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Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye
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Marcel Gagne
Addison-Wesley, Paperback, 2nd Bk&CD edition, Published August 2005, 480 pages, ISBN 0321356403
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Chapter 6: Customizing Your Desktop (or Making Your World Your Own)

     

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Today, Linux is more powerful, useful, and practical than ever before. Moving to Linux, Second Edition can help you migrate from Windows to the latest, best versions of Linux in just hours. By the time you've finished, you'll be able to do virtually anything in Linux--without the aggravation, crashes, security risks, or high costs of running Windows.

This is not a book for techies! It's a book for people like you: people who work and play, write documents, create spreadsheets, surf the Web, send emails, listen to music, watch movies, play games--and want to do it in Linux, without becoming technical experts.

  • Convert your Windows PC to a Linux system that does more for less money--one step at a time.
  • Browse the Internet using Firefox, the fast, powerful browser that's replacing Microsoft Internet Explorer everywhere.
  • Send and receive email--even send instant messages using your existing AOL, MSN, and Yahoo! accounts.
  • Manage all your digital photos without the hassle, using digikam.
  • Rip music, burn and play CDs, even watch movies.
  • Discover the world of Linux games ... and learn how to run Windows games on your Linux PC.
  • Take control of Linux the easy way, with the quick, efficient KDE 3.4 graphical environment.

There's more! Write, calculate, and present with OpenOffice.org 2.0--the free office suite for Linux that's now easier, more powerful, and even more compatible with Microsoft Office.

Say goodbye to expensive software upgrades, burdensome Microsoft licensing, Windows viruses, and "blue screens of death." Say hello to computing the way it's supposed to be--with Linux!



Table of Contents

Preface.

1. Introduction.

    Is Linux Really FREE?

    The GPL

    So What Do I Gain?

    What Do I Lose?

    Some Tips on Using This Book

    Help Me!

    About the CD

    It's My Philosophy

    Resources

2. An Introduction to the WFTL Edition Knoppix Disk.

    Ready to Try Linux?

    Playing with WFTL Knoppix

    Just Looking Around

    Configure Now, Remember Me Later

    The Persistence of Memory

    Setting Up the Network

    HELP!

    Remember to Share

    Resources

3. Ready . . . Set . . . Linux!

    Getting Linux

    Getting a Free Copy of Linux

    Dual Booting

    Preserving Your Data

    A Linux-Only System

    Windows on Linux

    Breaking Free!

    Resources

4. Getting Your Hands Dirty.

    Getting to Know You. . . KDE

    Logging In

    Becoming One with the Desktop

    Your First Application

    Windows, Title Bars, and Menus, Oh My!

    Resizing Windows

    Command Central

    A Polite Introduction to the Command Line

    Give Me More!

    Changing Your Password

    User Security

    I Need More Help!

    Konquest of the Desktop

    Resources

5. Konquering Your World.

    Files, Directories, and the Root of All Things

    Wherever You Go. . .

    Enhancing Konqueror

    Uh, Roger, Copy That. . .

    Creating New Folders

    Copying Files and Directories (and Moving, Too!)

    Deleting Files and Directories

    My World, My Way

    Making Your Home a Home

6. Customizing Your Desktop (or Making Your World Your Own).

    I Am Sovereign of All I Survey. . .

    Save My Screen, Please!

    Moving Things Around

    Is That a Theme or a Motif?

    Adding Icons and Shortcuts to Your Desktop

    Miscellaneous Changes

    Resources

7. Installing New Applications.

    Linux and Security

    The Many Faces of Software Installation

    SuSE Software Package Installs

    Mandrakes's urpmi

    Searching for Common Ground

    Kpackage

    RPMs, the Shell Way

    The Extract and Build Five-Step

    Resources

8. Printers and Other Hardware.

    Yes, It Runs with Linux

    Plug and Play

    Getting Familiar with Your Hardware

    Printers and Printing

    Kprinter

    Modems versus Winmodems

    What? More Devices?

    Resources

9. Connecting to the Internet.

    Before You Begin

    Getting on the Net

    Connecting to the Net with a Modem

    Cable Modems and High-Speed DSL

    Okay, I'm Connected. Now What?

    Kopete

    Resources

10. Surfing the Internet.

    Konqueror

    Cool Konqueror Tricks

    Mozilla Firefox

    Wrapping Up

    Resources

11. Electronic Mail Clients.

    Be Prepared. . .

    Kontact

    KMail

    Let's Communicate!

    Evolution

    Other Options

    Resources

12. Getting Organized.

    KOrganizer

    Evolution

    Other Tools

    Resources

13. Word Processors (It Was a Dark and Stormy Night. . .).

    OpenOffice.org Writer

    Write Now!

    Toolbars of Every Kind. . .

    Help!

    To Word or Not to Word?

    Personalizing Your Environment

    A Wizard of Words

    Navigating Style

    Speaking of Document Elements. . .

    More! Give Me More!

    Other Options

    Resources

14. Spreadsheets (Tables You Can Count On).

    Starting a New Spreadsheet and Entering Data

    Basic Math

    Saving Your Work

    Complex Charts and Graphs, Oh My!

    Alternatives

    Resources

15. Presentation Graphics (For Those Who Need No Introduction).

    Getting Ready to Impress

    Instant Web Presentations

    How About a Little Flash? Shocking!

    So What's with the Penguin?

    Extra! Extra!

    Alternatives

    Resources

16. Digital Photography.

    Working with a Digital Camera

    Picture-Perfect Konqueror

    Picture-Perfect digiKam

    Scanning. . .

    Scanning under KDE-Kooka

    Optical Character Recognition

    Resources

17. Digital Art with the GIMP.

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your GIMP

    Printing Your Masterpiece

    Tools, Tools, and More Tools

    Resources

18. Linux Multimedia (If Music Be the Food of Love. . .).

    Adjusting the Levels

    KsCD, the KDE CD Player

    XMMS

    Noatun

    Ripping and Burning Songs

    KAudioCreator

    K3b, for a Friendlier Burn

    Put Another Nickel In . . .

    Lights, Camera, Action: Moving Pictures

    It's a Wrap!

    Resources

19. Fun and Games (Very Serious Fun).

    Take Me Out to the Arcade

    Deal Those Cards, Ace

    B-4. Miss. E-7. Hit!

    Educational Games

    3D Accelerated Fun

    The 13-Year Old's Picks

    More Games! I Need More Games!

    Resources

Appendix A: The GNU General Public License.

Appendix B: Installation.

Appendix C: Taking Command of Linux.

Appendix D: Working with Editors.

Index.

 

About the Author

Marcel Gagne is best known as the award-winning author of Linux Journal's "Cooking with Linux" series, for which he received the Readers' Choice award for favorite column two years in a row. He is also the author of the highly acclaimed book, Linux System Administration: A User's Guide, also published by Addison-Wesley.




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