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export default function InstallGuide() {
return (
<>
<h1 data-number={1} id="introduction">
<span className="header-section-number">1</span> Introduction
</h1>
<p>
This is a concise guide to install Linux. It can be used as a standalone
guide, although we recommend that you attend our Install Events during
the LinuxDays so that experienced users can help you with your
installation.
</p>
<p>
The guide help you to create an install stick, prepare your existing
operating system and finally install Linux. We also included some links
to distribution-specific installation resources, for the most up-to-date
instructions.
</p>
<p>At the end of the guide, we include some software recommendations.</p>
<h2 data-number="1.1" id="overview">
<span className="header-section-number">1.1</span> Overview
</h2>
<p>Installing Linux is done in three steps:</p>
<ul>
<li>Flash an USB Stick with the Linux installer</li>
<li>Prepare your existing operating system</li>
<li>Install Linux</li>
</ul>
<p>
We will help you at each step. If you encounter problems or have
suggestions how to improve this guide feel free to reach out!
</p>
<h2 data-number="1.2" id="linuxdays-install-event">
<span className="header-section-number">1.2</span> LinuxDays Install
Event
</h2>
<p>
<em>
You can skip this part if you do not physically attend the install
events
</em>
</p>
<p>
Welcome to the LinuxDays Install Event! We are happy you could make it.
</p>
<h3 data-number="1.2.1" id="staff">
<span className="header-section-number">1.2.1</span> Staff
</h3>
<p>
Our staff is easily recognizable by their blue T-Shirts. Feel free to
ask them about Linux, TheAlternative, Free Software or anything else.
</p>
<p>
We will help you if you are unable to proceed with the install guide or
have any other questions. If we do not have an immediate answer, we know
who to ask or where to look it up.
</p>
<p>Also, feel free to stay and just chat :)</p>
<h3 data-number="1.2.2" id="demolaptops">
<span className="header-section-number">1.2.2</span> Demolaptops
</h3>
<p>
We have prepared some laptops with different distribution and desktop
environments. You can try them out, and decide what you like best.
</p>
<p>
If you do not really care or can not decide, we will try to recommend
something based on what you want to use Linux for.
</p>
<h3 data-number="1.2.3" id="usb-install-sticks-install-guide-copies">
<span className="header-section-number">1.2.3</span> USB Install Sticks
& Install Guide Copies
</h3>
<p>
We have prepared USB Install Sticks so you can get started right away
with installing Linux.
</p>
<p>
Further, we have printed copies of the Install Guide if you rather have
a printed version than look at it on you phone.
</p>
<h3 data-number="1.2.4" id="anything-else">
<span className="header-section-number">1.2.4</span> Anything else?
</h3>
<p>We have adapters (like USB to LAN), hubs, mouse and keyboards, …</p>
<h1 data-number={2} id="flash-stick">
<span className="header-section-number">2</span> Flash Stick
</h1>
<p>You will prepare a stick from which you can install Linux from.</p>
<p>
<em>
If you are at one of our Install Events, we already prepared USB
sticks. Choose a distribution (read on) then come to the welcome desk
to get your stick.
</em>
</p>
<h2 data-number="2.1" id="choosing-a-distribution">
<span className="header-section-number">2.1</span> Choosing a
distribution
</h2>
<p>In the words of Richard Stallman:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>
What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve
recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an
operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a
fully functioning GNU system > made useful by the GNU corelibs,
shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as
defined by POSIX."
</p>
</blockquote>
<p>
In simpler terms: Linux by itself is not a full operating system (rather
than a vital technical part of it). You need to choose a distribution (a
“wrapper” around Linux) which will define to a large extend how you as a
user will interact with the operating system (like installing new
programs, how the desktop looks by default, …).
</p>
<p>
As choosing a distribution is heavily opiniated, we describe it here
very short. Feel free to reach out to us for a personal recommendation
based on your specific needs.
</p>
<p>
If you “just want Linux”, we recommend you go with{" "}
<a href="https://ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu</a>. As a more open but also very
stable alternative we recommend{" "}
<a href="https://getfedora.org/">Fedora</a>. Truly Free (as in Freedom!)
is <a href="https://www.freebsd.org/">FreeBSD</a>.
