Index apt-get program, 298, 300 • Symbols • archives, creating, 299–300, 410–411 Ark, 284 * (asterisk) wildcard, 320 assistive features, 85–86, 102, 163, 355 $ (dollar sign) in shell prompts, 316 Assistive Technologies Preferences . (dot) in fi lenames, 317 dialog box, 85–86 “ (double quotes) in shell commands, 326 asterisk (*) wildcard, 320 .. (double-dot) directories, 115 atd (actions scheduler), 355 --help option, 319 ATI video drivers, 282, 283 ? (question mark) wildcard, 320 audio, 103, 249–253, 260, 355. See also music > redirection operator, 327–328 audio cards, 34, 252–253, 372 >> redirection operator, 328 audio fi le support, 259 / (root directory), 108, 109 Audio Visual Interleave (AVI) format, 271 / (root mount point), 49 auth.log fi le, 361 . (single dot) directories, 115 automated crash reports support, 355 ‘ (single quotes) in shell commands, 325, 326 automated programs, storage location, 110 ~ (tilde) in shell prompts, 316, 317 AVI (Audio Visual Interleave) format, 271 • A• • B • About Me settings (KDE), 102 backgrounds, desktop, 82–83 accessibility features, 85–86, 102, 163, 355 backups, system, 398 actions scheduler, 355 badblocks command, 415 Add and Remove Software utility (KDE), 103 banner pages, 345–346 adding widgets (KDE), 94, 95–98 Base, OpenOffi ce.org, 214, 235–241 add-ons, Firefox, 160, 164–165 base directory, 108, 109 add/remove programs, 306, 307–308 BASH BUILTINS help information, 411–412 addresses, computer, 142, 149 bash shell (Bourne again shell) administration, system, 331, 332–339, 416 command history, 321–322 Administration programs (KDE), 90 commands, 411–412 administrator fi les, 109, 111 described, 313, 314 administrator login accounts, 50 help information, 329, 411–412 administrivia, defi ned, 2 long commands, 320–322 alias command, 411 pipes, 327, 328–329 Always on Visible Workspace option, 73 redirecting, 327–328 Amarok, 255, 256–258 COPYRIGHTEDscrolling MATERIAL up, 328 anacron (actions scheduler), 355 starting session, 314 Appearance Preferences dialogbox, 78, 79–85 syntax, 317–319 Apple QuickTime video formats, 266, 271 variables, 322–326 application, defi ned, 3 bash_history fi le, 322 Application Launcher widget (KDE), 96 .bashrc fi le, 326 applications, described, 305. See also software Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), viewing/ Applixware Offi ce, 214 setting, 24–25, 37–38 apropos command, 410 battery meter gadget, 290 424 Linux For Dummies, 9th Edition Battery Monitor widget (KDE), 96 ISO image fi les, burning, 43, 54, 400 benevolent dictators, 15 virtual server options, 378 Binary Clock widget (KDE), 96 CDs BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), viewing/ audio, burning, 262–264 setting, 24–25, 37–38 burn speed, 43 BitTorrent, 173–175 burning software, 133 Blogger, 293 copying music from, 254, 260–262 bluetooth device management, 355, 356 damaged, fi xing, 43 Bogofi lter spam fi ltering program, 199 data, burning, 135–138, 420 boot environment, changing, 402–404 listening to, 253–255 Boot from Local Drive option (Fedora), 54 troubleshooting, 43 boot information, storage location, 109 writable, 133 boot loader, 52, 58, 405–406 Certifi ed, defi ned, 35 boot process. See also dual-boot systems chgrp command, 413 from CD/DVD, 38, 42 chmod command, 413 confi guration fi les, 110 chown (change owner) command, 117, 413 Fedora, 54, 61–63 clear command, 329 from hard drives, 54 CLI (command-line interface), 313, 402–404, 409 troubleshooting, 404, 405–406 CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Ubuntu, 44 Semiconductor) storage, 38 boot.log fi le, 361–362 codecs, 259, 267, 282 Bourne again shell. See bash shell Color Picker widget (KDE), 96 Bourne shell, 314 Comic Strip widget (KDE), 96 Braille display management, 355 command completion, 320–321 Brasero CD-burning utility, 138 command prompt, 2–3 breadcrumbs, Dolphin fi le manager, 129 command-line interface (CLI), 313, 402–404, 409 bringing programs to the front, 72 commands, defi ned, 3 bunzip2 command, 410 comma-separated (CSV) fi le format, 224 bunzip/bunzip2 fi le types, 298 commercial software, licensing, 10 burning CD/DVDs. See CDs; DVDs Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS), 339. See .bz/.bz2 fi les, 298 also Printer Confi guration tool bzfl ag (game), 283 Compatible, defi ned, 35 bzip program, 298 compilation, 14 bzip/bzip2 fi le types, 298 Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor bzip3 command, 410 (CMOS) storage, 38 compress program, 299, 411 compressing fi les, 299–300, 410–411 • C • computer activity logger, 355 Computer desktop icon, 73 C (computer programming language), 11, 111 Computer Management Tool (Windows), 28–29, Calc, OpenOffi ce.org, 214, 219, 220–224, 293 31–32, 36, 37 Calculator gadget, 290 conferencing technology, 177–178 Calculator widget (KDE), 96 confi guration fi les, storage location, 