Editing Linux:Desktop Tips (section)

== Applications ==
In Gnome 3 you can use the Software application, just press the "SUPER" aka windows key on your keyboard and type in "Software".
* Press on the button and search for the application you'd like to install, here's how it looks like:
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File:software_catalog.png|Software Catalog
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=== Antivirus ===
Please have a look at the [[Linux:Desktop_Tips#Security_part.232|Security part#2]] guidance above.
=== CD/DVD Creation ===
Install Brasero with your package manager
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File:brasero.png|Brasero main window
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=== Chat ===
If your company uses MS o365 services, you can use the following clients/settings.
Be reminded that o365 is a (us-based) cloud hosted groupware service.
* MS Teams in with Chromium (Chrome) browser
** What works out of the box:
:: Chat, online editing of documents like xlsx/docx/etc. work in the Web client
:: URL for signing in: https://teams.microsoft.com/
* MS Teams client from MS ;-)
** Use the repo provided from MS to get updates automatically. Configure and install the package via the CLI:
:: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">$ sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
$ sudo sh -c 'echo -e "[teams]\nname=teams\nbaseurl=https://packages.microsoft.com/yumrepos/ms-teams\nenabled=1\ngpgcheck=1\ngpgkey=https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc" > /etc/yum.repos.d/teams.repo'
$ sudo dnf check-update
$ sudo dnf install teams</syntaxhighlight>
:: as described in [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/get-clients microsoft-teams-howto]
:* or download the app with this URL:
:: <pre>https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads/desktopurl?env=production&plat=linux&arch=x64&download=true&linuxArchiveType=rpm</pre>
:: and install it with your favorite package manager GUI or via dnf as described above.

=== IDE ===
There are a lot of IDEs out there, here is just one of them below:
* '''Eclipse'''
: Install Eclipse with your package manager, Eclipse is an IDE primarily for Java, but you can customize it with plugins for your needs (C,C++,etc.).
=== Image processing ===
* '''Gimp'''
: Install Gimp with your package manager.
: Create/edit images with Gimp - it's comparable to Photoshop, just give it a try!
* '''Inkscape'''
: Install inkscape with your package manager.
: Create/edit svg images with inkscape - it's comparable to Corel-draw.
=== Groupware (mail/calendar/addressbook/...) ===
If your company uses MS o365 services, you can use the following clients/settings.
Be reminded that o365 is a (us-based) cloud hosted groupware service.
* '''Outlook PWA'''
: Pro: quick config
: Con: no offline functionality
: Go to https://outlook.office.com with Chromium browser and login with your credentials.
: When you move the mouse pointer in the browsers very right edge of the address bar you'll have the ability to install the Outlook PWA on your localhost

* '''Evolution'''
: Pro: quick config method, offers additional offline functionality when there's an outage.
: Con: The user interface in Evolution is rather slow.
:* Install the package 'evolution-ews' either with Software Manager or with the command:
: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">sudo dnf install evolution-ews -y</syntaxhighlight>
:* In Gnome3 select "Online Accounts" from the "Settings" application and select "Microsoft Exchange" afterwards, as shown below:
: <gallery mode="nolines">File:exchange_settings_complete.png</gallery>
: Connection details
: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">Email: firstname.lastname@yourcompany.tld
Password: <yourpassword></syntaxhighlight>
: Custom
: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">User: firstname.lastname@yourcompany.tld
Server: outlook.office365.com</syntaxhighlight>

