Are there any Linux replacements for these programs?

[sammy2fish]

joejac...

Replacement programs from one OS to another are about 80% successful.

I dual-boot this laptop, between win7 & PCLinuxOS.  I do this because I have to run Quickbooks-Pro, and Paintshop-Pro, which I love.  I know Gimp is great and does more.... but it is not as simple as PSPX.

I have a "smartphone"... a BlackBerry Torch 9810...I love it!  My younger son has a Samsung Galaxy Vibrant;  My oldest son has a Samsung S-2.    They/We/I all brag about what our smartphone can do.  (even though MINE is better).

The point is................. every OS has "some" features" that the other doesn't.  That is why I dual-boot.

Replacement programs will always be a point of contention, as long as there are choses to make as to what OS one uses.

When Linux is an option, PCLinuxOS is the only real option...!

[Village Idiot]

+1

Most users on here will tell you that sooner or later, with Linux, you'll stop looking for a windows replacement for a task and go looking for a Linux tool to do the job properly. Please make use of our Software Discussion forum where even if most users don't actually know of a program you've found, they may be able to help you get the best of the tool you are asking about.

[Neal ManBear]

+1

Most users on here will tell you that sooner or later, with Linux, you'll stop looking for a windows replacement for a task and go looking for a Linux tool to do the job properly. Please make use of our Software Discussion forum where even if most users don't actually know of a program you've found, they may be able to help you get the best of the tool you are asking about.

     

Having been a PCLinuxOS user exclusively for many years, I can't say I know what it is like for windows users to try to find equivalent programs. I can only say that I have been able to find a program here to do anything I wanted to do. From creating graphics (Gimp and Inkscape) to doing a bit of coding (DrPython, Geany, Gedit and Leafpad - depending on the task, I use them all at different times) to - well, whatever task, I have always found a tool or many tools that meets my needs.     

[joejac]

Hello and thanks everybody for your nice advices and replacements.

Do Organizer is a tool that gives a consistent interface and a single integrated application to control all the activities of a person like me, unfortunately they do not develop for Linux.

I saw the photo tools link, very good.
Here is a type of program that I would pay again for a Linux version of same, this is an image from one of their samples files of Real Draw, with which Linux program can I do this?


Best regards
joejac

[OMSkates]

Hello and thanks everybody for your nice advices and replacements.

Do Organizer is a tool that gives a consistent interface and a single integrated application to control all the activities of a person like me, unfortunately they do not develop for Linux.

I saw the photo tools link, very good.
Here is a type of program that I would pay again for a Linux version of same, this is an image from one of their samples files of Real Draw, with which Linux program can I do this?

Best regards
joejac

http://alternativeto.net/software/realdraw/?platform=linux

Not all Linux packages mentioned at alternativeto.net are available in PCLinuxOS but you can make a package suggest.

[Neal ManBear]

..... I saw the photo tools link, very good.
Here is a type of program that I would pay again for a Linux version of same, this is an image from one of their samples files of Real Draw, with which Linux program can I do this?


Best regards
joejac

     

Gimp.     
Inkscape.     

[rich2005]

@joejac

If you still have your copy of RealDraw there is a good chance that it will work with WINE, or you could maybe use a virtual machine. 
But as previous post if you are willing to spend a little effort digging into Gimp and Inkscape, you can achieve the same.

screen shot: http://i.imgur.com/1v3EX.jpg

[alimix]

Hi
      Photofiltre works fine under WINE, and I have used an older version of Paint Shop Pro with WINE as well
             
         Stuart

[joejac]

Thanks a lot for all your nice advices,

I do not like dual boot, I prefer this, I installed in the compromised Core i7 machine:
1.- Full erase of the hard disk and encryption as per this nice and easy tutorial:
http://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/201108/page19.html

2.- I Installed OpenBox as Host, I did not like it, I felt in love with LXDE at first sight, but OpenBox said in its download page: "Openbox is an extremely fast-performing and energy-saving desktop environment. ..OpenBox uses less CPU and less RAM than other environments...It is also well-suited to modern computers with fast CPUs and lots of RAM." But I do not notice much the difference in speed compared with LXDE, and OpenBox affected severely my limited sleeping hours.
2.1 Although I can modify menu.xml with Geany (nice editor) no luck to Hibernate the PC or Lock the user. I wonder if I did a good choice or if I can upgrade OpenBox to LXDE without re-instalation, or I need more hours of no sleep investigating how to tune up OpenBox  

3.- I Installed VBox VM with Win7 CD from my new Dual Core, I plan to enter the Win 7 key that is in a sticker below the Core i7, hope it works. This would be for those programs that I am not able to find a replacement or it do not run under wine yet.

