Linux Applications and Utilities

• Linuxberg, now part of the TuCows site.
  
  
• As you'd expect linux.org has an apps list.
  
  
• LinuxApps.com: I quote:
  
  LinuxApps.com is one of the premier sites for Linux application information, including new releases, updates, official homepages, distribution sites and more.
  
  If your looking for the latest releases or daily updates LinuxApps.com is the place to visit. You can search for applications, or browse through listings. You can list applications by category, most popular, best rated... and more!
  
  
• Linux Software Encyclopedia [sic]: I quote:
  
  This is an alphabetized and annotated list of links to various "freely available" software amenable to installation and use on computers running the Linux operating system.
  
  
• Linux Applications and Utilities Page: I quote:
  
  The Linux Applications and Utilities Page is a listing of Linux open source, commercial, shareware and freeware applications, utility programs, development tools and servers having their own web pages. All of the programs listed here have either a Linux native binary available, or source code available which has been successfully compiled to run under Linux. These programs are all currently available for use, though some may still be beta, or even alpha, releases.
  
  
• The list run by Linux Journal.

Some of the bigger application vendors are now enthusiastically writing applications for Linux. Some are:

• Borland/Inprise
• IBM
• SGI

Killer Apps

The Gimp

The Gimp is The GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.

There is a freely-downloadable book which will teach you all you need to know about this app.

Kylix

A "kylix" is a shallow, two-handled drinking vessel from Ancient Greece. Kylix is also the codename for Borland's next foray into Linux: porting their successful Delphi and C++ Builder products from Microsoft Windows to Linux.

Here is an article about it.

Office Suites

See the section devoted to Office Suites for Linux.

Honourable Mentions

Evolution

Evolution is, I quote, the premier personal and workgroup information managment solution for Linux and Unix... In other words it does what MS Outlook does. It's superb.

Nautilus

Nautilus is a graphical shell developed as an integral part of the GNOME. It's a file manager, configuration manager, help manager. It's superb.