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SUSE Linux Enterprise provides the tools that Linux* users require in their daily activities. It comes with an

easy-to-use graphical user interface (KDE* desktop) that communicates with the underlying Linux system toaccess and manage les, folders, and programs. SUSE Linux Enterprise provides an integrated suite of applicationsthat meet all professional requirements to perform tasks in a business environment. The OpenOfce.org suiteis also included, which allows you to edit and save les in a number of formats. Because the ofce suite isavailable for several operating systems, you can use the same data across different computing platforms.

Getting StartedWhen you start your system, you are usually prompted to

enter your username and password. If you did not installyour system yourself, check with your system administrator

for your username and password.

After logging in to KDE for the rst time, you see the KDEdesktop, which shows the following basic elements:

Desktop Icons: Click an icon on the desktop to acceits associated program or application. Right-click to op

a context menu for moving, copying, or performing othfunctions on an icon.

Desktop Context Menu: Right-click an empty area

the desktop to access this context menu for creating neobjects, such as les, folders, or bookmarks; congurinthe appearance of the desktop; running applications; alogging out.

KDE Panel: By default, the panel of your KDE deskto

consists of the following areas (from left to right): mainmenu button, quick launcher, desktop previewer, taskband system tray. You can add or remove icons in the paand customize the appearance of the panel as well as itlocation on the desktop. Click the arrow at the far righhide the panel. If you hold your mouse pointer over an i

in the panel, a short description is displayed.

Main Menu Button: Click the icon at the far left of panel to access a menu leading to all programs, tools, aapplications on your system. The function-oriented mestructure makes it easy to nd the right application for ypurpose even if you do not know the application name

yet.

Quick Launcher: The quick launcher contains some

larger icons that are shortcuts to frequently used progra

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folders, and functions, such as an Internet browser, yourhome folder, and the online Help Center.

Desktop Previewer: Between the quick launcher and

the taskbar, nd a miniature preview that shows your virtualdesktops. SUSE Linux Enterprise allows you to organize yourprograms and tasks on several desktops, which minimizesthe number of windows to arrange on the screen (SectionUsing Virtual Desktops). To switch between desktops, clickone of the symbols in the previewer.

Taskbar: By default, all started applications and open

windows are displayed in the taskbar, which allows you toaccess any application regardless of the currently activedesktop. Click to open the application. Right-click to seeoptions for moving, restoring, or minimizing the window.

System Tray: This rightmost part of the panel usuallyholds some smaller icons, including the system clock display-ing time and date, the volume control, and icons for several

other helper applications.

Starting ProgramsTo run a program in SUSE Linux Enterprise, click the mainmenu icon in the panel or press Alt + F1 to open it andnavigate the submenus. Click an entry to start the corre-sponding program.

If you already know the name of an application but are not

sure how to start it from the main menu, use the main menusearch function. Just type a part of the application's nameinto the search eld without pressing Enter afterward. Ifthe application is installed on your system, the menustructure leading to this application is highlighted in themain menu.

Customizing Your DesktopYou can change the way your KDE desktop looks and be-haves to suit your own personal tastes and needs.

Changing Individual Desktop Elements

In the following, nd some examples of how to change in-

dividual desktops elements.

Adding Program Icons to Your Desktop

To create a link to an application and place it on the detop, proceed as follows:

1. Click the main menu button.

2. Browse to the desired program.

3. Left-click and drag the menu entry to the desktop t

release the mouse button.

4. Select Link Here from the context menu that appeathen position the icon as desired.

To delete an icon from your desktop, right-click the pro

gram icon and select Move to Trash.

Customizing the KDE Panel

You can customize the KDE panel according to your prefences by adding, deleting, or moving icons or changing overall appearance of the panel.

1. To add or remove icons from the panel, right-click empty patch in the panel. A context-menu appears

2. To add an application, click Add Application to Panand select the desired application from one of the cegories of the submenu.

3. To add an applet (miniprogram), click Add Applet tPanel and, from the dialog box that appears, select desired applet. Click Add to Panel to insert the appinto the panel.

