I got tagged by foosel, so I have to:
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
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:
Firefox - the software I use most and like because of its features but don't really like because of it's memory consummation
Thunderbird - same problem as with Firefox, needs a large amount of memory
Pidgin - my favorite instant messaging client although I am not satisfied with its support of Jabber
urxvt - the ultimate terminal
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
PCMan File Manager - fast and simple, some features are missing but nevertheless a great app
gThumb - a image viewer that is also able to print photos nicely (but apparently not on small photo paper)
GIMP - an image editor that I don't use that often but that is nevertheless noteworthy
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
LyX - a LaTeX - a
GUI I often use when I have to write texts
OpenOffice.org - when there is no other text processor that is suitable and easy to use, OpenOffice.org is my choice
(G)Vim - my favorite text editor
Eclipse - for more complex programming I sometimes need Eclipse (for Java a must-have ;) ), although I don't really like it
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Some software that actually kind of belongs to my “desktop” but is still standalone-software and noteworthy as it is not that common:
stalonetray - a simple but nice (e.g. completely (peudo-)transparent background is supported) systray
tint2 - a simple and nice taskbar
I hope I haven't forgotten too many, but anyway here are the three bloggers that may continue: