====== My Favorite Desktop Linux Software - I got tagged ======

I got tagged by [[http://foosel.org/blog/2008/05/tagging_about_linux_desktop_apps|foosel]], so I have to:

<blockquote>
  - blog a list with your favorite destktop Linux software (as many or few you want)
  - add links to the software project's websites
  - post these rules
  - tag three other Linux using bloggers
</blockquote>

As I read that only apps with GUIs are allowed (that means non-cli-GUIs ;)) you will miss some programs, but anyway, here is the rest:

  * [[http://www.mozilla-europe.org/de/products/firefox/|Firefox]] - the software I use most and like because of its features but don't really like because of it's memory consummation
  * [[http://www.mozilla-europe.org/de/products/thunderbird/|Thunderbird]] - same problem as with Firefox, needs a large amount of memory
  * [[http://www.pidgin.im/|Pidgin]] - my favorite instant messaging client although I am not satisfied with its support of Jabber
  * [[http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html|urxvt]] - the ultimate terminal
  * [[http://www.inkscape.org/|Inkscape]] - at the moment not used that much, but one of the best programs I know and when I upgrade I always see some new, really great features
  * [[http://pcmanfm.sourceforge.net/|PCMan File Manager]] - fast and simple, some features are missing but nevertheless a great app
  * [[http://gthumb.sourceforge.net/|gThumb]] - a image viewer that is also able to print photos nicely (but apparently not on small photo paper)
  * [[ http://www.gimp.org/|GIMP]] - an image editor that I don't use that often but that is nevertheless noteworthy
  * [[http://www.lightcrafts.com/linux/|LightZone]] - unfortunately there is no free Linux-version anymore (the Linux-version is supported officially now and costs 135 €) but it is one of the best tools I've ever seen to manipulate light and color of photos
  * [[http://www.lyx.org/|LyX]] - a LaTeX - a GUI I often use when I have to write texts
  * [[http://www.openoffice.org/|OpenOffice.org]] - when there is no other text processor that is suitable and easy to use, OpenOffice.org is my choice
  * [[http://www.vim.org/|(G)Vim]] - my favorite text editor
  * [[http://www.eclipse.org/|Eclipse]] - for more complex programming I sometimes need Eclipse (for Java a must-have ;) ), although I don't really like it
  * [[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/|VLC]] and [[http://www.mplayerhq.hu/|MPlayer]] to play some music and videos
  * [[http://web.mit.edu/xiphmont/Public/gPlanarity.html|gPlanarity]] - a game I sometimes play

Some software that actually kind of belongs to my "desktop" but is still standalone-software and noteworthy as it is not that common:
  * [[http://stalonetray.sourceforge.net/|stalonetray]] - a simple but nice (e.g. completely (peudo-)transparent background is supported) systray
  * [[http://code.google.com/p/tint2/|tint2]] - a simple and nice taskbar

I hope I haven't forgotten too many, but anyway here are the three bloggers that may continue:
  * [[http://blog.laxu.de/|laxu]]
  * [[http://blog.jbbr.net/|foxx]]
  * [[http://cip.physik.uni-bonn.de/~jupp/|PenPen]]