The project page also shows which operating system is supported and which license is used. SourceForge provides stats on downloads, so you can see whether the project is popular or not. You can also browse software in various categories.

You can find featured open source projects on its homepage, along with the editor’s choice projects. SourceForge boasts of hosting over thousands (could be close to a million or more) of projects and has millions of registered users. Naturally if you know you are going to use Linux just buy a supported printer.SourceForge is one of the earliest portals to host and distribute open source software. Over the years, SourceForge has become one of the premier resources for open-source projects.

A lot of printers work great out of the box but there are still problems in some cases. A last warning, look up driver info for your printer. I think it should also be said that Linux programs tend to be 10 times smaller than Windows products as well as the data that they store so you can use a smaller computer and it will run faster. I personally use Manjaro KDE Linux but it is not quite as easy as the other two to install but it has a rolling release which mean, when it works well, no more installing a new system every few years. Take a look at any of the top 10 on Distrowatch. Ubuntu is not the number on distro but not bad. Note++? Why? Kate is great, free and works on everything. You also a have some other art programs to choose from like Krita, Mypaint and for vector Inkscape and for 3d Blender 3d. GIMP WAS a pain to learn but it is much better now. is often spoken of a good freeware graphics program. I don't do graphics but I've read that GIMP is powerful but a bit of a pain to learn and use. KeePass is my preferred password manager, Libre Office is my word processor and VLC is my favorite media player. Grit your teeth and pay the money, it's worth it on this occasion. A 2 year, three device license for Kaspersky can be got from eBay for less than $15 AUD or around $11 US. A freeware project does not have the resources to keep up with a rapidly changing threat model. Clam AV consistently ranks well behind the commercial AV programs in detection rates, at least for the Windows platform. I do NOT recommend a freeware antivirus solution. Pale Moon is another alternative to those who reject Firefox's current styling. I use Waterfox instead, which is unfortunately limited to the Firefox's old style add-ons, but at least I can see what I'm doing. Firefox has blotted its copy book by going towards a 'blank screen' user interface against the wishes of many of its users.

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