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Table of Contents

Introduction -ix
1. Changes to This Manual -ix
2. Document Conventions - x
3. Copying and Pasting Text With X -xiii
4. Using the Mouse -xiii
5. We Need Feedback! -xiii
6. Sign Up for Support -xiv

1. Getting Started - 15
1.1. Introductory Terms - 15
1.2. Logging In - 16
1.2.1. Graphical Login - 16
1.2.2. Virtual Console Login - 17
1.3. Graphical Interface - 18
1.4. Opening a Terminal Window (Shell Prompt) - 19
1.5. Creating a User Account - 19
1.6. Documentation Resources - 21
1.7. Logging Out - 23
1.7.1. Graphical Logout - 23
1.7.2. Virtual Console Logout - 25
1.8. Shutting Down your Computer - 25
1.8.1. Graphical Shutdown - 25
1.8.2. Virtual Console Shutdown - 25

2. The GNOME Desktop Environment - 27
2.1. Introducing GNOME - 27
2.2. Finding Help - 27
2.3. Using the Desktop - 27
2.4. Using the Panel - 28
2.4.1. Using the Main Menu - 28
2.4.2. Using Applets - 29
2.4.3. Adding Icons and Applets to the Panel - 30
2.4.4. Configuring the GNOME Panel - 30
2.5. Using Nautilus - 30
2.6. Using the Start Here Icon - 31
2.6.1. Customizing GNOME - 32
2.6.2. Customizing your System - 32
2.7. Logging Out of GNOME - 33

3. The KDE Desktop Environment - 35
3.1. Introducing KDE - 35
3.2. Setting Up KDE - 35
3.3. Finding Help - 35
3.4. Using The Desktop - 36
3.5. Using The Panel - 37
3.5.1. Using The K Menu - 38
3.5.2. Using Applets - 38
3.5.3. Adding Icons and Applets to the Panel - 40
3.5.4. Configuring the KDE Panel - 40
3.6. Managing Files - 40
3.6.1. The Navigation Panel - 41
3.7. Customizing KDE - 42
3.8. Logging Out of KDE - 42

4. Diskettes and CD-ROMs - 45
4.1. Using Diskettes - 45
4.1.1. Mounting and Unmounting a Diskette - 45
4.1.2. Reading MS-DOS formatted Diskettes - 46
4.1.3. Putting Linux Files on an MS-DOS Diskette - 46
4.1.4. Formatting a Diskette - 47
4.2. CD-ROMs - 49
4.2.1. Using CD-ROMs with GNOME - 49
4.2.2. Using CD-ROMs From a Shell Prompt - 49
4.3. CD-Rs and CD-RWs - 50
4.3.1. Using X-CD-Roast - 50
4.3.2. Using CD-Rs and CD-RWs with Command Line Tools - 53
4.4. Additional Resources - 55
4.4.1. Installed Documentation - 55
4.4.2. Useful Websites - 55

5. Getting Online - 57
6.Web Browsing - 59
6.1. The Mozilla Web Browser - 59
6.1.1. Mozilla Navigator - 61
6.1.2. Mozilla Composer - 62
6.2. Nautilus as a Web Browser - 62
6.3.Web Surfing with Konqueror - 63
6.4. Using Galeon to Browse theWeb - 65

7. Email Applications - 69
7.1. Evolution - 69
7.2. KMail - 71
7.3. Mozilla Mail - 73
7.3.1. Mozilla and Newsgroups - 74
7.4. Plain Text Email Clients - 75
7.4.1. Using Pine - 76
7.4.2. Using mutt - 77

8. Printer Configuration - 79
8.1. Adding a Local Printer - 81
8.1.1. Printing a Test Page - 83
8.2. Modifying Existing Printers - 83
8.2.1. Names and Aliases - 84
8.2.2. Queue Type - 84
8.2.3. Driver - 85
8.2.4. Driver Options - 85
8.3. Additional Resources - 85
8.3.1. Installed Documentation - 86
8.3.2. Useful Websites - 86

