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Numerics& (ampersand), in command syntax, 140* (asterisk), metacharacter, 417–418> (greater than sign), redirection, 423< (less than sign), redirection, 423# (pound sign), root prompt, 414? (question mark), metacharacter, 417–418| (vertical bar), pipe symbol, 110$ (dollar sign) prompt, 573D video support, 368–369

AAccess permissions. See Permissions.Address book, 189–191Administrative user, 28Air brush tool, 314–315Air brushing images, 314–315Alarms, KOrganizer, 205Album covers (music), displaying, 349–350Albums, photo, 280–281alias command, 421amaroK jukebox, 350. See also Juk jukebox.Ampersand (&), in command syntax, 140Application Starter, 19, 48Applications. See also specific applications.

finding, 115–116limitations, 7

Appointments, 217–219. See also Evolution for calendars; KArm; KOrganizer.

Architect of Linux, 3Armagetron, 374Artwork. See Digital art; GIMP.Asterisk (*), metacharacter, 417–418Asteroids game, 357

Astronomy game, 363–364Atlantik, 361Attachments, e-mail, 191Audio. See Music.Audio formats, 333, 336aumix program, 323=AVERAGE function, 248–249Averages, calculating, 247–250AVI format, 350

BBackgammon, 361Background images, 84–86Background tab, Impress, 268Backgrounds, slides, 268Backing up data, 34–35, 340–344Bauer, Travis, 275Beep Media Player (BMP), 325Bézier tool, 311Bit bucket, 427–428"Blue Screen of Death", 5Blurring images, 316BMP (Beep Media Player), 325Board games, 362Bookmarks, 70Boot diskette, creating, 28Boot loaders, 34Booting from

CD, 17–18, 28diskette, 22, 28

Brightnessphotographs, 318scanned images, 290

Browsers. See Web browsers.

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Brush icon, 314–315Brush selector, 307–308Buddies. See Contacts.Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George, 228Burning digital art, 315–316Burning to CD

description, 332–333images, 280K3b, 337–345KaudioCreator, 333–337

CCable Modem HOWTO, 144Cable modems, 143–145cal command, 415Calc. See also Gnumeric; KSpread.

=AVERAGE function, 248–249built-in functions, 248–249calculating averages, 247–250charts

AutoFormat chart dialog, 253creating, 254–255empty cells, 253formatting, 255–256linking to data, 255locking, 255placing, 253–254printing, 256summing a range of cells, 251–252type, selecting, 254

creating new spreadsheets, 246–247entering data, 246–247Formula window, 249–250green checkmark, 248printing worksheets, 256red X, 248saving your work, 250–251starting, 246=SUM function, 251–252

Calendars. See also Evolution for calendars; KArm; KOrganizer.

displaying, 415from pictures, 280

Caliper icon, 311Card games, 359–360Case sensitivity

commands, 55

Internet connection setup, 144passwords, 43usernames, 43

cat command, 415, 421–422CD audio player plugin, XMMS, 328cd command, 428, 429CD-ROM contents, 11–12. See also WFTL

Knoppix.CD-RWs, erasing, 340CDs, music. See Music CDs.Charts

AutoFormat chart dialog, 253creating, 254–255empty cells, 253formatting, 255–256linking to data, 255locking, 255placing, 253–254printing, 256summing a range of cells, 251–252type, selecting, 254

Chats. See also E-mail; Instant messaging.for games, 361starting, 151–152XChat, 153

Cheat codes, 18, 27, 28Chess-like games, 362chgrp command, 431chmod command, 432–433chown command, 431–432Circle selection, 309–310Circle-selection tool, 309–310Clipboard icon, 49Clock icon, 49Clone tool, 315Cloning images, 315Cloth effect, 318–319Clothify, 318–319Color

fills, 313–314menus, 307picking, 309–310, 311schemes, Web presentations, 272slides, 267–269

Color picker tool, 309–310, 311Command line, 54–56Commands. See also specific commands.


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* (asterisk), metacharacter, 417–418# (pound sign), root prompt, 414? (question mark), metacharacter, 417–

418case sensitivity, 55, 109echoing, 415file permissions, 418–420, 430–431for files and directories, 415–416, 428–

429finding things, 435–439forcing, 422–423hidden files, 419links to, 95–96location, 95–96metacharacters, 417–418output, redirecting. See Piping.ownership, 431–435pattern matching, 417–418pipes and piping, 425–428processes, 440–444root prompt, 414STDERR (standard error), 423–425STDIN (standard in), 423–425STDOUT (standard out), 423–425strange filenames, 419–420wild cards, 417–418

Comments, and pictures, 280, 281Common Unix Printing System (CUPS), 124Concatenating files, 415, 421–422Conexant chipset, 133Connecting to the Internet. See Internet,

connection.Contacts

instant messaging, 151–153Kmail, 189–190

Content Scrambling System (CSS), 352Contrast, adjusting, 318Controllerless modems, 131–134Convolver tool, 315–316Cookies, 162–163, 170–171Copying

directories, 75–76, 416files, 75–76, 416music from CDs. See Ripping.music to CDs. See Burning.pictures, 279rights under GNU General Public

License, 379–383Cost of Linux, distribution fees, 4cp command, 76, 416, 422Creating, directories, 74–75Crop tool, 312Cropping images, 312CSS (Content Scrambling System), 352CUPS (Common Unix Printing System), 124Curve selection, 311

