Operation Manual

1 Available Documentation
We provide HTML and PDF versions of our books in different languages. The following
manuals for users and administrators are available on this product:
Start-Up (↑Start-Up)
Guides you through the installation and basic conguration of your system. For
newcomers, the manual also introduces basic Linux concepts such as the le system,
the user concept and access permissions and gives an overview of the features
openSUSE offers to support mobile computing. Provides help and advice in trou-
bleshooting.
KDE User Guide (↑KDE User Guide)
Introduces the KDE desktop of openSUSE. It guides you through using and cong-
uring the desktop and helps you perform key tasks. It is intended mainly for users
who want to make efcient use of KDE as their default desktop.
GNOME User Guide (↑GNOME User Guide)
Introduces the GNOME desktop of openSUSE. It guides you through using and
conguring the desktop and helps you perform key tasks. It is intended mainly for
end users who want to make efcient use of GNOME desktop as their default
desktop.
Application Guide (↑Application Guide)
Learn how to use and congure key desktop applications on openSUSE. This guide
introduces browsers and e-mail clients as well as ofce applications and collabora-
tion tools. It also covers graphics and multimedia applications.
Reference (page 1)
Gives you a general understanding of openSUSE and covers advanced system ad-
ministration tasks. It is intended mainly for system administrators and home users
with basic system administration knowledge. It provides detailed information about
advanced deployment scenarios, administration of your system, the interaction of
key system components and the set-up of various network and le services open-
SUSE offers.
Security Guide (↑Security Guide)
Introduces basic concepts of system security, covering both local and network se-
curity aspects. Shows how to make use of the product inherent security software
like Novell AppArmor (which lets you specify per program which les the program
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