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May08,2008 KDE User Guide

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Contents
About This Guide ix
Part I KDE Desktop 1
1Getting Started with the KDE Desktop 3
1.1 Logging In and Selecting a Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 LoggingOut............................ 7
1.3 DesktopComponents........................ 8
1.4 Managing Folders and Files with Konqueror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1.5 Accessing Network Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
1.6 Finding Data on your Computer or in the File System . . . . . . . . . . 28
1.7 Moving Text between Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1.8 Exploring the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
1.9 E-Mail and Scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
1.10 Opening or Creating Documents with OpenOfce.org . . . . . . . . . 32
1.11 Managing Passwords with KWallet Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
1.12 Displaying, Decompressing, and Creating Archives . . . . . . . . . . . 36
1.13 Taking Screen Shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
1.14 Viewing PDF Files with KPDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1.15 Controlling Sound with KMix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
1.16 Managing Packages with the ZEN Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
1.17 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
2Customizing Your Settings 45
2.1 The KDE Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
2.2 Conguring Desktop Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
2.3 Conguring 3D Desktop Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
2.4 Conguring the Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

2.5 Conguring System and Security Aspects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Part II Ofce and Collaboration 65
3The OpenOfce.org Ofce Suite 67
3.1 Understanding OpenOfce.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
3.2 Word Processing with Writer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
3.3 Using Spreadsheets with Calc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
3.4 Using Presentations with Impress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
3.5 Using Databases with Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
3.6 Creating Graphics with Draw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
3.7 Creating Mathematical Formulas with Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
3.8 Finding Help and Information About OpenOfce.org . . . . . . . . . . 99
4Kontact: E-Mailing and Calendaring 101
4.1 KontactOverview........................ 101
4.2 Mail.............................. 104
4.3 Contacts............................ 109
4.4 Calendar............................ 111
4.5 Syncing Data with a Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
4.6 Kontact for GroupWise Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
4.7 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
5GroupWise Linux Client: E-Mailing and Calendaring 117
5.1 Getting Acquainted with the Main GroupWise Window . . . . . . . . 117
5.2 Using Different GroupWise Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
5.3 Understanding Your Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
5.4 UsingtheToolbar........................ 128
5.5 Using Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
5.6 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
6Synchronizing a Handheld Computer with KPilot 135
6.1 Conduits Used by KPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
6.2 Conguring the Handheld Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
6.3 Conguring the KAddressBook Conduit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
6.4 Managing To-Do Items and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
6.5 Working with KPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

7Instant Messaging with Kopete 143
7.1 Conguring Kopete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
7.2 Chatting with Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
7.3 Customizing Kopete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
7.4 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
8Using Voice over IP with Ekiga 149
8.1 ConguringEkiga........................ 149
8.2 The Ekiga User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
8.3 MakingaCall.......................... 153
8.4 AnsweringaCall......................... 153
8.5 Using the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
8.6 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
9Accessing Network Resources 157
9.1 General Notes on File Sharing and Network Browsing . . . . . . . . . 158
9.2 Accessing Network Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
9.3 Sharing Folders in Mixed Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
9.4 Managing Windows Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
9.5 Conguring and Accessing a Windows Network Printer . . . . . . . . 166
9.6 Conguring Shortcuts to Network Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
9.7 Conguring and Using a Small Web Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
10 Encryption with KGpg 175
10.1 Why Signing and Encrypting? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
10.2 Generating a New Key Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
10.3 Exporting the Public Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
10.4 ImportingKeys......................... 178
10.5 The Key Server Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
10.6 Text and File Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
10.7 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
11 Searching with Kerry 185
11.1 Searching Using Kerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
11.2 Conguring Kerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
12 Managing Printers 189
12.1 Installing a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
12.2 Modifying Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

12.3 Deleting a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
12.4 Starting Print Jobs in KDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
12.5 Monitoring Print Jobs in KDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Part III Internet 197
13 Managing Network Connections 199
13.1 Using KNetworkManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
13.2 KInternet............................ 203
13.3 Troubleshooting......................... 205
14 Browsing with Konqueror 209
14.1 TabbedBrowsing......................... 210
14.2 Automatic Scrolling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
14.3 Proles............................. 211
14.4 Saving Web Pages and Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
14.5 Searching with Konqueror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
14.6 Bookmarks........................... 214
14.7 Java and JavaScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
14.8 Enabling Advertisement Blockers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
14.9 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
15 Browsing with Firefox 217
15.1 Navigating Web Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
15.2 Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
15.3 Managing Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
15.4 Using the Download Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
15.5 Password Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
15.6 Customizing Firefox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
15.7 Printing from Firefox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
15.8 Opening MHTML Archives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
15.9 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
16 Transferring Data from the Internet 229
16.1 Adding Transfers to the List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
16.2 Adding Transfers from a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
16.3 Timer-Controlled Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

