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package installation, 23, 24–25

Package Management window, 115–19

Package Not Found warning window, 115

package selections, customizing, 23–24

packages

See also names of specific packages

downloading, 295

finding new and upgrading with Synaptic, 151

overview, 154

removing with Synaptic, 151

partitions, disk, 18, 21, 26–29

passwords, 23

Patience game, 288

PC cards, wireless, 257–61

PCMCIA slots, 255

PDF files, 36, 93, 209

penguin mascot, 9

Perl-SDL package, 114–15

PfaEdit program, 234–35

pinyin, 244

Planet CCRMA packages, 295

PopCap Games, 279–80

popups, 63

Printer Configuration window, 90, 94,96

printers, 89–98

adding another print queue, 95–96

canceling print job, 97–98

changing settings, 93–95

compatibility, 89–90

printing process, 93

selecting print queues, 97

setting up, 90–92

troubleshooting problems with, 285

problem solving. See troubleshooting

processor (CPU), 13

programming, 276–77

programs. See applications; launchers, program; source, compiling programs from

project management program, 216

projects

checking system for viruses, 219–21

compiling and installing

Xmahjongg, 155–60

cleaning up, 159

getting files, 156

process of, 156–58

running Xmahjongg, 158–59

uninstalling, 160

creating fonts with PfaEdit, 234–35

customizing GNOME panel, 42–46

dual booters, 231–33

emblems creating own, 200–202

installing APT and Synaptic, 144–46

installing MP3 support for XMMS, 181–86

installing MPlayer, 146–50

installing StarDict dictionary, 248–50

installing TrueType fonts, 225–31

for use with core X, 229–31

using easy method, 225–29

Mozilla Flash plug-in, 140–41

programming for Linux, 276–77

pyChing program, 139–40

pyWings program, 131–39

adding emblems to LocalApps folder, 139

copying tkinter and dependencies to disk, 133–34

creating launchable link, 137–38

creating LocalApps folder, 135

extracting tarball, 135–37

getting files, 132–33

installing tkinter and dependencies, 134–35

running pyWings, 137, 138–39

RealOne Player, 190–93

RPM packages

adding and removing, 115–19

working with, 112–15

running Windows programs under Linux, 277–80

screenshots, 49–51

Sodipodi, 198–99

Tux Paint, 197–98

using XMMS skins, 186–88

XPenguins, 160–62

Properties window, 94

protocols, wireless network connections, 252–53

proxy settings

APT database, 145

entering Synaptic, 148

PRTSCN key, 49

puzzle game, 112–13

pwd command, 124

pyChing program, 139–40

Python programming language, 276

pyWings program, 131–39

adding emblems to LocalApps folder, 139

copying tkinter and dependencies to disk, 133–34

creating launchable link, 137–38

creating LocalApps folder, 135

extracting tarball, 135–37

getting files, 132–33

installing tkinter and dependencies, 134–35

running pyWings, 137, 138–39

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