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I have recently stepped into the world of Linux (Ubuntu) and I must say that I am hooked. The only reason that I will keep my main rig on Windows is just simply me being lazy. A little background about why I am posting this is because I am an ex WoW player. Ubuntu really reminds me of WoW and its UI features. I was a big fan of downloading mods/addons to change the look and feel/functionality of my WoW. That being said I have finally gotten ready to try and start messing around with how Ubuntu looks and feels. I am having some trouble finding a good source that adequately describes and shows what the different addons for Ubuntu do. Therefore I am reaching out to all of you fellow Linux users.
What are some of your favorite addons or sites that you use to decide what addons you want to try out?
When posting your favorite addon(s) if you could tell me why I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
EDIT:Thanks for the list of addons. I just wanted to makes them a little easier to get to. Keep them coming!
File Sharing Addons
Need suggestions. Please feel free to post and I will add the ones that you like to this list.
Fun Addons
Cowsay
Suggested by I.M.O.G. in post #2.
Information Security Addons
Grsync
rsnapshot
Look and Feel
Burg-Manager
Suggested by: Aledine in post #102
Compiz
Suggested by Mario1 in post #72.
Ubuntu Tweak
URL: http://ubuntu-tweak.com/
Suggested by Coreyoliseffect in post #15.
Network Addons
EtherApe
Suggested by: I.M.O.G in post #2
iftop
Suggested by mbently in post #6.
ndiff
Suggested by dropadrop in post #16.
NetStat
Suggested by I.M.O.G. in post #7.
Ntop
SYYSSTAT
URL: http://pagesperso-orange.fr/sebastien.godard/index.html
Productivity Addons
esniper
URL: http://packages.debian.org/sid/esniper
FlexGet
Install Tutorial: http://flexget.com/wiki/Install
Gimp
Suggested by: I.M.O.G in post #2
Go-oo
Description: Alternate version of Open Office. Please see site for more detailed description.
URL: http://go-oo.org/
Suggested by: I.M.O.G. in post #2
Guake
Suggested by: Stratus_ss in post #109
Prism
Screen
VirtualBox
Suggested by: I.M.O.G. in post #2
Software Exchange Addons
Deluge
Suggested by I.M.O.G. in post #2.
Storage Addons
NCDU (NCurses Disk Usage)
System Monitoring Addons
Conky
Suggested by I.M.O.G. in post #2.
GNOME Sensors Applet
htop
Tips and Tricks
Apt-fast and Axel script
Suggested by: Aledine in post #102
BASH
Suggested by: I.M.O.G in post #62
Favorite Websites
http://gnome-look.org/
Description: Source for addons to change the look and feel of your GNOME based desktop.
GNU
URL:http://www.gnu.org/
Description: Info about GNU.
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What are some of your favorite addons or sites that you use to decide what addons you want to try out?
When posting your favorite addon(s) if you could tell me why I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
EDIT:Thanks for the list of addons. I just wanted to makes them a little easier to get to. Keep them coming!
Favorite Addons For Linux
File Sharing Addons
Need suggestions. Please feel free to post and I will add the ones that you like to this list.
Fun Addons
Cowsay
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowsay#External_linksCowsay is a program which generates ASCII pictures of a cow with a message. It can also generate pictures using pre-made images of other animals.
Suggested by I.M.O.G. in post #2.
Information Security Addons
Grsync
URL: http://www.opbyte.it/grsync/Grsync is used to synchronize folders, files and make backups.
rsnapshot
URL: www.rsnapshot.orgrsnapshot is a filesystem snapshot utility for making backups of local and remote systems.
Look and Feel
Burg-Manager
URL: http://ubuntuguide.net/decorate-grub...r-gui-for-burgBurg-manager is an intuitive interface that simplify installation and configuration of the BURG bootloader. Burg-manager allows to install many beautiful themes from a big gallery.
Suggested by: Aledine in post #102
Compiz
URL: http://www.compiz.org/Compiz is a compositing manager, which means that it enhances the overall user interaction by adding fancy effects to your windows, from drop shadows to awesome desktop effects like the Desktop Cube or the Expo view.
Compiz can also be a window manager, which means that it is the software between you and your desktop apps. It enables you to move or resize windows, to switch workspaces, to switch windows easily (using alt-tab or so), and so on.
Suggested by Mario1 in post #72.
Ubuntu Tweak
I just recently found this addon in a search to change the look of my login screen. I have already fallen in love with it. I would suggest that any first time user check this app out.Ubuntu Tweak is an application to config Ubuntu easier for everyone. It provides many useful desktop and system options that the default desktop environment doesn't provide.
URL: http://ubuntu-tweak.com/
Suggested by Coreyoliseffect in post #15.
Network Addons
EtherApe
URL: http://etherape.sourceforge.net/EtherApe is a graphical network monitor for Unix modeled after etherman. Featuring link layer, ip and TCP modes, it displays network activity graphically. Hosts and links change in size with traffic. Color coded protocols display.
