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Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 - STEP BY STEP GUIDE Manual

Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 - STEP BY STEP GUIDE Manual (190 pages)

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Introduction

7
- Architecture-SpeciﬁC Information
  7
- Changes to this Manual
  8
- Document Conventions
  8
- Copying and Pasting Text with X
  11
- Using the Mouse
  11
- We Need Feedback
  11
Starting out

13
- Getting Started
  15
  - Setup Agent
    15
  - Introductory Terms
    20
  - Logging in
    21
  - Graphical Interface
    23
  - Opening a Shell Prompt
    23
  - Creating a User Account
    23
  - Documentation and Help
    25
  - Logging out
    27
  - Shutting down Your Computer
    28
- Using the Graphical Desktop
  29
  - Using Nautilus
    29
  - Using the Desktop
    33
  - Using the Panel
    35
  - Using the Applications and Actions Menus
    39
  - Customizing Your GNOME Session
    40
  - Logging out
    45
  - Switching Desktops
    45
- Managing Files and Directories
  47
  - File System Terms
    47
  - A Larger Picture of the File System
    47
  - Managing Files
    49
  - File Compression and Archiving
    51
  - Managing Directories
    57
- Shell Prompt Basics
  59
Using Your System

85
- Connecting to the Internet
  87
- The Internet Conﬁguration Wizard
  87
  - Creating a Dial-Up Connection
    88
  - Creating a High Speed Connection
    89
  - Creating a Wireless Connection
    90
  - Additional Resources
    90
  - Web Browsing
    91
  - Firefox
    91
- Email Applications
  95
  - Evolution
    96
  - Thunderbird
    98
  - Plain Text Email Clients
    100
- Working with Openofﬁce.org
  103
  - Feature Overview of Openofﬁce.org
    103
  - Openofﬁce.org Writer
    105
  - Openofﬁce.org Calc
    108
  - Openofﬁce.org Impress
    109
  - Openofﬁce.org Draw and Math
    110
- Working with Other Text Applications
  113
  - Working with Text Editors
    113
  - Viewing PDF and PS Files
    114
- Audio, Video, and Games
  115
  - Playing Audio Cds
    115
  - Playing Digital Audio Files
    116
  - Troubleshooting Your Sound Card
    117
  - Troubleshooting Your Video Card
    118
  - Games
    119
  - Finding Games Online
    120
- Working with Digital Cameras
  121
  - Nautilus and Digital Cameras
    121
  - Using Gthumb
    121
- Working with Images
  123
  - Saving Images
    123
  - Viewing Images
    123
  - Editing and Creating Images with the GIMP
    124
- Diskettes and CD-Roms
  127
  - Using Diskettes
    127
  - CD- and DVD-Roms
    129
  - CD/DVD-Rs and CD/DVD-Rws
    131
  - Additional Resources
    134
  - USB Flash Drives
    134
Troubleshooting Your System

137
- Frequently Asked Questions
  139
  - Localhost Login and Password
    139
  - Forgotten Root Password
    139
  - Forgotten User Password
    140
  - Changing Passwords
    140
  - Password Maintenance
    140
  - Starting Applications
    140
  - Finding Commands Quickly
    142
  - Tips on Using Command History
    142
  - Accessing a Windows Partition
    143
  - Ls Output from Scrolling
    143
  - Error Messages During Installation of Rpms
    145
  - Changing Login from Console to X at Startup
    145
Appendix

147
- KDE: the K Desktop Environment
  149
  - Customizing KDE
    149
  - Introducing Konqueror
    150
  - Using Konqueror
    152
  - Using the KDE Desktop
    154
  - Using the Panel
    155
  - Browsing the Web with Konqueror
    158
  - Using Konqueror to View Images
    159
  - Kmail
    160
  - Logging out of KDE
    162
  - Finding Help
    162
- Getting Started with Gnu Privacy Guard
  165
  - Conﬁguration File
    165
  - Warning Messages
    166
  - Generating a Keypair
    167
  - Generating a Revocation Certiﬁcate
    168
  - Exporting Your Public Key
    169
  - Importing a Public Key
    171
  - What Are Digital Signatures
    172
  - Additional Resources
    172
- Applications
  175
- A Comparison of Common DOS and Linux Commands
  179
- System Directories
  181
- Keyboard Shortcuts
  183
Index

185
Colophon

189

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