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SuSE Linux

User Guide

3. Edition

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Authors

Jörg Bartsch, Gernot Hillier, Marcel Hilzinger, Johannes Meixner, Matthias Nagorny, Siegfried Olschner, Marcus Schäfer, Arvin Schnell, Adrian Schröter, Rebecca Walter

Translators

Tino Tanner, Rebecca Walter

Editors

Jörg Arndt, Antje Faber, Berthold Gunreben, Roland Haidl, Jana Jaeger, Edith Parzefall, Peter Reinhart, Inés Pozo, Thomas Rölz, Thomas Schraitle

Table of Contents

Changes in the User Guide
Typographical Conventions
Acknowledgments

I. Installation

1. Quick Installation

Step One: The Start Screen
Step Two: Accept Suggestions
Step Three: Installation
Configuration

2. User-Defined Installation

Starting Your System from the CD-ROM

Possible Problems When Starting from the CD/DVD

The Boot Screen

Language Selection

Installation Mode

Installation Suggestion

Installation Mode
Keyboard Layout
Mouse
Partitioning
Expert Partitioning with YaST
Software
Boot Configuration (Boot Loader Installation)
Time Zone
Language
Launching the Installation

Finishing the Installation

root Password
Network Configuration
Testing the Internet Connection
Loading Software Updates
User Authentication
Configuring the Host as a NIS Client
Creating Local User Accounts
Reading the Release Notes

Hardware Configuration

Graphical Login

II. Configuration

3. YaST — Configuration

Starting YaST

The YaST Control Center

Change Installation Source
YaST Online Update
Patch CD Update
Installing and Removing Software
System Update

CD-ROM Drives
Printer
Hard Disk Controller
Graphics Card and Monitor (SaX2)
Hardware Information
IDE DMA Mode
Joystick
Select Mouse Model
Scanner
Sound
TV and Radio Cards

Network Devices

Basic Information about Internet Access
Information about the Internet Dial-Up
Network Card
Modem
DSL
ISDN

Network Services

Host Name and DNS
NFS Client and NFS Server
Configuration of a Samba Server
Configuration of Samba Clients
NTP Client
Routing
Mail Transfer Agent
Network Services (inetd)

Security and Users

User Administration
Group Administration
Security Settings
Firewall

Backup Copy of the System Areas
Restoring the System
Creating a Boot, Rescue, or Module Disk
Boot Loader Configuration with YaST
LVM
Partitioning
Profile Manager (SCPM)
Runlevel Editor
Sysconfig Editor
Time Zone Selection
Language Selection
Keyboard Layout Selection

Miscellaneous

Submitting a Support Request
Boot Log
System Log
Loading a Vendor's Driver CD

YaST2 in Text Mode (ncurses)

Controls
Restriction of Key Combinations
Module Operation
Starting Individual Modules

4. The KDE Desktop

Desktop Components

The Desktop Menus
The Trash Bin
CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Floppy Disks
The Printer Icon
The Panel
The Main Menu
The Windows

Peripherals
Desktop
Sound & Multimedia
Appearance & Themes
Regional & Accessibility

Konqueror as a File Manager

The Konqueror Menu
The Toolbar
The Location Bar
The Main Window
Creating an Image Gallery

Important Utilities

KInternet – the Door to the WWW
The Download Manager KGet
SuSEWatcher
The Clipboard Klipper
Monitoring Print Jobs
Formatting Floppy Disks with KFloppy
Ark: Displaying, Decompressing, and Creating Archives
Desktop Sharing
KSnapshot: Taking Screenshots

5. The GNOME Desktop

The Desktop

The Icons
The Desktop Menu
The Panel
The Main Menu
Handling Floppy Disks, CDs, or DVDs

Keyboard
Mouse Configuration
Menus and Toolbars
Screensaver
Windows
Background
Font
Theme
Accessibility
Keyboard Shortcuts
Sound (system alerts)

File Management with Nautilus

Navigating in Nautilus
File Management
Configuring Nautilus

Important Utilities

Dictionary
Managing Archives with File Roller

III. Office Applications

6. The OpenOffice.org Office Suite

The Quickstarter

Overview of the Application Modules

Getting Help

Converting Microsoft Office Documents

Changing the Global Settings

Word Processing with OpenOffice.org Writer

Creating Texts with the AutoPilot
Creating Texts without the AutoPilot
Selecting Text
Working with the Stylist
Inserting a Table
Inserting Graphics

Spreadsheets with OpenOffice.org Calc

Changing Cell Attributes
A Practical Example: Monthly Expenses
Creating Charts
Importing Spreadsheet Tables

