Open Microsoft Publisher Files in Linux

I googled "Open Microsoft Publisher Files in Linux." You should not make the same mistake. After poring over dozens of suggestions, speculations and "solutions" (most of which were not really solutions), here's what we concluded.

Use Scribus or LibreOffice Draw to view or open .pub files. 

Use Scribus if you need to open a publisher file and edit or create a new Publisher-compatible file. Use either program if all you want to do is view the file, and use either program if you need to convert the .pub file to .pdf (use File, Export in each of the programs).

As with virtually all of our recommendations, we don't get into the Wine or dual-boot-to-Window discussions as a solution. 


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