Linux is frequently used on servers that users can access only through a network connection. Typically such servers are used and administered through command line interfaces. However, Linux implementations also provide the X windows system, which makes it possible to run graphical user interfaces on the Linux server but display the corresponding windows on the users desktop computer. Read more...
With Dia you can quickly draw various types of diagrams, such as flow charts, UML diagrams, and entity relationship diagrams. It cannot really compete with Microsoft Visio in terms of the range of diagram templates, but it has the most commonly used ones. It can definitely compete in terms of cost. It is free and open source. No licencing hassles. Dia can save your diagrams in most common formats, including PNG, WMF, SVG, XFIG, and EPS, and it can print multiple page diagrams.
Worker is a configurable two-pane file manager that distinguishes itself through advance features such as file categorization based on extension as well as content. It can identify file types by recognizing common bytes in sample files. Graphics programs Xli or ImageMagick are used to preview images.
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The latest version of Ubuntu, code named Natty Narwhal, features Ubuntu's own
Unity as the default desktop environment in place of Gnome, the default in previous releases. Ubuntu 11.04 includes LibreOffice 3.3.2, Firefox 4, and Python 2.7. For more information see the
Natty release page. You can
download and install Ubuntu 11.04, but note that this is still a beta version and not recommended for mission critical applications.