Chapter 8. Linux Guis: X, Gnome, and KDE

8. Linux Guis: X, Gnome, and KDE

IN THIS CHAPTER

X Window System	234
Starting X from a Character-Based Display	236
Remote Computing and Local Displays	237
Window Managers	240
The Nautilus File Manager	242
GNOME Utilities	248
Konqueror Browser/File Manager	252
KDE Utilities	260

This chapter covers the Linux graphical user interface (GUI). It continues where Chapter 4 left off, going into more detail about the X Window System, the basis for the Linux GUI. It presents a brief history of GNOME and KDE and discusses some of the problems and benefits of having two major Linux desktop environments. The section on GNOME covers the Nautilus file manager, including its spatial interface, and several important GNOME utilities. The final section covers KDE, presenting information about some of the more advanced features of Konqueror, and describing a few KDE utilities.