Discovery/Lx : The easy-to-use Linux Desktop

The easy-to-use Linux Desktop

Discovery/Lx is the product resulting from convergence between Mandriva and Lycoris technology. With a new look and feel, new theme, new set of icons, and better ergonomics, Discovery/Lx is the ideal product for begineers looking to switch to Linux.

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The list of packages included in Mandriva Linux - Discovery/lx 2006 is available below. To know more about a package, please click on its name.

Accessibility Applications/Emulators Applications/Networking
  • opera 8.50 - Opera for Linux, dynamically linked to Qt 3.1.1-mt
  • opera 8.50 - Opera for Linux, dynamically linked to Qt 3.1.1-mt
Archiving/Backup
  • cpio 2.6 - A GNU archiving program
  • dump 0.4b40 - Programs for backing up and restoring filesystems
  • rmt 0.4b40 - Provides certain programs with access to remote tape devices
  • sharutils 4.2.1 - The GNU shar utilities for packaging and unpackaging shell archives
  • tar 1.15.1 - A GNU file archiving program
Archiving/Cd burning Archiving/Compression
  • bzip2 1.0.3 - Extremely powerful file compression utility
  • gzip 1.2.4a - The GNU data compression program
  • unzip 5.52 - Unpacks ZIP files such as those made by pkzip under DOS
  • zip 2.31 - A file compression and packaging utility compatible with PKZIP
Archiving/Other
  • kat 0.6.3 - Desktop Search Engine for Linux
  • kover 2.9.6 - WYSIWYG CD cover printer with CDDB support
Books/Computer books Communications Databases Development/C Development/C++ Development/GNOME and GTK+ Development/Java
  • j2re 1.4.2_09 - Java Runtime Environment from Sun Microsystelms, Inc.
  • j2sdk 1.4.2_09 - Java Development Kit from Sun Microsystems, Inc.
  • j2re 1.4.2_09 - Java Runtime Environment from Sun Microsystelms, Inc.
  • j2sdk 1.4.2_09 - Java Development Kit from Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Development/KDE and Qt Development/Kernel
  • strace 4.5.13 - Tracks and displays system calls associated with a running process
Development/Other Development/Perl Development/Python Documentation Editors Emulators
  • wine 20050725 - WINE Is Not An Emulator - runs MS Windows programs
File tools
  • clamav 0.87 - An anti-virus utility for Unix
  • dosfstools 2.10 - Utilities to create and check MS-DOS FAT filesystems.
  • file 4.14 - A utility for determining file types
  • findutils 4.2.24 - The GNU versions of find utilities (find and xargs)
  • gnupg 1.4.2 - GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement
  • gnupg2 1.9.16 - GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement
  • html2text 1.3.2a - A command line utility to convert HTML document to plain text
  • klamav 0.22.1 - KDE frontend for the Clam AntiVirus virus scanner
  • less 382 - A text file browser similar to more, but better
  • logrotate 3.7.1 - Rotates, compresses, and mails system logs
  • mc 4.6.1 - A user-friendly file manager and visual shell
  • mktemp 1.5 - A small utility for safely making /tmp files
  • mkxauth 1.7 - A utility for managing .Xauthority files.
  • mtools 3.9.10 - Programs for accessing MS-DOS disks without mounting the disks
  • mtoolsfm 1.9.3 - Graphical frontend for the mtools floppy utilities
  • nautilus 2.10.1 - Nautilus is a file manager for the GNOME desktop environment
  • slocate 2.7 - Finds files on a system via a central database
  • symlinks 1.2 - A utility which maintains a system's symbolic links.
  • tmpwatch 2.9.4 - A utility for removing files based on when they were last accessed
  • tree 1.5.0 - A utility which displays a tree view of directory contents.
Games/Arcade Games/Boards Games/Sports Games/Strategy Graphical desktop/Enlightenment Graphical desktop/GNOME Graphical desktop/Icewm Graphical desktop/KDE Graphical desktop/Other Graphical desktop/WindowMaker Graphics Monitoring
  • arpwatch 2.1a13 - Network monitoring tools for tracking IP addresses on the network
  • gamin 0.1.5 - Library providing the FAM File Alteration Monitor API
  • iplog 2.2.3 - Logs TCP, UDP, and ICMP connections to syslog.
  • lslk 1.29 - A lock file lister.
  • lsof 4.74 - Lists files open by processes
  • procinfo 18 - A tool for gathering and displaying system information.
  • procps 3.2.5 - Utilities for monitoring your system and processes on your system
  • psacct 6.3.2 - Utilities for monitoring process activities
  • psmisc 21.5 - Utilities for managing processes on your system.
  • swatch 3.1.1 - A utility for monitoring system logs files.
  • tcpdump 3.9.3 - A network traffic monitoring tool
  • time 1.7 - A GNU utility for monitoring a program's use of system resources.
  • traceroute 1.4a12 - Traces the route taken by packets over a TCP/IP network.
  • xcpustate 2.5 - An X Window System based CPU state monitor
  • xsysinfo 1.7 - An X Window System kernel parameter monitoring tool
Networking/Chat Networking/File transfer Networking/Instant messaging Networking/Mail
  • fetchmail 6.2.5 - Full-featured POP/IMAP mail retrieval daemon
  • nail 11.25 - A MIME capable implementation of the mailx command
  • spamassassin 3.0.4 - A spam filter for email which can be invoked from mail delivery agents
Networking/News Networking/Other Networking/Remote access Networking/WWW Office Publishing Sciences/Mathematics
  • bc 1.06 - GNU's bc (a numeric processing language) and dc (a calculator)
Sciences/Other
  • gnuplot 4.0.0 - A program for plotting mathematical expressions and data
Shells
  • ash 0.3.8 - The Almquist shell
  • bash 3.0 - The GNU Bourne Again shell (bash)
  • pdksh 5.2.14 - A public domain clone of the Korn shell (ksh)
  • sash 3.7 - A statically linked shell, including some built-in basic commands
  • tcsh 6.14 - An enhanced version of csh, the C shell
Sound System/Base System/Configuration/Boot and Init System/Configuration/Hardware System/Configuration/Networking
  • caching-nameserver 9.2 - The configuration files for setting up a caching name server
  • ethtool 3 - Ethernet settings tool for network cards
  • ifmetric 0.3 - Tool to change the priority of IPv4 routes
  • ifplugd 0.28 - Detect and perform actions when an ethernet cable is (un)plugged
  • ipxutils 2.2.6 - Tools for configuring and debugging IPX interfaces and networks
  • isdn4k-utils 3.2p3 - Bundled Utilities for configuring ISDN4Linux
  • losetup 2.12q - Programs for setting up and configuring loopback devices
  • mailcap 2.0.4 - Associates helper applications with particular file types
  • net-tools 1.60 - The basic tools for setting up networking
  • pump 0.8.22 - A Bootp and DHCP client for automatic IP configuration
  • yp-tools 2.9 - NIS (or YP) client programs.
  • zcip 4 - Ad-hoc link-local IP autoconfiguration
System/Configuration/Other System/Configuration/Packaging System/Configuration/Printing
  • mpage 2.5.4 - A tool for printing multiple pages of text on each printed page
System/Configuration/Theme System/Fonts/True type System/Fonts/Type1 System/Fonts/X11 bitmap System/Internationalization System/Kernel and hardware System/Libraries System/Servers System/X11 System/XFree86 Terminals Text tools Video
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