[ubuntu-uk] Software choices

[baza]

On Thu, 2006-12-28 at 15:14 +0000, Dave Briggs wrote:
> Thanks for all the help getting the web working, guys. This is my first
> email that's sent from Evolution - it's quite nice, I have to say!
> 
> Couple of quick newbie questions:
> 
> 1) Do I need to install any anti-virus/malware or firewall software on
> Ubuntu?
> 
> 2) I have F-Spot preinstalled, but is there a better photo manager
> available? I'm sure I've read somewhere that there is one out there that
> can send photos to Flickr - that would be cool.
> 
> 3) Is there any problem with running KDE apps on Gnome in Ubuntu? Does
> it lose performance or crash?
> 
> 4) Can anyone recommend an offline blog editor and RSS aggregator?

Hi, you don't really need a anti virus, but a firewall is always a good
idea.

For photos I use Picasa, nice and easy yet does all I want.

KDE apps will work fine under Gnome.


Can't help with question four.

Baz

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