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From: ray on 3 Jan 2010 13:25
On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:17:32 -0500, RodMcKay wrote:

> In desperation I asked for any recommendations about a replacement for
> Linux's file manager/browser since I haven't had any luck finding
> anything, but was wondering if anyone knew of a good site to go to when
> looking for Linux apps? Googling has turned out to be very
> time-consuming and not necessarily productive. For Window$ freeware, I
> have a set of freeware sites that I rely on. I'd like to know what
> Linux resources others might have?

First choice: use the search function in your package manager.

>
> ****************************
> In this case, I'm also looking for a good hierarchical text editor. In
> Window$ I use a really super freeware called SEONotes and hopefully
> could find something equally as good in Linux. Anyone know of one that
> supports clickable links and has easily customizable icons for the
> nodes/notes, by any chance?
>
> ****************************
> I've been battling the software issue for a couple of weeks now and have
> decided that I think I can live with virtualizing 4 of my Window$ apps
> that I just can't live without until I absolutely find a native Linux
> app. The rest I can get used to reduced functionality until I get back
> up to speed with Linux "equivalents" of equal functionality. But it's to
> know where to go. Linux apps aren't all that available yet.
>
> I'd also prefer to use only stuff I can get from the repository which
> further limits things. Or does anyone feel that that's the only safe
> way to go, really? I see some java-based apps out there and Window$ had
> made me leery, justifiably or not - I don't know, of anything that says
> "java" or is it just "javascript" that is the culprit?

It's not necessarily that it's 'safer', but in many ways it's 'saner'
since your package manager will keep track of what is there and
associated dependencies - it should always be your first choice.

>
> I would have switched to Linux many weeks ago if it weren't for the
> software issue and I'm sure I'm not the only one. We Window$ users are
> "used to" and really fed up with the downtimes associated with
> "maintenance" on our computers (wiping/reinstalling) so I'm darned eager
> to get to a much better system where I won't have those downtimes, but
> don't want to have the initial period put me through the same downtime
> type of thing for lack of software.
>
> So if cross-platform is okay, would be good to know. Are any of these
> apps found in the repositories (?). What if you can't find anything and
> you find something that isn't available in the repository? What do you
> folks do then? Since scanning for viruses doesn't seem to be as
> necessary as in Window$ where we do it all the time, was wondering how
> you folks approached this.
>
> So thoughts on this would be welcome by not just me, I'm sure, but other
> Window$-to-Linux users who aren't as technically knowledgeable as you
> Linux gurus <vbg>.
>
> Thanks.

I'd be interested to know what apps you are talking about. There are web
sites that list many 'equivalents'.
From: Dan C on 3 Jan 2010 13:37
On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:17:32 -0500, RodMcKay wrote:

> In desperation I asked for any recommendations about a replacement for
> Linux's file manager/browser since I haven't had any luck finding
> anything, but was wondering if anyone knew of a good site to go to when
> looking for Linux apps? Googling has turned out to be very
> time-consuming and not necessarily productive. For Window$ freeware, I
> have a set of freeware sites that I rely on. I'd like to know what
> Linux resources others might have?
>
> ****************************
> In this case, I'm also looking for a good hierarchical text editor. In
> Window$ I use a really super freeware called SEONotes and hopefully
> could find something equally as good in Linux. Anyone know of one that
> supports clickable links and has easily customizable icons for the
> nodes/notes, by any chance?
>
> ****************************
> I've been battling the software issue for a couple of weeks now and have
> decided that I think I can live with virtualizing 4 of my Window$ apps
> that I just can't live without until I absolutely find a native Linux
> app. The rest I can get used to reduced functionality until I get back
> up to speed with Linux "equivalents" of equal functionality. But it's to
> know where to go. Linux apps aren't all that available yet.
>
> I'd also prefer to use only stuff I can get from the repository which
> further limits things. Or does anyone feel that that's the only safe
> way to go, really? I see some java-based apps out there and Window$ had
> made me leery, justifiably or not - I don't know, of anything that says
> "java" or is it just "javascript" that is the culprit?
>
> I would have switched to Linux many weeks ago if it weren't for the
> software issue and I'm sure I'm not the only one. We Window$ users are
> "used to" and really fed up with the downtimes associated with
> "maintenance" on our computers (wiping/reinstalling) so I'm darned eager
> to get to a much better system where I won't have those downtimes, but
> don't want to have the initial period put me through the same downtime
> type of thing for lack of software.
>
> So if cross-platform is okay, would be good to know. Are any of these
> apps found in the repositories (?). What if you can't find anything and
> you find something that isn't available in the repository? What do you
> folks do then? Since scanning for viruses doesn't seem to be as
> necessary as in Window$ where we do it all the time, was wondering how
> you folks approached this.
>
> So thoughts on this would be welcome by not just me, I'm sure, but other
> Window$-to-Linux users who aren't as technically knowledgeable as you
> Linux gurus <vbg>.


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From: Jasen Betts on 4 Jan 2010 05:18
On 2010-01-04, Aragorn <aragorn(a)chatfactory.invalid> wrote:
>
>> In this case, I'm also looking for a good hierarchical text editor.
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by "a hierarchical text editor", but just
> about every GNU/Linux distribution comes loaded with editors of all
> kinds, both for character mode and GUI mode. Kate/Kwrite (part of KDE)
> is very good, but if you want al the bells and whistles then you could
> try Xemacs.

I think he may want something like the ability to collapse functions
or XML elements into a single line.
I used do that in anjuta 1.x that but the project model version 2
enforces makes it not worth the bother for the tasks I want to use it for.


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From: philo on 5 Jan 2010 17:33
RodMcKay wrote:
> In desperation I asked for any recommendations about a replacement for
> Linux's file manager/browser since I haven't had any luck finding
> anything, but was wondering if anyone knew of a good site to go to



You ignored all the advice you were given in the last thread

so the guy who labeled you a troll appears to be correct
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