</p>
<p>
For each of these distributions we give you starting points for a
successful installation. If you want to install other distributions feel
free to do so; and we will do our best to help you. If you are an
enthusiast and want to try to install something more advanced (like{" "}
<a href="https://www.archlinux.org/">Arch Linux</a>) come join us :).
</p>
<h2 data-number="2.2" id="download-iso">
<span className="header-section-number">2.2</span> Download ISO
</h2>
<p>
You need to download an image containing the operating system installer.
Visit the webpage of your favourite distribution and download it.
</p>
<p>
If you have to choose from multiple versions, here some guidance of
commonly used terms:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
<code>amd64</code>, <code>i386</code>, … refers to the architecture of
your device. If you have a laptop / PC, it is very likely that you
need <code>amd64</code> (else you’d probably know it).
</li>
<li>
<code>LTS</code> stands for long term support; meaning this specific
version of the distribution will receive security updates for much
longer than other versions.
</li>
</ul>
<h2 data-number="2.3" id="create-install-usb-stick">
<span className="header-section-number">2.3</span> Create install USB
Stick
</h2>
<p>
Get a USB stick of at least 8 Gb (make sure you do not need the data on
it anymore!). Flash (=“Put”) the .iso file you have just downloaded on
the USB stick.
</p>
<p>
On windows, you can use <a href="https://rufus.ie/">rufus</a>. On macOS,
you can use <a href="https://www.balena.io/etcher/">etcher</a>.
</p>
<h1 data-number={3} id="prepare-windows-mac">
<span className="header-section-number">3</span> Prepare Windows / Mac
</h1>
<p>
If you want to keep your existing operating system (Windows or macOS)
you need to prepare it. This will allow you to “double-boot”, hence
choose at startup which operating system to run.
</p>
<p>
If you do not want to keep your existing operating system, you can skip
this section.
</p>
<h2 data-number="3.1" id="about-partitioning">
<span className="header-section-number">3.1</span> About Partitioning
</h2>
<p>
Disk partitioning is the separation of different regions on a hard drive
or an SSD. This separation is used to install two different operating
systems on a computer or simply to have different regions for different
purposes (like a partition for your data and one for the programs).
</p>
<p>
We recommend to have at least 40GB of space partitioned for Linux. If
you know you need programs for your studies (e.g. Matlab, which is
around 30GB), please have enough free disk space to install the desired
programs and probably some extra, just in case.
</p>
<p>
Be aware that repartitioning later is practically impossible, so try to
be on the safe side. If you do not have space constraints, with 100Gb
all you wildest wishes should be fulfillable.
</p>
<h2 data-number="3.2" id="windows-10">
<span className="header-section-number">3.2</span> Windows 10
</h2>
<p>If you have Windows (and want to keep it) follow on.</p>
<h3 data-number="3.2.1" id="making-space-for-linux">
<span className="header-section-number">3.2.1</span> Making Space for
Linux
</h3>
<p>Shrink Windows partition:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Open <code>create and format hard disk partitions</code> or{" "}
<code>diskmgmt.msc</code>.
</li>
<li>Look for the large Windows partition at the bottom.</li>
<li>
Right-click on it and select <code>Shrink Volume...</code>
</li>
<li>Shrink it so you have enough space available.</li>
</ul>
<p>
If you are unable to shrink the partition, use a tool like{" "}
<code>EaseUS Partition Master</code> or try it in the Linux installer.
Ask a helper for assistance.
</p>
<p>
If you do not have enough space, you can free up disk space with these
tips:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
Open <code>Disk Cleanup</code> and click on{" "}
<code>Clean up system files</code>. Select all that apply.
</li>
<li>
Open <code>Add or Remove Programs</code> and remove unneeded programs
</li>
<li>
Download <code>WinDirStat</code> from https://windirstat.net/ and find
where the large files are hiding
</li>
</ul>
<h3 data-number="3.2.2" id="disable-bitlocker">
<span className="header-section-number">3.2.2</span> Disable Bitlocker
</h3>
<p>
Bitlocker encrypts your disk, but unfortunately it is not compatible
with Linux boot loaders.
