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<chapter id="desktop">
<chapterinfo>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<firstname>Christophe</firstname>
<surname>Juniet</surname>
<contrib>Contributed by </contrib>
</author>
</authorgroup>
</chapterinfo>
<title>Desktop Applications</title>
<sect1 id="desktop-synopsis">
<title>Synopsis</title>
<para>While &os; is popular as a server for its performance and
stability, it is also suited for day-to-day use as a desktop.
With over &os.numports; applications available as <link
linkend="packages-using">packages</link> or <link
linkend="ports-using">ports</link>, it is easy to build a
customized desktop that runs a wide variety of desktop
applications. This chapter demonstrates how to install some
popular desktop applications effortlessly using packages or the
&os; Ports Collection.</para>
<para>As &os; features <link linkend="linuxemu">&linux; binary
compatibility</link>, many applications developed for &linux;
can be installed on a &os; desktop. Many of the ports using
&linux; binary compatibility start with <quote>linux-</quote>.
This chapter assumes that &linux; binary compatibility has been
enabled before any &linux; applications are installed.</para>
<para>This chapter demonstrates how to install the following
desktop applications:</para>
<informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1">
<tgroup cols="4">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>Type of Application</entry>
<entry>Application Name</entry>
<entry>Package Name</entry>
<entry>Ports Name</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>Browser</entry>
<entry><application>Firefox</application></entry>
<entry><literal>firefox</literal></entry>
<entry><filename
role="package">www/firefox</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Browser</entry>
<entry><application>Opera</application></entry>
<entry><literal>opera</literal></entry>
<entry><filename
role="package">www/opera</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Browser</entry>
<entry><application>Konqueror</application></entry>
<entry><literal>kde4-baseapps</literal></entry>
<entry><filename
role="package">x11/kde4-baseapps</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Browser</entry>
<entry><application>Chromium</application></entry>
<entry><literal>chromium</literal></entry>
<entry><filename
role="package">www/chromium</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Productivity</entry>
<entry><application>Calligra</application></entry>
<entry><literal>calligra</literal></entry>
<entry><filename
role="package">editors/calligra</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Productivity</entry>
<entry><application>AbiWord</application></entry>
<entry><literal>abiword</literal></entry>
<entry><filename
role="package">editors/abiword</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Productivity</entry>
<entry><application>The GIMP</application></entry>
<entry><literal>gimp</literal></entry>
<entry><filename
role="package">graphics/gimp</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Productivity</entry>
<entry><application>Apache
OpenOffice</application></entry>
<entry><literal>openoffice</literal></entry>
<entry><filename
role="package">editors/openoffice-3</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Productivity</entry>
<entry><application>LibreOffice</application></entry>
<entry><literal>libreoffice</literal></entry>
<entry><filename
role="package">editors/libreoffice</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Document Viewer</entry>
<entry><application>&acrobat.reader;</application></entry>
<entry><literal>no package due to
license restriction</literal></entry>
<entry><filename
role="package">print/acroread9</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Document Viewer</entry>
<entry><application>gv</application></entry>
<entry><literal>gv</literal></entry>
<entry><filename
role="package">print/gv</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Document Viewer</entry>
<entry><application>Xpdf</application></entry>
<entry><literal>xpdf</literal></entry>
<entry><filename
role="package">graphics/xpdf</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Document Viewer</entry>
<entry><application>GQview</application></entry>
<entry><literal>gqview</literal></entry>
<entry><filename
role="package">graphics/gqview</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Finance</entry>
<entry><application>GnuCash</application></entry>
<entry><literal>gnucash</literal></entry>
<entry><filename
role="package">finance/gnucash</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Finance</entry>
<entry><application>Gnumeric</application></entry>
<entry><literal>gnumeric</literal></entry>
<entry><filename
role="package">math/gnumeric</filename></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>Finance</entry>
<entry><application>KMyMoney</application></entry>
<entry><literal>kmymoney-kde4</literal></entry>
<entry><filename
role="package">finance/kmymoney-kde4</filename></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
<para>Before reading this chapter, you should know how to:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Install additional software using packages or
ports.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Enable &linux; binary compatibility.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>For information on how to configure a multimedia
environment, refer to <xref linkend="multimedia"/>. For
information on how to set up and use electronic mail, refer to
<xref linkend="mail"/>.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="desktop-browsers">
<title>Browsers</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>browsers</primary>
<secondary>web</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>&os; does not come with a pre-installed web browser.