Creating Graphics Using OpenOffice.org Draw

Creating Presentations with OpenOffice.org Impress

Creating Presentations with the AutoPilot
Adding a Slide

7. The KWrite Text Editor

General Features
The File Menu
The Edit Menu
The View Menu
The Bookmarks Menu
The Tools Menu
The Settings Menu
The Help Menu
Kate

8. Sychronizing a Handheld Computer with KPilot

KPilot Basics

Conduits Used by KPilot

Configuring the Handheld Connection
Configuring the KAddressBook Conduit
Managing To-Do Items and Events

Working with KPilot

Backing up Data from the Handheld
Installing Programs on the Handheld

9. Scheduling with KOrganizer

Starting KOrganizer

Configuring KOrganizer

Using the Calendar

Events
Attendees
To-Do Items
Categories

Address Book

10. Address Management with KAddressBook

Overview of KAddressBook
Creating a New Contact
Creating Address Lists
Searching Address Data

IV. Internet

11. The Web Browser Konqueror

Opening Web Pages
Saving Web Pages and Graphics
Enhanced Web Browsing (Internet Keywords)
Bookmarks
Java and JavaScript

12. The Web Browser Galeon

Optimized for the Web
Efficient Surfing with Tabs
Smart Bookmarks
Settings and Controls
For More Information

13. The Mozilla Web Browser

The Initial Browser Window

The Menu Bar
The Navigation Toolbar
The Personal Toolbar
Sidebar

Working with Tabs

Preferences

14. Encryption with KGpg

Key Management

Generating a New Key Pair
Exporting the Public Key
Importing Keys
Signing Keys

The Key Server Dialog

Importing a Key from a Key Server
Exporting Your Keys to a Key Server

Encrypting and Decrypting the Clipboard
Encrypting and Decrypting by Dragging and Dropping
The KGpg Editor

For More Information

15. KMail — The KDE Mail Application

Mail Formats

Access Types

Configuring KMail

Defining Your User Identity
Setting up Network Connections
Configuring the Appearance of KMail

Using KMail

Creating a New Message

Message Folders

The Address Book

Filter Rules
Examples of Filters

Mail Encryption with PGP or GnuPG

Signing Messages
Checking the Signature of a Received Message
Sending Public Keys
Decoding Encrypted Messages
Encrypting Your Own Messages

For More Information

16. Evolution: An E-Mail and Calendar Program

Starting Evolution

Importing E-Mail from Other Mail Programs

Overview of Evolution

Summary
Inbox
Calendar
Tasks
Contacts

Configuring Accounts
Mail Preferences
Creating Messages
Encrypted E-Mail and Signatures
Folders
Filters
Virtual Folders

Adding Appointments
Scheduling a Meeting
Adding Tasks

Adding Contacts
Making a List
Sharing Contacts

Public Address Books in Evolution

For More Information

17. ISDN Telecommunication

CapiSuite Basics

Configuration

Configuring Fax Services
Configuring the Answering Machine

General Notes about Reception
Fax Operation
Operation of the Answering Machine

V. Multimedia

18. Sound in Linux

Basic ALSA PCM Types

gamix
qamix
KMix
The GNOME Mixer Applet
alsamixer
Mixer Parameters of Soundblaster Live! and Audigy
The Mixer for the Sound Chip Envy24
Configuration of the S/PDIF Channels

XMMS — An MP3, WAV, OGG, and Stream Player
kscd — Audio CD Player
The Audio CD Player WorkMan
GNOME CD Player Applet

Buffering and Latencies

The JACK Audio Connection Kit

Hard Disk Recording with Audacity

Recording WAV Files and Importing Files
Editing Audio Files
Saving and Exporting

Direct Recording and Playback of WAV Files

Compressing Audio Data

ALSA and MIDI

Loading Sound Fonts: SB Live! and AWE
vkeybd — Virtual MIDI Keyboard
Establishing Connections Between MIDI Ports
kmid — The KDE MIDI Player

MIDI Playback without a WaveTable Card

The Sound Font Synthesizer fluidsynth
Configuration of timidity++
Starting timidity++ with the Graphical Interface
The ALSA Server Mode of timidity++

AlsaModularSynth — Synthesizer and Effect Processor

Randomly Playing Patches
AlsaModularSynth as an Effect Processor
Synthesizer Patches
Keeping Track with the Control Center
The MIDI Out Module
Writing WAV Files with the WAV Out Module