</p>
<p>Disable Bitlocker:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Open <code>cmd</code> as administrator: Press Windows Key, type{" "}
<code>cmd</code>, then right click on <code>Command Prompt</code> and
select <code>Run as administrator</code>)
</li>
<li>
Type <code>manage-bde -status</code> and look for{" "}
<code>Conversion Status: Fully Decrypted</code>
</li>
<li>
For any drive which is not <code>Fully Decrypted</code>, type{" "}
<code>manage-bde -unlock C:</code> (replace <code>C:</code> with the
drive you need to decrypt), and press Enter.
</li>
<li>
Wait for decryption to end (execute <code>manage-bde -status</code>{" "}
for status updates)
</li>
</ul>
<p>
You can also try to disable Bitlocker over the UI (look for{" "}
<code>Manage Bitlocker</code>) but it has been confusing to do so in the
last few years.
</p>
<h3 data-number="3.2.3" id="fast-boot">
<span className="header-section-number">3.2.3</span> Fast Boot
</h3>
<p>
<code>Fast boot</code> allows Windows to boot faster, but when it is
active, the windows file system will be inaccessible to other OSes (like
Linux).
</p>
<p>
You can avoid the <code>Fast boot</code> mode by explicitly choosing to{" "}
<code>Restart</code> (rather than <code>Shut down</code>) in windows.
</p>
<p>Alternatively, you can simply disable fast boot:</p>
<ul>
<li>Find the battery icon in the task bar</li>
<li>
Right-click and select <code>Power Options</code>
</li>
<li>
Select <code>Choose what the power buttons do</code>
</li>
<li>
Select <code>Change settings that are currently unavailable</code>
</li>
<li>
Remove the check mark at <code>Turn on fast startup</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h3 data-number="3.2.4" id="booting-the-installer">
<span className="header-section-number">3.2.4</span> Booting the
installer
</h3>
<p>Make sure your Linux install stick is plugged into your PC.</p>
<p>
Click <code>Restart</code> in the Windows start menu, while holding down
the <code>Shift</code> key. A <code>Please wait</code>-text appears,
after which Windows should enter the troubleshooting menu.
</p>
<p>
From this menu you can choose a startup device, or enter the UEFI
settings.
</p>
<ul>
<li>
To choose the startup device, select <code>Use a device</code>. As we
want to boot from the Linux USB stick choose <code>USB FDD</code> or
similar.
</li>
<li>
To enter the UEFI settings, select <code>Troubleshoot</code>,{" "}
<code>Advanced Options</code> and then{" "}
<code>UEFI Firmware Settings</code>.
</li>
</ul>
<p>
If none of this works, you can try to change the startup device
immediately after booting. This guide will explain how in the next
chapter.
</p>
<h2 data-number="3.3" id="macos">
<span className="header-section-number">3.3</span> macOS
</h2>
<p>
<span style={{ color: "red" }}>
{" "}
<em>
Note that on modern Apple computers it is generally not advisable to
install Linux (MacBooks after 2016 simply are not very compatible
with Linux.)
</em>{" "}
</span>
</p>
<p>
Up-to-date information on the status of Linux support on MacBooks can be
found <a href="https://github.com/Dunedan/mbp-2016-linux">here</a>.
</p>
<h3 data-number="3.3.1" id="shrink-your-os-x-partition">
<span className="header-section-number">3.3.1</span> Shrink your OS X
partition
</h3>
<p>
On OS X, we will resize your existing partition to make space for your
new Linux system.
</p>
<ul>
<li>
Go to <code>/Applications/Utilities</code> and open the{" "}
<code>Disk Utility</code>.
</li>
<li>
Select your main disk in the list to the left (usually the first or
the largest).
</li>
<li>
Select the tab <code>Partition</code>.
</li>
<li>
On the left side there is a white rectangle with some blue threshold
indicating the space consumed by Mac OS X.
</li>
<li>
Click and hold the lower right corner of that rectangle and draw the
cursor upwards, to shrink the volume.
</li>
<li>
The text on the right will give you information about the freed
memory.
</li>
<li>
Once you are satisfied, click <code>Apply</code> to confirm the
shrinking operation.
</li>
</ul>
<h3 data-number="3.3.2" id="install-refind">
<span className="header-section-number">3.3.2</span> Install rEFInd
</h3>
<p>
We will install the bootloader on OS X before the Linux installation.{" "}
<em>rEFInd</em> will boot your USB Install Medium as well as your
operating system later on.