9. Audio, Video, and General Amusement - 87
9.1. Playing CDs - 87
9.2. Playing MP3s - 87
9.3. Troubleshooting Your Sound Card - 88
9.3.1. If snd config Does NotWork - 88
9.4. Troubleshooting Your Video Card - 89
9.5. Games - 89
9.6. Amusements - 89
9.7. Finding Games Online - 90

10. Working with Images - 93
10.1. Viewing Images - 93
10.1.1. Using Nautilus to view Images - 93
10.1.2. Using Konqueror View Images - 94
10.1.3. Using GQview - 95
10.1.4. Electric Eyes - 97
10.2. Manipulating Images with the GIMP - 98
10.2.1. GIMP Basics - 98
10.2.2. Loading a File - 98
10.2.3. Saving a File - 99
10.2.4. GIMP Options - 99
10.3. Additional Resources - 101
10.3.1. UsefulWebsites - 101
10.3.2. Related Documentation - 101

11. Shell Prompt Basics - 103
11.1. Why Use a Shell Prompt - 103
11.2. The History of the Shell - 103
11.3. Determining Your Current Directory with pwd - 104
11.4. Changing Directories with cd - 104
11.5. View Directory Contents with ls - 107
11.6. Locating Files and Directories - 108
11.7. Printing From The Command Line - 109
11.8. Clearing and Resetting the Terminal - 110
11.9. Manipulating Files with cat - 110
11.9.1. Using Redirection - 110
11.9.2. Appending Standard Output - 112
11.9.3. Redirecting Standard Input - 113
11.10. Pipes and Pagers - 113
11.10.1. The more Command - 114
11.11. More Commands for Reading Text Files - 114
11.11.1. The head Command - 115
11.11.2. The tail Command - 115
11.11.3. The grep Command - 115
11.11.4. I/O Redirection and Pipes - 115
11.11.5. Wildcards and Regular Expressions - 115
11.12. Command History and Tab Completion - 117
11.13. Using Multiple Commands - 118
11.14. Ownership and Permissions - 118
11.14.1. The chmod Command - 120
11.14.2. Changing Permissions With Numbers - 123

12. Managing Files and Directories - 127
12.1. A Larger Picture of the File System - 127
12.2. Identifying andWorking with File Types - 128
12.2.1. Compressed and Archived Files - 128
12.2.2. File Formats - 128
12.2.3. System Files - 128
12.2.4. Programming and Scripting Files - 129
12.3. File Compression and Archiving - 129
12.3.1. File Compressing - 130
12.3.2. File Archiving - 132
12.4. Manipulating Files at a Shell Prompt - 133
12.4.1. Creating Files - 133
12.4.2. Copying Files - 134
12.4.3. Moving Files - 134
12.4.4. Deleting Files and Directories - 135
12.5. Viewing PDFs - 136

13. Updating and Adding Packages to Red Hat Linux - 139
13.1. Red Hat Network - 139
13.2. Errata List - 139
13.3. Installation CD-ROMs - 140

14. Frequently Asked Questions - 141
14.1. Localhost Login and Password - 141
14.2. Displaying ls in color - 141
14.3. Error Messages During Installation of RPMs - 142
14.4. Starting Applications - 142
14.4.1. Editing Your PATH - 143
14.5. Accessing a Windows Partition - 143
14.6. Finding Commands Quickly - 144
14.7. Keep ls Output from Scrolling - 145
14.7.1. Printing ls Output - 145
14.8. Tips on Using Command History - 145
14.8.1. Other Shortcuts - 145
14.9. Forgotten Password - 146
14.10. Password Maintenance - 146
14.11. Changing Login from Console to X at Startup - 147
14.12. Configuring X - 147

A. Applications - 151
B. A Comparison of Common DOS and Linux Commands - 153
C. System Directories - 155
D. Keyboard Shortcuts - 157
Index - 159