Chapter 4. Introduction to Red Hat Linux

4. Introduction to Red Hat Linux

IN THIS CHAPTER

Curbing Your Power: Superuser/root Access	82
A Tour of the Red Hat Linux Desktop	82
Using Konqueror to Manage Files, Run Programs, and Browse the Web	94
Customizing Your Desktop with the KDE Control Center	97
Customizing the Main Panel Using the Panel Menu	100
Getting the Facts: Where to Find Documentation	102
HOWTOs: Finding Out How Things Work	109
More About Logging In	111
What to Do if You Cannot Log In	112

One way or another you are sitting in front of a computer that is running Red Hat Linux. This chapter takes you on a tour of the system to give you some ideas about what you can do with it. The tour does not go into depth about choices, options, menus, and so on; that is left for you to experiment with and to explore in greater detail in later chapters. Instead, this chapter presents a cook's tour of the Linux kitchen; as you read it, you will have a chance to sample the dishes that you will enjoy more fully as you read the rest of the book.

Following the tour are sections that describe where to find Linux documentation (page 102) and offer more about logging in on the system, including information about passwords (page 111). The chapter concludes with a more advanced, optional section about working with windows (page 119).

In the next section, be sure to read the warning about the dangers of misusing the powers of Superuser. Heed that warning, but feel free to experiment with the system: Give commands, create files, click icons, choose items from menus, follow the examples in this book, and have fun.