Instead, the <ulink
url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/www.html">www</ulink>
category of the Ports Collection contains many browsers which
can be installed as a package or compiled from the Ports
Collection.</para>
<para>The <application>KDE</application> and
<application>GNOME</application> desktop environments include
their own HTML browser. Refer to <xref linkend="x11-wm"/>
for more information on how to set up these complete
desktops.</para>
<para>Some light-weight browsers include
<filename role="package">www/dillo2</filename>,
<filename role="package">www/links</filename>, and
<filename role="package">www/w3m</filename>.</para>
<para>This section demonstrates how to install the following
popular web browsers and indicates if the application is
resource-heavy, takes time to compile from ports, or has any
major dependencies.</para>
<informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1">
<tgroup cols="4">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>Application Name</entry>
<entry>Resources Needed</entry>
<entry>Installation from Ports</entry>
<entry>Notes</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><application>Firefox</application></entry>
<entry>medium</entry>
<entry>heavy</entry>
<entry>&os; and &linux; versions are available</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><application>Opera</application></entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry>&os; and &linux; versions are available</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><application>Konqueror</application></entry>
<entry>medium</entry>
<entry>heavy</entry>
<entry>Requires <application>KDE</application>
libraries</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><application>Chromium</application></entry>
<entry>medium</entry>
<entry>heavy</entry>
<entry>Requires <application>Gtk+</application></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
<sect2>
<title>Firefox</title>
<indexterm>
<primary><application>Firefox</application></primary>
</indexterm>
<para><application>Firefox</application> is a modern, free,
open source browser that is fully ported to &os;. It
features a standards-compliant HTML display engine, tabbed
browsing, popup blocking, extensions, improved security, and
more. <application>Firefox</application> is based on the
<application>Mozilla</application> codebase.</para>
<para>Install the package of the latest release version of
<application>Firefox</application> by typing:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r firefox</userinput></screen>
<para>To instead install <application>Firefox</application>
Extended Support Release (ESR) version, use:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r firefox-esr</userinput></screen>
<para>Localized versions are available in <filename
role="package">www/firefox-i18n</filename> and <filename
role="package">www/firefox-esr-i18n</filename>.</para>
<para>The Ports Collection can instead be used to compile
the desired version of <application>firefox</application> from
source code. This example builds <filename
role="package">www/firefox</filename>, where
<literal>firefox</literal> can be replaced with the ESR or
localized version to install.</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/www/firefox</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
<sect3 id="moz-java-plugin">
<title>Firefox and &java; Plugin</title>
<note>
<para>The following sections assume that
<application>Firefox</application> is already
installed.</para>
</note>
<para><filename role="package">java/icedtea-web</filename>
provides a free software web browser plugin for running
Java applets. It can be installed as a package. To
alternately compile the port:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/java/icedtea-web</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
<para>Keep the default configuration options when compiling the
port.</para>
<para>Once installed, start <application>firefox</application>,
enter <literal>about:plugins</literal> in the location bar and
press <keycap>Enter</keycap>. A page listing the installed
plugins will be displayed. The
<application>&java;</application> plugin should be
listed.</para>
<para>If the browser is unable to find the plugin, each user
will have to run the following command and relaunch the
browser:</para>
<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>ln -s /usr/local/lib/IcedTeaPlugin.so \
$HOME/.mozilla/plugins/</userinput></screen>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="moz-flash-plugin">
<title>Firefox and &adobe; &flash; Plugin</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>Flash</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>A native &adobe; &flash; plugin is not available for &os;.
However, a software layer (wrapper) for running the &linux;
version of the plugin exists. This wrapper also provides
support for other browser plugins such as &realplayer;.</para>
<para>To install and enable this plugin:</para>
<procedure>
<step>
<para>Install the <filename
role="package">www/nspluginwrapper</filename> port.
Due to licensing restrictions, a package is not available.