NoteEdit and MIDI Sequencers

19. TV, Video, Radio, and Webcam

Watching TV with motv

Video Source and Network Search
From Silent Film to Sound Film
Screen Proportions and Full-Screen Mode
The Launcher Menu

Video Text with alevt

Webcams and motv

nxtvepg — The TV Magazine for Your PC

Importing the EPG Database
Sorting the Programs

20. K3b — The KDE Burning Application

Creating a Data CD
Burning CDs
Creating an Audio CD
Copying a CD
Writing ISO Images
For More Information

21. Digital Cameras and Linux

Connecting to the Camera
Installating the Programs
Using Konqueror
Using gtKam
Using Digikam
For More Information

22. Kooka — A Scanning Application

The Kooka Window
The Preview
The Final Scan
The Menus
The Gallery
Optical Character Recognition

23. Graphics with The GIMP

Image Processing and Graphics Formats

Pixel Images
Vector Graphics

Using The GIMP

Starting The GIMP
The Toolbox
The Menu Bar
The Tool Icons
The Selection Tools
Transformation Tools
Paint Tools
Color, Brush, Pattern, and Gradient Selection

Working with The GIMP

Opening Images
Creating a New Image
Saving Images
Configuring The GIMP
Layers
Image Modes

Introduction to Image Manipulation

Special Effects
Inserting Text
Retouching Images

For More Information

VI. Excursions

24. Working with the Shell

Introduction

Introduction to Bash

Commands
Files and Directories
Bash Functions
Specifying Paths
Wild Cards
More or Less
Pipes
Archives and Data Compression
mtools
Cleaning Up

Users and Access Permissions

File System Permissions
Modifying File Permissions
The setuid Bit
The setgid Bit
The Sticky Bit
Access Control Lists

Important Linux Commands

File Commands
System Commands

The vi Editor

25. Ergonomics in the Workplace

The Working Environment

The Right Desk
Sitting Correctly on the Right Working Chair
Good Lighting for Productive Work
Optimum Climate
Too Much Noise Causes Stress

Office Equipment

Buying a Screen
Screen Location
The Keyboard and the Wrists
Liberating the Mouse

Links and Literature

A. Help and Documentation

Using the SuSE Help Center
Contents of the SuSE Help Center
The Search Function of the SuSE Help Center

