Things to do on Linux

Things you can do on Linux
These are examples from an end-user or client machine perspective. Server applications such as Apache are not included.

E-mail

 * Alpine
 * MH
 * Thunderbird
 * PYNE
 * BSD Mailx
 * Heirloom Mailx
 * SeaMonkey
 * Mutt
 * PINE
 * Fetchmail
 * Getmail

World Wide Web

 * Firefox
 * SeaMonkey
 * Chrome (proprietary)
 * Chromium
 * Opera (proprietary)
 * ELinks
 * W3M
 * Lynx
 * Mosaic
 * Amaya
 * Chimera

Internet Relay Chat

 * ircII
 * EPIC4 or EPIC5
 * BitchX
 * LostIRC
 * X-Chat or HexChat

Instant Messaging

 * amsn - MSN Messenger
 * ayttm
 * Pork - AOL Instant Messenger
 * Cabber - Jabber
 * Gabber - Jabber
 * Psi
 * micq (ICQ)
 * Pidgin - AOL Instant Messenger, Google Talk/Facebook/Jabber, IRC
 * kmses - MSN Messenger
 * emesene
 * licq - ICQ, MSN Messenger with extension

Office

 * OpenOffice/LibreOffice office suite
 * OpenOffice/LibreOffice Write, word processor
 * OpenOffice/LibreOffice Calc, spreadsheet editor
 * OpenOffice/LibreOffice Impress, presentation editor
 * OpenOffice/LibreOffice Draw, graphical software
 * OpenOffice/LibreOffice Math, math editor
 * OpenOffice/LibreOffice Base, database software

Audio

 * Audacity, audio editor
 * Ardour, digital audio workstation (DAW)
 * Sox, audio transformation

Graphics

 * The GIMP, image editor
 * XFig, image creator
 * Inkscape, image creator
 * Blender, 3D graphics creator/editor

First person shooter

 * QuakeForge, Quake and QuakeWorld, including the following mods
 * Capture the Flag
 * Team Fortress
 * CustomTF
 * MegaTF
 * SpamTF
 * DOOM, including mods
 * SDLDoom
 * GZDoom
 * Chocolate Doom
 * Brutal Doom

Empire/civilization strategy games

 * Empire
 * FreeCraft
 * Craft
 * Freeciv
 * Classic Empire (DOS emulator required)
 * Empire: Wargame of the Century (legal copy, more, and Amiga emulator required)

War game strategy games

 * LGeneral, clone of Panzer General
 * Battle for Wesnoth, fantasy war game

Arcade games

 * viruskiller

Scrolling shooters

 * Chromium B.S.U.
 * PowerManga
 * XGalaga
 * XSoldier

Management games

 * Endgame: Singularity

Wine
Wine, which is Windows emulator software for Linux, also has a database of Windows programs that run on Linux and how well they run on the emulator. Here it is here

Here are the top ten Windows applications for Wine:
 * Final Fantasy XI
 * EVE Online
 * World of Warcraft
 * StarCraft I
 * Guild Wars
 * StarCraft II
 * Team Fortress 2
 * Watchtower Library
 * Left 4 Dead Full
 * Warcraft III The Frozen Throne