Computer software can be very expensive for college students. At BYU-Idaho, most students throughout their college years will be required to use certain software like PowerPoint, Word, Photoshop and others. These can be expensive programs, but there are many free alternatives.
Recently, Ubuntu released the newest version of their operating system. They have made this program so that you can add just about any freeware versions of software that you might need.
There are multiple free programs that college students can use as an alternative to spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on commercial software. Some examples are Open Office's Impress, which could be used similar to PowerPoint, or Writer as an alternative to Word. There is even Gimp which could be used similar to Photoshop.
These programs can be a great solution for students who are on a budget, or can not easily make time to make trips to campus to use the software. This can be available to them on their own computer in their own home free of cost.
Another option is that Ubuntu has made it possible for certain Windows programs to be used. If you have the software available, Ubuntu has a program called Wine that will allow certain windows programs, usually older versions, to be used in Linux. The advantage of this is that students can use Windows programs with Ubuntu's operating systems known speed.
For just about any program you can think of, there is a good chance that Ubuntu's repositories will have a free substitute version.
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