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What about Gnome apps then?

What about Gnome apps then?

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about KDE apps. I went through the default stack of programs available in the desktop environment,…

KDE apps – Any good?

KDE apps – Any good?

What is the one big advantage that Linux distributions have over Windows? If you ask me, that would be the fact that distributions…

Plasma 5.14 – Phasers on stun

Plasma 5.14 – Phasers on stun

Linux is much like the stock market. Moments of happiness broken by crises. Or is the other way around? Never mind. Today shall…

Tutorials

Single-sourcing in LibreOffice

31st January 2019 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

LibreOffice may seem like just another word processor, but looks can deceive. A case in point is the ability to single-source, using features…

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Replacing LibreOffice’s Bibliography Tool With Zotero

30th November 2018 by Bruce Byfield 9 comments

If the Bibliography Database in LibreOffice were not so cumbersome and restrictive, then connections to an application like Zotero would be unnecessary. As…

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Writing LaTeX Using Kile

29th June 2018 by Bruce Byfield 1 comment

Last month, I reviewed Kile, a KDE editor for LaTeX. This month, I am going to show the basics of formatting a document…

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Semi-Automatic LaTeX: KDE’s Kile

30th May 2018 by Bruce Byfield 1 comment

One reason that I appreciate KDE is that I am always discovering new applications. In fact, I make a point of regularly searching…

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Cataloging Collections with Tellico

22nd December 2017 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

KDE has such a rich ecosystem of applications that I am constantly discovering new ones. The best of these applications are simple and…

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A Brief Introduction to Kdenlive

25th November 2017 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

Kdenlive has become one of the main free software tools for audio-visual editing. Although complaints about earlier versions continue to dog its reputation…

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Replacing Audacity with KWave

14th October 2017 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

KWave has been developed since 1998, yet few have heard of it. I only recently heard of it myself fromĀ  writer and podcaster…

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OpenSUSE fonts – The sleeping beauty guide

23rd September 2017 by dedoimedo 5 comments

As a whole, the Linux desktop isn’t the most polished family of products in the universe. Due to the chaotic nature of software…

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KDE and the Menu Crisis

25th August 2017 by Bruce Byfield 10 comments

The menu crisis has been slow in coming — so slowly that few people are aware of it. Bit by bit, they have…

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LibreOffice: Professional Typography Fully Arrives

23rd June 2017 by Bruce Byfield 3 comments

Three decades ago, StarDivision, the ancestor of LibreOffice and OpenOffice, was designed as an intermediate desktop publisher. However, many LibreOffice improvements are designed…

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Adjusting Application Launchers to the Task with KDE Plasma

10th April 2017 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

The classical desktop, consisting of a menu, panel, and a workspace, has been obsolete for years. What was adequate in the days of…

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Fedora upgrade – Does this work?

25th January 2017 by dedoimedo No comments.

The idea of upgrading your operating system from one version to another is an interesting one. It implies you will be changing your…

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