DDashed line in menus, 301Date and time, 415, 444Date command, 415Deleting

directories, 420–421, 422–423, 428files and directories, 80, 420–421, 422–

423print jobs, 129

Desktop. See KDE desktop.Devices. See Hardware; specific devices./dev/null, 427–428df command, 415Dial-up connections, 139–143digiKam. See also Konqueror, for digital

cameras.adjusting light levels, 287automatic camera detection, 283–284camera not detected, 284comments, adding to albums, 281configuring cameras, 283–285creating an album, 281date, adding to albums, 281default picture directory, 281e-mailing pictures, 287–288finding pictures, 285–287getting pictures from cameras, 284–285image editor, 287interface description, 281–282organizing pictures, 285–287red-eye correction, 287selecting pictures, 285tags, 285–287titling an album, 281uses for, 280viewer window, 287

digikam command, 280


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Digital art. See also GIMP.air brushing, 314–315blurring, 316brightness, 318burning, 315–316circle selection, 309–310cloning, 315cloth effect, 318–319color, picking, 309–310, 311color fill, 313–314color menus, 307contrast, 318cropping, 312curve selection, 311curves, 311dodging, 315–316drawing tools, 314–315ellipse selection, 309–310embossing, 318eraser, 314–315filters, 318–319flipping, 313–314gradients, 307–308, 313–314ink drawings, 314–315light flare effect, 318light levels, 317line drawings, 314–315logos, 301–304measuring image elements, 311moving selected areas, 311opening a file, 304–305paint brushes, 307–308, 314–315path selection, 311patterns, 307–308pen, 314–315pencil, 314–315perspective, 313photograph touch up, 317–319printing, 306–307rectangle selection, 309–310rotating, 312–313saving your work, 304–305scaling, 312–313selecting image elements, 309–310sharpening, 316shearing, 312–313smudging, 315–316

special effects, 318–319text, 313–314zooming, 311, 316

Digital cameras. See also digiKam; Scanning.configuring, 283–285getting pictures from

digiKam, 284–285gPhoto, 278–279Konqueror, 279unsupported cameras, 278–279

gPhoto, 278–279image preview, 279Konqueror, 279–280support for, determining, 278thumbnails, 279

Digital photography. See also Digital cameras; Scanning.

adjusting light levels, 287albums, 280–281burning images to CD, 280calendars from pictures, 280comments, adding to pictures, 280configuring cameras, 283–285copying pictures, Konqueror, 279creating an album, 281default picture directory, 281e-mailing pictures, 280, 287–288finding pictures, 285–287image editor, 287light levels, adjusting, 280moving pictures, Konqueror, 279organizing pictures, 285–287photo management, 280–282red-eye correction, 280, 287selecting pictures, 285tags, 285–287titling an album, 281

Directorieschanging to new, 428copying, 75–76, 416creating, 74–75, 428definition, 66deleting, 80, 420–421, 422–423, 428expanding/collapsing, 68finding, 435–438group ownership, 431–432hidden, 419

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home, 66–67$HOME, 67links, 76–77listing, 415–417listing contents of, 69moving, 75–76, 416, 428naming conventions, 416navigating, 69–71ownership, 431–432permissions

changing, 78–79default settings, 433–435displaying, 79, 430–431execute, 79, 432, 434listing with Konqueror, 78–79listing with ls command, 418–419ownership, 431–433read, 79, 432, 434read-only, 79, 432write, 79, 432, 434

recovering from trash, 80renaming, 75root, 66shredding, 80slash, 66strange names, 419–420user ownership, 431–432working, printing, 428

Disk space, displaying, 415Distribution rights, GNU General Public

License, 379–383DNS (domain name server), 138Dodge and burn tool, 315–316Dodging images, 315–316Dollar sign ($) prompt, 57Domain name server (DNS), 138DOS prompt equivalent, 55–56Dotted-circle icon, 309–310Dotted-rectangle icon, 309–310drakconf command, 101–102Drawing tools, 314–315Drive letters. See Named partitions.Drivers, source for, 123Droplet icon, 315–316DSL service, 139, 143–145Dual booting

boot loaders, 34

definition, 34installation, 389–391

DVD players. See Video players.Dynamic IP addresses, 138

Eecho command, 415, 424Echoing commands, 415Editing

images, 287slides, 264–266

EditorsEmacs, 454–455Kate, 448–450NEdit, 454–455Pico, 454–455vi/vim

commands, 451–452entering data, 450mode, determining, 450navigation, 450power startup options, 454:q command, 451recovering a session, 452–454starting, 450U command, 450undoing, 450:w command, 451:wq command, 451ZZ command, 451

Educational games, 362–368Electronic organizer. See Evolution for

calendars; KOrganizer.Ellipse selection, 309–310Ellipse-selection tool, 309–310Emacs, 454–455E-mail. See also Chats; Instant messaging.

attachments, 191pictures, 280, 287–288

E-mail clientsEvolution

configuring, 194–195default server type, 195look and feel, 192passwords, 195, 198receiving messages, 195–198sending messages, 195–198


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E-mail clients, Evolution (cont.)source for, 193time zone, specifying, 195

Kmailaccount setup, 185–186address book, 189–191attachments, 191configuring, 181–183contact information, from messages,

189–190encryption, 186leaving messages on the server, 186network configuration, 183–187passwords, 186pictures, 183, 191receiving messages, 188sending messages later, 192sending messages now, 187–188Sendmail, 184signature block, 182–183SMTP, 184starting, 180

Kontact, 176–179Mozilla mail, 199mutt, 199pine, 199recommendations, 198text-only, 199Thunderbird, 199

Emboss, 318Embossing images, 318Encoder, selecting, 335Encrypted DVDs, 352Encryption

CSS (Content Scrambling System), 352instant messaging, 149Kmail, 186legal issues, 352WFTL Knoppix, 24

env command, 67Epiphany browser, 173Eraser, 314–315Eraser tool, 314–315Ethernet cards, 144Evolution for calendars. See also KArm;

KOrganizer.all-day events, 218

appointments, 217–219calendar view, 216delegating tasks, 222–223meetings

scheduling, 220–221sending/receiving invitations, 221vs. appointments, 217

recurring events, 219–220tasks, 222–223To-Do items, 222–223

Evolution for e-mailconfiguring, 194–195default server type, 195look and feel, 192passwords, 195, 198receiving messages, 195–198sending messages, 195–198source for, 193time zone, specifying, 195

Ewing, Larryimage Web site, 265Tux, the penguin, 274–275

Excel equivalent. See Calc.Executable files, 432–433Exporting, presentations to

HTML, 269, 273Macromedia Flash, 273PDF, 273Web presentations, 269, 273

Eyecandy-O-Meter, 46–47Eyedropper icon, 311

FFedora installation, 397–402File managers. See Konqueror.File size, scanned images, 290File system. See Directories; Files.

