It is an attempt to list down varied software to meet all your needs on Linux. From browser to anti-virus, we bring you six categories in this feature.

Linux, Open source, open source projects, linux projects, 10 things to do on linux, things to do on linux, linux compatible softwares New to Linux and wondering which software will be compatible with your new platform? Well, we are making an attempt to list down a complete directory of your Linux software needs. In this on-going series we will try and bring to you software from different utility categories! Today we bring Anti-virus, Firewall, Backup, System Maintenance, Browsers and E-mail Clients. Stay tuned to know about applications on Communication, Images, Audio, Video and more!


List Of Linux Compatible Softwares For Every Need (Part-1)

Anti-virus Softwares:

Avast!: A Linux software offering of the popular Avast antivirus scanner.http://www.avast.com/linux-home-edition
Clam AntiVirus: The original open source virus scanner. http://www.clamav.net/
AVG: A version of AVG’s Virus Scanner for Linux. http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-alf

Firewall Applications:

Mondo Rescue: A capable disk recovery toolkit. http://gufw.tuxfamily.org/
Firestarter: A good quality firewall with graphical interface http://www.fs-security.com/

Backup Applications:

CrashPlan: An excellent, sophisticated backup program. http://www.crashplan.com
Rsync: A configurable console-based synchronization program that is commonly used in backup situations. http://rsync.samba.org 
Fwbackups: A flexible backup program which can backup to another computer.http://www.diffingo.com/oss/fwbackups 

System Maintenance:

Ubuntu-Tweak: A great control panel to manage many features in Ubuntu.http://freshmeat.net/projects/gnome-system-monitor/
System Monitor: Simple and interesting Linux software to view systems stats.http://freshmeat.net/projects/gnome-system-monitor/

Browsers:

Google Chrome/Chromium: A great browser from Google based on open source projects.http://www.google.com/chrome
Firefox: The world’s most popular open source web browser. http://www.firefox.com/
reKonq: A refreshed default KDE browser which sports an uncluttered interface.http://rekonq.kde.org/
Opera: The “fastest and most advanced” browser available today. http://www.opera.com/

Email Clients:

Thunderbird: Most popular cross-platform open source email client.http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/
Claws Mail: A user-friendly, lightweight, and fast email client. http://www.claws-mail.org/
Evolution: A great email and calendar program for GNOME. http://projects.gnome.org/evolution/

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