This port requires <filename
role="package">emulators/linux_base-f10</filename> which
is a large port.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Install the <filename
role="package">www/linux-f10-flashplugin11</filename>
port. Due to licensing restrictions, a package is not
available.</para>
</step>
<step>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>ln -s /usr/local/lib/npapi/linux-f10-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so \
/usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/</userinput></screen>
<para>Create the <filename
class="directory">/usr/local/lib/browser_plugins</filename>
directory if it is not already present.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Before the plugin is first used, each user must run:</para>
<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>nspluginwrapper -v -a -i</userinput></screen>
<para>When the plugin port has been updated and reinstalled, each user must run:</para>
<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>nspluginwrapper -v -a -u</userinput></screen>
<para>Start the browser, enter
<literal>about:plugins</literal> in the location bar and
press <keycap>Enter</keycap>. A list of
all the currently available plugins will be shown.</para>
</step>
</procedure>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="moz-swfdec-flash-plugin">
<title>Firefox and Swfdec &flash; Plugin</title>
<para>Swfdec is the library for decoding and rendering &flash;
animations. Swfdec-Mozilla is a plugin for
<application>Firefox</application> browsers that uses the
Swfdec library for playing SWF files. It is still in heavy
development.</para>
<para>To install the package:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r swfdec-plugin</userinput></screen>
<para>If the package is not available, compile and install it
from the Ports Collection:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/www/swfdec-plugin</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
<para>Restart the browser for this plugin to take
effect.</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Opera</title>
<indexterm>
<primary><application>Opera</application></primary>
</indexterm>
<para><application>Opera</application> is a full-featured and
standards-compliant browser which is still lightweight and
fast. It comes with a built-in mail and news reader, an IRC
client, an RSS/Atom feeds reader, and more. It is available
as a native &os; version and as a version that runs under
&linux; emulation.</para>
<para>This command installs the package of the &os; version of
<application>Opera</application>. Replace
<literal>opera</literal> with <literal>linux-opera</literal>
to instead install the &linux; version.</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r opera</userinput></screen>
<para>Alternately, install either version through the Ports
Collection. This example compiles the native version:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/www/opera</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
<para>To install the &linux; version, substitute
<literal>linux-opera</literal> in place of
<literal>opera</literal>.</para>
<para>To install &adobe; &flash; plugin support, first compile
the <filename
role="package">www/linux-f10-flashplugin11</filename> port,
as a package is not available due to licensing restrictions.
Then install either the <filename
role="package">www/opera-linuxplugins</filename> port
or package. This example compiles both from ports:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/www/linux-f10-flashplugin11</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/www/opera-linuxplugins</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
<para>Once installed, check the presence of the plugin by
starting the browser, entering
<literal>opera:plugins</literal> in the location bar and
pressing <keycap>Enter</keycap>. A list should appear with
all the currently available plugins.</para>
<para>To add the <application>&java;</application> plugin,
follow the <link linkend="moz-java-plugin">instructions for
Firefox</link>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Konqueror</title>
<indexterm>
<primary><application>Konqueror</application></primary>
</indexterm>
<para><application>Konqueror</application> is part of <filename
role="package">x11/kde4-baseapps</filename>.
<application>Konqueror</application> is more than a web
browser as it is also a file manager and a multimedia
viewer.</para>
<para><application>Konqueror</application> supports WebKit as
well as its own KHTML. WebKit is a rendering engine used by
many modern browsers including Chromium. To use WebKit with
<application>Konqueror</application> on &os;, install
the <filename
role="package">www/kwebkitpart</filename> package or
port. This example compiles the port:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/www/kwebkitpart</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
<para>To enable WebKit within
<application>Konqueror</application>, click
<quote>Settings</quote>, <quote>Configure Konqueror</quote>.
In the <quote>General</quote> settings page, click the
drop-down menu next to <quote>Default web browser
engine</quote> and change <quote>KHTML</quote> to
<quote>WebKit</quote>.</para>
<para><application>Konqueror</application> also supports
<application>&flash;</application>. A <quote>How To</quote>
guide for getting <application>&flash;</application> support
on <application>Konqueror</application> is available at <ulink
url="http://freebsd.kde.org/howtos/konqueror-flash.php"></ulink>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Chromium</title>
<indexterm>
<primary><application>Chromium</application></primary>
</indexterm>
<para><application>Chromium</application> is an open source
browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more
stable web browsing experience.
<application>Chromium</application> features tabbed browsing,
popup blocking, extensions, and much more.
