Installing Sofware on Linux, easier and finding alternates.
There are already some great blogs on this, why write another one. Let me just point you to the best one <a href="http://http://blogs.computerworld.com/installing_linux_software_101_for_windows_users" target="_blank">here.
Here are sites that will help you find the alternative to your favourite Windows programs:
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<a href="http://www.osalt.com/" target="_blank">http://www.osalt.com/
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<a href="http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Linux_software_equivalent_to_Windows_software" target="_blank">http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Linux_software_equivalent_to_Windows_software
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<a href="http://www.linuxalt.com/" target="_blank">http://www.linuxalt.com/