4. To remove icons from the panel, select Remove froPanel Applications or Remove from Panel Appand choose the icon to remove.

5. To change the overall appearance or behavior of th

panel, select Congure Panel from the context menA conguration dialog appears where you can adjufurther settings.

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Changing the Desktop Background

You can change the background colors of your desktop orselect a picture to use as the background. Because KDE of-fers virtual desktops (see Section Using Virtual Desktops),

you can apply these changes to one or all of your virtualdesktops.

1. Right-click an empty patch of the desktop and select

Congure Desktop. A conguration dialog appears.

2. In Settings for Desktop select the virtual desktops towhich the changes should apply.

3. If you want a different picture as the background, click

Picture and select one of the pictures provided by thelist. To use a custom picture, click the folder buttonbeneath the list and select an image le from the lesystem.

4. Click Slide Show to have multiple images appear in a

slide show mode.

5. If you do not want a picture on the background, clickNo picture.

6. From the Options group, click the left button belowColors to select the color for your background. For amulticolor background, set Colors to an option otherthan Single Color and click the right button below toselect a second color.

7. Click Applythen OK to close the conguration dialog.

Using the KDE Control Center

Apart from changing individual desktop elements, KDE al-lows you to personalize your desktop to a very high degree.

Find more settings to adjust the overall appearance andbehavior of your desktop in the KDE Control Center. There,

you can also change fonts, keyboard and mouse congura-tion, regional and language settings, parameters for yourInternet and network usage, and more.

Start the Control Center from the main menu by selecting

Personal Settings or press Alt + F2 and enter kcontrol.

The sidebar provides different categories with a subset

settings each. To get an impression of the numerous pobilities, just click a category icon and explore the possibiliprovided there.

For an overview of all categories, switch to a tree view.Change the view by selecting View Mode Tree Vi

Clicking an item displays the corresponding settings on

right. Change the settings as desired. No changes take effuntil you click Apply. Reset all items on the page to the

default values by clicking Default. Performing tasks in soareas of the Control Center requires system administra(otherwise known as root) permissions.

Using Virtual DesktopsThe desktop environment allows you to organize your p

grams and tasks on several virtual desktops. If you ofterun a lot of programs simultaneously, this minimizes thnumber of windows to arrange on your screen. You migfor example, use one desktop for e-mailing and calendar

and another for word processing or graphics applicatio

Moving an Application to a Virtual Desktop

You can display a running application on one or all virtdesktops or move it to other desktops.

1. Open the application.

2. Right-click the title bar of the application.

3. Click To Desktop.

4. Select the desktop on which to place the applicatio

5. To switch between desktops, click the desired deskin the desktop previewer in the panel.

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Adding Additional Virtual Desktops

Some users might need more desktops than provided bydefault. To add additional desktops:

1. Right-click the desktop previewer in the panel and selectCongure Desktops. A conguration dialog appearswhere you can increase or reduce the number of virtualdesktops. You can also change the default names of thedesktop.

2. Click OKto apply the changes and to close the congu-ration dialog.

3. If you want the names of the desktops to appear in the

desktop previewer rather than the number, right-clickthe desktop previewer and select Pager Options Desktop Name.

Using 3D Desktops EffectsIf your computer supports Xgl, you can use graphical effectslike turning your desktop into a rotating 3D cube, enabling

translucent or transparent windows, zooming in and out ofthe desktop screen, and using other window effects, suchas shadows, fading, and transformations.

To enable and use Xgl, some hardware requirements mustbe metin particular, your graphics adapter must be capa-ble of providing 3D support. After your system has beencongured for Xgl as described in KDE User Guide, you can

make use of the following effects:

Wrap your virtual desktops around a cube and rotate thecube to get to another virtual desktop. Rotate the cubeCtrl + Alt + or Ctrl + Alt + .

Fly through the range of virtual desktops without having

to use the pager and select the one to use. To change tothis panel-like view, use Ctrl + Alt + . To scroll to adesktop left or right of the current one, keep holdingCtrl + Alt and use and .