<application>Chromium</application> is the open source project
upon which the Google Chrome web browser is based.</para>
<para><application>Chromium</application> can be installed as a
package by typing:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r chromium</userinput></screen>
<para>Alternatively, <application>Chromium</application> can be
compiled from source using the Ports Collection:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/www/chromium</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
<note>
<para>The executable for <application>Chromium</application>
is <filename>/usr/local/bin/chrome</filename>, not
<filename>/usr/local/bin/chromium</filename>.</para>
</note>
<sect3 id="chromium-java-plugin">
<title>Chromium and &java; Plugin</title>
<note>
<para>The following sections assume that
<application>Chromium</application> is already
installed.</para>
</note>
<para>To install &java; plugin support, follow the instructions
in <xref linkend="moz-java-plugin"/>.</para>
<para>Once &java; support is installed, start
<application>Chromium</application>, and enter
<literal>about:plugins</literal> in the address bar.
IcedTea-Web should be listed as one of the installed
plugins.</para>
<para>If <application>Chromium</application> does not display
the IcedTea-Web plugin, run the following commands, and
restart the web browser:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>mkdir -p /usr/local/share/chromium/plugins
&prompt.root; ln -s /usr/local/lib/IcedTeaPlugin.so \
/usr/local/share/chromium/plugins/</userinput></screen>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="chromium-flash-plugin">
<title>Chromium and &adobe; &flash; Plugin</title>
<para>Configuring <application>Chromium</application> and
&adobe; &flash; is similar to the
<link linkend="moz-flash-plugin">instructions for
Firefox</link>. No additional configuration should be
necessary, since <application>Chromium</application> is able
to use some plugins from other browsers.</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="desktop-productivity">
<title>Productivity</title>
<para>When it comes to productivity, new users often look for a
good office suite or a friendly word processor. While some
<link linkend="x11-wm">desktop environments</link> like
<application>KDE</application> already provide an office suite,
there is no default productivity package. Several office
suites and word processors are available for &os;, regardless
of the installed desktop environment.</para>
<para>This section demonstrates how to install the following
popular productivity software and indicates if the application
is resource-heavy, takes time to compile from ports, or has any
major dependencies.</para>
<informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1">
<tgroup cols="4">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>Application Name</entry>
<entry>Resources Needed</entry>
<entry>Installation from Ports</entry>
<entry>Major Dependencies</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><application>Calligra</application></entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry>heavy</entry>
<entry><application>KDE</application></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><application>AbiWord</application></entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry><application>Gtk+</application> or
<application>GNOME</application></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><application>The Gimp</application></entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry>heavy</entry>
<entry><application>Gtk+</application></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><application>Apache
OpenOffice</application></entry>
<entry>heavy</entry>
<entry>huge</entry>
<entry><application>&jdk;</application> and
<application>Mozilla</application></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><application>LibreOffice</application></entry>
<entry>somewhat heavy</entry>
<entry>huge</entry>
<entry><application>Gtk+</application>, or
<application>KDE</application>/
<application>GNOME</application>, or
<application>&jdk;</application></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
<sect2>
<title>Calligra</title>
<indexterm>
<primary><application>Calligra</application></primary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>office suite</primary>
<secondary><application>Calligra</application></secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>The KDE community provides its desktop environment with
an office suite which can be used outside of
<application>KDE</application>.
<application>Calligra</application> includes standard
components that can be found in other office suites.
<application>Words</application> is the word processor,
<application>Sheets</application> is the spreadsheet program,
<application>Stage</application> manages slide presentations,
and <application>Karbon</application> is used to draw
graphical documents.</para>
<para><filename
role="package">editors/calligra</filename> can be installed
as a package or a port. To install the package:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r calligra</userinput></screen>
<para>If the package is not available, use the Ports Collection
instead:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/editors/calligra</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>AbiWord</title>
<indexterm>
<primary><application>AbiWord</application></primary>
</indexterm>
<para><application>AbiWord</application> is a free word
processing program similar in look and feel to
<application>µsoft; Word</application>. It is suitable
for typing papers, letters, reports, memos, and so forth. It
is fast, contains many features, and is user-friendly.</para>
<para><application>AbiWord</application> can import or export
many file formats, including some proprietary ones like
µsoft; <filename>.doc</filename>.</para>
<para>To install the <application>AbiWord</application>
package:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r abiword</userinput></screen>
<para>If the package is not available, it can be compiled from
the Ports Collection:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/editors/abiword</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>The GIMP</title>
<indexterm>
<primary><application>The GIMP</application></primary>
</indexterm>
<para>For image authoring or picture retouching,
<application>The GIMP</application> provides a sophisticated
image manipulation program. It can be used as a simple paint
program or as a quality photo retouching suite. It supports a
large number of plugins and features a scripting interface.
