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4Pane is a multi-pane, detailed-list file manager for Linux. It is designed to be fully-featured without bloat, and aims for speed rather than visual effects. In addition to standard file manager things, it offers multiple undo and redo of most operations (including deletions), archive management including 'virtual browsing' inside archives, multiple renaming/duplication of files, a terminal emulator and user-defined tools.
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Back In Time is a simple backup tool for Linux inspired by "flyback project" and "TimeVault". The backup is done by taking snapshots of a specified set of directories.
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CLFSWM (Common Lisp FullScreen Window Manager) is an X11 window manager where windows are almost always fullscreen maximized or tiled. It can be driven using the keyboard alone or with the mouse.
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ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information in a wide variety of files. ExifTool supports many different metadata formats including EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, JFIF, GeoTIFF, ICC Profile, Photoshop IRB, FlashPix, AFCP and ID3, as well as the maker notes of many digital cameras by Canon, Casio, FujiFilm, GE, HP, JVC/Victor, Kodak, Leaf, Minolta/Konica-Minolta, Nikon, Olympus/Epson, Panasonic/Leica, Pentax/Asahi, Reconyx, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Sigma/Foveon and Sony.
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KDE is a powerful graphical desktop environment for Unix workstations. It combines ease of use, contemporary functionality and outstanding graphical design with the technological superiority of the Unix operating system. You can try the new KDE 4.6 release by booting your PC from this DVD and choosing KDE 4.6 Live from the boot menu. Alternatively,here's the source code to save time downloading for developers and advanced users. See the build instructions at http://techbase.kde.org/Getting_Started/Build/KDE4 for a detailed guide.
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LibreOffice is a comprehensive productivity suite, forked off from OpenOffice.org. It's like OOo but with the Go-OO enhancements rolled in, and is designed to continue in the event that Oracle loses interest in OOo. Here's the first major release, in .deb and .rpm formats - see the magazine's disc pages for installation instructions.
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MuseScore lets you notate and compose music easily with your keyboard, your mouse, or a MIDI keyboard. You can print beautifully engraved sheet music or save it as PDF or PNG. You can play your score, transpose it, and save it as audio or MIDI file. MuseScore also supports MusicXML to let you share your composition with other scorewriters. MuseScore is often advertised as a cost effective alternative for Sibelius and Finale.
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This is an extremely fast, lightweight, yet feature-rich file manager with tabbed browsing. It's the default file manager in the LXDE desktop.
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PieDock is a task bar in the shape of a pie menu that appears directly around your mouse cursor. It feels a little bit like the Mac OS X dock but in a circular shape.
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ROX-Filer is a file manager inspired by the venerable RISC OS, as used on Acorn machines (and the more recent Iyonix).
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Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly. Here's the source code for the new 4.8 release - see BUILD.TXT for a guide.
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