B. SuSE Linux FAQ

List of Figures

1.1. Suggestion Screen
2.1. The Boot Screen
2.2. Selecting the Language
2.3. Selecting the Installation Mode
2.4. Suggestion Window
2.5. Selecting the Mouse Type
2.6. Editing the Partitioning Setup
2.7. Selecting the Hard Disk
2.8. The YaST Partitioner in Expert Mode
2.9. Possible Options for Windows Partitions
2.10. Resizing the Windows Partition
2.11. Installing and Removing Software with the YaST Package Manager
2.12. Selecting the Time Zone
2.13. Setting the root Password
2.14. Configuring the Network Devices
2.15. Testing the Internet Connection
2.16. User Authentication
2.17. NIS Client Configuration
2.18. Entering the User Name and Password
2.19. Configuring the System Components
2.20. The Login Screen
3.1. The YaST Control Center
3.2. Change Installation Source
3.3. YaST Online Update
3.4. YaST: Package Manager
3.5. Conflict Management of the Package Manager
3.6. Suggestion Dialog for Updates
3.7. Update Options
3.8. Selecting the Printer
3.9. The Main Window of the New SaX2
3.10. Monitor Selection
3.11. Selecting the Graphics Card
3.12. Configuring the Resolution
3.13. Configuring the Virtual Resolution
3.14. Adjusting the Image Geometry
3.15. Displaying Hardware Information
3.16. Configuration of the Network Card
3.17. Modem Configuration
3.18. DSL Configuration
3.19. T-DSL Configuration in Germany
3.20. ISDN Configuration
3.21. ISDN Interface Configuration
3.22. Configuration of NFS Clients
3.23. User Administration
3.24. Group Administration
3.25. Security Settings
3.26. SuSE Firewall: Selecting the Interfaces to Protect
3.27. SuSE Firewall: Externally Accessible Services
3.28. Start Window of the Restore Module
3.29. Creating a Boot, Rescue, or Module Disk
3.30. Boot Loader Configuration with YaST
3.31. Submitting a Support Request
3.32. The Main Window of YaST2 ncurses
3.33. The Software Installation Module
4.1. The Main Window of KPrinter
4.2. Settings in KPrinter
4.3. The File Manager Konqueror
4.4. The Clipboard Klipper
4.5. Monitoring Print Jobs with KJobViewer
4.6. The Floppy Disk Formatter KFloppy
4.7. Ark: File Archive Preview
4.8. Desktop Sharing with Invitation by E-Mail
4.9. KSnapshot: Taking Screenshots
5.1. Nautilus in Your Personal Home Directory
5.2. GNOME Dictionary
6.1. The OpenOffice.org Quickstarter
6.2. The Options Dialog
6.3. The OpenOffice.org AutoPilot
6.4. The Navigator in Writer
6.5. The Stylist for Writer
6.6. Inserting a Table Using the Toolbar
6.7. The Cell Attributes Dialog
6.8. A Spreadsheet Example for Calc
6.9. Expanded Example Spreadsheet
6.10. A Chart in Calc
6.11. Inserting Slides in Impress
7.1. The KWrite Text Editor
8.1. Configuration Dialog with the Available Conduits
8.2. Configuring the Connection in KPilot
8.3. KPilot Configuration
8.4. The File Selection Dialog of KPilot
8.5. Dialog Showing the Path to a KOrganizer Calendar File
8.6. The Main Window of KPilot
9.1. Managing Your Schedule with KOrganizer
9.2. Configuring KOrganizer
9.3. The Toolbars of KOrganizer
9.4. Scheduling with KOrganizer
9.5. Entering Attendee Details
9.6. Using the Address Book with KOrganizer
10.1. Overview of KAddressBook
10.2. Recording New Contact Information
10.3. Editing Distribution Lists
10.4. Searching an LDAP Directory
11.1. The Browser Window of Konqueror
12.1. The Main Window in Galeon
13.1. The Initial Browser Window
13.2. Preferences
14.1. The Key Manager
14.2. Generating Keys
14.3. Search Screen for Importing a Key
14.4. Hits and Import
14.5. Assigning Trust
14.6. Exporting a Key to a Key Server
15.1. Main Window of KMail after Start-Up
15.2. Composing a Message
15.3. Creating New Folders
16.1. The Evolution Window with Shortcuts and Summary
16.2. Setting up a Filter
17.1. YaST Module for the Configuration of the Fax Function
17.2. Fax Functionality: User Preferences
17.3. YaST Module for Configuring the Answering Machine
17.4. Answering Machine: User Preferences
17.5. Configuring CapiSuite in KDEPrintFax
18.1. The Mixer gamix
18.2. The Mixer QAmix
18.3. Monitor and Digital Mixer of envy24control
18.4. The Patchbay
18.5. Mixer for Analog Inputs and Outputs
18.6. Configuring the S/PDIF Parameters with envy24control
18.7. XMMS with Equalizer, OpenGL Spectrum Analyzer, and Infinity Plug-Ins
18.8. The kscd User Interface
18.9. QJackConnect — a Patchbay for Jack
18.10. Spectral View of the Audio Data
18.11. The Spectrum
18.12. vkeybd — Virtual MIDI Keyboard
18.13. Connecting MIDI Ports and Status Display with kaconnect
18.14. Configuring Split Zones with QMidiRoute
18.15. Main Window and Channel View of kmid
18.16. The Ladspa Browser
18.17. MIDI Controllers and Module Parameters in the Control Center
18.18. The Composition Editor NoteEdit
19.1. The TV Application motv
19.2. The Electronic TV Magazine nxtvepg
20.1. K3b: Creating a New Data CD
20.2. Burning CDs with K3b
20.3. K3b: Copying a CD
21.1. The Main Window of gtKam
21.2. Saving Images
22.1. The Kooka Main Window
22.2. The Kooka Preview Window
22.3. The Kooka Scanning Parameters
22.4. The Kooka Gallery
22.5. OCR with Kooka (Optical Character Recognition)
23.1. The GIMP Toolbox: The Default Window
23.2. Load Images
23.3. Creating a New Image
23.4. Layers, Channels, and Paths Dialog
24.1. Excerpt from a Standard Directory Tree
A.1. The Main Window of the SuSE Help Center
A.2. Configuring the Search Function
A.3. Generating a Search Index

List of Tables

6.1. The OpenOffice.org Application Modules
17.1. Commands for Message Playback
24.1. Simple Commands of the vi Editor
24.2. Complex Commands of the vi Editor

List of Examples

2.1. /etc/fstab: Partition Data
18.1. MIDI Devices of a Soundblaster Live! Card
18.2. timidity.cfg
18.3. timidity.cfg of eawpats12_full.rar
24.1. Sample Output Showing File Permissions
24.2. Sample Output Showing Directory Permissions
B.1. Sample Line in /etc/fstab for an Additional Partition


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