<application>The GIMP</application> can read and write a wide
range of file formats and supports interfaces with scanners
and tablets.</para>
<para>To install the package:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r gimp</userinput></screen>
<para>Alternately, use the Ports Collection:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/graphics/gimp</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
<para>The <ulink
url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/graphics.html">graphics</ulink>
category of the Ports Collection contains several
<application>GIMP</application>-related plugins, help
files, and user manuals.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Apache OpenOffice</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>
<application>Apache OpenOffice</application>
</primary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>office suite</primary>
<secondary>
<application>Apache OpenOffice</application>
</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>On 1 June 2011, &oracle; donated the
<application>OpenOffice.org</application> code base to the
Apache Software Foundation.
<application>OpenOffice.org</application> is now known as
<application>Apache OpenOffice</application> and is developed
under the wing of the Apache Software Foundation's
Incubator.</para>
<para><application>Apache OpenOffice</application> includes all
of the mandatory applications in a complete office
productivity suite: a word processor, spreadsheet,
presentation manager, and drawing program. Its user
interface is very similar to other office suites, and it can
import and export in various popular file formats. It is
available in a number of different languages and
internationalization has been extended to interfaces, spell
checkers, and dictionaries.</para>
<para>The word processor of
<application>Apache OpenOffice</application> uses a native XML
file format for increased portability and flexibility. The
spreadsheet program features a macro language which can be
interfaced with external databases.
<application>Apache OpenOffice</application> is stable and
runs natively on &windows;, &solaris;, &linux;, &os;, and
&macos; X. More information about <application>Apache
OpenOffice</application> can be found on the <ulink
url="http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/">Apache
OpenOffice web site</ulink>. For &os; specific
information, and to directly download packages, refer to the
web site of the <ulink
url="http://porting.openoffice.org/freebsd/">&os; Apache
OpenOffice Porting Team</ulink>.</para>
<para>To install the <application>Apache
OpenOffice</application> package:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r apache-openoffice</userinput></screen>
<note>
<para>When running a -RELEASE version of &os;, this should
work. Otherwise, download the latest package from the
website of the &os;
<application>Apache OpenOffice</application> Porting Team
and install it using &man.pkg.add.1;. Both the current
release and development versions are available for download
at this web site.</para>
</note>
<para>Once the package is installed, type the following command
to launch <application>Apache OpenOffice</application>:</para>
<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>openoffice-<replaceable>X.Y.Z</replaceable></userinput></screen>
<para>where <replaceable>X.Y.Z</replaceable> is the version
number of the installed version of
<application>Apache OpenOffice</application>.</para>
<note>
<para>During the first launch, some questions will be asked
and a <filename>.openoffice.org</filename> folder
will be created in the user's home directory.</para>
</note>
<para>If the desired <application>Apache
OpenOffice</application> package is not available, compiling
the port is still an opton. However, this requires a lot of
disk space and a fairly long time to compile:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/editors/openoffice-3</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
<note>
<para>To build a localized version, replace the previous
command with:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>make LOCALIZED_LANG=<replaceable>your_language</replaceable> install clean</userinput></screen>
<para>Replace
<replaceable>your_language</replaceable> with the correct
language ISO-code. A list of supported language codes is
available in
<filename>files/Makefile.localized</filename>, located in
the port's directory.</para>
</note>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>LibreOffice</title>
<indexterm>
<primary><application>LibreOffice</application></primary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>office suite</primary>
<secondary><application>LibreOffice</application></secondary>
</indexterm>
<para><application>LibreOffice</application> is a free software
office suite developed by <ulink
url="http://www.documentfoundation.org/">The Document
Foundation</ulink>. It is compatible with other major
office suites and available on a variety of platforms. It is
a rebranded fork of <application>OpenOffice.org</application>
which includes all of the mandatory applications in a complete
office productivity suite: a word processor, spreadsheet,
presentation manager, drawing program, database management
program, and a tool for creating and editing mathematical
formula. It is available in a number of different languages
and internationalization has been extended to interfaces,
spell checkers, and dictionaries.</para>
<para>The word processor of
<application>LibreOffice</application> uses a native XML file
format for increased portability and flexibility. The
spreadsheet program features a macro language which can be
interfaced with external databases.