Zoom into certain parts of the desktop. Select the area

to enlarge and right-click while holding the Windows key.

Show all windows opened on one virtual desktop as ifthey were resized so all t in the display at once. Arrangethe windows using Ctrl + Alt + . While holding downCtrl + Alt, use the arrow keys to determine the focus.

Create virtual raindrops on your desktop and use a virtwindshield wiper to get rid of them. Toggle the raindr

with Shift + F9 and toggle the windshield wiper with S+ F8.

Using KonquerorKonqueror is a unied Web browser, le manager, docment viewer, and image viewer. As a le manager, it let

you display, manage, and create les and generally organ

your le system the way you like.

Start Konqueror as a le manager by clicking the houseicon in the panel. Konqueror displays the contents of yhome directory.

Konqueror Main Window

The Konqueror main window consists of the following ments:

Menu Bar: The menu bar holds menu items for actiolike copying, moving, or deleting les, changing views,starting additional tools, dening your settings, and getthelp.

Toolbar: The toolbar provides quick access to frequeused functions that can also be accessed via the menu.

you hover the pointer over an icon, a short description

displayed.

Location Bar: The location bar shows the path to yodirectory or le in your le system. You can enter a patto a directory directly by typing it in or by clicking one

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the directories in the display eld. Delete the contents ofthe location bar by clicking the black symbol with a white

X on the left. After typing an address, press Enter.

Navigation Panel: Hide and show the navigation panelon the left by pressing F9. The navigation panel displays

your information in a tree view. Determine which contentsto see by clicking one of the symbols in the tab at the leftof the navigation panel. If you hold your mouse pointerover an icon, a short description is displayed.

Display Field: The display eld shows the contents of

the selected directory or le. In the Viewmenu, choosebetween different view modes to display the contents, suchas Icon View, Tree View, or Detailed List View. If you click ale, Konqueror shows a preview of the contents or loadsthe le into an application for further processing. If youhold the mouse pointer over the le, Konqueror shows a

tool tip with detailed information about the le, such asowner, permissions, or last modication date.

Managing Files and Folders with Konqueror

To perform actions like copying, moving, or deleting les,

you need appropriate permissions to the folders and lesinvolved in your action. To copy or move a le or folder,proceed as follows:

1. To select one or multiple les and folders in Konqueror,press Ctrl and click the les.

2. Right-click and select Copy or Cut from the context

menu.

3. Navigate to the destination folder in which to insert theobject. Right-click the destination folder and select

Paste. The object is copied or moved there.

You can also copy or move objects by dragging and drop-ping them. When dropping the object, you are asked

whether the object should be moved or copied.

To delete a le or folder, right-click the object and selectMove to Trash from the context menu. The object is movedto the trash bin from which you can restore it if necessaryor delete the object irretrievably.

Browsing the Internet with Konqueror

To use Konqueror as a Web browser, just type a URL in thelocation bar. Like Firefox*, Konqueror also features tabbed

browsing. This means that you can load one page in thebackground while reading another. To open an empty tabin Konqueror, press Ctrl + Shift + N and enter a new URL.

Alternatively, right-click a link in the Web site currentlydisplayed and select Open in New Tab. Right-click a tab toaccess more tab options, like reloading, duplicating, orclosing the tab.

You can also use bookmarks for your favorite Web site(and also for les and folders). Add and manage yourbookmarks with the Bookmarks menu.

Browsing the Internet with FirefoxAs well as Konqueror, SUSE Linux Enterprise also includthe Firefox Web browser. To start Firefox, press Alt + Fand enter firefox.

With features like tabbed browsing, pop-up window bloing, and download and image management, Firefox com

bines the latest Web technologies. Its easy access to diffent search engines helps you nd the information needEnter a URL in the location bar to start browsing. To opan empty tab in Firefox, press Ctrl + T and enter a new UTo open a link in a new tab, click the link with your midmouse button. Right-click the tab itself to access more

options. You can create a new tab, reload one or all existtabs, or close them. You can also change the sequencethe tabs by dragging and dropping them to the desiredposition.

