Ubuntu自诞生之日起就突飞猛进。它一直很流畅，速度很快，而且在视觉上非常吸引人。但在过去十年中，Ubuntu已经成为首选的
Linux平台。
Ubuntu和Linux通常由用户需求决定。与您在Windows或Apple Macintosh中找到的封闭应用程序不同，Ubuntu建立在社区利益和世界级技术人员社区的(world-class community of technicians)基础上。这些技术人员构建用户想要的应用程序，并免费提供给Linux和Ubuntu用户。
Ubuntu取得的进步包括应用程序的数量，这些应用程序不仅适合替代Windows和
Mac应用程序，而且在许多方面都更胜一筹。
如果您是Ubuntu新用户，并且正在寻找最重要的工具，这里有 10 个最受欢迎的软件选择，我们推荐给那些试图了解Linux程序世界的人。
1.雷鸟电子邮件客户端
(Thunderbird)对于新的Ubuntu(Ubuntu)用户来说， Thunderbird可能是最容易使用的电子邮件客户端。它速度快，平台简单。它具有高级功能，可让您同步Google产品，例如Google 日历(Google Calendar)和联系人(Contacts)，并且它比大多数其他电子邮件客户端更容易管理空间。
Thunderbird将支持所有常用协议，包括Internet 消息访问协议(Internet Message Access Protocol)( IMAP )、POP和SMTP。
Thunderbird还可以与Gmail完美配合。您将能够在Gmail客户端和本地
Thunderbird帐户之间同步消息。
2. 天秤座办公套件
LibraOffice被许多用户认为是微软(Microsoft)办公程序套件的最佳替代品，并且在很多方面。
那些新来的人能够发现它在大多数情况下都具有简洁明了的界面。它具有您在其他主要办公套件中可以找到的所有常用工具和程序。
LibreOffice包括用于文字处理的 writer、用于演示的 impress、用于电子表格的 calc、用于数据库功能的基础、用于矢量图形和流程图的绘图以及用于类似于Google表格或Microsoft Excel的公式编辑的数学。
它是一个出色的跨界平台，允许您以Word格式为其他用户导入和导出文档以及PDF导出。
3. VLC 媒体播放器
VLC是一个多媒体框架和播放器，可以处理音频、CD(CDs)、DVD(DVDs)和VCD(VCDs)。基本上(Basically)，它可以播放任何东西：光盘(Discs)、网络摄像头、流媒体、H.264、MKV、WebM、MPEG-4、
WMV、MP3等等。
它还能够在几乎任何设备上运行，包括Android、Mac OS、Unix、Linex和Windows。
(VLC)除了其他Linux发行版之外，适用于Ubuntu的(Ubuntu)VLC是使用Snapcraft打包的。然后可以通过安全补丁和更新的编解码器轻松地将最新的VLC版本直接分发给最终用户。
也许对新Ubuntu用户最有吸引力的功能是它开箱即用，运行速度非常快。它几乎可以做任何 Windows Media Player可以做的事情，而无需滞后和繁琐的编码。
4. GIMP 照片编辑器
GIMP不仅适合新的Ubuntu使用，而且适合那些正在寻找更类似于 Photoshop 的高级功能的人。GIMP 是(GIMP is among the top free tools)Help Desk Geek上列出的顶级免费工具之一，将在Linux、Mac OS和Windows上运行，仅举几例操作系统。
对于Ubuntu来说，它是摄影、插图甚至可以处理动画的首选程序。
多亏了许多第三方插件，您可以自定义GIMP以使其像一些可用的最佳照片和图像软件一样。
像任何编辑平台一样，您需要一些时间来熟悉界面。GIMP 确实(GIMP Does)有一些限制。例如，作为 rstor 编辑器，它无法处理 3D 和
矢量(Vector)图像。
从好的方面来说，它可以处理几乎所有类型的图像文件，并且有自己的原生文件扩展名XCF。
5. 大胆
Audacity是一个非常易于使用的多轨编辑器，用于录音。它在Ubuntu(Ubuntu) ( GNU/Linux ) Windows、Mac OS X 和其他主要操作系统上兼容。
Audacity具有现代平面设计外观和多种皮肤变化。
在众多功能中，Audacity可以帮助您通过混音器和麦克风录制音频，以及从其他媒体源创建数字录音。
您可以导出和导入您的声音文件并录制许多不同的格式。Audacity支持 16 到 32 位，并使用高质量的乱扔垃圾和重采样。
对于新用户来说，编辑非常容易，您可以轻松粘贴、剪切和复制。您还可以随时预览和查看您的工作。
如果您正在寻找一个简单易用且界面非常专业的音频编辑和创建工具，那么Audacity是(Audacity)Linux新手的Ubuntu用户的绝佳选择。