</p>
<ul>
<li>
Browse the web for{" "}
<a href="http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/getting.html">
http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/getting.html
</a>{" "}
and scroll down a bit to click the link <em>A binary zip file</em>.
</li>
<li>
Once the download has completed, go to the <em>Download folder</em>{" "}
and extract the file.
</li>
<li>
Open a Mac terminal by going to <code>Application/Utilities</code> and
opening <code>Terminal</code>.
</li>
<li>
Type <code>cd</code> (with a space afterwards, but do{" "}
<strong>not</strong> press <em>Enter</em> yet) and drag the extracted
folder into the terminal.
</li>
<li>
Now, hit <em>Enter</em> and then type <code>./refind-install</code>.
</li>
<li>
When prompted for your password, enter it. (You won’t see what you
enter at the password prompt at all. You have to enter your password
blindly.)
</li>
</ul>
<h3 data-number="3.3.3" id="troubleshoot">
<span className="header-section-number">3.3.3</span> Troubleshoot
</h3>
<p>
In case you get an error message saying <em>ALERT: SIP ENABLED</em>, you
need to do the following:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
Turn off your Mac and start it again, pressing <code>Cmd + R</code>{" "}
immediately after turning it on again (you might want to hold it for a
while).
</li>
<li>
Your Mac should boot in <code>recovery mode</code>. Go to{" "}
<code>Utilities</code> and open up a terminal.
</li>
<li>
Now type: <code>csrutil disable</code>.
</li>
<li>
Then reboot back into your normal system and try to install{" "}
<em>rEFInd</em> again.
</li>
<li>
After installation, feel free to go once more into recovery and type{" "}
<code>csrutil enable</code>.
</li>
</ul>
<h3 data-number="3.3.4" id="booting-the-installer-1">
<span className="header-section-number">3.3.4</span> Booting the
installer
</h3>
<p>We will now boot from your USB Install Medium.</p>
<ul>
<li>Plug your USB Install Medium into your laptop.</li>
<li>
Reboot your machine and <em>rEFInd</em> should see the USB key.
</li>
<li>
Your USB installer may have several ways to boot. They all will show
up and have a little USB icon to the bottom right.
</li>
<li>
Usually the first USB installer is correct. If it doesn’t work, reboot
and try the others.
</li>
<li>
If your USB installer doesn’t show up, hit <code>Escape</code> to
refresh the list. It should show up now.
</li>
<li>
If you see multiple USB keys, try each of them until you find the
Linux installer.
</li>
</ul>
<h1 data-number={4} id="install">
<span className="header-section-number">4</span> Install
</h1>
<p>You are all set to install Linux on your device.</p>
<p>
If you have not yet done so; ensure you have backed up all your data! In
the (unlikely) case something goes terribly wrong, you can recover your
data.
</p>
<h2 data-number="4.1" id="boot-from-stick">
<span className="header-section-number">4.1</span> Boot from Stick
</h2>
<p>
You now want to boot from the USB stick (if you have not already done
so, depending on your existing operating system).
</p>
<p>
This step can be tricky, as the way to accomplish this is different over
different devices and brands. Generally you need to look for something
like “BIOS” or “startup device”. You then need to choose the USB stick
as the startup device.
</p>
<p>
You can enter the BIOS or change the startup device usually with the
function keys (such as F1, F8, F10, F12) or with other keys like ESC or
Enter.
</p>
<p>The most common keys by brand: - Lenovo: Enter - HP: Esc</p>
<h2 data-number="4.2" id="partitioning">
<span className="header-section-number">4.2</span> Partitioning
</h2>
<p>
This can either be done automatically by the Linux distributions
installer, or manually if you want more control over your setup. If you
are unsure about what setup you want, it might be best to follow the
automatic setup.
