List of good software missing in OBS and Packman repository

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This is a list of good software, missing in Packman repository

[edit] Development

[edit] KBasic

KBasic - an open source modern Basic IDE and compiler. It supports Qt4 and aims VB and VB.NET compatibility.

The source code is available here: http://www.kbasic.com/kbasic_linux_sourcecode.tar.gz

Bernd Noetscher, the creator of KBasic has recently requested KBasic to be included in Ubuntu.

Recently it has been added to Getdeb repository: http://old.getdeb.net/app/KBasic

[edit] HBasic2

HBasic2 is an object-oriented Basic compiler and RAD IDE which aims on full compatibility with VB.NET.

Source code: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/hbasic/hbasic-2007-2a.tar.bz2?use_mirror=mesh

HBasic2 has been included into Turkish Lapis distribution.

Working rpm can be found here: http://erkan.linux-sevenler.org/download/lapisdvd/hbasic-2a-1lapis2007.i686.rpm

or here: http://arxiv.hotbox.ru/rpm/hbasic-2a-1lapis2007.i686.rpm

[edit] Eiffel Studio

Eiffel Studio is a complete integrated development environment for Eiffel language. It is multiplatform and licensed under GPL.

Detailed description can be found here:

http://www.eiffel.com/products/studio/

Source code is available through SVN:

http://dev.eiffel.com/Repository

It has been recently added to Getdeb repository.

[edit] Wide Studio

WideStudio is an open source, Integrated Development Environment for desktop applications purely made in Japan. This enables you to develop GUI applications that can run on Windows95/98/Me/NT/2000/Xp/Vista, WindowsCE, Linux, FreeBSD, SOLARIS, MacOSX(w/X11), BTRON, T-Engine, mu-CLinux(wo/X11) in various programming languages such as C/C++, Java, Perl, Ruby, Python,Objective Caml Since an application is build on MWT(Multi-Platform Widget Toolkit) which runs on multiple platforms, WideStudio applications are all source compatible between these platforms. If you developped an application in C/C++ language, you only need to re-compile the source code to run on a different platform in as native code.

It is released under MIT license.

Wide Studio has been recently adeed to the GetDeb repository.

Source code is available here: http://www.widestudio.org/EE/download.html

[edit] Ultimate++

Ultimate++ is an integrated development environment and RAD development tool for C++

The home page is here: http://www.ultimatepp.org/www$uppweb$overview$en-us.html

The OpenSUSe specific packages and source code are available on SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/upp/files/

It has been recently added to the GetDeb repository.

Update! Now in the OBS, a one-click-install link: http://software.opensuse.org/ymp/home:Ansus/openSUSE_11.2/upp.ymp

[edit] Dr.Java

Dr.Java is a lightweight IDE for Java with extensive documentation, released under BSD license.

Home page (with downloads): http://drjava.org/

Sourceforge download page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/drjava/files/

[edit] tIDE

tIDE is a professional-level IDE for Java.

Download page is here: http://snowmail.sn.funpic.de/tide/

[edit] J

J is an advanced text editor with IDE capabilities for Java programming. It also supports scripting in LISP.

Home page: http://armedbear-j.sourceforge.net/

Source: http://sourceforge.net/projects/armedbear-j/files/

[edit] BlueJ

BlueJ is an IDE for Java, developed specifically for the purpose of teaching object orientation, released under GPLv2. It allows for visual object-oriented programming.

It supports:

• fully integrated environment
• graphical class structure display
• graphical and textual editing
• built-in editor, compiler, virtual machine, debugger, etc.
• easy-to-use interface, ideal for beginners
• interactive object creation
• interactive object calls
• interactive testing
• incremental application development

Download page: http://www.bluej.org/download/download.html

[edit] Schmortopf

Schmortopf is a Java-based IDE for Java.

The Java archive and the source code can be found here: http://www.snowraver.org/java/Schmortopf/index.htm

[edit] Fxite

Fxite is an extensible text editor with syntax highlighting, scripting and macro recording capabilities. It is released under GPL and utilizes FOX toolkit.

Source code: http://code.google.com/p/fxite/downloads/list

[edit] Graphics

[edit] Cinepaint

Cinepaint is a well-known image editor, a popular alternative to GIMP.

