Contents
About This Guide ix
1 Available Documentation ... .... .... .... ...... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. ix
2 Feedback .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . . x
3 Documentation Conventions ... . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. xi
4 About the Making of This Manual .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . . xi
5 Source Code .. .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . . xi
6 Acknowledgments ...... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . xi
I Installation and Basics 1
1 Installation Quick Start 3
1.1 Welcome to openSUSE .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . . 3
1.2 System Requirements ... .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. 3
1.3 Installing openSUSE .. .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. 3
2 KDE Quick Start 11
2.1 Getting Started .... . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. 11
2.2 The Standard KDE Desktop .... . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . 11
2.3 Starting programs .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . .. 13
2.4 Handling Media .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . 15
2.5 Adapt your desktop ... ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... 15
2.6 Application of desktop eects ... . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . . 21
2.7 Use of virtual desktops .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. 22
2.8 Management of les and folders .... . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . . 23
2.9 Browsing on the Internet .... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. 27
2.10 Managing Passwords ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. 30
2.11 E-mail and Calendar .... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... 31
2.12 Instant Messaging with Kopete ... ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. 33
2.13 Starting LibreOce ... ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . . 34
2.14 Viewing PDF Files and Other Documents . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. 34
2.15 Search for data (with Strigi) .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . 35