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DevynCJohnson
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There are many tools available that make Linux a great system for productivity. Not only will most of these applications help users with various tasks, but some of these are just interesting to have.
Clipit
Clipit is a useful tool that makes it possible to hold multiple items on the clipboard. This allows users to get more done since more data can be stored on the clipboard. Also, if the user later realizes that data they previously copied is needed again, the data can still be accessed. Clipit is GTK-based and exists as a little icon on the desktop environment's system tray. Also, Clipit can be opened as a window that provides access to the held data.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtkclipit/
Tomboy
Tomboy is a GTK-based app that usually has an icon in the desktop environment's system tray. Users can easily jot down little notes, lists, and reminders. Users can organize notes into categories/groups.
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Tomboy
Guake
Guake is a drop-down terminal. This means that users can press a button (usually "F12") and the terminal will appear on the screen. This provides a fast and easy way to access a terminal. Users can use the options/settings in Guake to make the default shell Bash, Dash, Python, Perl, Ruby, or any other program with a shell-like interface. Developers can use this to test small snippets of code.
http://guake.org/
https://github.com/Guake/guake
Screenlets
Screenlets is a widget engine that comes with a collection of desktop widgets/applets. These widgets are little programs that can be placed on the desktop like icons. Screenlets is similar to Apple's Dashboard, Google's Gadgets (which Screenlets now supports), or Microsoft's Gadgets (which were discontinued - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/gadgets). An alternative to Screenlets is gDesklets.
https://launchpad.net/screenlets
http://gnome-look.org/?xcontentmode=6700
ppa:screenlets/ppa
gDesklets
gDesklets is a another desktop applet program for Linux.
http://gdesklets.de/ (possibly under maintenance or out-of-order)
http://www.gdesklets.info/archive/
NOTE: Many desktop applet programs exist for Linux such as Adesklets (http://adesklets.sourceforge.net/) and the KDE Plasma Widgets (Plasmoids).
Wallch
Wallch is a program that changes the desktop's wallpaper according to the set time period. This is helpful for people that like a different wallpaper instead of the same one day after day.
http://melloristudio.com/wallch/
Cairo Dock
Cairo Dock provides an OSX-like dock to Linux. This dock provides fast and easy access to the desired applications and folders. Cairo Dock also has some widgets/applets of its own that provide extra functionality.
http://glx-dock.org/
Genius
Genius is an advanced calculator that provides many math tools. Users can generate graphs, LaTeX, MathML, etc. using Genius.
http://www.jirka.org/genius.html
Download PDF manual - http://www.jirka.org/genius-reference.pdf
WINE
WINE provides a way to run Windows apps and Batch files on Linux and other Unixoid systems. This means Linux users can use Windows applications if Linux alternatives are unavailable or undesired.
https://www.winehq.org/
Leafpad
Leafpad is a GTK-based text editor that is commonly seen on LXDE systems. Leafpad is a lightweight text editor that users can use to quickly open a text file. Because it is lightweight, users can use Leafpad when there is little memory/RAM remaining.
http://tarot.freeshell.org/leafpad/
http://wiki.lxde.org/en/Leafpad
Mousepad
Mousepad is an alternative to Leafpad that is commonly seen on XFCE systems.
http://users.xfce.org/~benny/xfce/apps.html
Geany
Geany is a GTK-based IDE that is lightweight while still offering many features. Geany supports many programming languages, markup syntax, and various other files (like config and make files). Geany is customizable and has many available plugins.
http://www.geany.org/
https://github.com/geany/geany-plugins
LibreOffice
LibreOffice is a great alternative to MS-Office. LibreOffice is an office suite that supports many document formats. The suite includes a document writer, spreadsheet, presentations, diagram creator, database manager, math manager, chart creator, and more.
http://www.libreoffice.org/
Clipit
Clipit is a useful tool that makes it possible to hold multiple items on the clipboard. This allows users to get more done since more data can be stored on the clipboard. Also, if the user later realizes that data they previously copied is needed again, the data can still be accessed. Clipit is GTK-based and exists as a little icon on the desktop environment's system tray. Also, Clipit can be opened as a window that provides access to the held data.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtkclipit/
Tomboy
Tomboy is a GTK-based app that usually has an icon in the desktop environment's system tray. Users can easily jot down little notes, lists, and reminders. Users can organize notes into categories/groups.
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Tomboy
Guake
Guake is a drop-down terminal. This means that users can press a button (usually "F12") and the terminal will appear on the screen. This provides a fast and easy way to access a terminal. Users can use the options/settings in Guake to make the default shell Bash, Dash, Python, Perl, Ruby, or any other program with a shell-like interface. Developers can use this to test small snippets of code.
http://guake.org/
https://github.com/Guake/guake
Screenlets
Screenlets is a widget engine that comes with a collection of desktop widgets/applets. These widgets are little programs that can be placed on the desktop like icons. Screenlets is similar to Apple's Dashboard, Google's Gadgets (which Screenlets now supports), or Microsoft's Gadgets (which were discontinued - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/gadgets). An alternative to Screenlets is gDesklets.
https://launchpad.net/screenlets
http://gnome-look.org/?xcontentmode=6700
ppa:screenlets/ppa
gDesklets
gDesklets is a another desktop applet program for Linux.
http://gdesklets.de/ (possibly under maintenance or out-of-order)
http://www.gdesklets.info/archive/
NOTE: Many desktop applet programs exist for Linux such as Adesklets (http://adesklets.sourceforge.net/) and the KDE Plasma Widgets (Plasmoids).
Wallch
Wallch is a program that changes the desktop's wallpaper according to the set time period. This is helpful for people that like a different wallpaper instead of the same one day after day.
http://melloristudio.com/wallch/
Cairo Dock
Cairo Dock provides an OSX-like dock to Linux. This dock provides fast and easy access to the desired applications and folders. Cairo Dock also has some widgets/applets of its own that provide extra functionality.
http://glx-dock.org/
Genius
Genius is an advanced calculator that provides many math tools. Users can generate graphs, LaTeX, MathML, etc. using Genius.
http://www.jirka.org/genius.html
Download PDF manual - http://www.jirka.org/genius-reference.pdf
WINE
WINE provides a way to run Windows apps and Batch files on Linux and other Unixoid systems. This means Linux users can use Windows applications if Linux alternatives are unavailable or undesired.
https://www.winehq.org/
Leafpad
Leafpad is a GTK-based text editor that is commonly seen on LXDE systems. Leafpad is a lightweight text editor that users can use to quickly open a text file. Because it is lightweight, users can use Leafpad when there is little memory/RAM remaining.
http://tarot.freeshell.org/leafpad/
http://wiki.lxde.org/en/Leafpad
Mousepad
Mousepad is an alternative to Leafpad that is commonly seen on XFCE systems.
http://users.xfce.org/~benny/xfce/apps.html
Geany
Geany is a GTK-based IDE that is lightweight while still offering many features. Geany supports many programming languages, markup syntax, and various other files (like config and make files). Geany is customizable and has many available plugins.
http://www.geany.org/
https://github.com/geany/geany-plugins
LibreOffice
LibreOffice is a great alternative to MS-Office. LibreOffice is an office suite that supports many document formats. The suite includes a document writer, spreadsheet, presentations, diagram creator, database manager, math manager, chart creator, and more.
http://www.libreoffice.org/
