Linux Replacing Windows... need names of programs.

[jrbush82]

Linux is sweet! After getting it all setup like I like as a work comp. I am in need for multimedia. XMMS is what I'm using for my replacement to WinAMP. and it works like a charm. Apache is of course my web server, and netscape my browser. I'm now currently looking for three things... I am currently in need of good burner software, good multimedia player, as far as videos (I want to play DivX!) and also a good ftp client. Kate seems to work great as far as a text editor which comes with linux, so editpad has been replaced... if any know of a better one, please say so.

Thanks,
Jason Bush

[ 29 November 2001: Message edited by: jrbush82 ]

[knute]

:eek:*ducks for cover as the editor wars start!* :eek:

My preference is vim by the way! :cool:

For replacing winamp, i use freeamp when I'm in X, and either juke or mp3blaster in cli.
If you want both a ripper and a player, try grip.

I don't have a burner, so can't help there.
As for playing different file formats, well I use several actually: mplayer, realplayer, enjoympeg.

Philosophy of linux is to have several small tools that each does one thing well, so sometimes, the learning curve is a bit more than point here, and press the one mouse button that you press for everything else. ;)

Have fun exploring new territory!

[PuterFreaK]

To burn CDs I use (and love) X-cd-roast.
I found MPlayer to be a great video player (skinnable and plays *every* format), and for an ftp client, try using either gftp or Igloo-FTP-pro.
http://www.xcdroast.org http://www.mplayerhq.hu http://freshmeat.net/projects/gftp/ http://www.iglooftp.com/linux/index.html

I am working on a website that lets you enter the name of a windows application and it gives you a list of linux programs that do the same thing. If anyone is intrested in helping please let me know!

[Frith]

:D Vim :D

btw, Emacs is the most bloated, useless, pile of stinking fecal matter on the planet. :mad:

[fancypiper]

Originally posted by jrbush82:
<STRONG>and also a good ftp client.</STRONG>

If you are talking about a download manager, , I can't think of any better than wget, a command line tool with a simple command wget &lt;url.of.what.you.want&gt; and flags to log, continue, how many tries, and it also mirrows sites with -m :cool:.

I use gftp and am well pleased with it for an x up/download ftp client.

[ 29 November 2001: Message edited by: fancypiper ]

[Frith]

Originally posted by PuterFreaK:
<STRONG>To burn CDs I use (and love) X-cd-roast.
I found MPlayer to be a great video player (skinnable and plays *every* format), and for an ftp client, try using either gftp or Igloo-FTP-pro.
http://www.xcdroast.org http://www.mplayerhq.hu http://freshmeat.net/projects/gftp/ http://www.iglooftp.com/linux/index.html

I am working on a website that lets you enter the name of a windows application and it gives you a list of linux programs that do the same thing. If anyone is intrested in helping please let me know!</STRONG>

btw, I have a cd-rw, and I was wondering...what should I put in my fstab so I can use it with x-cd-roast (I guess I'll try it out or something)?

[fancypiper]

It's hard to beat the CD writing HOWTO (http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CD-Writing-HOWTO.html)

[manual_overide]

editor: emacs
cd burning: xcdroast
video player: xine or mplayer
ftp: wget is pretty nice; gftp if you want "graphical pretty things(tm)"

as for what you put in the /etc/fstab, that depends on if you have a SCSI cd burner or not. if not, you'll have to probably recompile your kernel. There is a good NHF on getting XCDRoast working.

[Malakin]

I use the avi plugin for xmms and I can play more files then I can on windows with the ms media player so it works quite well.

I don't ftp that much but when I do I've always used gftp, it's similar to cute and it works fairly well.

If netscape ever upsets you for some reason you can try konqueror or mozilla. Konqueror being what I use.

No burning software under linux can touch Nero unfortunately but these days it does support all basic operations like multi-session, mp3-&gt;audio cd etc..

[Keyser Soze]

You will have to have lilo tell the system that the cd burner is scsi emulation. Best to read the how-i-did-it's or the mans for this. Xcdroast is great for video, grip is the best for ripping, Emacs is wayyyyyy too bloated, etc. Just try looking around the site, there are dozens of threads exactly like this one. The newbiezed help files will be a great bonus for help on these questions for you. But if you use emacs, just do the math, look at the size of that monster and then ask yourself, do I really have the room to waste, or for myself, "thats room I could use for my *ahem* media collection. ;)

[Frith]

Originally posted by Keyser Soze:
<STRONG>You will have to have lilo tell the system that the cd burner is scsi emulation. Best to read the how-i-did-it's or the mans for this. Xcdroast is great for video, grip is the best for ripping, Emacs is wayyyyyy too bloated, etc. Just try looking around the site, there are dozens of threads exactly like this one. The newbiezed help files will be a great bonus for help on these questions for you. But if you use emacs, just do the math, look at the size of that monster and then ask yourself, do I really have the room to waste, or for myself, "thats room I could use for my *ahem* media collection. ;)</STRONG>

alright...I figured out how to get my cd-burner working...( :D )...those NHF's are actually quite helpful now and then. (and this coming from someone who almost never reads the manuals...)

[PuterFreaK]

Um so if anyone is intrested in helping me with this website please let me know.