moving around in. See Navigation.File tips, 71File transfer, instant messaging, 150Files

commands for, 415–416concatenating, 415, 421–422copying, 75–76, 416definition, 66deleting, 80, 420–421, 422–423finding, 435–438


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group ownership, 431–432hidden, 419links, 76–77listing, 415–417making executable, 432–433moving, 75–76, 416naming conventions, 416ownership, 431–432permissions


recovering from trash, 80renaming, 75selecting, 73–74shredding, 80sorting contents, 416STDERR (standard error), 423–425STDIN (standard in), 423–425STDOUT (standard out), 423–425strange filenames, 419–420text, paging, 416unique lines, returning, 416user ownership, 431–432word count, 416

Fill tool, 313–314Filters for images, 318–319find command, 435–438Finding. See Searching.Finger icon, 315–316FIPS session, sample, 390–391Firefox

cookies, 170–171history list, 172home page, 167–168pop-ups, 168–170sidebar, 172tabbed browsing, 168vs. Mozilla, 166–167

FlareFX, 318

Flight simulator game, 370–371FlightGear, 370–371Flip tool, 313–314Flipping images, 313–314Focus, 46Folders. See Directories.Fonts, desktop, 96Forcing commands, 422–423Formatting bar, Writer, 233Formatting partitions, 23Formula window, Calc, 249–250FoulEggs game, 356Frames, Kooka, 288–289"Free" Linux, 3–4FreeCell, 360FreedroidRPG, 372Frozen-Bubble, 357–359

GGagne's Web site, 9Games

3D video support, 368–369Armagetron, 374astronomy, 363–364Atlantik, 361boards, 362cards, 359–360chat lines, 361chess-like, 362educational, 362–368flight simulator, 370–371FlightGear, 370–371FreeCell, 360FreedroidRPG, 372Frozen-Bubble, 357–359geometry test, 368Grandfather's Clock, 360hangman, 368instant messaging, 361KAlzium, 368KAsteroids, 357KBackgammon, 361KBattleship, 360, 362kdeedu package, 368KFoulEggs, 356KGeo, 368KHangMan, 368


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Games (cont.)Klondike, 359–360KMessedWords, 368KPatience, 360, 361KPercentage, 368KPoker, 359KSirtet, 356KSmileTris, 356KStars, 363–364KTouch, 365KTron, 373–374learn to type, 365–366Mahjongg, 362math test, 368Monopoly-like, 361Napoleon's Tomb, 360periodic table, 368planetarium program, 363–364poker, 359Potato Guy, 366–367Risk-like, 361scrambled words, 368solitaire, 359–360Super-Mario-Bros-like, 374–375SuperTux, 374teen favorites, 372–375TEG (Tenes Empanadas Graciela), 361Tetris-like, 356Tron-like, 373–374Tux Typing, 366TuxRacer, 371–372TuxRacer Belly Rub, 372video arcade, 356–359xboard, 362

Gamma correction, scanned images, 290gears command, 368–369gears program, 368–369General Public License (GPL). See GPL

(General Public License).Geo game, 368Geometry test game, 368GIMP. See also Digital art.

air brush tool, 314–315Bézier tool, 311blurring, 316brightness, 318brush icon, 314–315

brush selector, 307–308caliper icon, 311circle-selection tool, 309–310clone tool, 315cloth effect, 318–319Clothify, 318–319color menus, 307color picker tool, 309–311, 311contrast, 318convolver tool, 315–316crop tool, 312dashed line in menus, 301dodge and burn tool, 315–316dotted-circle icon, 309–310dotted-rectangle icon, 309–310drawing tools, 314–315droplet icon, 315–316ellipse-selection tool, 309–310Emboss, 318embossing, 318eraser tool, 314–315eyedropper icon, 311fill tool, 313–314filters, 318–319finger icon, 315–316FlareFX, 318flip tool, 313–314gradient fill tool, 313–314gradient selector, 307–308handles, 313ink tool, 314–315intelligent-scissors tool, 310–311interface description, 298–301, 307–316knife icon, 312lasso icon, 309–310light flare effect, 318light levels, 317logos, 301–304magic wand icon, 309–310magnifying glass icon, 311measuring tool, 311move tool, 311opening a file, 304–305paint bucket icon, 313–314path tool, 311pattern selector, 307–308pen icon, 314–315


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pen point icon, 311pencil icon, 314–315perspective tool, 313photograph touch up, 317–319printing an artwork, 306–307rectangle selection tool, 309–310rotate tool, 312–313rubber stamp icon, 315saving your work, 304–305scale tool, 312–313scissors icon, 310–311Script-Fu, 319–320scripting language, 319–320selection tools, 309–310sharpening, 316shear tool, 312–313smudge tool, 315–316special effects, 318–319starting, 298stickpin icon, 315–316T icon, 313–314tear-off menus, 301text tool, 313–314uses for, 298zoom tool, 311zooming, 316

GNU General Public License. See GPL (General Public License).

Gnumeric, 257. See also Calc; KSpread.Google shortcuts, 161gPhoto, getting pictures from cameras, 278–

279GPL (General Public License)

applied to new programs, 384–385copy rights, 379–383definition, 3distribution rights, 379–383modification rights, 379–383preamble, 378–379terms and conditions, 379–383warranty, 383–384

Gradient fill tool, 313–314Gradient selector, 307–308Gradients, 307–308, 313–314Grand Unified Boot Loader (GRUB), 34Grandfather's Clock, 360Graphics. See Digital art; Digital

photography; Pictures.

