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2.2 Configuring Your Desktop with
the Control Center
With KDE, you can personalize your desktop to a very high degree. You can change a
variety of settings, such as the desktop background, screen saver, fonts, keyboard and
mouse configuration, and sounds. Adjust these settings with the modules of the KDE
Control Center. Start the Control Center from the main menu by selecting Personal
Settings or press
+
and enter kcontrol.
Alt
F2
Figure 2.2 KDE Control Center
The sidebar provides different categories with a subset of settings each. Just click a
category icon and explore the possibilities provided there. You can always return to
the higher-level category by clicking Back. For an overview of all categories, switch
to a tree view. Change the view by selecting View → Mode → Tree View.
Clicking an item displays the corresponding settings on the right. Change the settings
as desired. No changes take effect until you click Apply. If you have changed an option
then decide that you want to leave the settings as they were, click Reset to discard the
changes. Reset all items on the page to the default values by clicking Default. Changing
some settings may require root permissions. Log in as root if prompted to do so.
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