======= Linux Mint Checklist =======

These are the tools I used on Windows that I needed to run on Linux Mint. Not everything is 1:1 and not everything is work related. I note how they were able to be installed.

^Category	^ Software	^ Installed on LM	^ Comments ^
| Communications			| | | |
| | Zoom	|Download Package	| |
| | Slack	|Software manager	| |
| Design Tools			| | | |
| | Gimp	|Software manager	| Replaces photoshop (note pluging to make it work like photoshop)|
| | Blender	|Software manager	| |
| | OBS Studio	|Software manager	| |
| | Media Encoder |No Solution so far	| possibly ffmpeg cli|
| Browsers 			| | | |
| | Opera	|Software manager	| |
| | Chrome	|Download Package	| |
| | Firefox	|Pre-installed | Removed Vivaldi as it's just another Chromium|
| Database	 	        | | | |
| | MySQL Workbench	|Download Package	|Installed 8.0.38 Package dependency breaks with latest release |
| | DBeaver	|Download Package	| |
| Programing 			| | | |			
| | Arduino	|Software manager	| |
| | C++ Compiler|Preinstalled| |
| Connectivity 			| | | |
| | OpenVPN	|Not needed	|Native to Mint |
| | Fortinet	|Alternative Solution | There is a CLI version that works seemlessly (must be root)|
| | Putty	|Not needed	|Native to Linux|
| | Xming	|Not needed	|Native to Linux|
| Office 			| | | |
| | MS office	|Alternative Solution 	| Libre office (via Software Manager) and/or Google docs |
| Misc.	 			| | | |
| | Xlights	|Download Package	| NOTE: This works really well  under Linux |
| Gaming 	 			| | | |			
| | Steam	|Software manager	| Haven't gotten COD to Half Life running |
| | Team Speak	|No Solution so far	| |