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    Top 100 most popular Linux programs


    What does POPULARITY mean? A program's popularity is a community rating defined on a 1 to 100 scale, based on four characteristics: total number of downloads, the users' rating, the number of user comments and the Softpedia pick award. These factors are combined using a formula of our own and the result is saved in the database.

    Note: The popularity ratings are recomputed every week.

    The table below shows the current standings in the Linux popularity ladder.
    #PROGRAMPOPULARITY
    1

    BackTrack

    The highest rated and acclaimed Linux security distribution to date
    79/100
    2

    VLC

    A media player for Unix, Mac OS X, BeOS, QNX, and PocketPC
    63/100
    3

    Wine

    A compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications in Linux operating systems.
    63/100
    4

    Fedora

    The next generation Linux distribution from Red Hat
    60/100
    5

    OpenMandriva Lx

    The Open Source operating system previously known as the Mandriva Linux distribution
    57/100
    6

    Thunderbird PST Import plugin

    Thunderbird PST Import plugin was created to allow importing Outlook PST and select which email folder to import.
    54/100
    7

    Yahoo Messenger

    The Linux version of the popular Yahoo! Messenger client application, now discontinued
    53/100
    8

    Beryl

    Beryl is an OpenGL accelerated desktop that seeks to provide a free, open source desktop experience to the community.
    49/100
    9

    MPlayer

    A movie player for Linux
    48/100
    10

    KNOPPIX Live DVD

    This is an open source and bootable DVD with a collection of GNU/Linux software.
    42/100
    11

    nuvoX

    nuvoX theme is mainly based on three others themes: nuovola, nuoveXT, OS-L.
    41/100
    12

    aMSN

    A multilanguage MSN Messenger client with file transfer support
    40/100
    13

    Slackware

    This is the original Slackware Linux distribution, a complete multitasking UNIX-like system
    40/100
    14

    PuTTY

    This project provides a handy and powerful Telnet and SSH graphical user interface
    39/100
    15

    w32codec-all

    The most important codec pack for Linux, used by many media players.
    39/100
    16

    Pidgin

    The popular cross-platform and multi-protocol instant messaging client
    38/100
    17

    amaroK

    amaroK is a music player for Linux and Unix with an intuitive interface.
    37/100
    18

    Puppy Linux

    Puppy Linux is an evolutionary operating system, based on GNU Linux.
    37/100
    19

    GCC

    This is the original GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) software for all POSIX systems
    37/100
    20

    Apache OpenOffice

    An office solution for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases
    36/100
    21

    Ghost for Linux

    A hard disk/partition imaging and cloning Live CD
    36/100
    22

    Super Grub Disk

    A bootable floppy or CDROM that is oriented towards system rescue.
    36/100
    23

    Corel Photo-Paint

    Corel Photo-Paint is the well known image creation and photo editing application.
    36/100
    24

    SuperTux

    SuperTux is a classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original SuperMario games.
    36/100
    25

    VMWare Workstation

    Allows you to run virtual machines inside Linux, Windows and Mac operating systems
    36/100
    26

    XAMPP

    An easy to install Apache distribution for Linux, Solaris, and Windows.
    35/100
    27

    Marble Blast Gold Edition

    Marble Blast Gold is an arcade action game with simple yet addictive gameplay.
    35/100
    28

    BitTorrent

    The first ever BitTorrent client software that existed for the Linux operating system
    35/100
    29

    NetBeans IDE

    An IDE (Integrated Development Environment) software for Java application developers
    35/100
    30

    Yellow Dog Linux

    Yellow Dog Linux is the Premier Linux Operating System for PowerPC.
    35/100
    31

    Kororaa AIGLXgl Live CD

    Kororaa AIGLXgl is a live CD demonstrating the new Xgl technology for 3D window manipulation and other unusual effects.
    35/100
    32

    Adobe Flash Player

    Adobe Flash Player for 32-bit Linux operating systems
    35/100
    33

    VDrift

    This project provides an Open Source drift-racing game based on the Vamos engine
    34/100
    34

    PS3 Media Server

    Java Upnp Media Server, dedicated to PS3
    34/100
    35

    Linux Kernel

    The core of the Linux operating systems, created and maintained by Linus Torvalds
    34/100
    36

    The Gimp

    This the official GNU Image Manipulation Program for all Linux operating systems
    34/100
    37

    Mozilla Firefox

    This is one of the most popular web browser on the Internet, the Linux/UNIX edition
    34/100
    38

    MySQL

    The World's Most Popular Open Source Database
    34/100
    39

    kNeu

    kNeu is a port from the DLG Neu Icon Theme.
    34/100
    40

    Wireshark

    An open source and amazing Linux software to analyze and troubleshoot your network
    33/100
    41

    FlightGear

    A free flight simulator project that runs under Linux. Mac OS X and Windows platforms
    33/100
    42

    Ubuntu Manual

    A complete Beginner's Manual designed especially for the Ubuntu Linux operating system
    33/100
    43

    Krita

    Krita is the KOffice paint and image editor application.
    33/100
    44

    SLAX KillBill Edition

    SLAX KB is a pocket operating system with the ability to run many Windows applications natively in Linux.
    33/100
    45

    Cedega

    Cedega allows hundreds of Windows games to run on Linux seamlessly and transparently, right out of the box.
    33/100
    46

