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Getting Started with the KDE
Desktop
This chapter assists you in becoming familiar with the KDE desktop of your SUSE®
Linux Enterprise Desktop. If you have not yet installed your system, refer to Chapter 3,
Installation with YaST (↑Deployment Guide) or to Installation Quick Start (↑Installation
Quick Start).
KDE stands for K Desktop Environment and is an easy-to-use graphical user interface
graphical user interface that communicates with the underlying Linux system to access
and manage files, folders, and programs. It has many applications designed to help you
in your daily work. KDE also offers many choices to modify your desktop according
to your needs and wishes. Read more about configuring your desktop in
Chapter 3,
Customizing Your Settings
(page 37).
The following description is based on the default configuration of the KDE 4 desktop
shipped with your product. If you or your system administrator has modified the defaults,
some aspects may be different, such as appearance or keyboard shortcuts.
1.1 Logging In
If more than one user account is configured on your computer, usually all users must
authenticate—unless Auto Login is configured for a certain user. Auto login logs the
user in to the desktop environment automatically on boot. This feature can be enabled
or disabled during installation or at any time using the YaST user management module.
For more information, see Chapter 9, Managing Users with YaST (↑Deployment Guide).
If your computer is run in a network environment and you are not the only person using
the machine, you are usually prompted to enter your username and password when you
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