Graphing and PDF editing software for linux?

antipody · 1st August 2012, 11:21 PM

I don't mind GIMP or Libre Office, but would really feel better living without MS if I could find a graphing and pdf making alternative.

At the moment I still have to boot windows to run Adobe Professional and Goldensoft Grapher. Was wondering if anyone could recommend linux alternatives for working with making, editing PDF files and making really good graphs and plots? Am I dreaming?

I'm thinking I will just have to always keep a windows machine to do these tasks...

Hamal · 1st August 2012, 11:46 PM

Scribus and GnuPlot seem to do a decent job, but then there's a lot to PDF creation and especially graphing to know if they fulfil all your requirements.

SLATYE · 2nd August 2012, 1:14 AM

Well, MATLAB will do really nice graphs and plots (as well as all the analysis behind them). Unfortunately it's a bit pricey.

antipody · 2nd August 2012, 1:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Hamal

Scribus and GnuPlot seem to do a decent job, but then there's a lot to PDF creation and especially graphing to know if they fulfil all your requirements.

Legend both in the ubuntu software centre so will give them a go, thanks

Although I just tried opening a pdf in scribus and it's garbage

GNUPlot looks like its worth leanring, but didn't see any eg plots like i need - datasets with error bars and have full graphical control over elements/series etc. Grapher from Golden software does this beautifully. Seems I'm bound to windows forever

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Originally Posted by SLATYE

Well, MATLAB will do really nice graphs and plots (as well as all the analysis behind them). Unfortunately it's a bit pricey.

Matlab is powerful for matrix operations and has some great toolboxes. Plotting is functional, and good if you want to program you plots, but I was never too impressed by it graphically or for GUI control over plots/series etc.

ANd yes, way too expensive. $300 for Grapher is well worth it IMO. Just a pity its windows only....

Hamal · 2nd August 2012, 8:55 AM

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Originally Posted by antipody

Seems I'm bound to windows forever

Occasionally it does happen. But bear in mind that your requirements are very specific (two very non-mainstream applications). If those applications are your requirement, then the OS is irrelevant really. The only option you have is the option that application supports.

stmok · 2nd August 2012, 9:39 AM

...Maybe the alternatives suggested in the following link?

=> http://alternativeto.net/software/go...tware-grapher/

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