<application>LibreOffice</application> is stable and runs
natively on &windows;, &linux;, &os;, and &macos; X.
More information about
<application>LibreOffice </application> can be found on the
<ulink url="http://www.libreoffice.org/">LibreOffice web
site</ulink>.</para>
<para>To install the English version of the
<application>LibreOffice</application> package:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r libreoffice</userinput></screen>
<para>The <ulink
url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/editors.html">editors</ulink>
category of the Ports Collection contains several
localizations for <application>LibreOffice</application>.
When installing a localized package, replace
<literal>libreoffice</literal> with the name of the
localized package.</para>
<para>Once the package is installed, type the following command
to run <application>LibreOffice</application>:</para>
<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>libreoffice</userinput></screen>
<note>
<para>During the first launch, some questions will be asked
and a <filename class="directory">.libreoffice</filename>
folder will be created in the user's home directory.</para>
</note>
<para>If the desired <application>LibreOffice</application>
package is not available, compiling the port is still an
option. However, this requires a lot of disk space and a
fairly long time to compile. This example compiles the
English version:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/editors/libreoffice</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
<note>
<para>To build a localized version,
<application>cd</application> into the port directory
of the desired language. Supported languages can be found
in the <ulink
url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/editors.html">editors</ulink>
category of the Ports Collection.</para>
</note>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="desktop-viewers">
<title>Document Viewers</title>
<para>Some new document formats have gained popularity since
the advent of &unix; and the viewers they require may not be
available in the base system. This section demonstrates how to
install the following viewers:</para>
<informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1">
<tgroup cols="4">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>Application Name</entry>
<entry>Resources Needed</entry>
<entry>Installation from Ports</entry>
<entry>Major Dependencies</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><application>&acrobat.reader;</application></entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry>&linux; binary compatibility</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><application>gv</application></entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry><application>Xaw3d</application></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><application>Xpdf</application></entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry><application>FreeType</application></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><application>GQview</application></entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry><application>Gtk+</application> or
<application>GNOME</application></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
<sect2>
<title>&acrobat.reader;</title>
<indexterm>
<primary><application>Acrobat Reader</application></primary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>PDF</primary>
<secondary>viewing</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>Many documents are now distributed as Portable Document
Format (PDF) files. One popular viewer for PDFs is
<application>&acrobat.reader;</application>,
released by &adobe; for &linux;. As &os; can run &linux;
binaries, it is also available for &os;. Due to
licensing restrictions, a package is not available so it must
be compiled from ports. Several localizations are
available from the <ulink
url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/print.html">print</ulink>
category of the Ports Collection.</para>
<para>This command installs the English version of
<application>&acrobat.reader; 9</application> from the Ports
Collection. To instead install a localized version,
<application>cd</application> into the desired port's
directory.</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/print/acroread9</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title><application>gv</application></title>
<indexterm>
<primary><application>gv</application></primary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>PDF</primary>
<secondary>viewing</secondary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>PostScript</primary>
<secondary>viewing</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para><ulink
url="http://www.gnu.org/software/gv/">gv</ulink> is a
&postscript; and PDF viewer. It is based on
<application>ghostview</application>, but has a nicer look
due to the <application>Xaw3d</application> library. It is
fast with a clean interface. <application>gv</application>
has many configurable features, such as orientation, paper
size, scale, and anti-aliasing. Almost any operation can be
performed with either the keyboard or the mouse.</para>
<para>To install <application>gv</application> as a
package:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r gv</userinput></screen>
<para>If a package is unavailable, use the Ports
Collection:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/print/gv</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Xpdf</title>
<indexterm>
<primary><application>Xpdf</application></primary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>PDF</primary>
<secondary>viewing</secondary>
</indexterm>
<para>For users that prefer a small &os; PDF viewer,
<ulink
url="http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/">xpdf</ulink> provides a
light-weight and efficient viewer which requires few
resources. It uses the standard X fonts and does not require
<application>&motif;</application> or any other X
toolkit.</para>
<para>To install the <application>Xpdf</application>
package:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r xpdf</userinput></screen>
<para>If the package is not available, use the Ports
Collection:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/graphics/xpdf</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
<para>Once the installation is complete, launch
<command>xpdf</command> and use the right mouse button to
activate the menu.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>GQview</title>
<indexterm>
<primary><application>GQview</application></primary>
</indexterm>
<para><ulink
url="http://gqview.sourceforge.net/">GQview</ulink> is
an image manager which supports viewing a file with a single
click, launching an external editor, and thumbnail previews.
