The following programs are frequently included with major
Linux distributions and are used to perform common office
tasks. The program name is listed in the first column, which is usu-
ally how it appears in the K menu. The second column shows the
command you type in the Run Command dialog box to launch a program,
and the third column describes what the program does. Note that the program
names and commands may vary slightly for some applications, depending on
the version of KDE and the installation.
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Program
Command
What It Does
AbiWord
abiword
A cross-platform word processor
Acrobat Reader
acroread
Views and prints Adobe PDF files
Ark (Archiver)
ark
An archiving tool for managing compressed files
Emacs
emacs
An extensible, multiplatform text editor
Find Files
kfind
Locates files within a directory hierarchy
The GIMP
gimp
The GNU Image Manipulation Program
gv
gv
Views and prints PostScript and PDF files
ImageMagick
display
Views, reads, and writes images in
multiple formats
KAddress Book
kaddressbook
An address manager
KArm
karm
Personal time tracker
Kate
kate
A multidocument text editor with syntax
highlighting
KBear
kbear
A graphical FTP client
KCalc
kcalc
A scientific calculator
KChart
kchart
A chart and diagram application
KDE Application Finder
kappfinder
A menu updating tool
(KAppfinder)
KDE Floppy Formatter
kfloppy
Formats 3.5" and 5.25" floppy disks
KDVI (DVI Viewer)
kdvi
Views and prints DVI files produced by the TeX
typesetting system
KEditBookmarks
keditbookmarks
A bookmark editing tool
KFax/KFaxView
kfax
Displays and prints all common fax file formats
KGhostView
kghostview
Views and prints PostScript and PDF files
KIconEdit
kiconedit
A graphics editor for creating icons
Kivio
kivio
A flowchart program
KJots
kjots
A note-taking and organizing application
Klipper
klipper
A clipboard cut-and-paste utility
(Cut & Paste History)
KLpq
klpq
Shows the print queue and allows
(View Print Job Queue)
you to remove print jobs
KMail
kmail
The KDE mail client
KMix (Sound Mixer)
kmix
Allows you to change the volume of your
sound card
KNewsTicker
kticker
Downloads and displays news headlines from
(News Ticker)
selected sites
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Program
Command
What It Does
Knode
knode
A Usenet news reader
KNotes (Pop-up Notes)
knotes
A tool for placing pop-up notes on your desktop
Konqueror
konqueror
A document viewer, file manager, and web
browser
Konsole (Shell)
konsole
A terminal emulator window, also known as a
shell
Kontour
kontour
A vector-based drawing application
KOrganizer
korganizer
A personal information manager, including a
calendar and scheduler
KPager (Desktop Pager)
kpager
Gives a thumbnail view of all virtual desktops
KPaint
kpaint
A painting program
KPasswd
kdepasswd
Allows you to change your KDE password
KPilot
kpilot
Enables your Palm/Palm Pilot/Visor to exchange
information with your computer
KPresenter
kpresenter
A presentation program
KRuler
kruler
Measures the size of desktop objects and images
KsCD (CD Player)
kscd
KDE's CD player
KSnapshot
ksnapshot
Takes screenshots of an entire desktop or
(Screen Capture)
a single window
KSpread
kspread
A spreadsheet program
KTimer
ktimer
A task scheduler
Kugar
kugar
A business report generator
KView
kview
An image viewer with format conversion and
image-processing capabilities
KWrite (Advanced Editor) kwrite
A text editor with syntax highlighting support
Menu Editor
kmenuedit
Allows you to reconfigure the K menu
Noatun
noatun
A plugin-based multimedia player
(KDE Media Player)
Open Calc
scalc
A spreadsheet program
Open Draw
sdraw
A raster-based image graphics program
Open Impress
simpress
A presentation program
Open Writer
swriter
A word processor
Send to Fax
kdeprintfax
Views and faxes files
Xpdf
xpdf
A PDF file viewer
XScreenSaver
xscreensaver
A screensaver and locker for the X Window
(Lock Screen)
system
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