Open Office 3: Beta with more Extensions
Jul 14, 2008The Open Office project has just released version 3 of the free office package.
more »Web-based Office Tools Online office suites
Jul 11, 2008A mobile office without a laptop? No problem – a new generation of web applications converts your browser into a word processor or spreadsheet.
more »Office Suites A tour of OpenOffice alternatives
Jul 11, 2008If OpenOffice is too fat and feature-rich for your taste, try one of the office alternatives. We found much to like and much to wish for when we put six office suites to the test.
more »ODF Compatibility Open Document Format in practice
Jul 11, 2008What happens when you feed an ODT document created with OpenOffice to a word processor like AbiWord, KWord, or Writely? Read on to find out.
more »ODF Add-in The Open Document Add-in for Microsoft Office
Jul 11, 2008With a little help from the ODF plugin, Microsoft Office can open up documents saved in the free Open Document format. A short test reveals just how well it works.
more »Graphviz Graph visualization with Graphviz
Jul 10, 2008Using drawing tools to manually create graphs and diagrams can be a slow and convoluted process. The Graphviz toolbox offers a faster way. Based on a short text with the information for the graph, Graphviz quickly generates a neat drawing.
more »Cabaret Stage Editing PDF documents with Cabaret Stage
Jul 09, 2008Linux has had the ability to display PDF documents for many years, but it lacked an editing tool until now: enter Cabaret Stage.
more »TeXmacs TeXmacs – A convenient layout program for your text documents
Jul 09, 2008If you need to lay out a text document, you can opt for a WYSIWYG application, like OpenOffice, or a genuine layout system such as TeX. TeXmacs combines the advantages of both approaches: premium document quality and intuitive controls.
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Canonical Releases Ubuntu 24.04
After a brief pause because of the XZ vulnerability, Ubuntu 24.04 is now available for install.
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Linux Servers Targeted by Akira Ransomware
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TUXEDO Computers Unveils Linux Laptop Featuring AMD Ryzen CPU
This latest release is the first laptop to include the new CPU from Ryzen and Linux preinstalled.
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XZ Gets the All-Clear
The back door xz vulnerability has been officially reverted for Fedora 40 and versions 38 and 39 were never affected.
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Canonical Collaborates with Qualcomm on New Venture
This new joint effort is geared toward bringing Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core to Qualcomm-powered devices.
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Kodi 21.0 Open-Source Entertainment Hub Released
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Linux Usage Increases in Two Key Areas
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Vulnerability Discovered in xz Libraries
An urgent alert for Fedora 40 has been posted and users should pay attention.
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Canonical Bumps LTS Support to 12 years
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Fedora 40 Beta Released Soon
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