Generic/professional packages

• a2ps. Convert text into a print format.
• aptitude. OK. To install packages.
• aptoncd. Saves your packages to a DVD.
• dar-static. For backups.
• dvd+rw-tools. OK. To write CDs and DVDs.
• firestarter. A firewall.
• gcc. OK. Compiler collection.
• gifsicle. Makes moving gifs.
• gimp. OK Photoshop clone.
• gnuplot. Scientific plotting package.
• gpg. OK. To encrypt files.
• gthumb. Image viewer with thumbnails.
• gv. Postscript/pdf viewer.
• lshw. OK. Shows system configuration.
• netpbm. Graphics manipulation.
• ntfs-3g. OK. Allows MS Windows disks to be mounted with write support.
• octave octave-htmldic octave-epstk octaviz. Matlab clone.
• openclipart. Takes a lot of disk space.
• pan. Newsreader like Forte Agent. For Mindspring on the east coast, the news server seems to be news.east.earthlink.net, username your Mindspring E-mail address.
• qlandkarte. To access Garmin GPS units.
• unrar. To unzip rar files.
• tcsh. My preferred Unix shell.
• wine. A Windows emulator. Eventually I will find a Windows program that I want and works correctly under w[h]ine.
• wvdial. OK. To use a modem. Next time, bring the modem to the install, then you do not have to run wvdialconf later.
• xfig xfig-libs transfig xfig-docs. Graphics drawing program.
• x3270. Old IBM terminal emulator that I need to access student records. Must get fonts xfonts-x3270... May issue WARNING: /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc does not exist
• xclip. Makes clipboard available.
• xloadimage. Command line graphics viewer.
• xpaint. Graphics program like MS Paint, but more powerful.