Tham khảo tài liệu 'learning debiangnu linux-chapter 8.:using linux applications and clients', công nghệ thông tin, hệ điều hành phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 8. Using Linux Applications and Clients This chapter describes how you can use Linux for common desktop computing tasks. You ll learn about popular desktop suites and applications. This chapter also introduces VMWare a program that lets you run Microsoft Windows and Linux simultaneously and WINE a program that lets you run some Microsoft applictions under Linux. The Debian Project is firmly committed to including only truly Open Source software in its main distribution. Not all the programs mentioned in this chapter and the next meet the Open Source definition. Part of the beauty of Linux though is the ease with which it can be enhanced. The Contributed and Non-free archives on the Debian site include a wealth of additional software and some programs are available direct from third party providers. Linux Desktop Applications Not long ago running Linux meant abandoning your easy-to-use WYSIWYG word processor or configuring your system for dual boot so that you could boot Microsoft Windows or IBM OS 2 to access friendly and familiar desktop applications. At that time Linux supported no robust full-featured graphical desktop suites. Today Linux supports several desktop suites several more are under development. Apparently if rumors are to be believed even Microsoft is considering adapting their Office desktop suite to run under Linux. Whether or not Linux users can expect to soon run Microsoft Office for Linux or whatever name Microsoft might give this potential product Linux users who prefer to avoid other operating systems can now do so without compromising their ability to produce first-rate documents spreadsheets and graphics. This section describes the three most popular desktop applications for Linux Applix Applixware Corel WordPerfect for Linux Sun s StarOffice In addition this section briefly describes other desktop options Angoss SmartWare Axene Xclamation KOffice Lotus eSuite Quadratron Cliq TeX The final section presents two entirely different .
