Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 - KDE 21-06-2006 User manual

SUSE Linux Enterprise
Desktop
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June21,2006 KDE User Guide

KDE User Guide
List of Authors: Jörg Arndt, Steve Bearnson, Stefan Behlert, Frank Bodammer, James Branam,
Volker Buzek, Klara Cihlarova, Catherine Craft, Olaf Dabrunz, Stefan Dirsch, Olaf Donjak, Roman
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Mantel, Lars Marowsky-Bree, Chris Mason, Johannes Meixner, Lars Müller, Matthias Nagorni, Anas
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Rhoades, Thomas Rölz, Heiko Rommel, Tanja Roth, Marcus Schäfer, Thomas Schraitle, Kay Sievers,
Klaus Singvogel, Frank Sundermeyer, Elisabeth Tobiasson, Hendrik Vogelsang, Klaus G. Wagner,
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Contents
About This Guide ix
Part I KDE Desktop 13
1Getting Started with the KDE Desktop 15
1.1 Logging In and Selecting a Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.2 LoggingOut........................... 19
1.3 Desktop Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1.4 Managing Folders and Files with Konqueror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1.5 Accessing Network Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
1.6 Opening or Creating Documents with OpenOfce.org . . . . . . . . . 40
1.7 Finding Data on your Computer or in the File System . . . . . . . . . . 41
1.8 Exploring the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
1.9 E-Mail and Scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
1.10 Moving Text between Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
1.11 Important Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
1.12 Managing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
1.13 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
2Customizing Your Settings 61
2.1 Changing Individual Desktop Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
2.2 Conguring Your Desktop with the Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Part II Ofce and Collaboration 75
3The OpenOfce.org Ofce Suite 77
3.1 Understanding OpenOfce.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
3.2 Word Processing with Writer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
3.3 Using Spreadsheets with Calc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
3.4 Using Presentations with Impress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
3.5 Using Databases with Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
3.6 Creating Graphics with Draw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
3.7 Creating Mathematical Formulas with Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
3.8 Finding Help and Information About OpenOfce.org . . . . . . . . . 108
4Kontact: E-Mailing and Calendaring 111
4.1 KontactOverview........................ 111
4.2 Mail.............................. 114
4.3 Contacts............................ 118
4.4 Calendar............................ 121
4.5 Syncing Data with a Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
4.6 Kontact for GroupWise Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
4.7 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
5GroupWise Linux Client: E-Mailing and Calendaring 125
5.1 Getting Acquainted with the Main GroupWise Window . . . . . . . . 125
5.2 Using Different GroupWise Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
5.3 Understanding Your Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
5.4 UsingtheToolbar........................ 136
5.5 Using Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
5.6 LearningMore.......................... 140
6Synchronizing a Handheld Computer with KPilot 143
6.1 Conduits Used by KPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
6.2 Conguring the Handheld Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
6.3 Conguring the KAddressBook Conduit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
6.4 Managing To-Do Items and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
6.5 Working with KPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
7Instant Messaging with Kopete 151
7.1 Conguring Kopete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
7.2 AddingContacts......................... 152
7.3 AddingGroups......................... 152

7.4 UsingKopete.......................... 153
8Using Voice over IP 155
8.1 Conguring Linphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
8.2 TestingLinphone......................... 160
8.3 MakingaCall.......................... 161
8.4 AnsweringaCall......................... 162
8.5 Using the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
8.6 Troubleshooting......................... 163
8.7 Glossary............................ 164
8.8 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
9Accessing Network Resources 167
9.1 General Notes on File Sharing and Network Browsing . . . . . . . . . 168
9.2 Accessing Network Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
9.3 Sharing Folders in Mixed Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
9.4 Managing Windows Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
9.5 Conguring and Accessing a Windows Network Printer . . . . . . . . 176
9.6 Conguring Shortcuts to Network Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
9.7 Conguring and Using a Small Web Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
10 Encryption with KGpg 185
10.1 Generating a New Key Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
10.2 Exporting the Public Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
10.3 ImportingKeys......................... 188
10.4 The Key Server Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
10.5 Text and File Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
10.6 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
11 Searching with Kerry 195
11.1 Searching Using Kerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
11.2 Conguring Kerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
12 Managing Printers 199
12.1 Installing a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
12.2 Modifying Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
12.3 Deleting a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
12.4 Starting Print Jobs in KDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
12.5 Monitoring Print Jobs in KDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Part III Internet 207
13 Browsing with Konqueror 209
13.1 TabbedBrowsing......................... 210
13.2 Automatic Scrolling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
13.3 Proles............................. 211
13.4 Saving Web Pages and Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
13.5 Searching with Konqueror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
13.6 Bookmarks........................... 214
13.7 Java and JavaScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
13.8 Enabling Advertisment Blockers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
13.9 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
14 Browsing with Firefox 217
14.1 Navigating Web Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
14.2 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
14.3 Managing Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
14.4 Using the Download Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
14.5 Customizing Firefox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
14.6 Printing from Firefox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
14.7 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
15 Transferring Data from the Internet 227
15.1 Adding Transfers to the List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
15.2 Timer-Controller Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
16 Reading News Feeds with Akregator 229
Part IV Multimedia 231
17 Manipulating Graphics with The GIMP 233
17.1 Graphics Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
17.2 StartingGIMP.......................... 234
17.3 Getting Started in GIMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
17.4 SavingImages.......................... 237
17.5 PrintingImages......................... 239
17.6 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

