i DzongkhaLinux Beta User Manual Department of Information Technology, MoIC. Copyright (c) 2006, PAN Localization Project Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front- Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. About The Manual This document is released under GNU Free Documentation License (GNU FDL) . Please refer the Appendix section for the details. Design & Logo Concept : Bhutan Media Services Norzin Lam, Thimphu Bhutan Phone : 328450 ii Table of Contents Page About This Manual............................................................................................................... ii Getting started......................................................................................................................... History of computers ............................................................................................................. Operating systems.................................................................................................................. GNU, Free/Open Source Software & Linux .................................................................... GNU/Linux Distributions ...................................................................................................... Debian GNU/Linux.................................................................................................................. Debian Derivatives.................................................................................................................. Localization ............................................................................................................................... DzongkhaLinux........................................................................................................................ What is DzongkhaLinux? ....................................................................................... Minimum Hardware Requirements................................................................... Getting DzongkhaLinux......................................................................................... License.......................................................................................................................... Using DzongkhaLinux ........................................................................................................... Booting from Live CD.............................................................................................. Installing into hard disk ......................................................................................... Gnome Desktop Xwindow Systems .................................................................................................... Window Managers ................................................................................................... Gnome Desktop Environment............................................................................. Main Components of Gnome Desktop ............................................................ Using Dzongkha Gnome Desktop...................................................................... Language Selection................................................................................................. Starting, Logging in and Logging out .............................................................. Date and Time............................................................................................................ Workspaces................................................................................................................. Nautilus file manager.............................................................................................. Running Applications ............................................................................................. Using Common Mass Storage Devices............................................................. Desktop ........................................................................................................................ Preferences ................................................................................................................. Taskbar ......................................................................................................................... iii Gnome applet............................................................................................................ Adding icons in Gnome panel............................................................................. Screen Resolution..................................................................................................... Desktop Themes ....................................................................................................... Gnome Login Screen............................................................................................... Fonts.............................................................................................................................. Working with Files & Folders .............................................................................................. Using Dzongkha Keyboard.................................................................................................. Dzongkha Keyboard Layout................................................................................................ Mozilla Web Browser ............................................................................................................. Mail Clients ................................................................................................................................ Mozilla Mail................................................................................................................................ OpenOffice.org......................................................................................................................... Dzongkha OpenOffice.org................................................................................................... Using OpenOffice.org............................................................................................................ Gaim .......................................................................................................................................... Multimedia -- Using Totem.................................................................................................. CD/DVD Writing....................................................................................................................... Erasing CD/DVD......................................................................................................... Burning files/folders into CD/DVD..................................................................... Burning Image (ISO) files into CD/DVD ............................................................ Duplicating CD/DVD ............................................................................................... Creating image from folders ................................................................................ Running k3b ............................................................................................................... Printers ........................................................................................................................................ Networking................................................................................................................................ Network Configuration .......................................................................................... Modem and Internet account Configuration ................................................ File and Print Sharing with Samba..................................................................... Package Management........................................................................................................... Debian Package Management System ............................................................ Package Management in DzongkhaLinux...................................................... Basic Linux Administration.................................................................................................. Basic Commands....................................................................................................... GNU/Linux System Administration.................................................................... User Administration (Graphical) ......................................................................... iv Upgrading.................................................................................................................................. DzongkhaLinux Packages ...................................................................................................................... Using Repositories .................................................................................................................. Kernel Upgrading.................................................................................................................... Getting Help.............................................................................................................................. Troubleshooting.....................................................................................................................