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Good X11 Apps?
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I was just wondering if when I install Panther if it will be worth it to install the X11 stuff.
It seems all the X11 programs I have heard of are programing apps, network administration, or scientific computing apps. I really don't have any use for those kind of apps. Are there any apps for the rest of us? Are there any graphics programs? Games? Office productivity?
I don't have any experience with UNIX (besides our beloved Mac OS X), but for those who do, the X11 thing should be a great addition.
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I think there are a lot of apps that are pretty good. You can try xchat for chatting on irc, as an example. You should goto www.freshmeat.net for an archive of X11 apps. You may find stuff that suits your needs.
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The GIMP is a stellar graphics app. OpenOffice is a MS Office alternative, Abiword is a great word processor. Try FreeCiv, the free Civillization style game for X11.
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Thanks for the replies.
Freshmeat.net had some interesting titles. I guess I might as well install X11 because it's not like hard drive space is scarce these. If I don't install it when upgrading to Panther, is it possible to install later?
I forgot about OpenOffice. I think I'll give that a try when I get Panther. Any experience with it? Is it stable? How is file compatibility with MS Office?
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Originally posted by bluesloth:
Thanks for the replies.
Freshmeat.net had some interesting titles. I guess I might as well install X11 because it's not like hard drive space is scarce these. If I don't install it when upgrading to Panther, is it possible to install later?
I forgot about OpenOffice. I think I'll give that a try when I get Panther. Any experience with it? Is it stable? How is file compatibility with MS Office?
OpenOffice is dog-slow on Mac OS X, which is a crying shame, because it's a good tool, and quite fast on Windows and other Unixen.
The GIMP is not bad for graphics manipulation. Not up to photoshop, but then it's free!
You can easily intall X11 later by inserting the Panther disc 3 and double clicking the X11.pkg
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Originally posted by bluesloth:
I was just wondering if when I install Panther if it will be worth it to install the X11 stuff.
It seems all the X11 programs I have heard of are programing apps, network administration, or scientific computing apps. I really don't have any use for those kind of apps. Are there any apps for the rest of us? Are there any graphics programs? Games? Office productivity?
I don't have any experience with UNIX (besides our beloved Mac OS X), but for those who do, the X11 thing should be a great addition.
One word GQView. It's a X11 graphics program for viewing pics on the disk. It's fast and easy to view all your pics if they're organized into a directory. Tons faster then iPhoto.
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