    Opera

    Surf the Internet in a safer, faster, and easier way with Opera browser.
    33/100
    47

    openSUSE Linux

    The new and improved SUSE Linux operating system, a community-driven distribution
    33/100
    48

    IPCop Firewall

    A Linux firewall distro
    33/100
    49

    Skype

    A free Internet telephony that just works!
    33/100
    50

    Oracle VM VirtualBox

    A family of powerful x86 virtualization products developed and maintained by Oracle
    33/100
    51

    Mount ISO image

    Mount ISO Image is an advanced script which allows to perform multiple operations with ISO, NRG, UDF (DVD), CUE/BIN images.
    33/100
    52

    Elive

    A Live CD based on Debian, that works with Enlightenment
    33/100
    53

    aMule

    A multi-platform eMule-like ed2k client.
    33/100
    54

    Yakuake

    Yet Another Kuake terminal emulator
    33/100
    55

    Gmail-Notifier

    Cooler looking GMail notifier
    32/100
    56

    Platypus Wiki

    Platypus Wiki provides a semantic Wiki Wiki Web.
    32/100
    57

    GoogleCL

    Command-line tools for the Google Data APIs
    32/100
    58

    Multi Gnome Terminal

    Multi Gnome Terminal is an enhanced Gnome Terminal
    32/100
    59

    Comix

    Comix is a comic book viewer.
    32/100
    60

    YafRay

    YafRay is a powerful raytracer, under the LGPL license.
    32/100
    61

    Gpoweroff

    Shutdown utility
    32/100
    62

    TiltShift Generator

    Adds cool camera effect to your pictures on the fly!
    32/100
    63

    DVD2DiVX3Pass

    DVD2DiVX3Pass is yet another DVD 2 DiVX rip program for Linux.
    32/100
    64

    kX Generator

    kX Generator is a utilitty to configure the X server by modyfying xorg.conf file.
    32/100
    65

    OpenRUU

    RUU Shell Script For Linux
    32/100
    66

    darktable

    Your personal virtual lighttable and darkroom, photography workflow & RAW management application
    32/100
    67

    Mozilla Thunderbird

    A total redesign of the Mozilla e-mail component
    32/100
    68

    PgcEdit

    PgcEdit is a DVD IFO and Menu editor designed to allow the modification of the navigation commands and parameters of DVDs.
    32/100
    69

    America's Army: Special Forces

    America�s Army is one of the five most popular action games played online.
    32/100
    70

    Gnome SSH Tunnel Manager

    Gnome SSH Tunnel Manager is a frontend for SSH tunneling.
    32/100
    71

    GCfilms

    GCfilms is an application that can be used to manage a movie collection.
    32/100
    72

    Google Earth

    The powerful and amazing Google Earth application is now available for Linux OSes
    32/100
    73

    Android Commander

    An application to keep control on your Android apps and files from PC
    32/100
    74

    iReport Designer for JasperReports

    A visual reporting tool based on JasperReports and written in pure Java
    32/100
    75

    KTorrent

    A BitTorrent program for KDE
    32/100
    76

    prokyon3

    prokyon3 is a multithreaded music manager and tag editor for Unix (developed on Linux).
    32/100
    77

    Gambas

    A free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions
    32/100
    78

    Joomla!

    An Open Source Content Management System
    32/100
    79

    Sea Defender

    Magic missile clone
    32/100
    80

    NeroLINUX

    NeroLINUX is a comprehensive, yet flexible application provided you have some prior knowledge of CD/DVD technologies.
    32/100
    81

    Angry, Drunken Dwarves

    Angry, Drunken Dwarves is a funny puzzle game for Linux.
    32/100
    82

    Xine

    A popular Open Source multimedia playback and processing framework and API for Linux
    32/100
    83

    APKtool

    Tool for reengineering Android apk files
    32/100
    84

    Kuake

    Kuake is a KDE konsole application with the look and feel of that in the Quake engine.
    32/100
    85

    Percona XtraBackup

    This project provides an open source backup application for InnoDB and XtraDB storage engines
    32/100
    86

    Zep's Dreamland

    Zep's Dreamland is a block-building platformer.
    32/100
    87

    Ardentryst

    Action/RPG sidescoller.
    32/100
    88

    Metacity Window Buttons

    Changes the titlebar buttons on Ubuntu 10.04
    32/100
    89

    GRUB for DOS

    A build of the GNU GRUB boot manager for DOS, and can be run under real mode DOS.
    32/100
    90

    Compcache

    Compressed in-memory swap device for Linux
    32/100
    91

    Comic Browser

    Comic Browser allows you to easily read online comics.
    32/100
    92

    Graveman

    GRAVEMAN is a GUI frontend for CD-R tools (cdrecord, readcd, and mkisofs), cdrdao, DVD+RW tools, and sox.
    32/100
    93

    Akregator

    Akregator is a RSS feed aggregator for K Desktop Environment.
    32/100
    94

    jPodder

    jPodder is the most complete podcasting program on the planet.
    32/100
    95

    LILO

    LILO is a LInux boot loader.
    32/100
    96

    Linux Multimedia Box

    Linux Multimedia Box is an application for building multimedia Linux based devices.
    32/100
    97

    Indicators for Thunderbird

    Mozilla Notification Extensions
    32/100
    98

    Mozilla Firefox

    A redesign of Mozilla's browser component
    32/100
    99

    Easy Peasy

    Formerly Ubuntu Eee
    32/100
    100

    Gish

    A wonderful arcade game for children
    32/100

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