Xubuntu Offline Documentation

Chapter 4. Quick guide to default applications

Table of Contents

Graphics
Internet
Media
Office
System

Graphics

GIMP, an advanced picture editor. You can use it to edit, enhance, and retouch photos and scans, create drawings, and make your own images. Read more at the GIMP website.

gThumb, an image viewer and browser. Read more at the gThumb website.

Ristretto is another image viewer designed to be very light on resources. Read more at the Ristretto website.

Simple Scan is an easy-to-use scan utility designed to do simple tasks like scanning to email or directly to PDF. Read more at the Simple Scan website.

Internet

Firefox, web browser. Firefox allows importing your bookmarks; in Firefox, navigate to BookmarksShow All Bookmarks to open the Bookmark Library and click on Import and Backup to see all importing options. Read more on the Firefox's online help.

Thunderbird, mail client. Thunderbird allows importing your emails and address books; in Thunderbird, navigate to ToolsImport to start the Import assistant. Read more on the Thunderbird Support page.

Pidgin is the default instant messaging client capable of handling MSN, XMPP (Google Talk, Facebook) and even Twitter. Read more from Using Pidgin at the Pidgin online help.

Media

gmusicbrowser has been provided as your basic audio player. Read more at the section called “Listening to music” and on the gmusicbrowser user guide.

Parole has been provided as a simple video player to handle most of your needs. Read more at the Parole website.

[Note]

It will be necessary to install xubuntu-restricted-extras in order to play proprietary media formats like e.g. MP3.

PulseAudio Volume Control is the way to control the different sound sources to their destination. Read more at the PulseAudio website.

Xfburn is the chosen program for creating your CDs and DVDs.

To read more about media in Xubuntu, refer to Chapter 5, Media applications.

Office

AbiWord has been provided as a lightweight but very capable word processor. Remember to save into the correct format if you are planning to share documents with others.

Gnumeric is a spreadsheet editor and the perfect light companion for AbiWord.

[Tip]

If you prefer the LibreOffice suite over these default applications, you can install it from the repositories as well as remove AbiWord and Gnumeric if desired.

Dictionary provides an easy way to access a number of different dictionaries across the internet. Read more at the Xfce4 Dictionary website.

Document Viewer is a PDF reader.

Orage has been designed to be a simple but effective calendar application to keep track of your appointments and trigger alarms. Read more at the Orage website.

System

Gigolo is an easy way to connect to local and remote file systems. Read more at the Gigolo website.

IBus is an easy way to use your own language in GUI applications.

Task Manager provides a graphical overview of running applications. Read more at the Task Manager website.