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m4daredsun
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Software Score
inkscape
"Excellent software for drawing but difficult to use sometimes"
4
python
"Python is a programming language which gives you countless and unlimited possibilities. You can use to do whatever you want"
5
python-scipy
"Simply great. A comprehensive library for the development of scientific and technical tools in Python"
5
python-numpy
"Numpy is a Python library to handle arrays of data. It provides plenty of functions which can ease/boost your code development process."
4
engauge-digitizer
"So useful and friendly when you have to extract numerical values from graphs"
5
octave3.2
"Not bad but I prefer [python + numpy + scipy + matplotlib] for scientific/technical computing and data processing"
3
lxpanel
"A bit unfriendly when you try to configure it at the very beginning, but then it becomes a great tool. I suggest to use it with Openbox and PCManFM to create your custom lightweight desktop environment"
5
pcmanfm
"I use it with the Openbox window manager and everything works perfectly. It's a really amazing file manager and incredibly lightweight"
5
nautilus
"Nautilus is the standard file manager for the Gnome desktop. It is a good tool with plenty of configuration possibilities. However, I have the feeling it is slow and heavy from time to time. PCManFM can be be a valid alternative, especially if your hardware is not so recent"
4
openbox
"Very fast and light and good. The official window manager of LXDE targeted for hardware with low resources"
5
mint-artwork-common
"One of the reasons for the success of all Linux Mint editions"
5
gcalctool
"Nice application for quick calculations. @shimi: complex numbers are in advanced mode. arcsin = sin -1"
4
gdb
"Command line debugger and, as such, rather difficult to use. However, it does its job perfectly"
4
openoffice.org-draw
"Don't find it so useful"
3
openoffice.org-impress
"Ridiculous replacement for powerpoint. One of the reasons for which I need to keep a working MS OS on my machines"
1
minitube
"*** :-( It doesn't work anymore :-( *** Great app & flash-independent!!! But don't expect many options to play with..."
1
gedit-plugins
"Great set of plugins. My favourite ones: session saver, join/split lines, code comment,"
5
revtex
"Obsolete. This says everything"
1
exuberant-ctags
"It enables a couple of useful gedit plugins"
4
wine
"Wine is great to install and run Windows applications. Not easy to use though"
4
startupmanager
"Never had a problem with this tool. A simple and effective application to manage GRUB settings, especially for multiple boot systems. Forget about messing with GRUB configuration files..."
5
exaile
"My favorite music player. Simple to use, integrated equalizer, works with files and internet radio"
5
compiz
"It brings lots of functionalities and effects. Amazing application"
5
compizconfig-settings-manager
"A bit unfriendly, but you do need this app to get the best out of compiz, like desktop cube"
4
compiz-fusion-plugins-extra
"Burning windows and widget layers. Great!"
5
mintmenu
"really good menu and constantly improving"
5
mintinstall
"Simple app with very nice search capabilities. However, mintinstall provides only little information during/after software install, which is quite bad"
3
mintupdate
"Update process made easy & painless"
5
unetbootin
"I don't like it much"
3
vlc
"Great player!"
5
cairo-dock
"light, eye-candy, and nice animations but not perfect"
4
usb-creator
"Great tool! I use it to create live usb's and test distros on my notebook (which has no cd)"
5
virtualbox-guest-additions
"Essential!"
5
xfce4-taskmanager
"Note as gnome-system-monitor, but it does greatly its work"
4
mint-artwork-gnome
"Great!!!!!!"
5
lxterminal
"I like it as it is: the lightest and the fastest"
5
lxde
"My favourite. LXDE rules"
5
gnome-system-monitor
"Heavy or not, I like it and I use it!!!"
5
synaptic
"The perfect package manager for both Linux Mint and Ubuntu"
5
thunderbird
"My favorite e-mail client. Simple & friendly"
5
python-matplotlib
"The syntax may look a bit difficult in the very beginning. But once you get used to it, you can plot your data with infinite possibilities. I use matplotlib in my daily scientific work and it rocks!!!!"
5
qtiplot
"It's a great free replacement for origin. Stable and fast, it is definitely a useful piece of software. However, conversion of origin files (*.opj format) usually does not work. Also 3D plotting is a bit rough."
4
evince
"I like the possibility to open documents in various formats (pdf,eps,dvi...) with one single tool. ++++"
5
skype
"Skype is great but this 2.1 beta version is definitely outdated"
3
gedit
"I use it everyday to edit any kind of file, from basic text to C++ code. Can't live without it"
5
virtualbox-3.1
"Perfect tool to run Win software and test Os's"
5
gparted
"Great Tool. Had no problem so far"
5
openoffice.org
"3 only because OO-impress is very bad compared to PowerPoint"
3
chromium
"Good and fast but RAM consuming"
4