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# Appendix B. Applications

The following table shows some of the Red Hat Linux applications that are available to perform many common tasks. This is not a complete list of all applications available. Applications in between (parentheses) denotes the formal name of the application.

Table B-1. Applications

Category | Recommended Application | Extras
--- | --- | ---
Word Processors | OpenOffice.org Write | KWord
Spreadsheets | OpenOffice.org Calc, | Gnumeric, KSpread
Presentations | OpenOffice.org Impress | KPresenter, MagicPoint
Charts and Diagrams | Dia | Kcharts, Kivio, XFig
Graphics | The GIMP, Paint Program (KPaint) | Icon Editor (K Icon Editor)
Image Viewers | GQview | Image Viewer (Kuickshow), The GIMP
Digital Cameras/Scanners | Digital Camera Tool (gtKam), Scanning (XSane) | Scan and OCR Program (Kooka), The GIMP
PDAs | Jpilot | KPilot, Evolution
CD Recording | CDRecord X-CD-Roast, | KOnCD
Text Editors | Text Editor (gedit) | Emacs, vi, pico, joe, Kate, KDE Advanced Editor, nedit
Email Clients | Evolution | Kmail, Mozilla Mail, pine, mutt
Web Browsers | Mozilla | Galeon, Nautilus, Konquerer, Lynx
Chat/Instant Messaging | Instant Messenger (GAIM) | EPIC, KSirc, X-Chat, Chatzilla
PDF/PostScript Viewers | PS/PDF Viewer (KGhostView) | xpdf, Ghostview, GNOME Ghostview
Personal Finance | Gnucash |
Fax | Fax Viewer (KFax) |
Sound | CD Player (GNOME CD), Sound Recorder (GNOME Sound),Volume Monitor (VUMeter) | KDE CD Player, XMMS, Aumix, KDE Sound Mixer, KDE MidiSynth, KMid

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