17 Reading News Feeds with Akregator 233
Part IV Multimedia 235
18 Manipulating Graphics with The GIMP 237
18.1 Graphics Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
18.2 Starting The GIMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
18.3 GettingStarted......................... 240
18.4 SavingImages.......................... 242
18.5 EditingImages.......................... 243
18.6 PrintingImages......................... 251
18.7 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
19 Managing Your Digital Image Collection 255
19.1 Conguring Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
19.2 Downloading Pictures from the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
19.3 Retrieving Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
19.4 ManagingAlbums........................ 258
19.5 ManagingTags.......................... 259
19.6 Creating Powerful Search Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
19.7 Exporting Image Collections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
19.8 Viewing and Editing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
19.9 UsefulTools........................... 272
19.10 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
19.11 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
20 Playing Music and Movies 277
20.1 Mixers............................. 277
20.2 Playing Music Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
20.3 Handling Audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
20.4 Playing Movie Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
21 Burning CDs and DVDs 289
21.1 Creating a Data CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
21.2 Creating an Audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
21.3 Copying a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
21.4 Writing ISO Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
21.5 Creating a Multisession CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
21.6 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

AFinding the Information You Need 297
A.1 Included Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
A.2 Additional Resources and More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
BMoving from Windows to Linux 303
B.1 Starting Applications from the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
B.2 ManagingFiles ......................... 305
B.3 Using the Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
B.4 Customizing Your Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
B.5 Setting Up Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
B.6 Switching between Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
B.7 Accessing Network Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
CGetting to Know Linux Software 311
C.1 Ofce............................. 311
C.2 Network............................ 316
C.3 Multimedia........................... 319
C.4 Graphics............................ 324
C.5 System and File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
C.6 Software Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
DUsing the Fingerprint Reader 335
D.1 Supported Applications and Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
D.2 Managing Fingerprints with YaST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
D.3 Managing Fingerprints with tf-tool ................ 338
D.4 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
ESupport of Tablet PCs 341
E.1 Installing Tablet PC Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
E.2 Conguring Your Wacom Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
E.3 Using Common Tablet PC Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
E.4 Troubleshooting......................... 351
E.5 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Index 353

About This Guide
This manual introduces the KDE desktop of your SUSE Linux Enterprise® 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 offers, such
as the OpenOfce.org suite, several e-mailing and calendaring programs, and ap-
plications for online conversations. Also nd vital information concerning the
management and exchange of data on your system: how to share les on the net-
work, how to effectively search and encrypt data, and how to manage printers.
Internet
Learn how to use NetworkManager or KInternet to connect to the Internet. Explore
the Internet applications included in your SUSE Linux Enterprise, 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.

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2 Additional Documentation
There are other manuals available on this product. If you want to have a look at the
other end user documentation for SUSE Linux Enterprise, 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.
GNOME User Guide
This manual introduces the GNOME desktop of your SUSE Linux Enterprise 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 appli-
cations running on the GNOME desktop.
For an overview of all manuals for SUSE Linux Enterprise, refer to http://www
.novell.com/documentation/sled10/, where you can also download the
manuals, or access the information online in the help center of your desktop.
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•PATH: the environment variable PATH
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•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
•File,File >Save As: menu items, buttons
•Dancing Penguins (Chapter Penguins, ↑Another Manual): This is a reference to a
chapter in another manual.
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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®. 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 45).
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, usually all users must
authenticate—unless Auto Login is congured for a certain user. Auto login logs the
user in to the desktop environment automatically on boot. Enable or disable this feature
during installation or at any time using the YaST user management module.
If your computer is run in a network environment and you are not the only person using
the machine, you are usually prompted to enter your username and password when you
Getting Started with the KDE Desktop 3

start your system. If you did not set up your system and your user account yourself,
check with your system administrator for your username and password.
The program managing the login process depends on the desktop environment installed
on your system. For KDE, it is KDM. If the GNOME desktop is additionally installed
on your system, it may be GDM.
As shown in Figure 1.1, “A KDM Login Screen” (page 4), the default KDM login
screen provides input elds for username and password and the following menu items:
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.
To start a normal login, just enter your username and password.
Figure 1.1 A KDM Login Screen
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If your system administrator has created an encrypted home directory for you (which
is useful as a protection against theft or unauthorized removal of the hard disk), your
home directory is mounted on login. After login, you can directly access the data as
usual—without entering another password.
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 157). 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 state 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.
NOTE: 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.
Getting Started with the KDE Desktop 5

For information about conguring session preferences, see KDE Components
(page 47).
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 at 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:
•From the main menu, select Lock Session.
•Use the keyboard shortcut dened in the KDE control center. Usually, this is Ctrl
+Alt +L.
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TIP: Looking Up KDE Keyboard Shortcuts
If you are interested in other KDE keyboard shortcuts, look them up in the
KDE control center, described in Section 2.1, “The KDE Control Center”
(page 45).
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 screen saver 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 screen saver, see Conguring the Screen Saver
(page 50).
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. 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.
•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 6).
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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 can, see Section 1.3.4, “Managing the Trash Bin” (page 17).
My Computer
Displays information about hardware, network status, operating system, hard disks,
common folders, and removable devices. For more information, refer to Sec-
tion 1.3.3, “Accessing Removable Media” (page 15).
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