alaa-92

hi,
im new to the Linux world and want to ask some questions if you don't mind

at first i want to split the partition where the file system is on... any programs to use?
(and please with a download link)

second thing i noticed that windows applications doesn't work on linux...
can you give me a website that has all Linux applications in it ?

please??
thanx

jmadero

I'm not sure if there is one place to get a complete list, but you can look for "name of software" alternative in google and it'll probably list a bunch for you (list a few that you are looking for and we can give some recommendations).

As for partitions:

Do you have a live cd still? If you don't make one, if you do good

Pop that in and run the live distro, go to system, admin, partition editor and that's an easy to use save GUI based partition resizer, manipulator.

Hope that helps

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devils casper

GParted Partition Manager is available in Ubuntu CD. Boot up machine from Ubuntu CD and resize partition(s) through GParted.

Check the list of Windows alternative softwares in Linux here.

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alaa-92

thanx for the help
ill try what you said

gooki1

Ubuntu has most of the software that you will need to do the basics. When you install Ubunutu, then when you first log in, you can add software using Synaptic Package Manager or the apt commands. This is all free software, unlike most Windows software.

Ubuntu 8.04

philix

You can try with Wine which had Windows API and windows applications rns on it and the following link gives more details about it
The easy, Wine way to run Windows apps on Linux

Good luck

questio verum

Wow! That last one is a pretty tall order. I really don't think it's possible to compile an authoritative list of all software that will run under linux. Linux, and all it encompasses, is global in size and scope. There's always some new project being initiated in someone's kitchen, a dorm room, or a corner cubicle somewhere. In addition there are all of the linux corporate interests. More to the point, such a list would be limited in practical application.

It would be better to see what's available in your distro's repositories, then if you need to fill a special niche that's not being served by the repo's, go looking elsewhere, i.e. 'google' it and install from source. The hard part is not 'finding software', but finding out which app best serves your needs.

As for partitioning your drive, you've been given some pretty good suggestions already. I guess the only useful thing I could add is that you might google 'linux partitioning tools'. There are at least a dozen or so good stand-alone linux partitioning toolsets. PartedMagic happens to be my favorite, but there are others such as gparted live, QTParted, QParted, etc., etc. ad infinitum, ad nauseum.

Don't forget to have fun. Linux is nothing, if not fun.