Introduction to Linux

By : Khawar NehalApplied Technology

Research CenterATRC.NET.PK

2 Oct 2004

KDEThe Most Popular 

Desktop.KDE.ORG

Desktops

KDE 3.3

Gnome

The simplified one.

Desktops

Ximian XD2

LycorisThe one for desktop 

publishing.

XPDEThe one that 

resembles XP the most.

XPDE.COM

XPDE

The alt­tab function.

XPDE

Running Kylix by Borland.com

XPDE

The Start Menu

XPDERunning Xterm.This confuses a 

Linux User who has not seen XPDE

XPDE

Without any windows open.

The GUI Idea

What's the big idea of copying XP ?

The GUI IdeaActually Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) came up with the idea.Then came Apple, MS, and now Linux.

Linspire

Linspire.comFormerly Lindows.com

Linspire

Translation just a right click away.

Linspire

Internet Searches just a right click away.

Linspire

Staroffice

Linspire

Tutorials by Linspire.

Applications

It is the application support which makes the difference.

has accomplished

in a short time what

has been working on

for a decade.

Word ProcessorOpenOffice

Writer

Writer FormatsOpen Office writer allows its users to read and write Microsoft Office Word Documents and HTML 

Web Pages.

Presentation

This impressive presentation was 

created with Open Office Impress

Spread Sheet

Open Office Calc

Calc FormatsSeveral popular 

formats including Microsoft Excel and 

Dbase can be read and written to.

KOFFICE

Koffice is a lightweight office developed by the KDE Teams.

KOFFICE.ORG

Instant Messaging

Gaim is an Instant Messaging client capable of using  AIM, ICQ, 

Yahoo!, MSN, IRC, Jabber, Napster, Zephyr and Gadu­Gadu 

all at once.

Gaim the Instant Messaging Software

MozillaThe Browser

Ximian'sEvolution

The Mail Software

Microsoft Exchange Connectivity

 The Ximian Connector for Microsoft Exchange allows Ximian Evolution clients to 

access accounts on Microsoft Exchange 2000 servers.

Evolution Data ImportEvolution allows you 

to import your mailboxes and contact addresses from several 

programs including Netscape, Mozilla, 

and Outlook.

Graphics Softwares

Image Manipulation

The Gnu Image Manipulation Program gives the power of Adobe Photoshop with the added capability of being automated with scripting.

An example of what you can do with Povray.

Persistence of vision Ray Tracer.

Games

Quake

Large Websites and Portals

Solved by Clustering

Google is an example of a Linux cluster.

It now uses more than 100,000 Linux servers to deliver the search results for its millions of users worldwide.

Linux Advantages

Linux is 2.5 times faster than Windows 2003 in File

and Printer Sharing

No more viruses or software crashes.

User Friendliness

The Linux Bootup ScreenNow a thing of the past in most distributions

In two years most new userswould never get a chance to see this.

While The White Hats improve

Linux,

the Black Hats take care of the competition.

As Linux proliferates, all other Operating Systems

are “Toast”

Zero Licencing costs.

Lower licencing costs forcommercial software.

Just pay for the training and support that you need.

Linux and OpenSource

The “NO Strings Attached” Solution.

Vendor SupportDistributions

RedHat

Vendor SupportHardware Vendors

Vendor Support for Linux

Vendor Support

Dell

Major Hardware Supportersin the servers arena 

IBM and HP

Not many vendors are seriously working on the Desktop Arena and this is a very large opportunity for 

Third Party PC integrators and even the OEM manufacturers.

Enjoy Vendor Independence

Say YES to Opensource CopyLefts

Say NO toProprietaryCopyRights

Say YES to Opensource CopyLefts

Say NO toProprietaryCopyRights

Further Information

Bestthing.

Use google.com

For guides and details See the Howtos on tldp.org

A Resources for Desktop InformationDesktopLinux.com

Welcome more friendly world of the Linux Desktops.

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