards and are listed here:
| Windows | Linux |
| MS Office | Open Office |
| Photo Shop | Gimp |
| Simple Photo Viewer | F-Spot Photo manager |
| Yahoo / Google (and others) Messenger |
GYachE |
| Skype | Skype |
| ITunes / Music Player | Rhythm Box Music Player* |
*There
is no current legitimate method of sync'ing with an Ipod touch on Linux
Numerous comparisons of software are available on the internet such as:
Ubuntu
Linux Vs Windows Vista
If you don't like the look of the Gnome desktop which is the default on Ubuntu, you can change the look with themes. A complete alternative desktop, KDE can be found in the Synaptic package manager. This has a completely different look and feel. Other offerings can also found without too much digging on Google or other search engines. Once again Ubuntu Linux offers you choices.
If you don't like the look of the Gnome desktop which is the default on Ubuntu, you can change the look with themes. A complete alternative desktop, KDE can be found in the Synaptic package manager. This has a completely different look and feel. Other offerings can also found without too much digging on Google or other search engines. Once again Ubuntu Linux offers you choices.