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Changing to KDE You need to switch the desktop from the

default gnome to KDE use switchdesk KDE at the terminal window logout and login again (no reboot!!) to make it

happen

You need to change appearance and style

use Control Center Style to select KDE classic style use Control Center Window Decorations to select

KDE 2 format

Can you change more than these? Yes, use Control Center Theme Manager and select a

variety of themes

Customizing the KDE toolbar

Remove applications you don’t want

Change browser application to Firefox open the browser properties dialog change application and program

name finally change the icon to Firefox

Customizing the KDE toolbar Add other applications to the toolbar

Thunderbird, Terminal (shell window), Kedit (text editor), gFTP and Ksnapshot, or other frequently used.

Click on a blank area of the toolbar and select Add, Application button, and look for the application on the Menu

Move the applications on the toolbar to a sequence you like, as in this example.

Complete your customization

Change background and screen saver using Control Center

Open a shell window and change password Setup Thunderbird as e-mail software

IMAP or POP incoming server: mail.ubalt.edu SMTP server: smtp.ubalt.edu username: uxxxxx@cis.ubalt.edu You can also set it up for other accounts

Creating links to applications

Place additional applications in your desktop (e.g. Gimp) right-click on the desktop and select

create new link to application General tab: type Gimp, click on the icon

and find its icon Application tab: in the command line type

gimp and OK

Creating links to locations Create a link to file manager starting in your

home directory right-click on the desktop and select

create new link to location enter Home as the name and

/home/youraccount as URL change the icon to gnome-home make file manager show files in

tree view and hidden files