4.- I Installed VBox VM with LXDE for the rest of my applications and replacements.

5.- But for me it is very important to have a full Organizer, to store my banks movements and passwords, do brainstorming, write, planning, tasks, to-dos, agenda, phones, concept mapping, notes in an outline organized and consistent way in one GUI, and I have not seen a remote replacement for this Windows Organizer, this is the Core Control Center of my life activities and I would like it running in my LXDE VM, not in Windows 7:

http://www.gemx.com/solutions_do_organizer.php#p7GPc1_3
http://resource.gemx.com/gemx/daily/gemx-harmony-0-0-77-05nov2011-installation.exe

5.1 I do not know if someone knows of something close to Do Organizer that now is called Harmony.
5.2 I was told it might run on wine 1.3.32 but I am not able to test because it is not in the repositories, and I am not prepared to compile anything yet and to break my Linux installation, please see: http://forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?p=69398

6.- To Backup to my NAS using Back in Time, I still have to learn how to do it I think it should be simple.
6.1 http://backintime.le-web.org/

Thanks and best regards
joejac

[Neal ManBear]

..... or if I can upgrade OpenBox to LXDE without re-instalation ......

     
Install task-lxde with Synaptic. Do a Reload > Mark All Upgrades > Apply, Apply first.     

[joejac]

Hello Neal ManBear,
Thanks a lot for the info.

Install task-lxde with Synaptic. Do a Reload > Mark All Upgrades > Apply, Apply first.    

I still have the doubt, should I try to better understand OpenBox due to any type of benefit over the other PCLinuxOS? or I can go and upgrade to LXDE with no regrets?.

Best regards
joejac

[kjpetrie]

I think the nearest thing to the organiser you describe is something like KDE PIM (Personal Information Manager) aka Kontact. If you install it using Synaptic it will pull in those parts of KDE it needs to run, but not the whole desktop. It contains a "wallet" to store passwords, address book, alarm, mail client, and many more. Have a look at the description in Synaptic and see if it meets your needs.

If you install alternative desktops you can choose which one to use at log-in time, using the Sessions menu, so you shouldn't have regrets from trying another.

[stealth]

Kate is an excellent Linux/KDE programmer's editor.

But I'm old-school enough that I still prefer vim.

As to the other programs, you probably won't find direct, one-to-one equivalents.  You might have to do some trialing, to find ones that will do most of what you want, and you can live without, or work around, the "missing" functionalities.

+1

Kate is really good, but I do find myself using vim more often than not.

I just took a quick look at few few of the OP's links, I didn't see many functions that can't be done on Linux with either native or web apps, but I don't think there's much in the way of direct one-to-one replacements. Particularly that organizer program, I do most of that stuff with several different programs. I can't imagine finding one program that does all of that on Linux, it goes against the 'one thing well' Unix philosophy.

trinux

+1 for vim

I use to use KATE(it was good) but I switched to vim 2 or 3 years ago and haven't looked back. I can do a whole lot more with vim than I could with KATE. The learning curve is a little steep with vim. There is another one that has an even steeper learning curve. I won't mention the name but the initial are emacs. opps did I write that out? :-)

[stealth]

@joejac,

I get the impression you haven't caught on to the concept that you can have more than one desktop environment (DE) in Linux since winblows only has one.

Your PCLOS install is one OS but it can have any number of DEs such as KDE, Gnome, LXDE and the others available to this distro.

As a previous poster told you you can boot up and choose what DE you boot to. You can also log out without rebooting and then switch to another DE and then log back into your user account.

As a convert from winblows you might want to try KDE. KDE right out of the box gives you a similar look and feel to the winblows DE only it works and lets you do what you want unlike winblows.

[Archie]

Not to brag or anything ... as we all know anyone can do this ... GIMP in 10+ minutes. Nothing like the photo on reply#18 but if I spend a little more time on it ...