6.打开Shot Video Editor
OpenShot视频编辑器兼容
Ubuntu和大多数 Linux 发行版以及 windows 和Mac OS。对于 Ubuntu(Mac OS.for Ubuntu)，后续的项目文件也可以跨平台使用，这意味着一个操作系统中的任何项目都可以在另一个操作系统上打开并使用操作系统。
这使得OpenShot 视频(OpenShot video)编辑器成为一款高度用户友好的软件，适合那些希望创建和修改自己的视频的人。
OpenShot包括图像叠加、水印和合成工具。Ubuntu用户将能够剪辑、缩放、修剪、捕捉、剪切和调整大小或旋转图像和视频，然后通过实时预览查看它们。
它包括高级时间线功能、拖放和 3D 动画效果。
它拥有一整套音频混合和编辑工具以及包括绿屏和
色度(Chroma)键在内的数字视频效果。
7.谷歌浏览器
谷歌浏览器(Google Chrome)几乎不需要介绍。Linux或Ubuntu版本与Windows 和 Mac OS一样流畅，甚至更快( faster than Windows and Mac OS)。
如果您是Ubuntu新手并且想放慢学习曲线，那么Google Chrome是一个很好的选择。
您将享受在其他操作系统上可以访问的所有相同扩展和应用程序，同时享受Ubuntu操作系统的速度。
8. Steam Linux 游戏
(Steam OS)由Valve Corp开发的(Valve Corp)Steam OS是最受尊敬的游戏发行版之一。
正在考虑切换到Ubuntu的游戏迷会很高兴知道Steam for Linux 可以运行仅限 Windows 的游戏(Steam for Linux can run Windows-only games)。
对于某些人来说，这是跨界应用程序和计算的圣杯(Holy Grail)。已确认的游戏列表包括Beat Saber(Beat Sabre)、
Doom、Fallout Shelter、Final Fantasy VI、Mount and Blade等等。
Steam Linux游戏支持众多图形卡，以及广泛的游戏手柄，享受棒棒。开箱即用的驱动程序可以很容易地手动设置。
该软件在Ubuntu(Ubuntu)上无缝运行，但需要考虑一些硬件要求。
您将需要具有Intel或AMD 64位功能的处理器、至少 4 gig 或更多的RAM以及 200 GB 的硬盘驱动器。您还需要与您自己的托管或互联网提供商确认他们是否提供您想要的速度，以及是否值得将您的托管也切换到Linux。
界面非常好看，大量的游戏应该足以说服任何考虑切换到Linux和Ubuntu的人。
9. 不同步
对于那些希望或需要在任何设备上轻松访问其所有资源的人来说，Insync已成为与 Google 产品进行跨平台同步的领导者。
界面简单易用。它可以处理多个Google帐户并直接从您的桌面同步任何方向的所有内容。它既快速又轻便，是依赖跨平台和设备同步和访问数字资源的企业的理想选择。
使用Insync，您可以选择要与您的设备同步的一个或多个Google驱动器，您可以将顶级文件夹合并到计算机上的另一个位置，以及同步团队驱动器。
无论是文档、业务资源、视频、图像还是更多，Insync功能强大且足够简单，适用于任何想要将自己拥有的数据从一台设备同步到另一台设备的Ubuntu新用户。(Ubuntu)
10. 协同作用
对于某些人来说，切换到Linux是一项艰巨的任务，许多人喜欢从使用双引导操作系统开始，或者在两个单独的设备上维护两个操作系统。
这就是Synergy的用武之地。Synergy允许您通过一台显示器、键盘和鼠标运行两个操作系统。或者，如果您愿意，您可以立即在显示器和操作系统之间切换，但仍然使用一个鼠标和键盘。
如果您的工作需要您使用一个设备或操作系统，并且您更喜欢使用不同的操作系统来满足您的个人需求，这将非常有用。
Synergy 通过您的有线或WiFi
网络工作，并且可以设置多台机器和多个操作系统。
有一个免费版本，还有由Synergy背后的开发者Symless提供的付费基本和专业计划。
您是(Are)Ubuntu的新用户，您是否正在受益于一些可供Ubuntu和Linux用户使用的程序？让我们知道您认为作为新用户最重要和最有帮助的软件。
10 Most Popular Software Choices for a New Ubuntu User
Ubuntu has come along in leaps and bounds
since its inception. It has always bеen slick and fast and very visυally
appealing. But in the last ten yеars, Ubuntu has come of age as the preferred
Linux platform.
