OpenOffice Calc is fine for most spreadsheet applications, but if you’re looking for better performance and a smaller footprint, try Calc’s lean competitor, Gnumeric.

The Kat desktop search tool turns up more than text strings.

A short command is all it takes to pack your data or extract it from an archive.

Evince is quickly becoming Gnome’s standard viewer for PDF and other document formats.

The Sane interface provides access to image processing devices such as scanners. You can manage your Sane-supported scanner from Linux with the handy XSane front-end.

Chaos is inevitable when your hard disk fills up with digital photos. The F-Spot image man agement program helps you manage your photo archives effectively and without time consuming sorting.

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Having trouble creating price tags, address labels, or business cards? Help is at hand with the KDE program KBarcode.