Not happy with your Linux distro's default file manager? Stop struggling and try something different. Considering that these are all free, what do you have to lose?

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Open your file manager (such as GNOME Files, Dolphin, or Thunar). Once opened, navigate to the folder housing the hidden files and hit the Ctrl-H keyboard combination, which will show hidden files.

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It became an open ISO standard in 2015. Today, you can save documents as PDF files from many applications (e.g., exporting a document as a PDF from Word) and edit PDF files (e.g., using a PDF editor).