Open / view .chm file under Linux or FreeBSD
Chm file is a Microsoft Compressed HTML Help file in a proprietary format for online help files. Under Linux/FreeBSD or UNIX you can open .chm file using following three different programs which makes it possible to browse native Windows CHM files:
Install chm viewer
Use apt-get or yum command to install chm viewer:
# apt-get install gnochm
OR
# apt-get install kchmviewer
Gnome Desktop User
Use gnochm program as follows
$ gnochm file.chm
KDE Desktop User
Use kchmviewer (very nice and highly recommended) program as follows
$ kchmviewer file.chm
Other tool
xchm program is quite outdated but works:
$ xchm file.chm
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March 23rd, 2006 at 2:58 am
If you have KDE installed Open the file with Konqueror and naviagate from within.
July 3rd, 2007 at 4:52 am
Or you could just use xchm
$sudo apt-get install xchm
November 29th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
i used konquerer it worked fine thanks
March 9th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
i installed kchmviewer and it works fine but i prefer konqueror …i tried to open .chm from within the konqueror but it opens it with kchmviewer … i tried right click and open with other application=konqueror ..still it forces it to open with kchviewer …. i actually like the konqueror fonts… please some one ..help..
April 30th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Currently gnochm doesn’t allow you to do in-page search and change fonts. xchm is better.
May 19th, 2008 at 4:21 am
Really Good . Excellent
May 21st, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Thanks!
June 18th, 2008 (3 weeks ago) at 9:22 am
Thanks for the help /. Konquerer works .. so does kchmviewer …