Home page is here: http://www.cinepaint.org/

Cinepaint exists in OBS but discontinued as of OpenSUSE 11.0.

One-click install:http://software.opensuse.org/ymp/home:bekun/openSUSE_11.0/cinepaint.ymp

It has been recently added to Getdeb repository.

[edit] Wings3D

Wings3D is an Open Source 3D renderer and modeler.

Home page: http://www.wings3d.com/

SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/wings/files/

[edit] Office

[edit] Bean Sheet

Bean Sheet is a Java-based spreadsheet application. It makes all Java functions and scripting available in the user's document. At its core is Bean Shell, an open source Java interpreter. The potential of marrying a Java interpreter with a spreadsheet allows a single document to be a powerful application in its own right.

The source is here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/bsheet/files/

Homepage: http://bsheet.sourceforge.net/#demo1

Bean Sheet has been recently added to the Getdeb repository

[edit] CleanSheets

CleanSheets is a spreadsheet application released under GPLv2.

Download page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/csheets/files/

[edit] Pooka

Pooka is a Java-based e-mail client.

It can be found here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pooka/

Pooka has been recently added into GetDeb repository.

[edit] Abs

Abs is a spreadsheet application with built-in Visual Basic-like language.

The source code taken from here: http://ring.nict.go.jp/archives/OpenBSD/distfiles/abs-src-0.8.tar.gz

It compiles and runs well under Open SUSE

[edit] Siag Office

Siag Office is an old office suite for Linux. Tested. Works well under OpenSUSE 11.2 (should be run with English locale).

Homepage: http://siag.nu/

[edit] Glove

Glove is a simple spreadsheet application by New Planet Software.

The source code can be found here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/glove/files/

[edit] Dillo

Dillo is a tiny web browser.

Source code: http://www.dillo.org/download/

[edit] Science and education

[edit] OpenReduce

OpenReduce is a professional Computer Algebra System.

It is capable of advanced matrix and vector operations as well as integration, solving differential and algebraic equations as well as 3D plotting. It is a perfect GUI application and has extensive documentation.

It has been recently included in Alt Linux repository. The packages taken from Alt Linux work well under OpenSUSE.

The SourceForge page is here: http://reduce-algebra.sourceforge.net/

ALT Linux packages: http://sisyphus.ru/ru/srpm/Sisyphus/reduce/get

[edit] Kumir

Kumir is an IDE and compiler for educational language Kumir. It is designed in Russian Academy of Sciences and licensed under GPLv2.

Source code is here: http://lpm.org.ru/kumir/archive/kumir-1.5.2.tar.bz2

and the most up-to-date version is here: http://lpm.org.ru/kumir/

There are RPMs for LSB Linux on the official site: http://www.niisi.ru/kumir/files/1.7.0/kumir-1.7.0.i386.rpm

(formerly there was also a special package for SUSE)

It has also been included into EduMandriva distribution: ftp://ftp.linuxcenter.ru/pub/Mandriva/EduMandriva/educontrib/2009.0/i586/kumir-1.6-1mdv2009.0.i586.rpm

and Alt Linux: http://lpm.org.ru/kumir/

[edit] MTAC

MTAC is an advanced calculator and computer algebra system with scripting and plotting capabilities written in Java.

It is licensed under GPL: http://mtac.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/mtac/mtac/COPYING.txt?view=markup

The Java archive can be downloaded here: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=12473&package_id=101499&release_id=198472

It has been recently included into Getdeb repository.

[edit] HeartMath

HeartMath is an advanced calculator with Computer Algebra System capabilities as well as additional support for Chemistry and integrated Periodic Table. It also can output results in Latex, MathML, XML and other formats.

It is written in Java and released under GPL.

It can be downloaded here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/hartmath/

[edit] SciLab

SciLab is an Open Source analog of MatLab. 32-bit version has been dropped from OpenSUSE 11.2 and 64-bit version for OpenSUSE never existed.

The download page is here: http://www.scilab.org/download/index_download.php?page=release

[edit] Singular

Singular is a Computer Algebra System, developed for polynomial computations. It is released under GPL.