</p>
<figure>
<img
src="images/partitions.png"
alt="Example partitions for a system with Linux only"
/>
<figcaption aria-hidden="true">
Example partitions for a system with Linux only
</figcaption>
</figure>
<figure>
<img
src="images/partitions2.jpg"
alt="Example partitions for a dual boot system"
/>
<figcaption aria-hidden="true">
Example partitions for a dual boot system
</figcaption>
</figure>
<h3 data-number="4.2.1" id="automatic-setup">
<span className="header-section-number">4.2.1</span> Automatic setup
</h3>
<p>
The various installers usually offer an option to either install
alongside an existing operating system (Windows/Mac), or to use the
entire disk and erase previously installed systems. If you choose to
install alongside something else, there is usually an option to choose
how much space you want to allocate for the new system. Note that the
partition for the old system will also have to shrink by this amount.
</p>
<h3 data-number="4.2.2" id="manual-setup">
<span className="header-section-number">4.2.2</span> Manual setup
</h3>
<p>
If you want a manual setup these are some partitions you might consider:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
<code>/boot</code>: This is the boot partition for EFI. This already
exists and will be reused when installing your new operating system.
</li>
<li>
<code>/</code> (root). A root partition is required for all
installations. This is where all the operating system files live.
</li>
<li>
<code>/home</code>: Some users like to their home directory on a
different partition. This can make re-installation of a distribution
easier. However, this is entirely optional.
</li>
<li>
<code>/swap</code>: A swap partition is used as an extension for your
machines memory, if it ever fills up. Nowadays, a lot of people omit
this on personal computers.
</li>
</ul>
<p>
You will also be able to choose a file system for <code>/</code> and{" "}
<code>/home</code>. Almost always the <code>ext4</code> filesystem
should be used. If you know what you are doing, you can of course also
choose something else.
</p>
<h2 data-number="4.3" id="ubuntu">
<span className="header-section-number">4.3</span> Ubuntu
</h2>
<p>
We recommend to follow the{" "}
<a href="https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/tutorial-install-ubuntu-desktop">
official install-guide
</a>{" "}
for installing Ubuntu.
</p>
<p>
As further resources, we recommend the{" "}
<a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu Wiki</a> and the{" "}
<a href="https://askubuntu.com/">askubuntu StackExchange</a>.
</p>
<h2 data-number="4.4" id="fedora">
<span className="header-section-number">4.4</span> Fedora
</h2>
<p>
The top-level documentation for Fedora can be found on the official{" "}
<a href="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/docs/">
Fedora docs website
</a>
.
</p>
<p>The following links are a good starting point:</p>
<ul>
<li>
The Fedora{" "}
<a href="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/f31/install-guide/Introduction/">
install guide
</a>
</li>
<li>
The{" "}
<a href="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/">
usage and customization guide
</a>
</li>
<li>
The guide for upgrading to a new{" "}
<a href="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/dnf-system-upgrade/">
release
</a>
</li>
</ul>
<h2 data-number="4.5" id="open-suse">
<span className="header-section-number">4.5</span> Open SUSE
</h2>
<p>
For getting started with OpenSuse we recommend going through{" "}
<a href="https://www.opensuse-guide.org">Unofficial openSUSE Guide</a>,
since it gives a good overview and can save you some time.
</p>
<p>
Also check out the{" "}
<a href="https://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/leap/startup/single-html/book.opensuse.startup/index.html">
Start-Up Guide
</a>{" "}
from their website and the{" "}
<a href="https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Documentation">documentation</a>{" "}
if you have further questions or want to work with the official
material.
</p>
<h1 data-number={5} id="software">
<span className="header-section-number">5</span> Software
</h1>
<p>
These are software recommendations for Linux. Most of these are
graphical programs, but there are some programs that run in the terminal
only. Note that these programs have various licenses, some might not
even be “libre” software (due to them becoming closed source at a later
point, or this list having errors)!
</p>
<p>
Some programs are annotated if they are best used on GNOME or KDE. This
does not mean they cannot be used on the other environment, but the
visual integration might be lacking in these cases.
</p>
<h2 data-number="5.1" id="office">
<span className="header-section-number">5.1</span> Office
</h2>
<table>
<colgroup>
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr className="header">
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Use case</th>
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Application</th>
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Comment</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Office suite</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>LibreOffice</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="even">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Office suite</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>OnlyOffice</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
Looks much nicer than LibreOffice
</td>
</tr>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>PDF viewer</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Zathura</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
All desktop environments include a PDF viewer. Zathura is another,
more simple option.
