How to extract text with OCR from a PDF on Linux?
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How do I extract text from a PDF that wasn't built with an index? It's all text, but I can't search or select anything. I'm running Kubuntu, and Okular doesn't have this feature.
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I have had success with the BSD-licensed Linux port of Cuneiform OCR system. No binary packages seem to be available, so you need to build it from source. Be sure to have the ImageMagick C++ libraries installed to have support for essentially any in…
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