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Application Equivalents

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Geeko This page documents the various applications that are commonly used in Windows, and the alternatives that are available to openSUSE users. Links to more information are provided where possible.

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Internet

Windows®
Application 		Linux
Application 		Import
Settings 		Included in
openSUSE 		Remarks
Internet Explorer Firefox, Konqueror Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Proprietary Active X is not supported. This is a security feature.
Firefox Firefox Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
Opera Browser Opera Browser Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
Netscape Firefox (Mozilla) Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
Skype Skype Install Guide
MSN Messenger Kopete, Pidgin, aMSN Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Contacts are stored at server side. They are therefore automatically available through Kopete or Pidgin.
Yahoo Messenger Kopete, Pidgin Image:22px-Tick.png
AIM Kopete, Pidgin Image:22px-Tick.png
Google Talk Kopete, Pidgin Image:22px-Tick.png
Netmeeting Gnomemeeting Image:22px-Tick.png
mIRC Kopete, Pidgin,
Xchat, Ksirc, Konversation		 Image:22px-Tick.png


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Office & Productivity

Windows®
Application 		Linux
Application 		File Format
Compatibility 		Included in
openSUSE 		Remarks
Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Acrobat Reader Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Adobe Download
gpdf,kpdf,xpdf Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
Adobe Illustrator Inkscape Most files Image:22px-Tick.png
Corel Draw Inkscape Most files Image:22px-Tick.png
Adobe PhotoAlbum digiKam
F-Spot		 Image:22px-Tick.png
Picasa Picasa http://picasa.google.com/linux/
Adobe Photoshop CS2 GIMP
Krita		 Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png English GIMP documentation.
See Adobe Photoshop CS2-flash move for comparison
Microsoft Word OpenOffice Writer Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
Microsoft Excel OpenOffice Calc Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
Microsoft PowerPoint OpenOffice Impress Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
Microsoft Access OpenOffice Base Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png
Microsoft Outlook Evolution
Kontact 		Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png With Microsoft Exchange support
Adobe Acrobat Pro. Scribus Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Scribus can create interactive PDF forms, presentation PDF and javascripted PDF
QuarkXPress
Adobe Indesign
Pagemaker 		Scribus via EPS or SVG export Image:22px-Tick.png See: Proprietary Page Layout Files


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Multimedia

Windows®
Application 		Linux
Application 		File Format
Compatibility 		Included in
openSUSE 		Remarks
RealPlayer RealPlayer
Helix Player 		Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png RealPlayer is commercial software. -Msmeissn
Winamp XMMS Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Does not have mp3 support out of the box. -percent20
Windows Media Player KPlayer and MPlayer,
Xine, Kaffeine, Totem 		Image:22px-Tick.png Image:22px-Tick.png Patent-encumbered codecs not included.
All codecs are dead easy to install.
iTunes Amarok, Banshee Image:22px-Tick.png Has support for various Digital Audio Players. Generates a database of your audio files, album browser, automated tag updates, and more. (Not included in the Gnome Desktop Environment)
QuickTime VLC


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Other

Windows®
Application 		Linux
Application 		Import
Settings 		Included in
openSUSE 		Remarks
Google Earth Google Earth Install guide


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See Also

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