Greater than sign (>), redirection, 423Green checkmark, 248Green light, 16, 72grep command, 438–439Group ownership, files and directories, 431–

432GRUB (Grand Unified Boot Loader), 34

HHandles, in artwork, 313Handout tab, Impress, 264Handouts, slides, 264Hangman game, 368Hardware. See also specific devices.

compatibility guide, 118device support, 118, 123drivers, source for, 123external devices. See USB devices.getting information about, 120–121HOWTO documents, 118, 389installation considerations, 388–389internal devices. See PCI devices.limitations, 6–7Linux USB Device Overview, 122–123listing devices, 121, 122PCI devices, 121–122, 133plug and play, 119USB devices, 122–123

Heinlein, Robert, 3–4Help

Cable Modem HOWTO, 144Gagne's site, 9hardware HOWTO document, 118hardware HOWTO documents, 389Help Center, 61–62HOWTO documents, 10LDP (Linux Documentation Project), 10LUGS (Linux User Groups), 11mailing lists, 10man pages, 10, 62–63online, 62–63Tip of the Day, 56–57tooltips, 49WFTL Knoppix, 27–29Writer, 233–234

Help Center, 61–62Hidden directories, 419Hidden files, 419


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History list, 70–71, 172Home directory

definition, 66–67persistent, 23shortcut to, 429–430

$HOME directorydefinition, 67shortcut to, 429–430

Home pageFirefox, 167–168Konqueror, 157–159

HOWTO documentscable modems, 144definition, 10hardware, 118, 389

Hubble images, downloading, 363

IIBM, SCO lawsuit, 6Icons

changing size, 51desktop

adding, 94–96customizing, 94permissions, 95

"Illegal operations", 5Image editor, 287Images. See Digital art; Digital photography.Impress. See also KPresenter.

Background tab, 268exporting to


Handout tab, 264HTML export, 269–273Normal tab, 264Notes tab, 264Outline tab, 264Page tab, 268presentations, slide

outline view, 264–265printing, 269saving, 266type, selecting, 261–262

presentations, Web

color schemes, 272creating, 270exporting to, 269, 273image quality, 271–272image resolution, 271–272monitor resolution, 271–272naming, 272playing sounds, 271–272publication type, selecting, 270title page information, 272

slide shows, starting, 264Slide Sorter, 264slides

backgrounds, 268colors, 267–269definition, 260editing, 264–266first, creating, 261graphics, inserting, 265–266handouts, 264inserting, 266–267layout, selecting, 263naming conventions, 263notes, 264renaming, 267sorting, 264transitions, 261–262

starting, 260Tasks pane, 263templates, 260–261, 275

Ink drawings, 314–315Ink tool, 314–315Installation

building programs, 114–115comparisons

Fedora, 397–402generic, 391–393Mandrake, 393–397SuSE, 402–406Xandros, 406–409

DEB Package Manager, 99dependency checks, 98, 99, 107–108dual boot, 389–391extract-and-build steps, 112–116FIPS session, sample, 390–391ftl-travel package, 112–113hardware considerations, 388–389


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legal issues, 102Makefile, 114–115Mandrake's urpmi, 101–102open source projects, 111–112package managers, 28–29of packages, 104–106permission requirements, 98preparing for, 388README file, 115RPM Package Manager, 99RPMs, 109–111security, 98SuSE package, 99–100uninstall option, 104, 115unpacking the archive, 113–114WFTL Knoppix on a hard disk, 28–29

Instances of printers, 130Instant messaging. See also Chats; E-mail.

adding contacts (buddies), 151–153automatic login, 148creating accounts, 147encryption, 149file transfer, 150Jabber protocol, 145–146Kopete protocol, 146–153passwords, 148registering accounts, 150server address, 149starting a chat, 151–152XChat, 153

Instant messaging for games, 361Intelligent-scissors tool, 310–311Internet

connectionbasic requirements, 138–139broadband connections. See Cable

modem; DSL service.cable modem, 139, 143–145Cable Modem HOWTO, 144case sensitivity, 144configuring, 140–145connection methods, 139dial-up connection, 139–143DNS (domain name server), 138DSL service, 139, 143–145dynamic IP addresses, 138Ethernet card, 144

high-speed connections. See Cable modem; DSL service.

IP addresses, 138modem, 139–143PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol), 139

instant messagingadding contacts (buddies), 151–153automatic login, 148creating accounts, 147encryption, 149file transfer, 150Jabber protocol, 145–146Kopete protocol, 146–153passwords, 148registering accounts, 150server address, 149starting a chat, 151–152XChat, 153

IP addresses, 138It was a dark and stormy night., 228

JJabber protocol, 145–146Jobs. See Processes.Johanson, Jon Lech, 352juk command, 346–350Juk jukebox, 345–350. See also amaroK

jukebox.Jukeboxes, 345–350Junk on screen, 424

KK icon, 48K3b

backing up data, 340–344burning to CDs, 337–345calculating CD space, 341creating audio CDs, 339, 344–345erasing a CD-RW, 340interface description, 337–339label information, displaying, 342preserving permissions, 343projects, 339ripping from CDs, 337–345simulating a write to CD, 341starting, 337

KAlzium, 368


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kalzium command, 368karaoke, 353KArm, 223. See also Calendars; Evolution

for calendars; KOrganizer.karm command, 223KAsteroids, 357kasteroids command, 357Kate, 448–450kate command, 448–450KaudioCreator, 333–337kaudiocreator command, 333KBackgammon, 361KBattleship, 360, 362kbattleship command, 360KCalc, 275KDE desktop, 9. See also Konqueror; specific

elements.$ (dollar sign) prompt, 57activating the screen saver, 49–50Application Starter, 48changing icon size, 51clearing windows, 68clipboard icon, 49clock icon, 49command line, 54–56customizing

background images, 84–86fonts, 96grouping similar tasks, 88–89icons, 94look and feel. See Styles; Themes.screen savers, 86–88styles, 90, 92–94taskbar, 88themes, 47, 90, 92–94wallpaper, 94widgets, 90window decorations, 91–92

definition, 42DOS prompt equivalent, 55–56Eyecandy-O-Meter, 46–47file manager, 50–52focus, 46help