* '''Thunderbird'''
: Pro: Imho best user interface, easy to organize mails and tasks.
: Con: some additional plugins are required.
: The setup was tested with Thunderbird 115.5.1 64bit
:* <ins>Inbox/Outbox</ins>
:: Plugin: "Owl for Exchange"
:: Install the "Owl for Exchange" plugin with the help of the add-ons-manager in Thunderbird.
:: Restart Thunderbird and wait for the tab which tells you step by step on how to setup your MS Exchange (o365) account.
:: Fill in the account details listed below:
:: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">Microsoft Exchange EWS URL: https://outlook.office365.com/EWS/Exchange.asmx
Email Address: <firstname>.<lastname>@yourcompany.tld
Login User Name: <firstname>.<lastname>@yourcompany.tld</syntaxhighlight>
:* <ins>Adressbook/Calendar</ins>
:: '''=> works out-of-the-box, the howto below is kept for historic reasons'''
:: <s>Plugins: "TbSync" and "Provider for Exchange ActiveSync"
:: If not already present, install the "Lightning" plugin (already included in Thunderbird >60), afterwards install the plugins mentioned above with the help of the add-ons-manager in Thunderbird.
:: 'Configure the calendar sync:'
:: Edit → Synchronisation Settings (TBSync)
:: Select "Account Actions" in the following dialog-box, "+ Add new account" and "Exchange ActiveSync" afterwards
:: Now fill in your Exchange (o365) settings:
:: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">Server configuration: Automatic configuration via ActiveSync
Account name: <feel-free-to-choose-one>
User name (email address): <firstname>.<lastname>@yourcompany.tld
Password: <your password></syntaxhighlight>
:: Those steps are described in this [https://www.systutorials.com/252208/how-to-synchronize-thunderbird-calendar-and-address-book-with-office365-exchange-online-using-activesync/ systutorial] howto link , too.</s>
:* <ins>Additional Addons/plugins (my personal recommendation)</ins>
:: <s>Enigmail (OpenPGP encryption)</s>
:: Foxclocks (display different timezones)
:: Quicktext (create/insert text templates with shortcuts)
:: Unmangle Outlook Safelinks (disable those unreadable o365 safelinks)

=== Office (text/spreadsheet/presentation/...) ===
* '''Libreoffice'''
: Install Libreoffice with your package manager.
: Libreoffice consists of Base/Calc/Draw/Impress/Writer, if you are familiar with MSOffice you can compare it to Access/Excel/PictureManager/Powerpoint/Word.
: You can also export every Libreoffice document from within the Application to pdf without any additional tool.
: Documents are saved in the open document format (odf) as default but you can open/save MS-Office documents (eg. doc/docx), too.
: Here's what Libreoffice Calc (comparable to Excel) looks like:
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File:Libreoffice calc.png|Calc
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* '''PDF'''
: There's pdf support right out of the box on most Linux distributions (pdf viewer, pdf printer) so there's no need to install Adobe pdf reader or any additional pdf printer.
: If you're looking for an pdf-editor, the application "Master PDF Editor" might be the right choice for you, download (tar.gz/.deb/.rpm) is available at [https://code-industry.net/free-pdf-editor/ Master pdf editor]
: Btw, this software is available for MS-Windows, too. Keep in mind that it's only free for non-commercial usage.
* '''Dia'''
: Install dia-gnome with your package manager
: You can create flow-charts, network diagrams, UML with dia.
* '''Lucidchart'''
: If you're NOT concerned about privacy you could try [https://www.lucidchart.com/ Lucidchart] which is a web based network, etc diagram solution and very well comparable&compatible to Visio.
: There's also an integration possible with Atlassian products like Jira and Confluence!
* '''Screenshot'''
: As the name already tells, this tool is for screenshots, it's already installed in Fedora (Gnome3)
* '''Flameshot'''
: With flameshot you can make screenshots and manipulate/edit them afterwards. This tool is minimalistic but it's very efficient when you're trying to make a lot of screenshots with markers, arrows and so on.
* '''Shutter'''
: With shutter you can make screenshots and manipulate/edit them afterwards, too.

