[CentOS] evince on centos5.1

[Peter Farrell]

I see everyone's point about acrobat reader - but I run 50+ machines
of Cent 4.5 and run remote desktops on all of them - I think the
latest (8.*) version of Adobe Acrobat is miles and miles better than
the bloated pig we used to have to use. I don't have issues with it
remotely either. I find it quick and stable. (but I tend to only view
text based reports) I haven't used evince on my setup but I have used
kpdf remotely with no issues as well.

-Peter
-Cardiff - UK

On 14/03/2008, Niki Kovacs <contact at kikinovak.net> wrote:
> William L. Maltby a écrit :
>
>
>  >>
>  >> Is there an alternative?
>  >  I use Adobe's acroread. Works very well. But don't get the 8.* series -
>  > it's broken in printer interface and is a little bloated do to a not yet
>  > really useful voice reader capability.
>
>
> I'm using CentOS 5.1 for all our desktops in public libraries around
>  here. People around here handle various PDF's all the time. Most of the
>  components are lightweight, since we have some older hardware: minimal
>  cholesterol-free base system, XFCE desktop, ... and applications with a
>  possibly small footprint.
>
>  Acroread sure handles PDF well, and the browser plugin comes in handy
>  too. On the downside, it's closed source, weighs several dozen MB's and
>  has the bad habit of "phoning home". So I just decided to do without,
>  and rely on Evince and maybe xpdf (following a hint of R. Herring on
>  this list). It's a bit like deciding to feed sanely, without cholesterol
>  or genetically modified food. In the long run, you're better off.
>
>  cheers,
>
>
>  Niki
>
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