109 case sensitivity, in fi lenames, 108 controls, customizing theme, 82 cat command, 322, 329, 414 cookies, managing, 161 cd command, 412 copyleft software, 14 CD/DVD Creator window (Nautilus), 133 copyright, 14, 158, 271, 274, 368 CD/DVD drives core Linux distributions, 16–17 booting from, 38, 42 cost, Linux, 12 disk controllers, 25 Index 425 cp command, 412 disks, hard. See hard drives CPU frequency manager, 355 Display utility (KDE), 103 CPU utilization, viewing, 352 displays, computer, 103, 362, 404 crash recovery, 48 distributions, 16–18, 399–400. See also crontab command, 417 Fedora full distribution; Ubuntu LiveCD CrossOver Offi ce software, 266 distribution CSV (comma-separated) fi le format, 224 DivX video fi le format, 271 CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System), 339. See DivX Web Player plugin, 266 also Printer Confi guration tool DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), 274 Custom Application Launcher, 75 Do not use partition type (Ubuntu), 48 Customize Theme dialog box, 79, 82 dollar sign ($) in shell prompts, 316 Dolphin fi le manager, 90, 119, 128–135, 299–300 dot (.) in fi lenames, 317 • D • double quotes (“) in shell commands, 326 double-dot (..) directories, 115 daemon.log fi le, 362 downloaded music, listening to, 255–259 data fi les, storage location, 109 downloads, 160, 161 Data Interchange Format (DIF), 223 dpkg fi le types, 298 data transfer, to Linux from old OS, 22 Dr. Hardware detection tool, 36 Date & Time utility (KDE), 103 Draw, OpenOffi ce.org, 214, 231–234 Date and Time applet, 72 drawers, 77 dBase (DBF) format, 223 drivers, 35, 38 .deb packages, 298, 300 du command, 318–319, 412 Debian core Linux distribution, 16–17 dual-boot systems, 21–24, 26, 133–134, 405–406 Default Applications settings (KDE), 102 DVD-ROM drives. See CD/DVD drives defragmenting fi les, 33–34 DVDs Delete from Trash command, 74 audio, burning, 262–264 dependencies, described, 304 bootable for installing, 38 depmod command, 417 burning software, 133 Desktop Editor (KDE), 95 copyright issues, 274 desktop environments, switching between, 87. data, burning, 135–138, 420 See also GNOME desktop; KDE image-burning software, 43, 54, 400 developers, contributing, 15 installation, creating, 54 Development programs (KDE), 90 troubleshooting, 43 device drivers, storage location, 109 watching, 274 Device Manager Tool (Windows), 36, 37 writable, 133 df command, 412 dwells, mouse, 86 DHCP, 142 dynamically expanding storage, virtual server, 368 Dictionary widget (KDE), 96 DIF (Data Interchange Format), 223 digital audio players, interfacing with, 258 Digital Clock widget (KDE), 93, 96 • E • Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 274 echo command, 321 directories, 108, 109, 110, 111, 115 Education programs (KDE), 90 disabilities, features for people with, 85–86, 102, effects, visual interface, 84–85 163, 355 effi ciency, Linux, 12 Disk Defragmenter tool, 33–34 802.1x security settings, 149 Disk Management Tool (Windows), 27–28 eject command, 415 disk-controllers, 25–26 Eject option for removable media, 132 426 Linux For Dummies, 9th Edition Ekiga Internet Phone software, 177–179 icons, desktop, 73 e-mail installation, 54, 55–61 applications available, 183 installation, preliminary steps, 42 environment variable, 323 K3b installation, 135 Evolution package, 71, 184, 185–191, 192 license agreement, 62 information needed for, 183–184 OpenOffi ce.org, installation, 214 KMail package, 193–195, 196–200 popularity, 42 security, 184 profi le information, 63 service, internal, 357 Samba availability, 382 spam, 192, 199–200 System Settings utility, 99 storage location, 109 text-based interface, 54 troubleshooting, 362 time server, setting up, 62–63 emoticons, KDE, 100 updating, 300–304 Empty Trash command, 73–74 upgrading, 312 encryption, data, 57 user accounts, 56, 62 env command, 325, 411 video drivers, 282 environment variables, 322–324, 325, 326, 411 Web sites, 274 error, command line standard, 327 Fedora Network Confi guration tool, 142 /etc directory, 109, 110 Fedora Project online resources, 39, 274 e2fack command, 415 Fedora User Manager tool, 332–339 e2label command, 415 Fedora yum software installer, 282–283, 298, Evolution e-mail software, 71, 184, 185–191, 192 300, 357 executable fi les, described, 14. See also Fiftee Puzzle widget (KDE), 97 software File Archive Manager applications, 284 execute permissions, 117 fi le command, 413 Exit button (KDE), 94 File Manager option (KDE), 90 export command, 411 fi le managers. See also Dolphin fi le manager; ext2/ext3/ext4 fi lesystems, 48 Konqueror fi le manager/browser; Nautilus extended partitions, 26 fi le manager extensions, browser, 164, 269 command line, 111, 112–115 default, 119–120 graphical, 119–120 • F • File Roller, 284 File Searcher search utility, 140 fack command, 415 fi le servers. See fi les,