GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux User Guide describes how to use the GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux.
This book is for users who plan to use the GNOME 2.2 Desktop as the default desktop environment.
Before you read this book, you should ensure that you have some familiarity with the following topics:
Three-button mouse devices
Graphical user interfaces
Command line interfaces
This book is organized as follows:
Part I introduces the core GNOME Desktop components. This part also provides information that helps you to start working with the GNOME Desktop.
Part II describes how to configure the GNOME Desktop.
Part III describes how to start the applications in the GNOME Desktop.
Glossary is a list of terms used in this book, and definitions of the terms.
The following manuals are related to this guide:
GNOME 2.2 Desktop Accessibility Guide
GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux System Administration Guide
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The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Table P–1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol |
Meaning |
Example |
---|---|---|
AaBbCc123 | The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 | What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
To delete a file, type rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized. |
Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this. |
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–2 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
---|---|
C shell prompt | machine_name% |
C shell superuser prompt | machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | $ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt | # |