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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop provides the tools that Linux* users require in their daily activities. It comes
with an easy-to-use graphical user interface, the GNOME* desktop, that communicates with the underlying
Linux system to let you access and manage files, folders, and programs. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop provides
an integrated suite of applications for a wide range of office, multimedia, and Internet activities. The OpenOf-
fice.org suite, which allows you to edit and save files in a number of formats, is also included. The office suite
is available for several operating systems. Therefore, you can use the same data across different computing
platforms.
Getting Started
When you start your system, you are usually prompted to
enter your username and password. If someone else in-
stalled your system, check with your system administrator
for your username and password.
After logging in to GNOME for the first time, you see the
GNOME desktop, offering the following basic elements:
Desktop Icons
Access programs and features on your system by double-
clicking an icon. Right-click an icon to get additional
menus and options. By default, the desktop features
several key icons, including your personal Home folder
and a trash can for deleted items. Other icons represent-
ing devices on your computer, such as CD drives, might
also be present on the desktop and you can add as many
icons on your desktop as you want to. If you double-click
your Home folder, the Nautilus file manager starts and
displays the contents of your home directory.
Bottom Panel
The desktop includes a panel at the bottom of the
screen. This panel contains the Computer menu (similar
to the Start menu in Windows*), the system tray, and a
taskbar to display icons for all currently running applica-
tions. You can also add applications and applets to the
panel for easy access.
Main Menu
Click Computer on the far left of the bottom panel to
open the main menu. Commonly used applications ap-
pear in the main menu, along with recently used applica-
tions. Click Documents to display your recent documents,
or click Places to display your favorite places (such as
your home directory or the desktop). Click More Appli-
cations to access additional applications listed in cate-
gories. Use the options on the right to access help, install
additional software, open the GNOME Control Center,
lock your screen, log out of the desktop, or check the
status of your hard drive and network connections.
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Page 1: Getting Started
GNOME Quick Start SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 NOVELL® QUICK START CARD SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop provides the tools that Linux* users require in their daily activities. It comes with an easy-to-use graphical user interface, the GNOME* desktop, that communicates with the underlying Linux system to let you access and manage files, folders, and programs. -
Page 2: Customizing Your Desktop
System Tray The right side of the bottom panel holds some smaller icons, including the system clock that displays the date and time, the volume control, and icons for several other helper applications. Taskbar By default, all running applications are displayed in the taskbar (the area in the middle of the panel between the Computer button and the system tray). -
Page 3: Managing Files And Folders
4. To add an image, select Add, browse to the desired To use compositing desktop effects, you need a graphics image, then click Open. adapter capable of providing 3D support with a appropriate driver supporting 3D acceleration installed. 3D acceleration 5. - Page 4 Archiving Folders If you have files you have not used recently but want to keep on your computer, you can compress the files into a tape archive (TAR) format. 1. In the Nautilus view pane, right-click the folder you want to archive and select Create Archive. To start Firefox, click Computer →...
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Page 5: Instant Messaging With Pidgin
For reading and managing your mail and events, SUSE Linux the protocol you want, and type your login information in Enterprise Desktop offers you Novell® Evolution™, a the appropriate fields. Activate the account by checking groupware program that makes it easy to store, organize, the Save checkbox in the account list. -
Page 6: Viewing Pdf Files
To start OpenOffice.org, click Computer → OpenOffice.org You can use the results lists to open a file, forward it via e- Writer. To create a new document, click File → New, then mail, or display it in the file manager. Simply right-click an choose the type of document you want to create. -
Page 7: Managing Your Media
colors. F-Spot supports all important image formats, includ- do so, select Media → Import Media from the menu. Choose ing JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and several vendor specific RAW for- an import source and click Import Media Source. After mats. successfully importing your media, you can access them from your library. -
Page 8: Logging Out Or Switching Users
Contains modules for network services and for configur- ing clients such as LDAP and NFS. Novell AppArmor Use the modules of this category to configure the Novell AppArmor™ access control system. This option is avail- able only if the Novell AppArmor pattern is installed. -
Page 9: Legal Notice
Find the other manuals available for SUSE Linux Enterprise distributed for noncommercial use only. The express autho- Desktop at http://www.novell.com/ rization of Novell, Inc must be obtained prior to any other documentation/opensuse110 or in your installed sys- use of any manual or part thereof. - Page 10 Created by SUSE® with XSL-FO...