Ubuntu and Linux in general are governed by user needs. Unlike closed applications that you find in Windows or Apple Macintosh, Ubuntu is built on community interest and a world-class community of technicians. These technicians build applications that users want and make them freely available for Linux and Ubuntu users.
The advances Ubuntu has made include the
number of applications which are not only suitable substitutes for Windows and
Mac applications but are in many ways superior.
If you’re a new Ubuntu user and you’re looking
for the most essential tools, here is 10 of the most popular software choices
that we recommend for those who are trying to get their head around the world
of Linux programs.
1. Thunderbird Email Client
Thunderbird is perhaps the most easy to use
email client for new Ubuntu users. It is quick and the platform is simple. It
has advanced features that will allow you to synchronise Google products such
as Google Calendar and Contacts and it tends to manage space better than most
other email clients.
Thunderbird will support all the usual protocols including Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), POP and SMTP.
Thunderbird also works beautifully with Gmail.
You’ll be able to synchronise messages between the Gmail client and your local
Thunderbird account.
2. Libra Office Suite
LibraOffice is considered by many users to be
the best alternative and in many ways., to Microsoft suite of office programs.
Those who are new to able to find it intuitive
for the most part with a clean and straightforward interface. It has all of the
usual tools and programs that you will find in other major office suites.
LibreOffice include writer for word
processing, impress for presentations, calc for spreadsheets, base for database
functionality, draw for vector graphics and flowcharts, and math for formula
editing similar to Google sheets or Microsoft Excel.
It’s an excellent crossover platform that
allows you to import and export documents in Word format for other users as
well as PDF export.
3. VLC Media Player
VLC is a multimedia Framework and player that
can handle audio, CDs, DVDs and VCDs. Basically, it can play anything: Discs,
webcams, streams, H.264, MKV, WebM, MPEG-4,
WMV, MP3 and more.
It’s also capable of running on just about any
device including Android, Mac OS, Unix, Linex and Windows.
VLC for Ubuntu, in addition to other Linux distros, is packaged using Snapcraft. The latest VLC versions can then be easily distributed directly to end users with security patches and updated codecs.
Perhaps the most appealing feature to a new Ubuntu user is that it runs well out of the box and it is very fast. It can do just about anything that Windows Media Player can do without the lag and cumbersome coding.
4. The GIMP Photo Editor
GIMP is not only ideal for new Ubuntu uses but for those who are looking for something more similar to Photoshop with advanced features. GIMP is among the top free tools listed here on Help Desk Geek and will run on Linux, Mac OS and Windows, to name just a few operating systems.
For Ubuntu uses it’s the preferred program for
photography, illustration and can even handle animation.
Thanks to the many third-party plugins you can
customise GIMP to act like some of the best photo and image software available.
Like any editing platform, it will take some
time to familiarise yourself with the interface. GIMP Does have some
limitations. For example, as a rstor editor, it is unable to handle 3D and
Vector images.
On the plus side, it can handle almost every
kind of image file type and has its own native file extension, XCF.
5. Audacity
Audacity is a very easy to use multi track
editor for audio recording. It’s compatible on Ubuntu (GNU/Linux) Windows, Mac
OS X, and other major operating systems.
Audacity has a modern flat-design look with a
number of skin variations.