It supports Ethernet, FDDI, Token Ring, ISDN, PPP and SLIP devices. It can filter traffic to be shown, and can read traffic from a file as well as live from the network.
Suggested by: I.M.O.G in post #2
iftop
URL: http://www.ex-parrot.com/pdw/iftop/iftop does for network usage what top(1) does for CPU usage. It listens to network traffic on a named interface and displays a table of current bandwidth usage by pairs of hosts. Handy for answering the question "why is our ADSL link so slow?".
Suggested by mbently in post #6.
ndiff
URL: http://nmap.org/ndiff/Ndiff is a tool to aid in the comparison of Nmap scans. Specifically, it takes two Nmap XML output files and prints the differences between them: hosts coming up and down, ports becoming open or closed, and things like that. Ndiff can produce output in human-readable text or machine-readable XML formats. Many people like to scan their networks regularly (daily, weekly, etc.) and then use ndiff to easily detect any changes.
Suggested by dropadrop in post #16.
NetStat
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netstatnetstat (network statistics) is a command-line tool that displays network connections (both incoming and outgoing), routing tables, and a number of network interface statistics.
Suggested by I.M.O.G. in post #7.
Ntop
URL: http://nmap.org/Nmap ("Network Mapper") is a free and open source (license) utility for network exploration or security auditing. Many systems and network administrators also find it useful for tasks such as network inventory, managing service upgrade schedules, and monitoring host or service uptime.
SYYSSTAT
There is a more detailed description of the features located at the site.Includes four groups of monitoring tools (sar / sadc / sadf, iostat, mpstat, pidstat) for global system performance analysis.
URL: http://pagesperso-orange.fr/sebastien.godard/index.html
Productivity Addons
esniper
URL: http://esniper.sourceforge.net/esniper is a lightweight ebay sniping tool.
URL: http://packages.debian.org/sid/esniper
FlexGet
URL: http://flexget.com/FlexGet is a multipurpose automation tool for content like torrents, nzbs, podcasts, comics, etc.
Install Tutorial: http://flexget.com/wiki/Install
Gimp
URL: http://www.gimp.org/GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
Suggested by: I.M.O.G in post #2
Go-oo
Description: Alternate version of Open Office. Please see site for more detailed description.
URL: http://go-oo.org/
Suggested by: I.M.O.G. in post #2
Guake
URL: http://guake.org/Guake is a top-down terminal for Gnome (in the style of Yakuake for KDE, Tilda or the terminal used in Quake).
Suggested by: Stratus_ss in post #109
Prism
URL: http://prism.mozillalabs.com/Prism is an application that lets users split web applications
out of their browser and run them directly on their desktop
Screen
URL: http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/ScreenScreen is a moderately complex program that emulates a terminal. The feature it is best known for is the ability to disconnect and reconnect to screen sessions, which very gracefully survive logoffs.
VirtualBox
URL: http://www.virtualbox.org/VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use.
Suggested by: I.M.O.G. in post #2
Software Exchange Addons
Deluge
URL: http://deluge-torrent.org/Deluge is a lightweight, Free Software, cross-platform BitTorrent client.
Suggested by I.M.O.G. in post #2.
Storage Addons
NCDU (NCurses Disk Usage)
URL: http://dev.yorhel.nl/ncduA disk usage analyzer with an ncurses interface, aimed to be run on a remote server where you don't have an entire gaphical setup, but have to do with a simple SSH connection.
System Monitoring Addons
Conky
URL: http://wiki.conky.be/index.php/Main_PageConky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any information on your desktop.
Suggested by I.M.O.G. in post #2.
GNOME Sensors Applet
URL: http://sensors-applet.sourceforge.net/GNOME Sensors Applet is an applet for the GNOME Panel to display readings from hardware sensors, including CPU temperature, fan speeds and voltage readings under Linux.
htop
URL: http://htop.sourceforge.net/This is htop, an interactive process viewer for Linux. It is a text-mode application (for console or X terminals) and requires ncurses.
Tips and Tricks
Apt-fast and Axel script
URL: http://www.mattparnell.com/projects/...-upgrades.htmlThe apt-fast script I have created is a little shellscript that increases the speed of apt-get by many times. You need to have the axel download accelerator installed, which is a simple, short process, but everything else is extremely straight forward. I started out downloading the upgrades for Kubuntu, at 32kb/s. Not terrible, but not that great. When I was done with the script here, I was getting up to ~850kb/s. That is great, huh?
Suggested by: Aledine in post #102
BASH
URL: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bash#History_searchBash is a shell/programming language made by the GNU Project.
Suggested by: I.M.O.G in post #62
Favorite Websites
http://gnome-look.org/
Description: Source for addons to change the look and feel of your GNOME based desktop.
GNU
URL:http://www.gnu.org/
Description: Info about GNU.
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