Help Center, 61–62man pages, 62–63online, 62–63

Tip of the Day, 56–57icons

adding, 94–96permissions, 95

interface description, 48–50, 52–54K icon, 48Konsole, 55–56links

adding to desktop, 94–96to commands, 95to Web sites, 94

locking the desktop, 49–50logging in, 43–47login manager, 43menu bar, 53–54and monitor resolution, 52mouse behavior, 44, 47–48navigation panel, 51password protection, 87–88passwords

case sensitivity, 43changing, 57–58creating, 60logging in with, 43

personalizer, 44Plastik theme, 47security, 58–60shading programs, 53shell prompt, 57speaker icon, 49System Behavior screen, 44–46system tray, 49title bar, 52–53tooltips, 49usernames, 43, 59users, adding, 59virtual desktops, 48–49Web browser, 50–52windows

closing, 53making sticky, 53maximizing, 53minimizing, 53resizing, 54rolling up, 53

KDE personalizer, 44kdeedu package, 368


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Keyboard layout, WFTL Knoppix, 27KFoulEggs, 356kfouleggs command, 356KGeo, 368kgeo command, 368KHangMan, 368khangman command, 368khelpcenter command, 61Kicker, 19kill command, 443–444Klondike, 359–360kmahjongg command, 362Kmail

account setup, 185–186address book, 189–191attachments, 191configuring, 181–183contact information, from messages, 189–

190encryption, 186leaving messages on the server, 186network configuration, 183–187passwords, 186pictures

attaching, 191including, 183

receiving messages, 188sending messages later, 192sending messages now, 187–188Sendmail, 184signature block, 182–183SMTP, 184starting, 180

KMessedWords, 368kmessedwords command, 368KMid, 353kmid command, 353KMix, 322–323KMPlayer, 350–352kmplayer command, 351Knife icon, 312Knopper, Klaus, 11–12, 16Knoppix. See WFTL Knoppix.Knotes, 223knotes command, 223Konqueror, as file manager

active window, 72

bookmarks, 70changing icon size, 51clearing windows, 68configuring, 71–73definition, 50directories

copying, 75–76creating, 74–75definition, 66deleting, 80expanding/collapsing, 68home, 66–67$HOME, 67links, 76–77listing contents of, 69moving, 75–76navigating, 69–71permissions, 78–79recovering from trash, 80renaming, 75root, 66shredding, 80slash, 66

directories, creating, 74–75file tips, 71files

copying, 75–76definition, 66deleting, 80links, 76–77moving, 75–76permissions, 78–79recovering from trash, 80renaming, 75selecting, 73–74shredding, 80

green light, 72history list, 70–71interface description, 51–52navigation panel, 51, 70–71navigation toolbar, 70network link, 71network services, 71shell prompt, opening, 81Show Desktop icon, 68–69Show Terminal Emulator, 81split view, 72


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Konqueror, as file manager (cont.)starting, 66trash bin, 80viewing man pages, 62–63

Konqueror, as Web browserclearing the Location field, 157cookies, 162–163features, 156full-screen mode, 162green light, 16pop-ups, 164preserving window size, 158profiles, 158–159searching, 161–162setting a home page, 157–159split views, 160–161starting, 156surfing the Net, 157tabbed browsing, 165

Konqueror, for digital cameras, 279–280. See also digiKam.

Konqueror, getting pictures from cameras, 279

Konsole, 55–56Kontact, 176–179kontact command, 176kooka command, 288Kooka program

brightness, 290file size, 290frames, 288–289gamma correction, 290image formats, 291–292image quality, 290interface description, 288–292preview window, 288–289resolution, 290, 294saving your work, 293–294scan size, selecting, 291scanning part of an image, 291sharpness, 290starting, 288–289

Kopete protocol, 146–153KOrganizer. See also Calendars; Evolution

for calendars; KArm.adding events, 204–206alarms, 205

calendar views, 203categorizing events, 205–206default duration time, 204group scheduling, 212–214importing calendars, 214–215meetings

confirmation, 213receiving invitations, 214sending invitations, 211–214

meetings, scheduling, 213–214printing, 208–209recurring events, 209–211snooze button, 206sounds, 205starting, 202To-Do items, 206–208

KPatience, 360, 361kpatience command, 360KPercentage, 368kpercentage command, 368KPoker, 359kpoker command, 359kppp command, 139KPresenter, 276. See also Impress.kprinter command, 131Kprinter tool, 131KsCD, 324KSirtet, 356ksirtet command, 356KSmileTris, 356ksmiletris command, 356KSpread, 257. See also Calc; Gnumeric.KStars, 363–364kstars command, 363KTouch, 365ktouch command, 365KTron, 373–374ktron command, 373–374KWord, 243

LLasso icon, 309–310last command, 415LDP (Linux Documentation Project), 10Legal issues, 5–6less command, 416Less than sign (<), redirection, 423


Index 471

Licensing. See GPL (General Public License).Light flare effect, 318Light levels, adjusting, 280, 287, 317Lightshows, 327–328, 332LILO (Linux Loader), 34Line drawings, 314–315Links

to commands, 95on the desktop, 94–96to files and directories, 76–77to Web sites, 94

Links browser, 173Linmodems.Org Web site, 132Linux

cons, 6–8costs, distribution fees, 4definition, 2distributions, 32–34. See also WFTL

Knoppix.legal issues, 5–6licensing, 3–4, 5–6meaning of "free," 3–4original architect, 3platforms supported, 2–3pros, 4–6redistribution, 5–6Torvalds' announcement, 2

Linux Documentation Project (LDP), 10Linux Loader (LILO), 34Linux USB Device Overview, 122–123Linux User Groups (LUGS), 11Listing

devices, 121, 122directories, 415–417directory contents, 69files, 415–417PCI devices, 133permissions, 79

Lockingcharts, 255the desktop, 49–50

Logged on users, displaying, 415Logging in, 43–47Login manager, 43Logos, 301–304LPD spooler, 124ls command

hidden files, 419

listing directory contents, 69listing permissions, 79, 418options, 416–417purpose of, 415searching files and directories, 435–438verifying modem location, 134

lspci command, 133LUGS (Linux User Groups), 11lynx browser, 173

MMagic wand icon, 309–310Magnifying glass icon, 311Mahjongg, 362mahjongg command, 362Mailing lists, 10make command, 114–115man pages, 10, 62–63Mandrake installation, 393–397Mandriva. See Mandrake.Master mixer controls, 322–323Math test game, 368McBride, Darl, 6Measuring image elements, 311Measuring tool, 311Meetings

