And PageMaker doesn't really compete with any of Microsoft's offerings, anyway it's not aimed at the same market as Word. This happened years ago (back in 1998 or 1999?), long before Microsoft perceived desktop GNU/Linux as a credible threat. I remember the aborted release of PageMaker, but I don't think it follows that Microsoft had anything to do with it. ' In other words, Microsoft won't tread on Adobe's turf as long as Linux is treated like the redheaded stepchild. What happened? Probably some subtle threats from Microsoft along the lines of 'Remember what happened to WordPerfect. But in Atril that is part of Ubuntu MATE you can fill the forms and save changes even if it was made for Windows.Posted 1:45 UTC (Fri) by dhess (guest, #7827)

I don't know how making notes works in Adobe Reader as I never used that function under Windows either.

You don't have to tell it where you want it to install and click next multiple times while being careful to read what to install not to get any toolbar or another programs installed next to yours in Windows.Īs for new users to Linux it will give you less headache to install stuff trough Software Boutique (also part of Welcome under Software) or Software Center of your choice which usually also install any dependency you need or tell you what to install if you use terminal.Īlso consider there might be different, sometimes even better programs available for Ubuntu and Linux or that you can use different programs to accomplish different things. You only have to select it once, enter password and install program trough Welcome or one of the software centers. In my experience using Ubuntu MATE and Linux in more then a year I found it's easier to install programs here then in Windows.

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