Image / 3D :
GIMP - Image editor
Paint.net -Image editor
IrfanView - Image viewer
Picasa - Image viewer
Blender - 3D rendering
notes:
GIMP is probably one of the best free graphic tools out there, if you are used to Photoshop you could always try GIMPShop to get the Photoshop look and feel.
Office :
OpenOffice - Office suite
Adobe Reader - Pdf reader
PDFCreator - Pdf creator
Sunbird - Calendar
notes:
I would definitely recommend OpenOffice for anyone, a truly amazing & free software from Sun Microsystems/ Oracle, Can read and export files like Microsoft Office.
Archive Managers:
7-Zip - Compression manager
Universal Extractor - file extractor
Rar - Compression manager
Unrar (found in linux package manager.)
Antivirus :
AVG free - Antivirus
Anti Vir - Antivirus
Avast - Antivirus
BitDefender - Antivirus
ClamWin - Antivirus
notes:
Do yourself a favor and get a Unix based operating system and get rid of the antivirus crap.
Internet :
Firefox - Web browser
Opera - Web browser
Chrome - Web browser
Avant Browser - Web browser
Thunderbird - Email client
WGET - Download manager
HTTrack - Offline browser
notes:
In my opinion Firefox is the ultimate web browser at the moment with its thousands of addons and themes, great security features. If you want a nice fast browser you should look into Opera or Google Chrome.
Security Tools :
Wireshark - Package reader
Metasploit - Framework
Kismet - Wireless scanner
Cain and Abel - Network / Password utility
Ettercap - Network utility
Nikto2 - Web server scanner
Aircrack-ng - Wireless utilities
Hping 2 and 3 - TCP/IP utility
Nmap - Port scanner
OS:
Debian
Ubuntu - Kubuntu
Mint
Fedora
Slackware
Gentoo
FreeBSD
CentOS
PCLinuxOS
Video :
VLC - Video player (codecs included)
Media Player Classic - Video Player
Zoom Player - Video Player
GOM Player - Video Player
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