Yes. You can download any type of file you want using a standard web browser, BitTorrent client, or other file-sharing application.
Linux is a computer operating system which has recently become more more popular. One can download various Linux distributions directly from their website.
One might find a Linux download for free at: Computer Hope, UBuntu, Softpedia, Kioskea, Linux Mint, Hungry Penguin,Software Archives, and PC Advisor.
You can. Limewire is cross-platform. If you check their website, you will find downloads for a Linux package as well.
There are a variety of different Linux software downloads available for download. One can download basic Linux for free from sites such as Download Linux Free and Softonic.
One can find which version of Linux is running on a computer by using the LSB tool. One may need to download the LSB tool because it isn't installed by default on every computer.
Linux for Dummies is a great start if you are totally unfamiliar with Linux. If you are familiar enough with Linux, and you have an idea of what distro you want to try / use, you can download a free guide book from Linux-Books.
You can download Linux Mint here: www.linuxmint.com/download.php
There is no version of iChat for Linux.
There is no version of StarUML for Linux.
From any of the websites for the many Linux distros out there.
Linux is an operating system for the computer. You can purchase computers that already have Linux pre-installed on the computer. Select Dell computers come equipped with Linux.
Some private small stores do sell computers with Linux installed. Linux is in its original idea free for all and easy to download from official pages. An easy to use Linux version that is user friendly, to new users, is Ubuntu