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33_754935 bindex.qxp 11/7/05 10:09 PM Page 345 Index Applications Menu, 42–43, 68–71 • Symbols • Applixware Office package, 15 appointments, tracking, 210 * (asterisk), 249, 251 archives, packing and unpacking (tar), 20, \ (backslash), 248 337–338 - (dash), 94 arguments, command line, 247 . (dot), 92 asterisk (*), 249, 251 ! (exclamation point), 252–253 Asymmetric DSL (ADSL), 108–109 / (forward slash), 79, 81 attachments, e-mail, 154 > (greater-than sign), 249 audio CDs, playing, 221–223 - (hyphen), 95 authentication, 292 < (less-than sign), 249 automatic command completion, 250 . (period), 96 automatic login, 40, 318–319, 325 | (pipe), 248 ? (question mark), 251 " (quotation marks), 247 ; (semicolon), 248 • B • [] (square brackets), 252 backdoor, 292 .. (two dots or dot-dot), 92 background, desktop, 73–74, 75–76 backing up files, 20 backslash (\), 248 • A • base station, 129 bash (Bourne Again Shell) access point, wireless LAN, 129, 131 automatic command completion, 250 Adobe Portable Document Format. See PDF combining commands, 248 ADSL (Asymmetric DSL), 108–109 described, 47–48, 246 AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), 129 error messages, saving to file, 249–250 aggregator, RSS, 185 file, command input from, 249 AIM (America Online instant messaging output, saving to file, 249 service), 54, 161–162 repeating previously typed commands, Akregator news reader, 54, 185–186 252–253 amaroK music player, 224 syntax, 247–248 Apache Web server, 16 wildcards, 251–252 applets, 68, 75 bastion host, 293 application gateway, 292 bit bucket, 250 applications Blam RSS reader, 54 controlling, 18–19 block device, 94 development, 17 Bluetooth wireless, 20, 271 e-mail, 152–153 bookmark field, 200 GNOME Desktop, illustrated,COPYRIGHTED 64 boot menu MATERIAL items, installing, 27–28 GNU, 343 boot process, starting and stopping services, installing at setup, 32 263–264 KDE Desktop, illustrated, 64 booting, 26–27, 39–40 Linux packages, 11 Bourne Again Shell. See bash listing all running (ps command), 50 browser. See Web browser operating system controls, 9 browsing file system, 86, 87–90 storage directory, 82 buddies, adding to IM, 162, 164 SUSE Linux downloads, 329 YaST controls, 262 33_754935 bindex.qxp 11/7/05 10:09 PM Page 346 346 SUSE Linux 10 For Dummies • C • • D • CA (Certificate Authority), 293 dash (-), 94 cable categories, 122–123 data CDs, 227 cable modem DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service), 293 compared to other connection methods, 106 decoders, licensing restrictions, 57, 221 described, 105, 112 decryption, 293 mechanics, 113–114 delivering presentations, 220 typical setup, 115–118 Denial of Service (DoS) attack, 289, 293 Calc program. See OpenOffice.org Calc Desktop Pager, 43 calculating data, 205–208 desktops, 40. See also GNOME desktop; KDE calculator, 211 desktop calendar/organizer applications, 56 diagrams, creating, 198–199 camera, digital, 59, 230–234 dialup Internet connection CDs compared to other connection methods, 106 audio, playing, 221–223 described, 105 burning, 20, 227 modem configuration, 119–120 managing, 47 modem setup, 118–119 mounting detected, 271 Digikam digital camera application, 230–232 central processing unit. See CPU digital camera, 59, 230–234 certificate, 293 digital signature, 294 Certificate Authority (CA), 293 direct memory access (DMA) settings, 271 character device, 94 directories character, matching single, 252 changing, 248 character style, 194 described, 79 charts, 205–208, 218–219 device files, 248 chat. See IM The GIMP, 239 Clipboard Tool, 43 listings and permissions command (ls), 93–95 clock, 43 manipulation commands, 97 coaxial cable, 114 navigation commands, 91–92 CodeWeavers CrossOver Office package, 15 path, 142 color, desktop, 74, 76–77 space by specific (du command), 270 combining bash commands, 248 top-level, 81–82 command interpreter. See shell directories, protecting command line, 247 default permission, setting, 300–301 command line interface, 13, 48–49 importance of setting, 291 confidentiality, 293 ownership, changing (chown command), 299 connection. See Internet connection permissions, changing (chmod command), console. See terminal window 299–300 Content Scrambling System (CSS), 221 security, 298–302 contents, back-of-the-book DVD, 343 set user ID permission, 302 context menus, desktop, 65–66 viewing (ls -l command), 298 cost, Internet connection methods, 106, 109 disk, 10, 19. See also CDs; DVDs; hard drive CPU (central processing unit) disk controller, 271 described, 9, 10 disk-space usage (df command), 100 percentage since last screen update, 269 display adapter, 25 SUSE installation, 32 Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), 293 SUSE requirements, 25 distributions, 11 cracker, 293 DMA (direct memory access) settings, 271 