Evolution, 217, 220–221KOrganizer, 211–214

Memory, swap space, 18–19Menu bar, KDE (K Desktop Environment),

53–54MessedWords game, 368Metacharacters, 417–418Microsoft Word

document format, 231, 235documents, converting to/from, 235, 236

MIDI files, playing, 353mkdir command, 428Modems

Conexant chipset, 133configuring

accounts, 141devices, 140–141DNS (domain name server), 142–143IP address, 141–142

controllerless, 131–134Internet connection, 139–143Linmodems.Org Web site, 132


Moving to Linux472

Modems (cont.)software, 131–134sources for, 134Winmodems, 131–134

Modification rights, GNU General Public License, 379–383

Monitor, junk on screen, 424Monitor resolution

and KDE (K Desktop Environment), 52optimizing, 27Web presentations, 271–272

Monitoring jobs, 129Monopoly-like games, 361more command, 416Mouse behavior, 44, 47–48MOV format, 350Move tool, 311Moving

directories, 416, 428files and directories, 75–76, 416pictures, 279selected image areas, 311

Mozilla browser, 166–167, 173. See also Firefox.

Mozilla mail, 199.mp3 format, 333MPEG format, 350Multimedia. See Music; Video.Music

audio formats, 333, 336encoder, selecting, 335master mixer controls, 322–323.mp3 format, 333no sound, 324notation programs, 353.ogg format, 333volume controls, 322.wav format, 333

Music CDsalbum covers, displaying, 349–350backing up data, 340–344burning to

description, 332–333K3b, 337–345KaudioCreator, 333–337

calculating CD space, 341copying from. See Ripping.

copying to. See Burning.creating audio CDs, 339, 344–345erasing a CD-RW, 340interface description, 337–339label information, displaying, 342preserving permissions, 343projects, 339ripping from

description, 332–333K3b, 337–345KaudioCreator, 333–337

simulating a write to CD, 341track information, displaying, 336–337

Music playersamaroK jukebox, 350BMP (Beep Media Player), 325CD player, 324Juk jukebox, 345–350jukeboxes, 345–350karaoke, 353KMid, 353KMix, 322–323KsCD, 324for MIDI files, 353Noatun

interface description, 330lightshows, 332loading songs to a playlist, 330playing songs from a playlist, 330skinning, 331–332special effects, 332starting, 329visualization plugins, 332

XMMSadding songs to a collection, 326CD audio player plugin, 328interface description, 325–326lightshows, 327–328playing songs, 326skinning, 328–329source for, 325special effects, 327–328starting, 325visualization plugins, 327–328

mutt, 199mv command, 416, 422, 428


Index 473

NNamed partitions, 21Naming

printers, 128Web presentations, 272

Naming conventionsdirectories, 416files, 416slides, 263

Napoleon's Tomb, 360Navigating

directories, 69–71Writer documents, 241–242

Navigation panelKDE (K Desktop Environment), 51Konqueror, 70–71

Navigation toolbar, Konqueror, 70NEdit, 454–455nedit command, 455Netraverse. See Win4Lin.Network link, Konqueror, 71Network services, Konqueror, 71Network setup, WFTL Knoppix, 25–26Networks, configuring for Kmail, 183–187Noatun

music playerinterface description, 330lightshows, 332loading songs to a playlist, 330playing songs from a playlist, 330skinning, 331–332special effects, 332starting, 329visualization plugins, 332

video player, 350noatun command, 329Normal tab, Impress, 264Notes, slides, 264Notes tab, Impress, 264

OOCR (optical character recognition), 288,

294–296ocrad package, 294.odt file extension, 231.ogg format, 333oowriter command, 227

OpenDocument Text format, 231, 235OpenOffice.org applications

presentation graphics. See Impress.spreadsheets. See Calc.word processor. See Writer.

Opera browser, 173Optical character recognition (OCR), 288,

294–296Organizers. See Evolution for calendars;

KOrganizer.Organizing pictures, 285–287Oultook equivalent. See Evolution.Outline tab, Impress, 264Outline view, presentations, 264–265Output, redirecting. See Piping.Ownership, files and directories, 431–432

PPackage managers

DEB, 99kpackage, 103–108RPM, 99

Packagesinstalling, 104–106name suffixes, 106searching for, 107–108uninstalling, 104

Page tab, Impress, 268Paint brushes, 307–308, 314–315Paint bucket icon, 313–314Palm document format, 231Partitions, formatting, 23Passwords

case sensitivity, 43changing, 57–58creating, 60desktop, 87–88Evolution, 195, 198instant messaging, 148Kmail, 186logging in with, 43root, WFTL Knoppix, 28

Path selection, 311Path tool, 311Patience game, 360Patterns (graphic), selecting, 307–308Patterns (logical), matching, 417–418


Moving to Linux474

Paul Clifford, 228PCI devices, 121–122, 133Pen icon, 314–315Pen point icon, 311Pencil icon, 314–315Penguin. See Tux.Percentage tutorial, 368Performance, WFTL Knoppix, 16Periodic table game, 368Peripheral support, limitations, 6–7Permissions

desktop icons, 95files and directories


music CDs, 343preserving, 343printers, 127–128

Persistent home directory, 23Personal information organizers (PIMs). See

Evolution for calendars; KOrganizer.