=== Printing ===
* '''CUPS'''
: Tired of the printer driver install hell? Here's how it looks like in Linux...
: In Linux the CUPS daemon is used for printing.
* If you're company/university/etc. uses a Uniflow printing method with an SMB share, this might fit your needs:
: Pre-requisites for easier SMB printer-config:
:: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">sudo dnf -y install system-config-printer</syntaxhighlight>
: Printer URI/Type:
:: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">URI: smb://<company-smb-printserver-fqdn>/printer-share-directory
Printertype: Generic PCL 6/PCL XL Printer Foomatic/pxlcolor (recommended)</syntaxhighlight>
: And yes, you know it already, ask the friendly printer gurus at your company/university for the FQDN and printer share details ;-)
* Step by step howto
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: When printing a document you have to authenticate yourself with your credentials (a dialog window will pop-up for this)
: After that you can get the print job at your preferred Uniflow printer.
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File:Cups print-authentication.png
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=== Remote desktop client (RDP/Citrix/...) ===
* '''Remmina'''
: Install remmina with your package manager.
: With Remmina you can configure your RDP connections. You have the ability to define different groups, set different screen resolutions/color depth and so on.
: This might be helpful if there are applications which are only available for Windows.
* '''Alternatives'''
** xfreerdp
** rdesktop
* '''Citrix'''
: At the time of writing this document I've downloaded and installed the following package: ICAClient-rhel-20.10.0.6-0.x86_64.rpm
: Download URL: https://www.citrix.com/downloads/workspace-app/linux/workspace-app-for-linux-latest.html
: Howto URL: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-workspace-app-for-linux/install.html#red-hat-packages
: Install via CLI:
: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">sudo dnf localinstall ICAClient-rhel-20.10.0.6-0.x86_64.rpm</syntaxhighlight>
: Of course you can install the package with a simple double-click, too. That's all up to you.
: Logging in/launching the Citrix Client works best with Chromium or Google Chrome.

=== Scanning ===
This is only relevant when using scanners locally connected to your laptop/desktop.
* '''Simple Scan'''
: Install 'simple-scan' with your package manager, it's a lightweight tool to get easy scanning access and it works with most scanner models.

=== VDI ===
: If you're company/university uses Virtual Desktop Infrastructure from VMware this shouldn't be a problem, too.
: This might also be helpful when there's a need for Windows applications and there's no alternative available in Linux.
: I've tested the VDI logon/usage via the Firefox web browser, there's a problem with the CTRL key.
: So my advice is to use Chromium instead, because then it worked flawlessly.
: There's also a standalone client from VMware available, but I have no experiences with this method so far.

=== Virtual machines ===
* '''Gnome Boxes'''
: With Gnome3 boxes you are able to create VMs with other OS on your Desktop like BSD/Linux/Solaris/Windows.
: Here's how it looks like:
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File:virtualization boxes.png
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* '''Virtualbox'''
: Install the package virtualbox-ose (open source edition) - it's already in the standard repo.
: Or add the Oracle software repository to your system as described in virtualbox repo instructions.
: Be warned that there's a license issue for the Oracle version when using it commercially (!)
: Install it with:
: <pre>sudo dnf install virtualbox-<version></pre>
: With Virtualbox you can create VMs with other OS on your Desktop like BSD/Linux/Solaris/Windows.

=== Web ===
* '''Firefox'''
: Install Firefox with your package manager (already installed in Fedora and most other Linux distributions).
: Former MS-Windows users can export/import the Firefox settings/bookmarks with the help of Firefox' own backup tool or with the "FEBE" backup tool.
: There's also the possibility to export/import the bookmarks of any other browser via an html file.
:* My recommended privacy addons (just my personal preference):
:: HTTPS-Everywhere (use https whenever possible)
:: uBlock Origin (Adblocker)
:: uMatrix (script/iframe blocker)
* '''Chromium'''
: This is the OpenSource variant of Google Chrome, I personally prefer this one instead of Chrome.
: It's available in the standard repos.
* '''Chrome'''
: Google Chrome browser can be downloaded at [https://www.google.com/intl/de/chrome/ Chrome-DL] for Linux.
: As the .deb or .rpm Packages from Google insert the download source to your package repository, updates are coming in when doing a dnf update or when using the Gnome3 update function.
: You can install several other web browsers (except MS-IE/Edge ;-) ) with the help of your package manager of your Linux distribution.