crashes, SUSE, 319–320 document CrossOver Office package (CodeWeavers), 15 described, 187–188 CSS (Content Scrambling System), 221 editing and reviewing documents, 192–193 Cyber Alert System, 309 fields, 200 functions, 188–189 graphics, creating and inserting, 198–199 33_754935 bindex.qxp 11/7/05 10:09 PM Page 347 Index 347 inserting into presentation, 217 Internet connection, 125–126 large, handling, 200–201 LAN, 111 page layout, 196–198 network, configuring, 124–125 preparing, 192 PCs, connecting, 122–124 setting up, 191–192 requirements, 121 starting, 189 wireless, 126–133 styles and templates, 194–196 Evolution e-mail client, 54, 156–159 window parts, 190–191 examining RSS feeds, 184–185 domain name, 142 Excel (Microsoft), exchanging files with, 205 DoS (Denial of Service) attack, 289, 293 exclamation point (!), 252–253 dot (.), 92 dot-dot (..), 92 DSL connection ADSL, IDSL, and SDSL, 108–109 • F • compared to other connection methods, 106 fax viewers, 59 configuring, 21 file described, 105, 107–108 command input from, 249 local loop, 106 finding, 321 typical setup, 109–112 finding large, 321–322 DVD, back-of-the-book image formats, opening, 240 contents, 343 integrity-checking tools, 291 installation requirements, 342 local, pointing to, 141 installing SUSE, 24 reading (more command), 50 system requirements, 341 saving command output to, 249 troubleshooting, 343–344 transfer utilities, 16 DVD drive, 25, 26–27 file system DVDs, 47, 278 described, 79–81 directory listings and permissions command, 93–95 directory manipulation commands, 97 • E • directory navigation commands, 91–92 editing disk-space usage, commands checking, digital camera images, 232 100–101 documents, 192–193 finding files and directories (locate), 97–98, photos and images, 238–240 335 PowerPoint files in Impress, 213 Konqueror file manager, 83–86 e-mail listing files and directories (ls), 333 applications, 55 mounting and unmounting files commands, 99 described, 16, 151 Nautilus file manager, 86–91 Evolution client, 54, 156–159 sharing, 20–21 HTML and attachments, 154 space in currently mounted (df command), KMail client, 155–156 270 message directory, 82 top-level directories, 81–82 root user, 36 working with files, commands for, 96–97 security updates, receiving, 309 File Transfer Protocol. See FTP software, 152–153 filenames, 80, 142, 251–252 URL opening, 142 files and directories, protecting encryption, 294 default permission, setting, 300–301 Epiphany Web browser, 54 importance of setting, 291 error messages ownership, changing (chown command), 299 deleting, 250 permissions, changing (chmod command), devices, sending to, 249 299–300 find command, 98 security, 298–302 saving to file, 249–250 set user ID permission, 302 Ethernet viewing (ls -l command), 298 benefits of, 122 DSL modem, 107–108 33_754935 bindex.qxp 11/7/05 10:09 PM Page 348 348 SUSE Linux 10 For Dummies finding context menus, 65–66 files and directories (locate), 97–98, 335 customizing, 75–77 files on computer (find command), 97–98 data CDs, burning, 227 Internet sites, 145 described, 65 Firefox Web browser digital camera images, transferring, 232–234 described, 144 elements, 42–44 home page, changing, 149–150 Help viewer, 17 menus, 149 icon context menus, 66–67 starting, 146–147 illustrated, 42 status bar, 148–149 image and graphics applications, 58–59 toolbars, 148 images, viewing with Eye of Gnome, 241–242 firewall installing, 31 described, 292, 294 logging out, 44, 51 ping command blocked by, 136 Main Menu or Applications Menu, 68–71 reasons for adding, 290 multimedia applications, 57 setting up, 21, 306–308 office applications, 56 floppy disk drive, 19 panels, 67–68, 75 folders PDF and PostScript files, viewing, 242–243 browsing in navigation window, 87–90 scanner, installing, 235 copying, 85 terminal window, opening, 48, 91 creating, 85, 91 virtual console, opening, 246 moving files to different, 90 Gnome Jabber, 54 Samba fire sharing, 20–21 GNU (GNU’s Not UNIX), 12, 13–14, 343 viewing, 83–85 GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard), 291 formatting data, 205 Google Groups, 183, 314 formulas, 197–198, 205–208 Google search, 145 forward slash (/), 79, 81 GPL (GNU General Public License), 12, 14, frame style, 194 324, 343 FSF (Free Software Foundation), 14 graphical shell. See Nautilus file manager F-Spot application, 233 graphics applications, 58–59 FTP (File Transfer Protocol) graphics card, 37, 271 directory, 82 greater-than sign (>), 249 downloading files, 141 groups, user, 272, 274 install, 315–318 GUI desktops. See GNOME desktop; KDE security issues, 291 desktop server (vsftpd), 17 Gwenview photo viewer, 241 function keys, installing, 28–29 functions, spreadsheet, 207–208 • H • H.323 Internet telephone protocol, 165 • G • hard drive GAIM client, 54, 162–164 controls, 18 gallery, predefined graphics, 199 disk-space usage,