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Gnumeric Crunches Numbers Like a Pro

By Jack M. Germain
Nov 14, 2012
LinuxInsider
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Gnumeric is a lightweight spreadsheet program that is fast and feature complete. Much like its chief open source competitors OpenOffice and LibreOffice, its graphical user interface is nothing fancy. What it lacks in colorful design or exciting visual menu displays, however, it surpasses with its fo...

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AbiWord: Like MS Word but Without the Junk

By Jack M. Germain
Mar 24, 2010
LinuxInsider
1065 Words

Word processing is perhaps one of the most essential uses for a computer on any platform. The Linux OS offers more obscure word processors than other OSes; however, few of these apps offer users the staying power of AbiWord. The closest competitor to AbiWord is OpenOffice Writer, and AbiWord, like m...

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