Personalizer. See KDE personalizer.Perspective, 313Perspective tool, 313Philosophy of the author, 12Photo management, 280–282Photographs. See also Digital art; Digital

photography; Pictures.brightness, 318cloth effect, 318–319contrast, 318embossing, 318filters, 318–319light flare effect, 318light levels, 317special effects, 318–319touch up, 317–319

pico command, 455Pico editor, 454–455

Pictures. See also Digital art; Digital photography; Photographs.

in e-mail, 183, 191inserting in slides, 265–266quality

scanned images, 290Web presentations, 271–272

resolution, Web presentations, 271–272scanned, formats, 291–292source for, 265

PIMs (personal information organizers). See Evolution for calendars; KOrganizer.

pine, 199Piping

| (vertical bar), pipe symbol, 110to the bit bucket, 427–428command to command, 426description, 425–426to /dev/null, 427–428STDERR pipe, 426–427STDOUT pipe, 427–428tee pipe, 426

Planetarium program, 363–364Plastik theme, 47Platforms supported, 2–3Plug and play, 119Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), 139Poker, 359Poker, 359Pop-ups, 164, 168–170Post-it-type notes, 223Potato Guy, 366–367Pound sign (#), root prompt, 414Powering off Linux, 409–411PowerPoint equivalent. See Impress.PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol), 139Presentation graphics. See also Impress;

KPresenter.exporting to


HTML export, 269–273presentations, slide

outline view, 264–265printing, 269


Index 475

saving, 266type, selecting, 261–262

presentations, Webcolor schemes, 272creating, 270exporting to, 269, 273image quality, 271–272image resolution, 271–272monitor resolution, 271–272naming, 272playing sounds, 271–272publication type, selecting, 270title page information, 272

slide shows, starting, 264slides


templates, 260–261, 275Print Manager, 128–131Printers

adding, 124–126instances, 130Kprinter tool, 131naming, 128permissions, 127–128personalizing, 126–127printing a test page, 126quotas, 127

Printingan artwork, 306–307charts, 256a collection of files, 131CUPS (Common Unix Printing System),

124deleting jobs, 129

KOrganizer calendars, 208–209LPD spooler, 124monitoring jobs, 129presentations, 269queues, 124rearranging jobs, 129redirecting jobs, 129spoolers, 124spreadsheets, 256Writer documents, 232–233

Prix, Johannes and Reinhard, 372Processes

definition, 440displaying, 440–443killing, 443–444

Profiles, Konqueror, 158–159Programs. See specific programs.Projects, 339ps command, 440–443pwd command, 428

Q:q command, 451Question mark (?), metacharacter, 417–418Quick tips, purpose of, 8Quotas, printers, 127

RRectangle selection, 309–310Rectangle selection tool, 309–310Recurring events, 209–211, 219–220Red X, 248Red-eye correction, 280, 287Redirecting

command output. See Piping.print jobs, 129

Redistributing Linux, 5–6Registering, Writer, 227Reminders. See Alarms.Renaming

files and directories, 75slides, 267

reset command, 424Resolution

images, Web presentations, 271–272monitor, Web presentations, 271–272scanned images, 290, 294


Moving to Linux476

Ripping from CDsdescription, 332–333K3b, 337–345KaudioCreator, 333–337

Risk-like games, 361rm command

alias for, 421–422confirmation message, 421–422deleting files, 420–421forcing, 422–423purpose of, 416

rmdir command, 428Root directory, 66Root password, 28Root user, 28Rotate tool, 312–313Rotating images, 312–313rpm command, 109–111RTF format, 231Rubber stamp icon, 315

SScale tool, 312–313Scaling images, 312–313Scanner compatibility, 288Scanning. See also Digital cameras; Digital

photography.Kooka program

brightness, 290file size, 290frames, 288–289gamma correction, 290image formats, 291–292image quality, 290interface description, 288–292preview window, 288–289resolution, 290, 294saving your work, 293–294scan size, selecting, 291scanning part of an image, 291sharpness, 290starting, 288–289

OCR (optical character recognition), 288, 294–296

scanner compatibility, 288XSane program, 296

Scissors icon, 310–311

SCO, lawsuit against IBM, 6Scrambled words game, 368Screen savers, 49–50, 86–88Script files, making executable, 432–433Script-Fu, 319–320Scripting language, 319–320Searching

directories, 435–438file contents, 438–439files, 435–438files and directories, 435–438Google shortcuts, 161with grep command, 438–439with Konqueror, 161–162with ls command, 435–438for pictures, 285–287

SecurityKDE (K Desktop Environment), 58–60viruses, 4–5, 98worms, 98

Selectingfiles, 73–74image elements, 309–310pictures, 285

Selection tools, 309–310Sendmail, 184setgid bit, 434–435setuid bit, 434–435Shading programs, 53Sharpening images, 316Sharpness, scanned images, 290Shear tool, 312–313Shearing images, 312–313Shell out boxes, purpose of, 8Shells. See also Commands; specific

commands.default, 55definition, 8prompt, 57, 81

Shortcuts. See Links.Show Desktop icon, 68–69Show Terminal Emulator, 81Shredding files and directories, 80Skinning

Noatun, 331–332XMMS, 328–329

Slash directory, 66


Index 477

Slide shows, starting, 264Slide Sorter, 264Slides


SMTP, 184Smudge tool, 315–316Smudging images, 315–316Snooze button, KOrganizer, 206Software applications. See also specific

applications.finding, 115–116limitations, 7

Software modems, 131–134Solitaire, 359–360Songs. See Music.sort command, 416Sorting

file contents, 416slides, 264

Sounds, Web presentations, 271–272. See also Music.

Speaker icon, 49Special effects, 318–319, 327–328, 332Spell-check, Writer, 230Split views, Konqueror, 160–161Spoolers, 124Spreadsheets. See also Calc; Gnumeric;

KSpread.built-in functions, 248–249calculating averages, 247–250charts

creating, 254–255empty cells, 253formatting, 255–256

linking to data, 255locking, 255placing, 253–254printing, 256summing a range of cells, 251–252type, selecting, 254

creating, 246–247entering data, 246–247Formula window, 249–250green checkmark, 248printing, 256red X, 248saving your work, 250–251

