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Recommended Linux software

Desktop

Task Recommended Runners-up
Word processing Openoffice write MS Office under vmware
Spreadsheet Openoffice calc
Presentation Latex Beamer Openoffice impress
Mathematics Maxima, Sage Maple
Statistics SPSS R, Rcmdr
Scientific Wordprocessing LateX
Mail Thunderbird
Calendar Lightning
Browser Thunderbird Chromeium
Virtualisation VMware

Server

Task Recommended Runner-up
Lan server base OS Ubuntu Server
Web server base OS Debian
Mailserver Postfix
Webserver Apache

Software development

Task Software Runner up
RAD lazarus MS C# visual studio 2008
Programming editor vim/gvim w/ snipmate
General purpose IDE eclipse
File comparison meld

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