16 Awesome Things You Can Do With Linux!

They say Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth is aiming for world domination. Well, can you blame him? This year has been a hurricane for Linux and open source. Riding on the back of the Android Wave, Linus Torvalds’ once obscure kernel is going places many would never have even imagined. That said, let's look at some of the many things people say you can do with Linux. Try your hand at them too if you can. Happy reading! - Build a rocket with OpenRocket - Hunt hurricanes - Build a cluster with PelicanHPC - Make movies using software like OpenShot, Kdenlive, LIVES, Toonloop, Avidemux, Kino and Cinelerra. - There are a number of software like Blogilo that can help you in writing blogs. - There are also a number of database tools that come with Linux, like MySQL and Caligra. You could use these to help you create inventories. - Software like Camstream and Zoneminder can help you provide security and surveillance solutions using Linux. - You can even indulge in astronomy and space simulation using software like Celestia. - You can use Linux to build a Multiple arcade Machine Emulator and play a variety of games from one system. - Linux also has software like F-Spot, Fotoxx and Shotwell, which can help you organise and publish photos on social networks. - You can use LibreOffice to create PDFs without having to use paid software. - You can use software like Audacity to record a podcast and use software like Rosegarden to create music. - Check out Bioinformatics.org for what you can do in the biological sequence analysis arena using Linux. It looks like spam, but it is not. - Use Blender to create 3D models of your movies and games. - You can even use it to build a robot. - If you’re a programmer, then Linux has a number of compilers, visual editors and debuggers to offer. These will aid you in your endeavours in programming languages like C++, Scratch, Assembler, Python and others.