Finding Information with Firefox

Firefox offers two different kinds of search options: yocan nd information on the Web or you can search thecurrent Web page for keywords.

1. To start a search on the Web with the Google* engjust type your search keywords in the integrated seabar at the right of the location bar and press Enter. T

results appear in the window.

2. To use a different search engine, click the G icon insearch bar to open a list of other search engines.

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3. Click the desired engine and press Enter to start thesearch.

To search the current Web page for keywords, press Ctrl +F to open a nd bar at the bottom of the window. Enter

your search keyword there and use the buttons beneaththe bar to search in different directions or to highlight allhits in the text.

Downloading Files from the Web

If you download a le with Firefox, the Download Managerstarts and saves this le to the folder congured in thepreferences. By default, your desktop is the destinationfolder for downloaded les. Firefox shows your nisheddownloads in a dialog box.

You can open the downloaded les from there directly. Toclean up the history of downloaded les, click Clean Up.

Conguring Firefox Preferences

To adjust the default download folder or activate or modifythe pop-up blocking feature, click Edit Preferences.

From here, you can also congure numerous other settings,such as appearance, language, privacy, and tab options. Just

click the icons and set the options on each page accordto your preferences. Click Close to apply the changes.

Managing Passwords with KWalletWhen you select the option to remember a password iKDE application for the rst time (for your e-mail accoufor example), the KWallet wizard starts by default. KWais a password management tool that can collect all paswords and store them in an encrypted le.

To activate KWallet, select Basic Setup and click Next. Se

Yes, I wish to use the KDE wallet to store my personal inf

mation and enter a password. This is your master passwto open KWallet. It cannot be recovered if you forget iClick Finish to close the wizard. After this initial congution, you can open your wallet at any time to view, seardelete, or create entries. Normally you do not need to in

an entry manually. KDE recognizes if a resource requireauthentication and KWallet starts automatically, prompt

you for the KWallet password.

E-Mailing and CalendaringFor reading and managing your mails and appointment

SUSE Linux Enterprise, you can use Kontact as your perso

information management tool (PIM). Kontact combines Kapplications like KMail, KOrganizer, and KAddressBook ia single interface. This gives you easy access to your e-mcalendar, address book, and other PIM functionality.

Starting Kontact for the First Time

To start Kontact, press Alt + F2 and enter kontact. To

access one of the components, click the corresponding iin the left sidebar.

Before sending or receiving mails, you must congure ye-mail account.

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1. Click the Mail icon then select Settings CongureKMail.

2. In the conguration dialog, click Accounts. There youcan congure the settings for outgoing and incomingmails.

3. For incoming mails, click the Receiving tab and click

Add. Select the appropriate account type and enter thedetails in the following dialog.

4. Proceed similarly for outgoing mails on the Sendingtab. If you are not sure about the settings or items toselect, consult your Internet Service Provider or systemadministrator.

Instant Messaging with KopeteKopete is an online messenger application that allows mul-tiple partners connected to the Internet to chat with eachother. Kopete currently supports all common messengerprotocols, such as AOL* Instant Messenger (AIM), Group-Wise Messenger, ICQ, IRC, Jabber*, Lotus* Sametime, MSN,

SMS, and Yahoo!*. To be able to use instant messaging (IM),you must register with a provider offering IM services.

To start Kopete, press Alt + F2 and enter kopete. When

you start Kopete for the rst time, a conguration wizardappears that assists you in creating your user prole.

First, select the service with which you have registered andclick Continue. Then enter the user data received on regis-tration with the messaging service: a user ID, a password,

and the server name and port. Complete the conguratof the messenger account by clicking Finish.

Add contacts to chat with them by clicking File AddContact. An assistant appears to help with creation. Hower, you must be online and connected to the selectedmessaging service to add a contact to your list.

