Chapter4.Introducing the Fedora Core 4 Desktop

Chapter 4. Introducing the Fedora Core 4 Desktop

What You'll Learn in This Chapter:

• How to log in

• How to use the menubar to launch applications

• How to move, resize, and close application windows

• What virtual workspaces are and how to use them

• How to log out

When you use Fedora Core 4, most of the work you do takes place through a graphical user interface (GUI), a full-color, pictorial way of presenting computing files and processes to the user. By the time you finish this chapter, you will be comfortable enough with the Linux desktop's GUI to perform basic desktop tasks and even to do some exploring on your own.