Kde for Linux for Dummies

by Meadhra, Michael; Wrightson, Katherine; Merlino, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780764506581
• ISBN10: 0764506587
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Summary

CD-ROM includes the K Desktop Environment Packed with savvy shortcuts and goof-proof tips Customize your Linux desktop with KDE - quickly and easily! KDE is the graphical desktop choice for millions of Linux users. KDE for Linux® For Dummies® guides you through the pitfalls of setting up, customizing, and actually using KDE on a Linux machine - and shows you how to make your desktop look and act the way you want it to. all this on the bonus CD-ROM KDE version 1.1.1, a dozen "official" KDE applications, over 80 desktop themes, and more than 50 third-party KDE applications PC running Linux with WT 1.4.2 or higher (as included in most popular Linux packages); CD-ROM drive. For details and system requirements, see the CD-ROM appendix Discover how to: Install or remove applications Copy, delete, move, or rename files and directories Add new users Surf the Web Compose e-mail messages Get smart! www.dummies.com Register to win cool prizes Browse exclusive articles and excerpts Get a free Dummies Daily e-mail newsletter Chat with authors and preview other books Talk to us, ask questions, get answers

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
Part I: Getting Started	5	(78)
Getting Your Hands Dirty	7	(20)
Getting Around the Desktop	27	(18)
Managing Windows with KWM	45	(14)
A Place for Your Stuff --- the KFM File Manager	59	(24)
Part II: Making KDE Look Right	83	(48)
Playing with the Panel	85	(14)
Desktop Design	99	(18)
Having a Theme Party	117	(14)
Part III: Getting Down to Business	131	(102)
Getting Connected	133	(18)
Using Internet Applications	151	(24)
Applications and Utilities, Part 1 --- Work	175	(26)
Applications and Utilities, Part 2 --- Play	201	(18)
Working with Non-KDE Applications	219	(14)
Part IV: Under the Hood	233	(40)
It May Look Different, but It's Still Linux	235	(18)
Taking Control --- the KDE Control Center	253	(20)
Part V: The Part of Tens	273	(38)
Ten Things I Wish Someone Had Told Us	275	(10)
Ten Sources of Help	285	(8)
Ten Cool Toys	293	(6)
Ten Great Themes	299	(12)
Part VI: Appendixes	311	(20)
Appendix A: Getting and Installing KDE	313	(10)
Appendix B: Finding More Stuff on the Net	323	(4)
Appendix C: What's on the CD-ROM	327	(4)
Index	331	(27)
IDG Books Worldwide End-User License Agreement	358	(2)
Installation Instructions	360