Linux ( Ubuntu 8.10 I386 ) App's

[NOFX]

sudo passwd root

then change the root password, so you can use su without sudo.

• xchat-gnome - IRC
• Pidgin - IM
• Deluge - Torrent
• Wine - Sucks, don't use it.
• KDE also sucks, anything QT does
• Xfce is a lighter desktop environment, kinda like gnome
• LXDE is even moreso like the above
• Pulseaudio is your friend
• Sudo can make it or break it for some people - I personally don't even have it set up, I just use su and su -c
• Building your own kernel can be rewarding, as it's pretty easy
• Wine again sucks, one of the biggest security hazards
• Wine sucks
• wine sucks
• wine sucks

To build own kernel: Download the source, extract it, cd into it, type "make gconfig", press save at the top, then exit, then type "cp .config /boot/config-KERNELARCH, for example, if my kernel was linux-2.6.28.7, I'd do (sudo if not in su) cp .config /boot/config-2.6.28.7, then type make, it'll take fucking forever, then type make modules_install, then type make install. then you'll notice at the main grub menu you'll be able to select the new kernel.

Note that you need to be superuser during all but the make gconfig and regular make.