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Packages in Debian with equivalent functionality to popular Windows software. See this Debian Package Management page for instructions on installing and removing packages.
Network - Network/Internet applications (e.g. web browsers, chat)
Office - Office applications (e.g. word processing, spreadsheets)
Utility - Small utility applications (e.g. archive, screenshot)
Audio - Audio applications
Video - Video applications
Game - Games !
Graphics - Graphical applications
System - System applications, "System Tools"
Development - An application for development
Education - Educational software
Note: The programs with the icon are installed by default.
Network applications
Web Browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome)
Chat (Yahoo Messenger, AIM, IRC, etc.)
Phone / VoIP (Skype)
GNOME equivalent: ekiga
E-mail Client (Outlook, Thunderbird)
eDonkey Client (emule)
GNOME equivalent: amule
BitTorrent Client (uTorrent, Vuze)
GNOME equivalent: transmission-gtk
HTTP Download Manager (Internet Download Manager)
GNOME equivalent: uget
Newsreader (Forté Agent, NewsLeecher)
GNOME equivalent: pan
Office type applications
Office Suite (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, etc.)
Equivalent: libreoffice
Office Database (Microsoft Access)
Equivalent: libreoffice-base
PDF Viewer (Adobe Reader, Foxit Reader)
PDF Generator / Virtual Printer (Adobe Acrobat DC, PDFCreator)
Equivalent: cups-pdf
Scanning Utility (Windows Fax and Scan)
GNOME equivalent: simple-scan
Comic Book Database Software (Collectorz.com Comic Collector)
Utility: Small utility applications, "Accessories"
Archiver / ZIP (WinRar, PowerArchiver, 7-Zip)
GNOME equivalent: file-roller (p7zip-full for 7z archives and unar for RAR)
Remote Control (Microsoft Remote Desktop)
Weather (Weather1)
GNOME equivalent: gnome-weather (gnome-shell-extension-weather for panel forecast)
Data CD/DVD Burning
GNOME equivalent: nautilus
Secure Delete (CyberScrub, SDelete)
Equivalent: shred (in coreutils )
Screenshot (Snipping Tool, Greenshot, Gyazo, HyperSnap-DX 5)
Equivalent: shutter (gnome-screenshot )
Audio applications
Music Library (Windows Media Player, iTunes)
GNOME equivalent: rhythmbox
CD Ripping (Easy CD-DA Extractor, Windows Media Player, Cdex)
GNOME equivalent: sound-juicer (or asunder)
Audio CD Burning (Windows Media Player, Nero)
GNOME equivalent: brasero (requires brasero-cdrkit)
Peer-to-Peer Music Sharing (BearShare, Soulseek)
Equivalent: nicotine
Playlist and Tag Editor (Mp3tag, DioneSS Playlist Editor)
Equivalent: easytag
Video applications
DVD/DivX Movie player (Windows Media Player, Quicktime)
GNOME equivalent: totem
Video Editing (Windows Movie Maker)
Games
Minesweeper
GNOME equivalent: gnome-mines
Solitaire
GNOME equivalent: aisleriot
Mahjong
GNOME Equivalent: mahjongg
Sudoku
GNOME Equivalent: gnome-sudoku
Chess (Chess Titans)
Equivalent: gnome-chess (or dreamchess)
Pinball
Equivalent: pinball
Backgammon (Internet Backgammon)
Equivalent: gnubg
Match-Three Puzzle (Bejewled, Candy Crush Saga)
Jigsaw
Equivalent: xjig
Doom
Equivalent: freedoom
Graphics / Graphical application
Picture Viewer (ACDSee, Picassa, IrfanView, XnView)
Image Manipulation (Adobe Photoshop, Paint.NET)
Equivalent: gimp
Vector Graphics Editor (Adobe Illustrator)
Equivalent: inkscape
Simple Image Editor (Microsoft Paint)
Equivalent: kolourpaint4
Drawing and Painting (Autodesk Sketchbook)
Equivalent: krita
Scrapbook (PhotoOne Print)
Equivalent: fotowall
Image Enhancing (Extensis Intellihance Pro, Imagic Photo Enhancer)
Equivalent: fotoxx
System: System applications and tools
Drive Encryption (BitLocker, TrueCrypt, Privacy Drive)
Equivalent: cryptsetup + gnome-disk-utility
Directory Encryption (EFS, Folder Security Personal)
GNOME equivalent: seahorse-nautilus
Disk De-fragmentation (Diskeeper, Disk Defragmenter)
- De-fragmenting is not needed, because the Debian default filesystem (ext4) is capable of placing files to avoid fragmentation automatically.
Backup (Windows Backup, Acronis True Image)
Time Synchronize (Atomic Time Synchronizer)
Equivalent: ntp
Disk Recovery (IsoBuster, Recuva)
Equivalent: testdisk
Development: Applications for development
C++ Compiler (Visual C++ Compiler)
Equivalent: g++
Education : Educational software
See Also
External Links
Equivalent programs
Equivalent commands