So much so, I run Linux on my desktop (laptop) and have done so for nearly 25 years. Additionally, I introduce a newly created repository of templates and how-tos in support of the processes I describe here. In this article, I give a broad overview of the tools and applications that have worked for me in the past and which ones, I think, are appropriate for the various stages of a writer's process. Nearly all of which, for me, are open source or freely accessible online.

⟶ Draft ⟶ Revision ⟶ Review ⟶ Submission or PublishĮach stage of that process uses any number of tools.

That means I follow a process that looks a lot like . . . The app icon should show up in your app launcher when the installation is complete.I write. To install Scribus, you can paste or type the command sudo apt install scribus into your Linux terminal and hit enter. Thankfully, web solutions are getting better and better every day.

Granted, it’s open-source and free but the lack of ongoing development makes it seem that Scribus may not be a long-term solution for Chrome OS users in it for the long haul. My only nit with Sribus is the fact that the projects website hasn’t announced any updates since August of last year.

Navigating is relatively simple and there are plenty of fine tuning controls for those more adept at using publishing software such as MS Publisher. The interface looks very much like any older Windows application and it gives users a variety of pre-built template to build projects. Scribus, like LibreOffice, is available directly from the Debian repository and you can install it with one command in the Linux terminal. Sribus has been described as “the gold standard” of open-source desktop publishing and while I hadn’t used it until today, I have been reading a lot of reviews that agree it’s the way to go.

Scribus chromebook