It also features a slideshow mode and some basic file
operations, making it easy to manage image collections and to
find duplicate files. <application>GQview</application>
supports full screen viewing and internationalization.</para>
<para>To install the
<application>GQview</application> package:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r gqview</userinput></screen>
<para>If the package is not available, use the Ports
Collection:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/graphics/gqview</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="desktop-finance">
<title>Finance</title>
<para>For managing personal finances on a &os; desktop, some
powerful and easy-to-use applications can be installed. Some
are compatible with widespread file formats, such as the formats
used by <application><trademark
class="registered">Quicken</trademark></application> and
<application>Excel</application>.</para>
<para>This section covers these programs:</para>
<informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1">
<tgroup cols="4">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>Application Name</entry>
<entry>Resources Needed</entry>
<entry>Installation from Ports</entry>
<entry>Major Dependencies</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><application>GnuCash</application></entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry>heavy</entry>
<entry><application>GNOME</application></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><application>Gnumeric</application></entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry>heavy</entry>
<entry><application>GNOME</application></entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><application>KMyMoney</application></entry>
<entry>light</entry>
<entry>heavy</entry>
<entry><application>KDE</application></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
<sect2>
<title>GnuCash</title>
<indexterm>
<primary><application>GnuCash</application></primary>
</indexterm>
<para><ulink
url="http://www.gnucash.org/">GnuCash</ulink> is part of the
<application>GNOME</application> effort to provide
user-friendly, yet powerful, applications to end-users.
<application>GnuCash</application> can be used to keep track
of income and expenses, bank accounts, and stocks. It
features an intuitive interface while remaining
professional.</para>
<para><application>GnuCash</application> provides a smart
register, a hierarchical system of accounts, and many keyboard
accelerators and auto-completion methods. It can split a
single transaction into several more detailed pieces.
<application>GnuCash</application> can import and merge
<application>Quicken</application> QIF files. It also handles
most international date and currency formats.</para>
<para>To install the <application>GnuCash</application>
package:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r gnucash</userinput></screen>
<para>If the package is not available, use the Ports
Collection:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/finance/gnucash</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Gnumeric</title>
<indexterm>
<primary><application>Gnumeric</application></primary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>spreadsheet</primary>
<secondary><application>Gnumeric</application></secondary>
</indexterm>
<para><ulink
url="http://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/index.shtml">Gnumeric</ulink>
is a spreadsheet program developed by the
<application>GNOME</application> community. It features
convenient automatic <quote>guessing</quote> of user input
according to the cell format with an autofill system for many
sequences. It can import files in a number of popular
formats, including <application>Excel</application>,
<application>Lotus 1-2-3</application>, and
<application>Quattro Pro</application>. It has a large number
of built-in functions and allows all of the usual cell formats
such as number, currency, date, time, and much more.</para>
<para>To install <application>Gnumeric</application> as a
package:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r gnumeric</userinput></screen>
<para>If the package is not available, use the Ports
Collection:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/math/gnumeric</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>KMyMoney</title>
<indexterm><primary><application>KMyMoney</application></primary></indexterm>
<indexterm>
<primary>spreadsheet</primary>
<secondary><application>KMyMoney</application></secondary>
</indexterm>
<para><ulink
url="http://kmymoney2.sourceforge.net">KMyMoney</ulink>
is a personal finance created by the
<application>KDE</application> community.
<application>KMyMoney</application> intends to provide and
incorporate all the important features found in commercial
personal finance manager applications. It also highlights
ease-of-use and proper double-entry accounting among its
features. <application>KMyMoney</application> imports from
standard Quicken Interchange Format (QIF) files, tracks
investments, handles multiple currencies, and provides a
wealth of reports.</para>
<para>To install <application>KMyMoney</application> as a
package:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r kmymoney-kde4</userinput></screen>
<para>If the package is not available, use the Ports
Collection:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/finance/kmymoney-kde4</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
</sect1>
</chapter>