p code, file type associated with, 214
p command in vi, effect of, 234
packages
managing with RPM, 375–376
troubleshooting selecting during installation, 55
Pager tool
description of, 140
desktop icon for, 75
moving, 138
switching between virtual desktops with, 76
Panel
desktop icon for, 75
hiding, 75
location of, 71
moving items on, 138–139
tweaking, 133–134
Paragraph dialog box, displaying in Writer, 326
paranoia versus security, 128
parent processes
explanation of, 246–247
tracking down, 248
parted.img.gz file, downloading, 57
partition tables, troubleshooting access to, 57
partitioning disks, 421
during installation of SUSE Linux, 40–42
overview of, 25–27
PartitionMagic program, web address for, 171
partitions, listing when mounting drives manually, 222
passphrases, definition of, 88
passwd command in BASH shell
example of, 478
using with new users, 399
Password field, filling in Kmail, 99
“The password for root could not be set....” error message, troubleshooting, 56
passwords
changing, 399–400
decoding prior to SUSE Linux installation, 31
entering, 67–68
setting during installation of SUSE Linux, 46–47
setting for users and groups in YaST2, 397
troubleshooting and changing, 188
Path Creation tool in The Gimp, description of, 288
PATH variable, relationship to BASH shell, 198–199
paths, using Tab autocompletion with, 253–254
Paths configuration option in
OpenOffice.org, description of, 317
paths in The Gimp, creating and removing, 290–291
Pattern Stamp in The Gimp, description of, 289
PCM volume, setting, 268
PCMCIA cards
support for, 92
troubleshooting wireless connections with, 89
PCs (personal computers). See also computer power settings
conceptualizing, 3
limiting physical access to, 122
PDF files, viewing with Adobe Acrobat, 160
PDF extension
file type associated with, 169
using in OpenOffice.org, 322–323
PDKSH shell, explanation of, 194
Pencil tool in The Gimp, description of, 289
period (.) before directory and filenames, meaning of, 423
permissions
altering, 216–217, 237
for data files, 215
on directories owned by root, 216
overview of, 213–214
on user’s directory, 215–216
personal data, backing up, 426–428
Perspective tool in The Gimp, description of, 289
photo editing programs, The GIMP, 158–159
photos. See also pictures
transferring from digital cameras, 107–110
viewing with Digikam, 110
pico command-line text editor, features of, 232
pictures. See also photos
adding sepia effects to, 296
getting onto PCs, 285
inserting in Writer, 328–330
scanning, 112–113
PID (process ID) number, displaying, 180
PID column in top program, description of, 244
ping command in BASH shell, example of, 478
PING command in DOS, Linux shell equivalent for, 202
ping Linux shell command, DOS equivalent for, 202
pipe (|), using with command output, 259–260
piping command output, 259–261
point release, definition of, 177
POP3 servers, significance of, 96
postfix service, disabling, 406
power-saving features
disabling, 184–185
adjusting, 140–142
PPID field in top, contents of, 248
PPT extension, file type associated with, 168
PR column in top program, description of, 244
prelinking, overview of, 411–413
presentation programs. See also Impress presentation program
file extension associated with, 168
OpenOffice.org Impress, 149–150
Presentation configuration options in OpenOffice.org, description of, 319–320
presentation programs, comparison between SUSE Linux and Windows, 144
presentations, creating with Impress, 345–347
primary keys, creating for Rekall databases, 356–357
PRINT command in DOS, Linux shell equivalent for, 202
Print configuration option in OpenOffice.org, description of, 317
printenv command in BASH shell, example of, 478
Printer desktop icon, description of, 74
printers, configuring, 102–103
printing to Windows shares, 105–107
problem-solving tips
disabling power-saving functions, 184–185
emptying /tmp folder, 183–184
for frozen computers, 187–188
running SuSEconfig, 185
proc directory in root file system, contents of, 219
processes. See also zombie processes
displaying memory used by, 245
displaying names of, 245
killing, 246–249
listing owners of, 244
listing priority of, 244
renicing, 246
viewing, 243–245
Processor Type option, using to configure kernels, 416
profiles, creating for backups with YaST2, 424–426
program files, installing, 393
programs. See also proprietary software; software
adding and removing with YaST2, 377–382
compiling and installing from source, 390–393
compiling with make command, 392
installing form shells, 382–389
installing from SUSE FTP archive, 379–380
installing with installers, 369–370
installing from SUSE DVD, 378–379
locating with whereis command, 225
running, 73–75, 168–170
running with BASH shell, 198–199
running with shells, 197
troubleshooting, 188
uninstalling with YaST2, 381–382
using autocompletion with, 254
proprietary software, installing, 381. See also programs; software
Protect All Running Services option, using with SUSE Linux firewall, 127
proxy servers, working with, 95
ps command in BASH shell
controlling processes with, 249
example of, 478
pstree command, displaying child and parent processes with, 247
Public File Server applet, description of, 140
put command in sftp
function associated with, 441
using, 440
pwd command
in BASH shell, 478
function associated with, 441