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Title: Five Free PDF viewers for Ubuntu.
Post by: sam on March 02, 2010, 04:37
http://unixlab.blogspot.com/2010/03/five-free-pdf-viewers-for-ubuntu.html

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Portable document format is one of the most popular file formats on the web. Of course Adobe is the market leader for PDF. However, there are lot of free alternatives around. Here are some free pdf viewers for ubuntu.
Title: Re: Five Free PDF viewers for Ubuntu.
Post by: Rik on March 02, 2010, 10:32
For Windows, I recommend PDFxChange.
Title: Re: Five Free PDF viewers for Ubuntu.
Post by: Simon on March 02, 2010, 11:26
What's wrong with Adobe Reader for Windows?  :dunno:
Title: Re: Five Free PDF viewers for Ubuntu.
Post by: Rik on March 02, 2010, 11:27
How long do you have? :)
Title: Re: Five Free PDF viewers for Ubuntu.
Post by: Simon on March 02, 2010, 11:35
If I said 12 inches, would you believe me?  ;D
Title: Re: Five Free PDF viewers for Ubuntu.
Post by: Rik on March 02, 2010, 11:42
As a rule, yes.  ;D
Title: Re: Five Free PDF viewers for Ubuntu.
Post by: Simon on March 02, 2010, 11:52
:clever2:
Title: Re: Five Free PDF viewers for Ubuntu.
Post by: Rik on March 02, 2010, 12:05
 ;D
Title: Re: Five Free PDF viewers for Ubuntu.
Post by: chorleydave on March 02, 2010, 18:08
For Windows, I use Foxit Reader.
Title: Re: Five Free PDF viewers for Ubuntu.
Post by: Rik on March 02, 2010, 18:12
Try PDFxChange, Dave, I've found it better than Foxit.
Title: Re: Five Free PDF viewers for Ubuntu.
Post by: chorleydave on March 02, 2010, 21:56
Quote from: Rik on March 02, 2010, 18:12
Try PDFxChange, Dave, I've found it better than Foxit.

I'll have a look at that.

Thanks, Rik.  :)
Title: Re: Five Free PDF viewers for Ubuntu.
Post by: sam on March 03, 2010, 03:33
Ubuntu comes with one built into it by default... why bother installing extra crap... I like evince ... but often I'll use xpdf or gv on a linux box.