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B.1 Starting Applications from the
Main Menu
Similar to the Start menu on Windows, you can access all the programs installed on
your system from the main menu. To open the menu click Computer in the left corner
of the panel. Commonly used applications appear in the main menu, along with recently
used applications. Click More Applications to access additional applications, listed in
categories. Find more information about the main menu in
Section 1.4, "Using the Main
Menu"
(page 12).
Figure B.2 Main Menu in GNOME
Alternatively, you can also start programs from the command line. Press Alt + F2 to
open a dialog where you can enter a command to start the application. The name of the
command is often (but not always) the application name written in lowercase.
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