Standard bar, Writer, 233Standard error (STDERR), 423–425Standard in (STDIN), 423–425Standard out (STDOUT), 423–425Start button. See Application Starter.Starting/stopping Linux, 409–411Status bar, Writer, 233STDERR (standard error), 423–425STDERR pipe, 426–427STDIN (standard in), 423–425STDOUT (standard out), 423–425STDOUT pipe, 427–428Stickpin icon, 315–316Sticky windows, 53Stopping/starting Linux, 409–411Styles, 90, 92–94, 239–240Stylist, 239–240=SUM function, 251–252Super-Mario-Bros-like game, 374–375SuperTux, 374Surfing the Net. See Web browsers.SuSE installation, 402–406Swap space, 18–19Switching between running programs, 21swriter command, 227System administrator, 28System Behavior screen, 44–46System tray, 49

TT icon, 313–314Tabbed browsing, 165, 168Tags, pictures, 285–287.tar.gz file extension, 113


Moving to Linux478

Taskbarcustomizing, 88WFTL Knoppix, 20–21

Tasks, Evolution, 222–223Tasks pane, 263Tear-off menus, 301tee pipe, 426TEG (Tenes Empanadas Graciela), 361Templates

Impress, 260–261, 275Writer, 238–239, 243

Tenes Empanadas Graciela (TEG), 361Test page, printing, 126Tetris-like games, 356Text, in digital art, 313–314Text files, paging, 416Text tool, 313–314.tgz file extension, 113Themes, 47, 90, 92–94Thompson, Ken, 663D video support, 368–369Thumbnails, 279Thunderbird, 199Time and date, 415, 444Time management. See Evolution for

calendars; KOrganizer.Time zones, specifying for e-mail, 195Tip of the Day, 56–57Title bar, 52–53To-Do items, 206–208, 222–223Tooltips, KDE (K Desktop Environment), 49Torvalds, Linus, 2, 274–275Transitions, slides, 261–262Trash bin, 80Tron-like games, 373–374Troubleshooting, desktop buttons are off

screen, 52tty command, 415Tux, the penguin

game character, 366, 372, 374–375history of, 274–275picture of, 274

Tux Typing, 366TuxRacer, 371–372TuxRacer Belly Rub, 372Typing game, 365–366

UU command, 450ugo command, 418umask command, 433unalias command, 423uniq command, 416Unique lines, returning, 416urpmi command, 101–102USB devices

description, 122–123Linux USB Device Overview, 122–123vs. USB 2.0, 122

User ownership, files and directories, 431–432

Usernamescase sensitivity, 43description, 59logging in, 43

Usersadding, 59displaying logged on, 415

VVertical bar (|), pipe symbol, 110Video arcade games, 356–359Video players

AVI format, 350encrypted DVDs, 352full-screen mode, 352KMPlayer, 350–352MOV format, 350MPEG format, 350Noatun, 350starting, 351

Virtual desktops, 21, 48–49Virtual machines, 36–37Visualization plugins, 327–328, 332vi/vim editors

commands, 451–452entering data, 450mode, determining, 450navigation, 450power startup options, 454:q command, 451recovering a session, 452–454starting, 450U command, 450


Index 479

undoing, 450:w command, 451:wq command, 451ZZ command, 451

VMware, 36–37Volume controls for music, 322

Ww command, 415:w command, 451Wallpaper, 94Warranty, GNU General Public License,

383–384.wav format, 333wc command, 416Web browsers

Epiphany, 173Firefox

cookies, 170–171history list, 172home page, 167–168pop-ups, 168–170sidebar, 172tabbed browsing, 168vs. Mozilla, 166–167

Konquerorclearing the Location field, 157cookies, 162–163features, 156full-screen mode, 162green light, 16pop-ups, 164preserving window size, 158profiles, 158–159searching, 161–162setting a home page, 157–159split views, 160–161starting, 156surfing the Net, 157tabbed browsing, 165

links, 173lynx, 173Mozilla, 173Opera, 173text-only, 173

Web presentationscreating, 270

exporting to, 269, 273publication type, selecting, 270title page information, 272

WFTL (Writer and Free Thinker at Large), 10

WFTL KnoppixApplication Starter, 19boot diskette, creating, 28booting from CD, 17–18, 28booting from diskette, 22, 28CD-ROM contents, 11–12cheat codes, 18, 27, 28configuring, 21–23data encryption, 24formatting partitions, 23help, 27–29included software, 20installing on a hard disk, 28–29interface description, 19–21keyboard layout, 27Kicker, 19memory, swap space, 18–19named partitions, 21network setup, 25–26optimal resolution, 27performance, 16persistent home directory, 23root password, 28settings, displaying, 23switching between running programs, 21taskbar, 20–21virtual desktops, 21

who command, 415Widgets, 90Wild cards, 417–418Win4Lin, 37Window decorations, 91–92Windows

closing, 53making sticky, 53maximizing, 53minimizing, 53resizing, 54rolling up, 53

Windows, running on Linux, 35–37Wine, 35–36Winmodems, 131–134


Moving to Linux480

Word. See Microsoft Word.Word count, 416Word processors, KWord, 243. See also

Writer.Working directories, printing, 428Workstations, identifying, 415:wq command, 451Writer

directories, setting default, 236document elements, displaying, 242–243document formats, 231file format, default, 237Formatting bar, 233help, 233–234language, default, 231Microsoft Word documents, converting,

235, 236Microsoft Word format, 231, 235navigating documents, 241–242OpenDocument Text format, 231, 235Palm document format, 231personalizing, 231printing a document, 232–233registering, 227RTF format, 231saving a document, 231–232spell-check, 230Standard bar, 233starting, 226Status bar, 233straight text format, 231styles, 239–240stylist, 239–240templates, 238–239, 243toolbars, 233typing content, 228–229

Writer and Free Thinker at Large (WFTL), 10

XX window system, 42–43Xandros installation, 406–409xboard, 362xboard command, 362XChat, 153xclock command, 443–444XFree86, 42Ximian Evolution. See Evolution.XMMS

adding songs to a collection, 326CD audio player plugin, 328interface description, 325–326lightshows, 327–328playing songs, 326skinning, 328–329source for, 325special effects, 327–328starting, 325visualization plugins, 327–328

X.org, 42–43xsane command, 296XSane program, 296

Yyast2 command, 99

ZZooming, on images, 311, 316ZZ command, 451


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