Practical Free Alternatives to Commercial Software: OpenShot, GIMP, Inkscape, & Audacity

Get up to speed on the most popular and useful free software applications for GNU/Linux. Practical Free Alternatives to Commercial Software covers the popular GNU/Linux audio editor Audacity, video editor OpenShot, raster graphics editor GIMP, and vector graphics editor Inkscape. Other popular applications the book covers include: LibreOffice for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases, DIA for flowcharts, and even a DVD authoring application to make professional looking DVD movies.

• Great for beginners: Focuses on those who have little to no experience with free software applications


• Recent publication date: No worries about being lost due to significant changes between versions


• A practical approach with examples and step by step instruction

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