SUSE LINUX

User Guide

AuthorsJörg Bartsch, Marcel Hilzinger, Takashi Iwai, Stephan Kulow, Johannes Meixner, Matthias Nagorny, Siegfried Olschner, Marcus Schäfer, Jens Daniel Schmidt, Arvin Schnell, Adrian Schröter, Luis Villa
EditorsJörg Arndt, Antje Faber, Berthold Gunreben, Roland Haidl, Jana Jaeger, Edith Parzefall, Inés Pozo, Thomas Rölz, Thomas Schraitle, Rebecca Walter
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Table of Contents

Welcome
1. Changes in the User Guide
2. Typographical Conventions
3. Acknowledgements
I. Introducing Linux
1. First Contact
1.1. Logging In and Out
1.2. The User Concept of Linux
1.3. Desktop
1.4. File Management
1.5. Applications
1.6. Printing
1.7. Basic Administrative Tasks
1.8. Security
1.9. Networking and Mobility
1.10. Using the Shell
2. Getting to Know Linux Software
2.1. Office
2.2. Network
2.3. Multimedia
2.4. Graphics
2.5. System and File Management
2.6. Software Development
3. The GNOME Desktop
3.1. The Desktop
3.2. Settings
3.3. File Management with Nautilus
3.4. Important Utilities
3.5. Assistive Technology Support
4. The KDE Desktop
4.1. Desktop Components
4.2. Settings
4.3. Konqueror as a File Manager
4.4. Important Utilities
5. Help and Documentation
5.1. Using the SUSE Help Center
5.2. Man Pages
5.3. Info Pages
5.4. The Linux Documentation Project
5.5. Wikipedia: the Free Online Encyclopedia
5.6. Guides and Books
5.7. Usenet
II. Office
6. The OpenOffice.org Office Suite
6.1. Compatibility with Other Office Applications
6.2. Word Processing with Writer
6.3. Introducing Calc
6.4. Introducing Impress
6.5. Introducing Base
6.6. For More Information
7. Evolution: An E-Mail and Calendar Program
7.1. Importing E-Mail from Other Mail Programs
7.2. Evolution Overview
7.3. Mail
7.4. Contacts
7.5. Calendars
7.6. Syncing Data with a Handheld
7.7. For More Information
8. Kontact: An E-Mail and Calendar Program
8.1. Importing E-Mail from Other Mail Programs
8.2. Kontact Overview
8.3. Mail
8.4. Contacts
8.5. Calendar
8.6. Syncing Data with a Handheld
8.7. For More Information
9. Synchronizing a Handheld Computer with KPilot
9.1. Conduits Used by KPilot
9.2. Configuring the Handheld Connection
9.3. Configuring the KAddressBook Conduit
9.4. Managing To-Do Items and Events
9.5. Working with KPilot
III. Internet
10. The Web Browser Konqueror
10.1. Tabbed Browsing
10.2. Saving Web Pages and Graphics
10.3. Internet Keywords
10.4. Bookmarks
10.5. Java and JavaScript
10.6. For More Information
11. Firefox
11.1. Navigating Web Sites
11.2. Finding Information
11.3. Managing Bookmarks
11.4. Using the Download Manager
11.5. Customizing Firefox
11.6. Printing from Firefox
11.7. For More Information
12. Encryption with KGpg
12.1. Generating a New Key Pair
12.2. Exporting the Public Key
12.3. Importing Keys
12.4. The Key Server Dialog
12.5. Text and File Encryption
12.6. For More Information
IV. Multimedia
13. Sound in Linux
13.1. Mixers
13.2. Multimedia Players
13.3. CDs: Playback and Ripping
13.4. Hard Disk Recording with Audacity
13.5. Direct Recording and Playback of WAV Files
14. TV, Video, Radio, and Webcam
14.1. Watching TV with motv
14.2. Video Text Support
14.3. Webcams and motv
14.4. nxtvepg—The TV Magazine for Your PC
14.5. Watching Digital Video Broadcasts with xawtv4
14.6. Webcam Operation with gqcam
15. K3b—The KDE Burning Application
15.1. Creating a Data CD
15.2. Creating an Audio CD
15.3. Copying a CD
15.4. Writing ISO Images
15.5. For More Information
16. Digital Cameras and Linux
16.1. Connecting to the Camera
16.2. Accessing the Camera
16.3. Installing the Programs
16.4. Using Konqueror
16.5. Using gtKam
16.6. Using Digikam
16.7. For More Information
17. Kooka—A Scanning Application
17.1. The Preview
17.2. The Final Scan
17.3. The Menus
17.4. The Gallery
17.5. Optical Character Recognition
18. Manipulating Graphics with The GIMP
18.1. Graphics Formats
18.2. Starting GIMP
18.3. Getting Started in GIMP
18.4. Saving Images
18.5. Printing Images
18.6. For More Information
V. Excursions
19. Working with the Shell
19.1. Introduction to Bash
19.2. Users and Access Permissions
19.3. Important Linux Commands
19.4. The vi Editor
A. SUSE LINUX FAQ
A.1. Additional Information
A.2. Hardware
A.3. Installation
A.4. System Configuration and Administration
A.5. Applications
A.6. Troubleshooting
A.7. Contacting SUSE
Index

