Linux for Newbies AKA Windows Users
Linux for Newbies AKA Windows Users

Linux for Newbies AKA Windows Users

For some people, change is real hard, but I'm here to make it as easy as possible. I can guide you to choose the best Linux flavor for yourself.


New Website "Help Choosing A Linux OS"

9 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments TrekJunky

https://www.help-choosing-a-linux-os.org/index.php   An OS is an Operating System. Windows is an Operating system and Linux can be installed along side Windows OR replace Windows altogether.

ClamAV is a free anti-virus mainly for Linux, but can also be for Windows.

12 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments TrekJunky

I use it on Linux never expecting ClamAV to find any problem in my Linux files, though, there may start to be some since Linux's popularity is growing. Whenever I run ClamAV, it finds files infected in my Windows program files that I run with PlayOnL...

Audacity is a free multi-track audio editor for Linux and Windows

5 Apr 2020 1 minute read 3 comments TrekJunky

I use it to extract audio from youtube videos and save the audio into wav files so that I can make audio CDs for the car. Check out the link below which is where you can download the windows version...

GNUCash is a financial program that saves you money paid for Quicken on Linux and Windows.

22 Mar 2020 1 minute read 2 comments TrekJunky

GNUCash has a checkbook like register with scheduled transactions, double entries (debit and credit), reports and graphs AND CAN IMPORT Intuit Quicken QIF files. Check out the link below for a full list of features

Linux allows you to build your own website until it is just the way you want it.

15 Feb 2020 1 minute read 2 comments TrekJunky

Using Apache web server, PHP web scripting tool that makes web pages dynamic, AND MariaDB  which is very much like MySQL as a database. Depending on which Linux you use, the location of the web site's pages to be seen vary. On OpenSuSE Leap 15.1, the...

LibreOffice will save you the cost of Microsoft Office

11 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments TrekJunky

I have mentioned LibreOffice before, but it deserves another shout out. You can save your work in the native Open Document Format, OR you can save your work in Microsoft Office format to share with your Windows/Microsoft Office using friends. Word, E...

Most of Open Source Applications are Free and have Free Updates.

7 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments TrekJunky

Free updates, Free New Versions. All you need is an internet connection to download these puppies. A clarification on Free. It is NOT free as in free beer, but free as in "I can use my right to Free Speech". It is about freedom, not price.

GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program AKA Photo Editor will save you money from Photoshop

7 Feb 2020 1 minute read 1 comment TrekJunky

I have used GIMP for over a decade to resize, edit, and change type from PNG to JPG and vice versa. It is open source and works on Linux, Windows, and Mac.

Filezilla has a client and a server version.

5 Feb 2020 1 minute read 2 comments TrekJunky

You can transfer files to and from a friend's computer over the internet. One side needs the client version and the other (the one with the files or where the files are going) needs the server version. Or if it is easier, have both the server and the...

Have you ever heard of Handbrake: The open source video transcoder?

5 Feb 2020 1 minute read 1 comment TrekJunky

Convert most common multimedia files to File Containers: .MP4(.M4V) and .MKV Video Encoders: H.265 (x265 and QuickSync), H.264(x264 and QuickSync), H.265 MPEG-4 and MPEG-2, VP8, VP9 and Theora Audio Encoders: AAC / HE-AAC, MP3, Flac, AC3, or Vorbis...