Home page is here: http://singular.mathematik.uni-kl.de/index.html

Source code is available here: http://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/ftp/pub/Math/Singular/src/

[edit] Engineering and simulation

[edit] OpenModelica

OpenModelica is an Open Source object-oriented modeling, simulation and compilation environment. Only ".deb" packages are included on the developer site.

Homepage: http://www.ida.liu.se/labs/pelab/modelica/OpenModelica.html

Download page: http://openmodelica.ida.liu.se:8080/cb/proj/doc.do?doc_id=1259

[edit] Emso

EMSO is the acronym for Environment for Modeling Simuation and Optimization. EMSO is the simulation software of the ALSOC project. Its development was started at 2001 by Rafael de Pelegrini Soares, today the EMSO process simulator is developed and maintained by ALSOC.

Homepage: http://www.enq.ufrgs.br/trac/alsoc

[edit] Gmsh

Gmsh is a 3D finite element grid generator with a build-in CAD engine and post-processor. Its design goal is to provide a fast, light and user-friendly meshing tool with parametric input and advanced visualization capabilities.

Gmsh is built around four modules: geometry, mesh, solver and post-processing. The specification of any input to these modules is done either interactively using the graphical user interface or in ASCII text files using Gmsh's own scripting language.

It is currently accepted in Debian.

Homepage:http://www.geuz.org/gmsh/

[edit] EMC2

EMC2 is a software system for computer control of machine tools such as milling machines, cutting machines, robots, hexapods, etc. EMC2 is Free software released under the terms of the GNU GPL (General Public License). The developer's site only has Debian packages. It also compiles well under Ubuntu Karmic.

Homepage: http://www.linuxcnc.org/

Sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/emc/

[edit] Networking

[edit] JNetMap

jNetMap is an advanced network scanner. It allows for visual representation of the network as interconnected hubs.

Download page: http://www.rakudave.ch/?q=jnetmap

[edit] Hyperpool

Hyperpool is a network services management tool, written in java. It allows to setup web and proxy servers, redirect ports, set up automatic dialup as well as other features:

• TCP (HTTP/1.1, HTTPS, FTP), UDP and SOCKS5 protocols support
• group connection to Internet (proxy)
• monitoring of the current connections
• automatic files reloading if server connection was lost
• reconnecting with the server in case of a receipt delay of the data
• creation of sites copies with preservation of folders structure
• monitoring and limitation of the sent and received traffic speed
• log of the network connections
• auto dialup to provider
• priority setup for network streams
• antivirus scan of incoming files "on the fly"

License:LGPL

Download links: http://hyperpool.narod.ru/en/download.html

[edit] Planet Messenger

PlanetMessenger is an instant messenger written in Java. Is supports plugins for ICQ, Yahoo and MSN.

Download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/planeta/files/Planetamessenger.org/Pentarou%20V%200.2%20Beta%204/pm_pentarou_02_beta4.jar/download

This includes the sources.

[edit] SkunkDAV

SkunkDAV is a Java-based WebDAV client.

The homepage is here: http://skunkdav.sourceforge.net/

Download is here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/skunkdav/

It has been recently included into GetDeb repository.

[edit] DAV Explorer

DAV Explorer is a WebDAV client.

The download page is here: http://www.davexplorer.org/download.html

[edit] JXplorer

JXplorer is an LDAP browser.

Download page is here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/jxplorer/files/

Note that Linux installer did not work for me, but the generic binary worked well.

[edit] Games

[edit] Project Diaspora

Space style MMO RPG 2D with upgradeable ships and expandable environment. Clone of very popular game called Diaspora. Purchase your ship, purchase your modifications and conquer the universe with your guild as a pirate, trader, or federation soldier.

Homepage: http://www.nighsoft.com/

Source: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdiaspora/files/

[edit] Kulic

Kulic is a 2D shooter with multiplayer capabilities.

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/projects/kulic

Kulic has been recently included in Getdeb repository.

[edit] Emulators and virtual machines

[edit] Leonid Brukhis BK-0011M emulator

This is an emulator of the early 90s home computer BK-0011M made by Leonid Brukhis based on original PDP-11 emulator by Eric A. Edwards.

The source code is here: http://www.mailcom.com/bk0010/bk-terak-emu.2005.08.26.tar.gz

The license is Open Source, see the README file.

Note that the ROM files distributed along the emulator are copyrighted by third parties and should not be included into the package.