[...]... 11 3 The Panel menu 11 5 The Add To Panel menu option 11 6 Playing with desktop icons .11 6 Table of Contents KDE Basics .11 7 Knoppix KDE .11 8 Linspire KDE 12 1 Mandrake KDE .12 4 SuSE KDE 12 6 Xandros KDE .12 8 Switching between GNOME and KDE 13 0 Chapter 7: Configuring Linux 13 3... 17 7 Evolving into E-Mail 17 7 Setting up Evolution 17 8 Sending and checking e-mail .18 4 xi xii Linux For Dummies, 6th Edition Taking Advantage of Instant Messaging 18 6 Using the Gaim Instant Messenger 18 7 Troubleshooting your IM connections 18 9 Working with Other Internet Tools 19 0 Part III: Getting Up to Speed with Linux .19 1 Chapter 10 : Manipulating... 10 2 Removing Linux from Your System 10 3 Chapter 6: Checking Out Those Desktops 10 5 Introducing the Interfaces 10 5 Deciding Which Interface to Use 10 6 Making the Best of the Command Line 10 7 GNOME Basics 10 8 The menus 10 9 The Run Application tool 11 1 The Lock Screen tool 11 2 The Log Out tool 11 3 The... Great and Small 13 3 Avoiding root .13 4 Creating user accounts 13 4 Printing 13 7 Zen and the Art of Linux Configuration .14 0 Knoppix tools 14 1 Linspire tools 14 2 Mandrake tools 14 4 Red Hat and Fedora Core tools 14 5 SuSE tools 14 5 Xandros tools 14 6 Part II: Internet Now! 14 7 Chapter 8: Connecting... 14 9 Internet Connectivity 10 1 14 9 Setting Up the Hardware .15 2 Selecting an Internet Service Provider (ISP) .15 3 Getting Information You Need from Your ISP 15 4 Hooking Up 15 5 Configuring Your Connection 15 6 Connecting to (and Disconnecting from) the Internet 16 0 It’s All Fun and Games until Something Doesn’t Work .16 1 Checking whether... Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted with Linux 9 Is Free Really Free? 9 Linux: Revolution or Just Another Operating System? .10 Anatomy of an Open Source Software Project 13 GNU who? 13 Who’s in charge of Linux anyway? .15 Einstein was a volunteer 15 Packaging Linux: The Distribution .16 Chapter 2: Prepping Your Computer for Linux ... 19 3 Working with Files in the GUI 19 3 Sailin’ with Nautilus 19 4 Rulin’ with Konqueror 2 01 Excavating with the Xandros File Manager .209 Understanding Filesystem Mechanics .209 Understanding long format file listings 210 A permissions primer 211 Comprehending file types 213 Chapter 11 : Checking Out the Linux Filesystem 215 ... 3 01 Adding themes to KDE .303 Tweaking the GUI’s Innards 305 xiii xiv Linux For Dummies, 6th Edition Part IV: Getting Things Done 307 Chapter 16 : Putting the X in Text 309 Viewing the Contents of a Text File 309 Editing Text Files with nano 310 Saving your work as you go 311 Saving and moving on with your life 311 Going... ping 16 1 Following in your traffic’s footsteps with traceroute .16 2 After You’re Connected .16 4 Chapter 9: Using the Internet 16 5 Meet the Popular Browsers 16 5 Configuring Mozilla 16 6 Them dad-gum browser plug-ins 17 2 Navigating Newsgroups .17 4 Configuring Mozilla to read newsgroups 17 4 Subscribing to newsgroups .17 6... on this book’s contents Appendix A delivers groups of Linux commands, complete with syntax and explanations, arranged according to their function Appendix B lists details about what’s on the Linux For Dummies, 6th Edition, DVD As I note in this appendix, the materials on the DVD include the Fedora Core 3 distribution 5 6 Linux For Dummies, 6th Edition Icons Used in This Book Within each chapter, I . option 11 6 Playing with desktop icons 11 6 Linux For Dummies, 6th Edition x 02_5793 71 ftoc.qxd 12 /27/04 7:55 PM Page x KDE Basics 11 7 Knoppix KDE 11 8 Linspire KDE 12 1 Mandrake KDE 12 4 SuSE KDE 12 6 Xandros. LeBlanc Linux ® FOR DUMmIES ‰ 6TH EDITION 01_ 5793 71 ffirs.qxd 12 /27/04 7:54 PM Page i 01_ 5793 71 ffirs.qxd 12 /27/04 7:54 PM Page iv by Dee-Ann LeBlanc Linux ® FOR DUMmIES ‰ 6TH EDITION 01_ 5793 71 ffirs.qxd. to Use 10 6 Making the Best of the Command Line 10 7 GNOME Basics 10 8 The menus 10 9 The Run Application tool 11 1 The Lock Screen tool 11 2 The Log Out tool 11 3 The Panels 11 3 The Panel menu 11 5 The