Installation guide

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D
desktop
KDE, 34
switch between GNOME and KDE, 17
desktops
multiple
KDE, 36
DHCP, 55
directories
changing, 102
copying, 129
deleting, 131
descriptions, 149
listing contents, 105
managing
from shell prompt, 101
moving, 130
diskettes, 43
formatting, 45
KDE Floppy Formatter, 46
mke2fs, 46
mounting, 43
MS-DOS formatted, 44
unmounting, 43
using, 43
DNS
definition, 55
dot files
(See hidden files)
drag and drop, xi
E
Electric Eyes, 95
email clients, 67
Evolution, 67
KMail, 69
Mozilla Mail, 71
Newsgroups, 72
mutt, 73
pine, 73
plain text, 73
mutt, 73
pine, 73
environment variables
PATH, 137
errata
updating with, 134
Evolution
(See email clients)
ext2 file system
and floppy disks, 45
F
FAQ, 135
accessing a Windows partition, 137
finding previous used commands, 138
history tips and tricks, 139
keeping ls output from scrolling, 139
login problems, 140
permissions for installing RPMs, 136
starting applications, 136
feedback
contact information for this manual, xi
FHS
(See Filesystem Hierarchy Standard)
file, 125
file manager
for GNOME, 28
for KDE, 38
file managers, 123
file system
understanding, 123
files
archived, 124
archiving, 125
compressed, 124
compressing, 125
copying, 129
copying at a shell prompt, 129
creating
touch, 129
deleting, 131
deleting at a shell prompt, 129
formats, 124
managing
from shell prompt, 101
moving, 130
moving at a shell prompt, 129
renaming at a shell prompt, 129
types of, 124
Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, 124
formatting diskettes, 45