To start a chat, click the desired contact and type yourmessage in the lower part of the chatting window. PresEnter to send the message. The upper part of the winddisplays the messages sent and received.

Viewing PDF FilesDocuments that need to be shared or printed across pl

forms can be saved as PDF (Portable Document Formatles, for example, in the OpenOfce.org suite. SUSE LinEnterprise ships with several PDF viewers, such as KPDF aAdobe* Acrobat* Reader.

To access KPDF or Adobe* Acrobat* Reader:

1. Click the main menu button.2. Click Ofce Document Viewer. Select Acrobat Rea

or KPDFto open the PDF viewer of your choice. Altnatively, press Alt + F2 and enter acroread or kp

3. To view a PDF le, click File Open. Locate the desiPDF le and click Open.

4. Navigate through the documents by using the navigaticons at the top or bottom of the window. If your Pdocument provides bookmarks, you can access thein the left panel of the viewer.

Searching for DataKDE provides more than one application for nding daon your computer or in the le system. With Kerry, you easily search your personal information space (usually yhome folder), which is indexed by Beagle. KFind is anotoption.

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Using Kerry

Use Kerry to nd documents, e-mails, Web history, IM/ITCconversations, source code, images, music les, applications,and much more:

1. Press Alt + Space to open the Kerry Beagle Search dia-log.

2. Enter the search string in Search. Enter words orphrases and modify your search options as describedin the tips displayed in the search window.

3. Click an entry in the column on the right to select the

scope of the search. The selected entry is highlighted.

4. Click the Enter icon to start the search. The results aredisplayed in the window. Use the links contained ineach result to open the result directly or show its loca-tion in the le system with the le manager.

Using KFind

To perform basic and advanced searches, use KFind. Startit from the main menu by clicking Find Files/Folders or pressAlt + F2 and enter kfind.

Searching by Name

To use a lename (or a part of it) as the search keyword,proceed as follows:

1. Enter the lename or a part of the lename in theNamed input eld. Use wild cards, such as an asterisk(*), to indicate missing characters in the lename.

2. Specify the folder in which to search for the le. Eitherenter a path to the folder in Look in or click Browse tolocate the folder.

3. To search subfolders, check Include Subfolders.

4. Click Find to start the search. The results are displayedin the lower part of the dialog. To directly open theresult, just click it. Right-click it to choose one of theoptions from the context menu.

Searching by Contents or Properties

For a more detailed search, you can also specify furthe

options, such as a text the le must contain or the creator modication date of a le.

1. On the Name/Location tab, specify at least the pathsearch for the le. You can leave the Named empty

2. To search for certain contents in a le, click the Cotents tab. In Containing Text, enter the word or phr

the le to nd must contain. This option does not wfor all types of les.

3. To search for properties such as creation or modition date of the le, click the Properties tab and chothe options you want.

4. Click Find to start the search.

Creating a CD or DVDIf you have a CD or DVD writer, you can burn les to a or DVD with K3b.

1. Press Alt + F2 and enter k3b. K3b opens.

2. Click New Data CD Project in the bottom part of thwindow.

3. Use the tree view in the top left part of the windowsearch for the les or folders to burn. When they appin the top right part of the window, drag them to t

Current Projects window and drop them there.

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4. Insert a writable CD into the device then click the Burnicon.

5. Enter the required information in the Data Projectdia-

log. If you are not sure which settings to choose, clickK3b Defaults. This should work well for almost all les.

6. Click Burn.

Managing Your Digital Image

CollectionWith digiKam, it is easy to manage your digital images:download your images from the camera, edit and improvethem, organize them in albums (or ag them with tags for

easy retrieval, independent of folders or albums), andarchive them on CD or export them to a Web image gallery.digiKam also contains a set of useful batch functions andplug-ins, allowing you to convert multiple images to variousdifferent formats, rename multiple images, or automaticallyimprove them with functions such as red eye reduction,

speck removal, and hot pixel removal. Various lter andeffect plug-ins help create works of art from your digitalimages.