18 Using Digital Cameras with Linux 241
18.1 Connecting to the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
18.2 Accessing the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
18.3 UsingDigikam.......................... 242
18.4 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
19 Playing Music and Movies 253
19.1 Mixers............................. 253
19.2 Playing Music Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
19.3 Handling Audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
19.4 Playing Movie Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
20 Burning CDs and DVDs 267
20.1 Creating a Data CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
20.2 Creating an Audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
20.3 Copying a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
20.4 Writing ISO Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
20.5 Creating a Multisession CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
20.6 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
AFinding the Information You Need 275
A.1 Included Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
A.2 Additional Resources and More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
BMoving from Windows to Linux 281
B.1 Starting Applications from the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
B.2 ManagingFiles ......................... 283
B.3 Using the Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
B.4 Customizing Your Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
B.5 Setting Up Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
B.6 Switching between Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
B.7 Accessing Network Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
CGetting to Know Linux Software 289
C.1 Ofce............................. 289
C.2 Network............................ 294
C.3 Multimedia........................... 298
C.4 Graphics............................ 302
C.5 System and File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

C.6 Software Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Index 313

About This Guide
This manual introduces the KDE desktop of your SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop
and a variety of applications you will encounter when working with the KDE desktop.
It guides you through using these applications and helps you perform key tasks. It is
intended mainly for end users who want to make efcient use of KDE in everyday life.
The manual is subdivided into the following parts:
KDE Desktop
Get to know your KDE desktop and learn how to cope with basic and daily tasks,
using the central KDE applications and some small utilities. Get an impression of
the numerous possibilities KDE offers to modify and individualize your desktop
according to your needs and wishes.
Ofce and Collaboration
Use the ofce and collaboration software your SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
offers, such as the OpenOfce.org suite, several e-mailing and calendaring programs,
and applications for online conversations. Also nd vital information concerning
the management and exchange of data on your system: how to share les on the
network, how to effectively search and encrypt data, and how to manage printers.
Internet
Find out how to use the Internet applications included in your SUSE Linux Enter-
prise Desktop, such as Konqueror or the Firefox Web browser, a download manager,
or a news feed reader.
Multimedia
Find topics such as graphics applications, digital cameras, sound applications, and
CD and DVD writers.
1 Feedback
We want to hear your comments and suggestions about this manual and the other doc-
umentation included with this product. Please use the User Comments feature at the
bottom of each page of the online documentation and enter your comments there.

2 Additional Documentation
There are other manuals available on this SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop product. If
you want to have a look at the other end user documentation for SUSE Linux Enterprise
Desktop, the following manuals might be interesting:
Installation Quick Start
Lists the system requirements and guides you step-by-step through the installation
of your SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop.
GNOME User Guide
This manual introduces the GNOME desktop of your SUSE Linux Enterprise
Desktop and a variety of applications you will encounter when working with the
GNOME desktop. It guides you through using these applications and helps you
perform key tasks. It is intended mainly for end users who want to make efcient
use of applications running on the GNOME desktop.
For an overview of all manuals shipped with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, refer to
http://www.novell.com/documentation/sled10/, where you can also
download the manuals. You can also access the information online in the Help Center
of your desktop.
3 Documentation Conventions
The following typographical conventions are used in this manual:
•/etc/passwd: lenames and directory names
•placeholder: replace placeholder with the actual value
•PATH: the environment variable PATH
•ls,--help: commands, options, and parameters
•user: users or groups
•Alt ,Alt +F1 : a key to press or a key combination; keys are shown in uppercase
as on a keyboard
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•File,File →Save As: menu items, buttons
•Dancing Penguins (Chapter Penguins, ↑Reference): This is a reference to a chapter
in another book.
About This Guide xi

Part I. KDE Desktop

1
Getting Started with the KDE
Desktop
This chapter assists you in becoming familiar with the KDE desktop of your SUSE®
Linux Enterprise Desktop. If you have not yet installed your system, see Installation
Quick Start at http://www.novell.com/documentation/sled10/.
KDE stands for K Desktop Environment and is a graphical user interface that has many
applications designed to help you in your daily work. KDE also offers many choices
to modify your desktop according to your needs and wishes. Read more about cong-
uring your desktop in Chapter 2, Customizing Your Settings (page 61).
The following description is based on the default conguration of the KDE desktop
shipped with your product. If you or your system administrator has modied the defaults,
some aspects may be different, such as appearance or keyboard shortcuts.
1.1 Logging In and Selecting a
Desktop
If more than one user account is congured on your computer, all users must authenti-
cate. When you start your system, you are prompted to enter your username and pass-
word. This is the username and password you created when you installed your system.
If you did not install your system, check with your system administrator for your user-
name and password.
Getting Started with the KDE Desktop 15

