A

-a option, using with ls command, 423

AbiWord word processor. See also word processing programs

features of, 309

web address for, 144, 309

absolute paths, relationship to backups, 425

“access denied” error message, occurrence of, 212

access permissions, for root and ordinary users, 119–120

Accessibility configuration option in OpenOffice.org, description of, 318

ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)

support for, 142

incorrect operation of, 184

action confirmation, configuring for Rekall, 354

administrators. See root accounts

Adobe Acrobat

accessing, 160

using with OpenOffice.org, 322–323

Agfa scanners, lack of support for, 111

Airbrush tool in The Gimp, description of, 289

albums, using with Digikam software, 110

Alcatel SpeedTouch DSL modem, installing driver for, 93–94

alias command in BASH shell, example of, 471

aliases, creating, 203

AlsaPlayer MP3 and CD player, web address for, 145

Alt+B shortcut in BASH shell, moving back one word with, 256

Alt+D shortcut in BASH shell, deleting from cursor with, 256

Alt+F shortcut in BASH shell, moving forward one word with, 256

Alt+L shortcut in BASH shell, lowercasing current word with, 256

Alt+R shortcut in BASH shell, undoing changes with, 256

anchoring pictures in Writer, 329

angle bracket (>), using to redirect output, 261

animation effects, setting in Impress presentations, 347–348

Animation filters in The Gimp, description of, 299

antivirus programs, web address for, 118

APM (Advanced Power Management), incorrect operation of, 184

apostrophe (‘), appearance in Calc spreadsheets, 337

Appearance configuration option in OpenOffice.org, description of, 317

applets

adding and removing, 139–140

location of, 75

Application customizations, adding to

OpenOffice.org, 313

application icons, accessing from desktop, 75

Application Launcher applet, description of, 139

apropos command in BASH shell, example of, 471

archives

creating for backups, 425

identifying in Konsole, 211

Artistic filters in The Gimp, description of, 298

ASCII characters, displaying table of, 262

asterisks (*)

decoding in Windows passwords, 31

using as wildcards, 259

at command, scheduling tasks with, 436

Audacity audio editor, web address for, 276

audio files, file extensions associated with, 169

audio playback programs, KsCD and XMMS, 153–155

audio, recording, 275–276

audio CDs. See also CDs

creating and copying, 277–278

playing, 274–275

audio editors, examples of, 276

audio playback, adjusting volume levels for, 268

authentication method, selecting during installation of SUSE Linux, 48–49

authentication types, checking for SMTP servers, 98

autocompletion feature, using with BASH shell, 253–255

autofs service, disabling, 406

AutoPilot feature

in OpenOffice.org, 320

using to add functions in Calc, 339

using with Impress presentation program, 346–347

AVI extension, file type associated with, 169

Azureus program, web address for, 273