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Hack Attack: Top 10 Ubuntu apps and tweaks

lifehacker.com — When I made the switch to Ubuntu Linux on my desktop computer (that is, if you can call triple-booting Windows XP, Vista, and Ubuntu a "switch"), I was a little worried about finding the applications and tools that would make me as productive working in Ubuntu as I am working on Windows. After a search around the internet, however...

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  • JBmtk, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1meh, I disagree about a lot of his choices and highlights, but we all can't be satisfied. I would really like to say the Songbird is far superior when it comes to Amarok.
  • weizbox, on 04/14/2008, -0/+1'Hack Attack'? lollerz...

    '1. Automatix' - FTA
    'Automatix is not supported nor recommended by Ubuntu. ' - Ubuntu.com

    Beagle, Gnome Deskbar Applet, VLC, Firefox, amaroK, CheckGmail and Compiz are pretty well know *nix(and beyond in some cases) apps, and not 'Ubuntu apps'. I'm still wondering why they even listed Firefox when it's installed by default.
    NTFS write/read link/info is outdated and doesn't even mention a method for Gutsy... nice job with the 'Turn off the system beep' tho ;)

    The article seems to be a bit old... could be bad news for people trying to apply it to current versions of Ubuntu as things have changed.

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