To start digiKam, press Alt + F2 and enter digikam. On

rst start-up, digiKam creates a custom folder in which tostore your albums.

digiKam's main window contains a tree view at the left andshows thumbnails of the images at the right. For quick ac-cess to your images, use the sidebar at the left, which allows

you to switch between different views, sorting the imagesaccording to albums, tags, dates or searches. To enterdigiKam's viewing and editing mode, double-click an image

thumbnail.

Managing Your Music CollectionKDE's amaroK music player allows you to play various auformats, create playlists, import music from an iPod* (oupload les to your iPod), and listen to streaming audiobroadcasts of radio stations on the Internet. The le tysupported depend on the engine used for amaroK.

To start amaroK, press Alt + F2 and enter amarok. On

start, amaroK launches a First-Run Wizard with which tdene the folders where amaroK should look for your mles.

amaroK's main window shows a sidebar on the left providdifferent views: your music collection, a context browse

your playlists, a le browser, etc. The right part of the w

dow shows the current playlist. To play music, just drag adrop items from any of the sidebar browsers to the playarea. Double-click an item in the playlist to start playba

If your music les are properly tagged (containing at leinformation about the artist and album), you can make of several nice amaroK features. To automatically fetch album cover images from Amazon, select Tools CoveManagerand click Fetch Missing Covers. The next time yplay a track from this album, the cover is displayed in tcontext browser and on the on-screen display. To learnmore about the artist, switch to the Contextbrowser in sidebar. Click the Artisttab to make amaroK search for appropriate Wikipedia article, which is then displayed i

the context browser. To view a track's lyrics, click the Lytab to start a search and display the results.

To congure the use of another engine (or various otheamaroK features), select Settings Congure amaroK

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Conguring Your System with YaSTWhereas the KDE Control Center is only for conguring

your KDE desktop, you can change the installation and theconguration of your whole system with YaST. Therefore,administrator (root) permission is required to open YaST.

YaST holds various modules for adjusting your system set-tings. They are are subdivided into the following categories:

Software: Use the modules of this category to set certainoptions for installation and update and to install or removesoftware packages.

Hardware: Use modules to congure the hardware of

your computer, such as monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer,or scanner.

System: With these modules, you can change systemsettings, such as date, time, or language, and perform tasks,such as backup or restoration of les.

Network Devices: Use these modules to congure yournetwork devices, such as network cards, ISDN, DSL, or mo-dem.

Network Services: These modules are for network ser-vices and for conguring several clients, such as LDAP and

NFS clients.

Novell AppArmor: Use the modules of this category tocongure the Novell AppArmor application security system.

Security and Users: Here, you can congure securitaspects, such as the rewall options, and create and man

users and groups.

Miscellaneous: Holds several modules that cannot eabe classied into the rst six module groups. For examp

you can view log les and install drivers from a vendor

To open YaST, press Alt + F2 and enter yast. A dialog

opens in which to enter the root password. The YaST

modules offer integrated online help texts.

Managing PrintersPrinters can either be connected to your system locallyaccessed over a network. To use a local printer, make sthat it is connected to your machine. Shut down the systbefore connecting a non-USB printer to your system.

You can congure printers with YaST. Start YaST and se

Hardware Printerin the YaST control center. This op

the main printer conguration window. If autodetectionprinting devices fails, click Addin the Printer Congurat

dialog to start the manual conguration workow. Follthe instructions in the YaST online help. If you are not swhich option to choose and which information to enteask your system administrator.

After conguring a printing device correctly, you can ad

dress it from any application.

Logging OutWhen you are nished using the computer, you can log and leave the system running or restart or shut down tcomputer. Click the main menu button on your panel a

select Log Out. If you want to leave the system runningclick End Current Session in the dialog that opens. Otherwclick Turn Off Computer.

For More InformationThis guide gave you a short introduction to the KDE deskand some key applications running on it. To discover morefer to KDE User Guide and the other manuals availab

for SUSE Linux Enterprise at http://www.novell.co

documentation/sled10/.

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