Free home and office software for linux

GNOME Office is the premier suite of office productivity applications designed for the GNOME desktop environment.
Some of the applications also can run on Windows or Mac OS X. They provide powerful, efficient office productivity capabilities as free (GPL) software.
Main features:
- AbiWord word processor
- Gnumeric spreadsheet
- Gnome-DB data access components

Mandrakelinux 10.1 Official is the branch of the operating system dedicated to those who want an advanced and well-stabilized Linux system.
10.1 Official provides unparalleled hardware support together with extended integration of mobile and wireless technologies such as Bluetooth and WIFI.
Other key features include GNOME 2.6, enhanced laptop support and new compilers for even greater performance. Users keen on all things "Advanced" need not look any further.
Mandrake 10.1 Official includes the following major software:
- Linux Kernel 2.6.8 (and various fixes from 2.6.9rc)
- Xorg 6.7.0
- KDE 3.2.3
- GNOME 2.6
- Glibc 2.3.3, GCC 3.4.1
- Apache 2.0.50, PHP 4.3.8
- MySQL 4.0.18, Samba 3.0.6
- Mozilla 1.7.2, GIMP 2.0.4
- OpenOffice.org 1.1.3
Main features:
- A mostly automated installation procedure
- On the desktop: Mandrakegalaxy II, and MagicDev
- Improved configuration, extended hardware support
- Simplified system maintenance
- All the best Office & Internet applications
- Multimedia and games
- Servers, Internet and Intranet services
- Easy Printing with CUPS
- Top-level Security
- Everything for Development
- Available in more than 60 languages
- Supported hardware
- All available packages
- Prices and ordering
A mostly automated installation procedure:
- The graphical installer offers a modern look & feel with consistent layout and anti-aliased fonts.
- The default installation process is mostly automated. The individual phases are highly intuitive, and most hardware devices are automatically recognized and configured. Power users can access advanced configuration options at any point of the installation.
- The type of installation can be tailored as a desktop or server-oriented system by choosing from various package group categories.
- Installation is possible by various methods such as Network installation, CD or DVD installation.
- More than 50 languages are supported during installation.
- In addition to being able to resize NTFS partitions, the installation procedure provides many unique features such as offering various file systems (including journalized file systems EXT3, ReiserFS, XFS, and encrypted file systems), setting up RAID disks, and resizing MS-Windows FAT32 partitions.
- Various network file systems are also supported such as NFS, SMB and WebDAV.
- The "auto-install" tool is a convenient way to effortlessly duplicate server and workstation installations.
- An easy-to-use rescue mode is available in case of any problems with a system.

Home for Sure is an extension which will ask if you would like to close all open tabs and open your homepage.

When you click Home, Home for Sure will ask if you would like to close all open tabs and open your homepage(s) or if youd like to open your homepage(s) normally.

This isnt for everybody, but weve gotten a few requests, so we thought it might be useful. Try it out and see if you like it.

Home Media Librarian provides an application to catalog records, CDs, DVDs, etc.

HML is a pure Java client(GUI) application to catalog records, cds, dvds, etc.
HML requires a JDBC compliant database and driver.

The application is for the average person whom has a record, cd, dvd, tape, etc. music collection and wants to catalog this collection.

It has been tested with JDK 1.3 and 1.4 on Macintosh OSX, Linux, and Windows 2000 using MySQL and Connector J.

The distribution includes the software,documentation, and source code.

kearone provides icon pack for gnome based on my "kearones icons"
Version restrictions:
- think it could be improved with a more consistent Computer icon, and some black contour around the file type icons (just like the Home and Trash).

GoJanusFF is a FireFox extension for RSDN@Home off-line client. Work similar to IE GoJanus plugin: allow open RSDN message in Janus and download topic at next synchronization.

LANdialler is a project which controls your routers dial up links from any computer (modem sharing).

LANdialler allows any computer (Windows, Linux, etc.) on a small LAN to control and share a modem attached to a *nix server.

It is typically used with IP masquerading or NAT on a Linux router to provide a house or small office with shared, on-demand, Internet access.

If you have a small home or office network (a LAN) that connects to the Internet via a dial up link on a Linux computer, then LANdialler could be of real use to you. If you havent got a Linux router yet find out how to set one up. The LANdialler client software should run on most operating systems, including Windows and Linux.

LANdialler consists of two programs:

The client is run on all desktop computers that require Internet access. It talks to the server, requesting Internet connectivity for as long as the user requires it. The interface is very simple, which is officially a "good thing".

The server runs on the router and manages the state of the dial up connection. It keeps track of the number of people who have asked to go online and keeps the Internet connection up until the last user disconnects.