Desktop Publishing News and Articles
Making PDFs More Secure in LibreOffice Writer
PDF Security
Depending on your needs, LibreOffice Writer offers varying degrees of security for PDFs.
Ebooks Almost from Scratch
Makeshift ebook tool chain
While no single tool for ebook creation exists, you can combine LibreOffice, Calibre, and some manual editing of CSS tags to produce your own ebook.
PDF Types in LibreOffice
Custom Export
With LibreOffice, you can customize the way you export PDFs.
LibreOffice Writer Versus LaTeX
Different Means to a Similar End
LibreOffice Writer and LaTeX both have their strengths and weaknesses, but at the end of the day they both produce high quality results.
Choosing an Ebook Manager
Buka, Calibre, and Lucidor
When it comes to organizing your online reading materials, the three main contenders on Linux are Buka, Calibre, and Lucidor. Read on to find out which one is right for you.
Working Around Template Limitations
LibreOffice Writer
If you are looking to change or combine templates in LibreOffice, there three workarounds can help you accomplish the task.
Putting LibreOffice in the Cloud
Collabora Online
The Collabora Online developers rethink LibreOffice's long-time interface.
Issue 224/2019
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News
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Chromium-Based Browsers Will Ignore Google’s Ad-Blocking Ban
Brave Opera and Vivaldi will not implement Google’s changes that will cripple ad-blockers.
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Zorin OS 15 Released
The new release is based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
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Ubuntu to Package Proprietary Nvidia Driver
Canonical is making it easier for users to install proprietary Nvidia drivers.
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openSUSE Leap 15.1 Released
Better hardware support.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Available
An OS redesigned for the hybrid cloud era.
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Google Brings Linux to Chromebook
All new Chromebooks will be capable of running Linux.
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Fedora Project Announces Fedora 30
The latest version comes with new tools and a new alignment of the various Fedora editions.
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The Apache Software Foundation Completes Migration To GitHub
The foundation has decommissioned its own Git service.
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Canonical Combines its Services in a Single Package
Now customers can gain access to all of its services under Ubuntu Advantage offering.
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Black Hole Image Has an Open Source Connection
Two imaging libraries responsible for the image are fully open source.