</td>
</tr>
<tr className="even">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Note taking, PDF annotation</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Xournal</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>LaTeX editor</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
Texstudio, Texmaker, GNOME LaTeX
</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
Texstudio/Texmaker are “what you see is what you get”, GNOME LaTeX
uses a “write, then compile” workflow.
</td>
</tr>
<tr className="even">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Mindmapping</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>vym</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Design/Publishing</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Scribus</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="even">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Simple Text Editor</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
Gedit/Geany (GNOME), Kwrite/Kate (KDE)
</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Advanced Text Editor</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>vim, emacs</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
These are a bit more difficult to learn, but are very popular with
power users.
</td>
</tr>
<tr className="even">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>File manager</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
PCManFM, ranger/nnn (Terminal)
</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
All desktop environments include a file manager, these are other
more advanced options.
</td>
</tr>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>CAD</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>FreeCAD</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 data-number="5.2" id="graphics">
<span className="header-section-number">5.2</span> Graphics
</h2>
<table>
<colgroup>
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr className="header">
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Use case</th>
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Application</th>
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Comment</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Image editing</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>GIMP, Pinta</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
GIMP is a more fully featured editor, similar to Photoshop. Pinta
is inspired by Paint.NET.
</td>
</tr>
<tr className="even">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Painting</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Krita</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>3D Animation</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Blender</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="even">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Photo management</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Darktable, Digikam</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Scanning</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
Skanlite (KDE), SimpleScan (GNOME)
</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="even">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>OCR (Text Recognition)</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>OCRGui, OCRmyPDF (Terminal)</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 data-number="5.3" id="multimedia">
<span className="header-section-number">5.3</span> Multimedia
</h2>
<table>
<colgroup>
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr className="header">
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Use case</th>
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Application</th>
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Comment</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Video Player</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>mpv, VLC, Totem (GNOME)</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
Desktop environments have a default video player, but mpv/VLC are
usually more powerful.
</td>
</tr>
<tr className="even">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Audio editing</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Audacity</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>MP3 tagging</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Picard</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="even">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Ardour</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>YouTube downloader</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>youtube-dl (Terminal)</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
Requires regular updates, because YouTube changes their website
rather often
</td>
</tr>
<tr className="even">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Screen recording</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>OBS, SimpleScreenRecorder</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
OBS is very powerful, SimpleScreenRecorder is more simple option.
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 data-number="5.4" id="scientific">
<span className="header-section-number">5.4</span> Scientific
</h2>
<table>
<colgroup>
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr className="header">
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Use case</th>
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Application</th>
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Comment</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Matlab</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Python+Numpy, Octave</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
Octave tries to be similar to Matlab, while Python+Numpy is rather
different.
</td>
</tr>
<tr className="even">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Statistics</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>R, PSPP</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>ArcGIS</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>QGIS, GRASS GIS</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 data-number="5.5" id="internet">
<span className="header-section-number">5.5</span> Internet
</h2>
<table>
<colgroup>
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr className="header">
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Use case</th>
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Application</th>
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Comment</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Web Browser</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
Firefox, Chromium, qutebrowser
</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
We recommend using Chromium instead of Google Chrome on Linux
</td>
</tr>
<tr className="even">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Mail</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
Thunderbird, KMail (KDE), Evolution (GNOME), mutt (Terminal)
</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Instant Messaging</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
Telegram, Pidgin, Empathy (GNOME)
</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="even">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Torrent client</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
Transmission (GNOME), Ktorrent (KDE), Deluge, rtorrent (Terminal)
</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Voice chat</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Mumble, Empathy (GNOME)</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="even">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>File synchronization</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
Syncthing, Nextcloud, OwnCloud, Seafile
</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 data-number="5.6" id="system">
<span className="header-section-number">5.6</span> System
</h2>
<table>
<colgroup>
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
<col style={{ width: "33%" }} />
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr className="header">
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Use case</th>
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Application</th>
<th style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Comment</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr className="odd">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Disk usage</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
Baobab (GNOME), Filelight (KDE), ncdu (Terminal)
</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>
<tr className="even">
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>Virtualization</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }}>
virt-manager, VirtualBox, GNOME Boxes
</td>
<td style={{ textAlign: "left" }} />
</tr>