NOTE: Auto Login
If your computer is not run in a networking environment and you are the only
person using it, you can automatically log in to the desktop environment on
boot. In this case, you do not see any login screen. This feature, called auto
login, can be enabled or disabled during installation or at any time using the
YaST user management module.
The program managing the login process depends on the desktop environment installed
on your system. For KDE, it is KDM. If additionally the GNOME desktop is installed
on your system, it may be GDM.
As shown in Figure 1.1, “A KDM Login Screen” (page 16), the default KDM login
screen provides input elds for username and password and two menu items. To start
a normal login, just enter your username and password.
Figure 1.1 A KDM Login Screen
The KDM login screen has input elds for username and password and the following
menu items:
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Session Type
Species the desktop to run when you log in. If desktops other than KDE are in-
stalled, they appear in the list. Make changes only if you want to use a session type
other than your default (usually KDE). Future sessions are automatically of the
same type unless you change the session type manually.
System
Performs a system action, such as shutting down the computer or starting different
login actions. Remote Login enables you to log in on a remote machine.
NOTE: Connecting to an Active Directory Server
To access shared network resources, you can also authenticate a KDE client
machine against an Active Directory server. For further details, refer to Chap-
ter 9, Accessing Network Resources (page 167). If your machine is congured
for this kind of authentication, the login screen also provides an additional
eld. In this case, proceed as follows during login:
1. Select the domain from the list.
2. Enter your Windows username.
3. Enter your Windows password and press Enter .
1.1.1 Controlling a Session
The Session Manager starts after your username and password are authenticated by the
login process. The Session Manager lets you save certain settings for each session. It
also lets you save the state of your most recent session and return to that status the next
time you log in.
The Session Manager can save and restore the following settings:
• Appearance and behavior settings, such as fonts, colors, and mouse settings.
• Applications that you were running, such as a le manager or OpenOfce.org.
Getting Started with the KDE Desktop 17

IMPORTANT: Saving and Restoring Applications
You cannot save and restore applications that Session Manager does not
manage. For example, if you start the vi editor from the command line in
a terminal window, Session Manager cannot restore your editing session.
For information about conguring session preferences, see Section 2.2.4, “KDE Com-
ponents” (page 70).
1.1.2 Switching Desktops
If you installed both the KDE and the GNOME desktops, use the following instructions
to switch desktops.
1If you are logged in to KDE, select Log Out →End Current Session from the
main menu. On the login screen, click Session Type.
2Select the GNOME desktop.
3Enter your username.
4Enter your password. The GNOME desktop is started.
See GNOME User Guide http://www.novell.com/documentation/
sled10/ for more information about using the GNOME desktop.
5To switch back to KDE again, click Desktop →Log Out on the panel of the
GNOME desktop then click OK. The session is closed and the login screen
reappears.
6Before logging in again, click Session Type and select KDE in the login screen.
If you do not select a new session type, your next session will be of the same
type (GNOME) as the session before.
1.1.3 Locking Your Screen
To lock the screen, do either of the following:
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•From the main menu, select Lock Session.
• Use the keyboard shortcut dened in the KDE Control Center. Usually, this is Ctrl
+Alt +L.
TIP: Looking Up KDE Keyboard Shortcuts
If you want to look up the keyboard shortcuts dened in KDE, select Per-
sonal Settings →Regional & Accessibility →Keyboard Shortcuts from the
main menu. See also Section 2.2.6, “Regional & Accessibility” (page 72).
For quick access, you can also add the Lock and Logout icons to the panel. To do so,
right-click the panel then click Add Applet to Panel. In the following window, select
Lock/Logout Buttons and click Add to Panel.
When you lock your screen, the screensaver starts. To unlock the screen, move your
mouse to display the locked screen dialog. Enter your username and password then
press Enter .
For information about conguring your screensaver, see Section 2.2.1, “Appearance
& Themes” (page 65).
1.2 Logging Out
When you are nished using the computer, you can log out and leave the system running
or restart or shut down the computer. If your system provides power management, you
can also suspend the computer, making the next system start much faster than a complete
boot.
To log out and leave the system running, do one of the following:
•From the main menu, select Log Out →End Current Session.
• Use the keyboard shortcut that is dened in the KDE Control Center, described in
Section 2.2.6, “Regional & Accessibility” (page 72). Usually, to log out with
conrmation, this is Ctrl +Alt +Del . In the following dialog you still have the
choice to cancel the logout process. If you want to log out without any conrmation,
press Ctrl +Alt +Shift +Del .
Getting Started with the KDE Desktop 19

•Click the Logout icon in the panel. If your panel does not include the logout icon,
you can add it to the panel as described in Section 1.1.3, “Locking Your Screen”
(page 18).
1.3 Desktop Components
The graphical desktop environment should not pose any problems for former Windows
or Macintosh users. The main components of the desktop are the icons on the desktop
and the panel at the bottom of the screen.
Figure 1.2 An Example KDE Desktop
Desktop icons represent les, directories, applications, functions, and removable media,
like CDs or DVDs.
The desktop has the following icons by default:
Trash
Contains les and folders that have been deleted. For information about using the
trash bin, see Section 1.3.4, “Managing the Trash Bin” (page 29).
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