Among the many features, Audacity can help you
with recording audio through the mixer and microphone as well as create digital
recordings from other media sources.
You can export and import your sound files and
recording many different formats. Audacity supports 16 to 32 bits and uses
high-quality littering and resampling.
Editing is very easy for new users allowing
you to paste, cut and copy without complications. You can also preview and
review your work as you go.
If you’re looking for a simple to use audio
editing and creation tool with a very professional interface, then Audacity is
an excellent choice for Ubuntu users who are new to Linux.
6. Open Shot Video Editor
OpenShot video editor is compatible with
Ubuntu, and most Linux distributions as well as windows and Mac OS.for Ubuntu,
The subsequent project files can also be used across platforms which means that
any project in one operating system can be opened up and used on another
operating system.
This makes OpenShot video editor a highly
user-friendly piece of software for those looking to create and modify their
own videos.
OpenShot includes image overlays, watermarks
and compositing tools. Ubuntu users will be able to clip, scale, trim, snap,
cut and resize or rotate image and video and then view them with real-time
previews.
It includes advanced timeline functions, drag
and drop and 3D animated effects.
It has a full suite of audio mixing and
editing tools as well as digital video effects including green screen and
Chroma key.
7. Google Chrome
Google Chrome needs little introduction. The Linux or Ubuntu version is just as slick and even faster than Windows and Mac OS.
If you’re new to Ubuntu and want to slow down
the learning curve, then Google Chrome is an excellent choice.
You will enjoy all of the same extensions and
applications that you have access to on other operating systems as well while
enjoying the speed of an Ubuntu operating system.
8. Steam Linux Gaming
Steam OS, developed by Valve Corp, is one of
the most respected gaming distros.
Gaming fans who are thinking of switching to Ubuntu will be pleased to know that Steam for Linux can run Windows-only games.
For some, this is the Holy Grail of crossover
applications and computing. The list of confirmed titles includes Beat Sabre,
Doom, Fallout Shelter, Final Fantasy VI, Mount and Blade and many, many more.
Steam Linux gaming supports numerous graphics
cards, as well as an extensive range of gamepads, enjoy sticks. Drivers that
are not included out of the box can be easily set up manually.
The software runs seamlessly on Ubuntu, but
there are some hardware requirements to consider.
You will need a processor with Intel or AMD 64 bit capabilities, at least 4 gig or more of RAM and a hard drive the on 200 GB. You will also want to confirm with your own hosting or internet provider on whether they provide the speed you want and whether it is worth switching your hosting over to Linux as well.
The interface is a very good looking, and the
significant number of games should be enough to convince anyone considering
switching over to Linux and Ubuntu in particular.
9. Insync
For those wanting or needing easy access to
all of their resources on any device, Insync has become a leader in
cross-platform synchronisation with Google’s products.
The interface is simple and easy to use. It
can handle multiple Google accounts and sync everything in either direction
straight from your desktop. It is fast and light and an ideal choice for
businesses relying on synchronisation and access to digital resources across
platforms and devices.
With Insync you can choose which Google drive
or drives you want to have synced with your device, you can merge top-level
folders to another location on your computer as well as syncing team drives.
Whether it’s documents, business resources,
video, images or more, Insync is powerful and yet simple enough for any new
user to Ubuntu who wants to synchronise the data they own from one device to
another.
10. Synergy
For some people, switching over to Linux is a
daunting task, and many like to start out using dual boot operating systems or
maintaining two operating systems on two separate devices.
This is where Synergy comes in. Synergy allows
you to run two operating systems through one monitor, keyboard and mouse. Or,
if you prefer, you can switch instantly between monitors and operating systems
and yet still use the one mouse and keyboard.
This is incredibly useful if your work
requires you to use one device or operating system and you prefer to use a
different operating system for your personal needs.
Synergy works through your cable or WiFi
network and can be set up with multiple machines and multiple operating
systems.
There is a free version, there are also paid
basic and pro plans provided by Symless, the developers behind Synergy.
Are you a new Ubuntu, user, is benefiting from
some of the programs available to Ubuntu and Linux users? Let us know what
software you have found the most essential and the most helpful as a new user.
