## Installation Services

Proprietary software has become a serious threat to freedom as we know it. We need to make the move to Libre Software (Open, community written, transparent code recipes, shareable and user controlled software). TeleQom's devices and private servers run only Libre Software, so you can too! This is very important, as it will determine how future generations will live. Here is not the place to discuss such matters, but replacing software that spies on you and others around you is a very good place to start! Note that all those are Libre Software, you can install them yourself free of charge if you so desire. The Qontribution we ask is only to cover the employee's salary that will install it for you and to fund our projects.

## Operating Systems

What is that? Well, Operating Systems, or OS for short, are a group of software that interacts with the hardware on your device. It is the most complex piece of code running on your machine, and a compromised OS can spy and do whatever it wants with applications running on your system. We recommend taking a look at this page from the Whonix Project, a well known security and privacy oriented project, as to why to choose a GNU/Linux as your OS. The few listed here are only the tip of the iceberg, many more exist!

#### Linux Mint

Linux Mint, just like Ubuntu (its parent) has proprietary compatibility which makes it an ideal choice for beginners moving away from a commercial OS. Its default Desktop Environment (Cinnamon) is very close to Windows in terms of general layout. This is our first choice for beginners moving away from Windows 10

##### Details

Level: Beginner

Desktop: Cinnamon

Similar: Windows

Packages: Debian (.deb)

Libre: Almost

##### Qontribution

Installation: 50$

Website

#### Ubuntu

Ubuntu ® stands for "Humanity" and is exctly that, a more humane approach to operating systems. It is supported by a company called Canonical ™ famous (or infamous) in the Linux universe. Just like Linux Mint, it is more flexible as to what software you can install so perfect for beginners. This one uses the GNOME Desktop Environment, which can be tweaked to look very much like a MacOS

##### Details

Level: Beginner

Desktop: GNOME

Similar: MacOS

Packages: Debian (.deb)

Libre: Almost

##### Qontribution

Installation: 50$

Website

#### Debian

The next step is the parent to both Linux Mint and Ubuntu, Debian. Debian is known for its stability, security and freedom. Here nothing stops you from installing proprietary software, but it isn't there by default. It is our Distribution of choice here at TeleQom. Debian comes with images of most major Desktop Environments, so it can look like any commercial OS

##### Details

Level: Intermediate

Desktop: GNOME

Similar: Any

Packages: Debian (.deb)

Libre: Yes

##### Qontribution

Installation: 50$

Website

#### Qubes

This one differs from the others as it is not an operating system but a hypervisor that launches small containerized operating systems within it. It has a steeper learning curve than the others, but can run all of them within it. It does require more technical knowledge and better hardware

##### Details

Level: Advanced

Desktop: XFCE

Similar: Nothing

Packages: Debian, RedHat

Libre: Yes

##### Qontribution

Installation: 50$

Website

## Applications

Now this could be a huge section. The Linux universe has so many Libre Applications, it's impossible to list them all here. We will focus on what most people use on a daily basis. Here we go!

#### Libre Office

Libre office is the first choice in terms of office applications. It has a word compatible text editor, excel compatible spreadsheet editor and much more

##### Details

Similar: Office Suite

Libre: Yes

##### Qontribution

Installation: 20$

Website

#### GIMP

GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program and does pretty much everything in terms of image alteration. It includes so many fonctionnalities, you may feel a little overwhelmed at first

##### Details

Similar: PhotoShop

Libre: Yes

##### Qontribution

Installation: 20$

Website

#### Inkscape

Another very popular image manipulation program. Plays nice with vector SVG images and other formats

##### Details

Similar: PhotoShop

Libre: Yes

##### Qontribution

Installation: 20$

Website

#### Blender

Blender is one of the most used application in the world for 3D modeling, animation and much more

##### Details

Similar: Cinema 4D, SolidWorks

Libre: Yes

##### Qontribution

Installation: 20$

Website

#### Firefox

Your proprietary internet browser is most likely the most privacy invading software on your computer. Firefox is an old, very well known, stable, well supported, feature rich, privacy and freedom advocating internet browser. It is our first choice!

##### Details

Similar: Chrome, Edge

Libre: Yes

##### Qontribution

Installation: 20$

Website

#### Chromium

Chromium is the open source core of both Chrome and Edge browsers. It is stripped of all privacy invading software but retains most of its features

##### Details

Similar: Chrome, Edge

Libre: Yes

##### Qontribution

Installation: 20$

Website

#### Codium

Codium or VSCodium is the Libre version of the popular code editor, now microsoft supported and telemetry (another word for spying) infested Visual Studio Code. It is stripped of everything proprietary and freely available. We use it on a daily basis here at TeleQom

##### Details

Similar: VSCode, JetBrains

Libre: Yes

##### Qontribution

Installation: 20$

Website

#### Rhythmbox

A universal audio player. Plays podcasts or local audio files, everything you need in a music application

##### Details

Similar: iTunes, WMP

Libre: Yes

##### Qontribution

Installation: 20$

Website

#### VLC Player

Don't let the cone fool you, it is not under construction! This is a great Libre Software media player, awesome for videos and music alike

##### Details

Similar: iTunes, WMP

Libre: Yes

##### Qontribution

Installation: 20$

Website

#### Mattermost

Mattermost is just like an IRC channel with a very nice user interface. Used mainly for team chats, task and projects management, it is very feature rich

##### Details

Similar: Slack, Teams

Libre: Yes

##### Qontribution

Installation: 20$

Website

#### Transmission

A simple Libre BitTorrent client to share files over the internet. It is the ultimate community expression in software. It is best at sharing large files, as it increases in speed for each connected user. You can download most Linux Distributions with Transmission, it is faster!

##### Details

Similar: uTorrent, Vuze

Libre: Yes

##### Qontribution

Installation: 20$

Website

#### Signal

Signal is a state of the art mobile (and now linux too) application for instant messaging. Unlike the upcoming Qonvo Project, it requires a mobile device with a phone number to setup but it is still the best out there at the moment

##### Details

Similar: WhatsApp, iMessage

Libre: Yes

##### Qontribution

Installation: 20$

Website

#### Audacity

Ever wanted to crop an audio file? Or perhaps only change the audio format? Audacity is a full fledged audio manipulation application that is easy to use

##### Details

Similar: Garage Band, Audition

Libre: Yes

##### Qontribution

Installation: 20$

Website

#### OpenShot

Video editing made simple. Transitions, effects, audio, name it. You can do pretty much anything with this software and its user interface is just plain and easy to understand

##### Details

Similar: Premiere, Final Cut

Libre: Yes

##### Qontribution

Installation: 20$

Website

## Ready?

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