Top Downloads for (X)ubuntu 9.04

Lifehacker did a list of the top ten downloads for Ubuntu 9.04.  While I agree with some of them, I figured it was time to post a real list (read: mine).

These apps are in daily use at leftystrat’s lair:

• Firefox: no one has come up with a better concept than plugins
• Opera: when you really need to get there
• VLC: plays almost everything
• RSS Owl: yes, it’s java-based, but it does the most for me in RSS reading
• Vinagre: awesome multi-tabbed vnc viewer
• xfe, emelfm2: file managers
• Thunderbird: cross-platform email client - the only one for me
• Mousepad: it’s light, it’s quick, it’s a basic text editor
• VMplayer: my favorite of the emulators
• Utorrent: works just fine under WINE
• Deluge(torrent): works great on every other computer
• Filezilla: ftp/sftp file transfer

Still experiencing the 9.04 problem of programs popping up in the background.  Everything else seems to be in order.