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Comatibilities

If you already have experience with Windows and want to quickly access all the advantages of a Linux desktop environment in your everyday work, Linux XP Desktop™ is the best choice for you. Why is this choice "the best"?

The main idea of Linux XP Desktop is to easily combine the best features of Linux and Windows. The most important MS Windows functions will not be lost.

  • Easy install and run many Windows applications (see here for a list of tested applications);
  • Work in Active directory and Windows NT domains, Windows workgroups;
  • Used as a small workgroup file server with sharing your folders and data in Windows networks to other users;
  • Logon to remote Windows desktops or servers in text or graphic mode via terminal programs;
  • Read and write NTFS and FAT16/32 filesystems;
  • Use secure Microsoft Virtual Private Network connections.

Main components and windows compatibilities:

Components

Features

Windows compatibilites



Modern Linux operating system

  • Maximum hardware support;
  • All types of network connections support
  • Virusproof
  • FAT16/32 read-write support;
  • NTFS read/write support
  • MS Windows domain and workgroup networking support;
  • Can be installed as a «second system»



OpenOffice (Microsoft Office™ analog)

  • Work with WORD Documents, EXCEL spreadsheets, POWERPOINT presentations, HTML-documents, formulas, functions and templates;
  • Create PDF from your office documents;
  • Creare diagrams;
  • Draw schemes
  • Built-in spellchecking
  • Microsoft Office™ 95/97/2000/2007/XP: DOCX, DOC, RTF, XLS, PPT;
  • PDF Acrobat Reader;
  • File formats: TXT, RTF, XML, HTML, DBF, etc.
  • Windows TTF-fonts support



Evolution ( Microsoft Outlook™ analog)

  • Read and send plain text or HTML-mail;
  • Support for e-signatures and certificates;
  • Antispam;
  • Spellchecking;
  • Contacts, adressbook;
  • Task manager;
  • Calendar;
  • Support for all standard email protocols
  • Microsoft Exchange™ support
  • Import data from Microsoft Outlook™



Internet browser

  • Add blocking, popup blocking;
  • Built-in internet search panel.
  • Support for Macromedia Flash and Java;
  • Support for security certificates
  • Download manager;
  • View lots of pages in one window;
  • Support for all standard email protocols
  • Microsoft Exchange™ support
  • Import data from Microsoft Outlook™



Image-editing application - GIMP

  • image composition and editing program with large image manipulation toolbox
  • layers support, effects, sub-pixel imaging and anti-aliasing and conversions
  • GIMP has many of the filters you would expect
  • multi-level undo
  • Support for Photoshop image file format ( .PSD )
  • Support for popular image file formats GIF, JPEG, ico, tiff, pnm and other
  • Own file format .xcf are supported



Vector-based image editor - InkScape

  • Vector-based drawing program, like CorelDraw® or Adobe Illustrator
  • Uses W3C SVG as its native file format
  • modern display engine, giving you finely antialiased
  • display, alpha transparencies, vector fonts and so on.
  • Limited support for Adobe Illustrator 8.0 (.ai) image file format
  • Support for Postscript and .svg file formats


Produce quality publications - Scribus

  • Application with the aim of producing commercial grade output in PDF and Postscript, primarily, though not exclusively for Linux.
  • Support for professional publishing features, such as CMYK color, easy PDF creation, Encapsulated Postscript
  • import/export and creation of color separations.
  • Support for PDF (.pdf) files
  • Can processing Postscript (.ps) č Encapsulated Postscript (.eps)
  • Supports .svg file format and own scribus file format(.sla)


WEB documents editor - Quanta Plus

  • HTML-documents editing with CSS-support
  • WYSIWYG editor
  • Speel checking and other service functions
  • Create and edit HTML, CSS, PHP files


Pager

  • Instant messaging like MSN or ICQ
  • Create and edit HTML, CSS, PHP files


Windows runtime emulation

  • Allows to install Windows EXE-files.
  • Support for DOS/Windows applications


LIS

  • Windows-Network Integration (ADS)
  • Linux XP Advanced Server (analog of eDirectroy/ADS) integration
  • Integrates into your Widows domains infrastructure

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