How to convert pdf files to jpg format on Linux

While PDF (short for "Portable Document Format") is a widely used document format supported by a variety of applications on multiple platforms, you may want to convert pdf files to jpg format for several reasons. For example, you may want to embed a pdf file into PowerPoint or OpenOffice Impress presentations, in which case jpg/jpeg images will be easier to work with. Converting a pdf file into jpg also makes it unnecessary to load a separate plugin or external application for web browsers to render it. If you are looking to convert pdf files to jpg/jpeg format on Linux, the following guide will help.Read more »

How to convert jpg image file to pdf format on Linux

Jpg is without any doubt the most popular format used to share images on the Internet. However, there are several advantages in using pdf images compared to jpg images. For one, while jpg is a raster format with lossy compression, pdf is a layout format that contains both vector and raster graphics. Read more »

How to compress png files on Linux

PNG (short for "Portable Network Graphics") is a raster image format designed to replace limitations of GIF image format in terms of data compression and color precision. The size of a PNG image file can vary significantly based on several factors including color depth, interlacing, precompression filter, compressor used, etc. If you would like to compress a PNG image file losslessly on Linux, read on.Read more »

How to upload photos to Flickr on Linux

If you are a Linuxer who is also a passionate photographer, you will probably have a Flickr account, and want to know about how to manage your photos in your Flickr account on your Linux computer. While any web browser can be used to access your Flicker account on the web, it probably cannot beat a dedicated Flickr client software with streamlined user interface and pre-configured authentication. Here I will focus on how to upload photos to Flickr using dedicated Flickr client for Linux.Read more »

How to plot using specific rows of data file with Gnuplot

In many cases you probably want to filter a raw data file in various fashions before plotting the data with Gnuplot. In some cases, you may want to use only specific rows (e.g., from line 10 to 100) of a data file in your plot. With Gnuplot, you can specify a range of data to be plotted in two different ways.Read more »

How to plot ratios of values with Gnuplot

Gnuplot is a tool that can generate script-driven graphics, including plots of functions and data samples. Gnuplot contains a useful scripting language that allows you to process raw data files while producing graphics. For example, you can plot ratios of different values contained in raw data files.Read more »

How to convert ps/eps file into jpg image file

You can use gs to convert a ps or eps file into a jpg image file in Debian/Ubuntu.Read more »