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not take much for Windows users to switch to the Linux version of this application. Find more
information about POV-Ray at
The GIMP
The GIMP is the open source alternative to Adobe Photoshop. Its feature list rivals that of
Photoshop, so it is well suited for professional image manipulation. There is even a Windows
version of GIMP available. Find more information at
www.gimp.org/). You can also see
page 203.
VueScan
VueScan is a scanning software available for several platforms. You can install it parallel to
your vendor's scanner software. It supports the scanner's special hardware, like batch scanning,
autofocus, infrared channels for dust and scratch suppression, and multiscan to reduce scanner
noise in the dark areas of slides. It features simple and accurate color correction from color
negatives. Find out more at
index.html).
C.5 System and File Management
The following section provides an overview of Linux tools for system and file management. Get to
know text and source code editors, backup solutions, and archiving tools.
System and File Management Software for Windows and Linux
Table C-5
Task
File Manager
Text Editor
PDF Creator
PDF Viewer
Text Recognition
Command Line Pack
Programs
GUI Based Pack
Programs
Hard Disk Partitioner
Backup Software
Adobe Reader
Adobe Reader for Linux is the exact counterpart of the Windows and Mac versions of this
application. The look and feel on Linux are the same as on other platforms. The other parts of
the Adobe Acrobat suite have not been ported to Linux. Find more information at
www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/
readermain.html).
http://www.povray.org/
Chapter 14, "Manipulating Graphics with The GIMP," on
http://www.hamrick.com/index.html (http://www.hamrick.com/
Windows Application
Windows Explorer
NotePad, WordPad, (X)Emacs
Adobe Distiller
Adobe Reader
Recognita, FineReader
zip, rar, arj, lha, etc.
WinZip
PowerQuest, Acronis, Partition
Commander
ntbackup, Veritas
(http://www.povray.org/).
http://www.gimp.org/ (http://
Linux Application
Konqueror, Nautilus
kate, GEdit, (X)Emacs, vim
Scribus
Adobe Reader, Evince, KPDF, Xpdf
GOCR
zip, tar, gzip, bzip2, etc.
Ark, File Roller
YaST, GNU Parted
KDar, taper, dump
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