List of Figures

1.1. A GDM Login Screen
1.2. A KDM Login Screen
1.3. An Example Desktop
1.4. Managing Print Jobs with GNOME Cups Manager
1.5. Filing a Print Job with KPrinter
1.6. Managing Print Jobs with KJobViewer
1.7. KInternet: Scanning for Wireless Networks
1.8. KInternet: Status of Wireless Link
3.1. Adding a New Icon to the Panel
3.2. Nautilus Standard Window
3.3. Editing the MIME Type
3.4. GNOME Dictionary
3.5. Gaim
3.6. GOK in Use
3.7. Configuring Gnopernicus
3.8. Writing with Dasher
4.1. The File Manager Konqueror
4.2. The KWallet Manager Window
4.3. The Clipboard Klipper
4.4. Ark: File Archive Preview
4.5. KSnapshot
4.6. Kopete Configuration Panels
4.7. The Main Kopete Window
4.8. Configuring Talkers
4.9. Using KMouth
4.10. Using Phrase Books in KMouth
4.11. Font Administration from the Control Center
5.1. The Main Window of the SUSE Help Center
5.2. Configuring the Search Function
5.3. Generating a Search Index
6.1. The OpenOffice.org Writer
6.2. An OpenOffice.org Wizard
6.3. The Navigator in Writer
6.4. Base—Databases in OpenOffice.org
7.1. The Evolution Window with Mail
7.2. The Evolution Address Book
7.3. The Evolution Calendar
8.1. The Kontact Window Showing the Summary
8.2. The Kontact Mail Component
8.3. The Kontact Address Book
8.4. The Kontact Calendar
9.1. Configuration Dialog with the Available Conduits
9.2. KPilot Configuration
9.3. Dialog Showing the Path to a KOrganizer Calendar File
9.4. The Main Window of KPilot
10.1. The Browser Window of Konqueror
11.1. The Browser Window of Firefox
11.2. Using the Firefox Bookmark Manager
11.3. Installing Firefox Extensions
11.4. Installing Firefox Themes
12.1. KGpg: Creating a Key
12.2. The Key Manager
12.3. Search Screen for Importing a Key
12.4. Hits and Import
12.5. Exporting a Key to a Key Server
13.1. The Mixer KMix
13.2. The GNOME Mixer Applet
13.3. Monitor and Digital Mixer of envy24control
13.4. The amaroK Media Player
13.5. XMMS with Equalizer, OpenGL Spectrum Analyzer, and Infinity Plug-Ins
13.6. The KsCD User Interface
13.7. Ripping Audio CDs with Grip
13.8. Ripping Audio CDs with KAudioCreator
13.9. Ripping Audio Data with Konqueror
13.10. Spectral View of the Audio Data
13.11. The Spectrum
13.12. QARecord—A Simple Hard Disk Recording Application
14.1. The TV Application motv
14.2. The Electronic TV Magazine nxtvepg
14.3. Running xawtv4
14.4. The mtt4 Video Text Browser
14.5. DVB Radio
15.1. Creating a New Data CD
15.2. Customizing the Burning Process
15.3. Copying a CD
16.1. The Main Window of Digikam
16.2. Downloading Pictures from Camera
16.3. Creating a Template for a Calendar
16.4. Finding Similar Pictures
16.5. Results of Find
17.1. The Kooka Main Window
17.2. The Kooka Preview Window
17.3. The Kooka Scanning Parameters
17.4. The Kooka Gallery
17.5. OCR with Kooka
18.1. The Main Window
18.2. The Print Dialog
19.1. Excerpt from a Standard Directory Tree

List of Tables

2.1. Office Software for Windows and Linux
2.2. Network Software for Windows and Linux
2.3. Multimedia Software for Windows and Linux
2.4. Graphics Software for Windows and Linux
2.5. System and File Management Software for Windows and Linux
2.6. Development Software for Windows and Linux
5.1. Man Pages—Categories and Descriptions
6.1. The OpenOffice.org Application Modules
19.1. Simple Commands of the vi Editor
19.2. Complex Commands of the vi Editor

List of Examples

19.1. Sample Output Showing File Permissions
19.2. Sample Output Showing Directory Permissions
A.1. Sample Line in /etc/fstab for an Additional Partition

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