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Red Hat Linux 7.3 the Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide Red Hat Linux 7.3 The Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide Red Hat Linux 7.3: The Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide Copyright © 2002 by Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat, Inc. 1801 Varsity Drive Raleigh NC 27606-2072 USA Phone: +1 919 754 3700 Phone: 888 733 4281 Fax: +1 919 754 3701 PO Box 13588 Research Triangle Park NC 27709 USA rhl-gsg(EN)-7.3-Print-RHI (2002-04-05T16:26-0400) Copyright © 2002 by Red Hat, Inc. This material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Open Publication License, V1.0 or later (the latest version is presently available at http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/). Distribution of substantively modified versions of this document is prohibited without the explicit permission of the copyright holder. 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Moore, Product Documentation Manager — Primary Writer/Maintainer of the Official Red Hat Linux x86 Installation Guide; Contributing Writer to the Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide Tammy Fox, Product Documentation Technical Lead — Primary Writer/Maintainer of the Official Red Hat Linux Customization Guide; Contributing Writer to the Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide; Writer/Maintainer of custom DocBook stylesheets and scripts Edward C. Bailey, Technical Writer — Contributing Writer to the Official Red Hat Linux x86 Installation Guide Johnray Fuller, Technical Writer — Primary Writer/Maintainer of the Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide John Ha, Technical Writer — Contributing Writer to the Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide 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 .....................................................
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