JabRef

JabRef is a comprehensive java-based BibTeX reference database manager that also imports references from Pubmed and other sources. To install it use the following steps.

1. Download the latest .jar file from http://jabref.sourceforge.net and store it in /usr/local/bin
2. In /usr/local/bin run ln -s JabRef-xxxx.jar JabRef
3. Install Sun java and make it the default java as described here
4. Put a command called jref in /usr/local/bin that contains the following:
   /etc/alternatives/java -jar /usr/local/bin/JabRef.jar &
   and make the jref file executable by typing chmod a+x jref

You can now run JabRef from the command prompt or by entering Alt-F2 in KDE and specifying jref