Chapter 1. Novell Linux Desktop 9

The 15 exercises that follow allow you to test your knowledge with Novell Linux Desktop 9. No other operating system, or software, is required to be able to work through these labs. Step-by-step solutions appear in Chapter 4, "Solutions to Exercises."

NOTE

In order to do exercise 7, you will also need access to a printer. Likewise, in order to do exercise 12, you will need access to another NLD 9 workstation.

Table 1.1 lists the tasks this section covers and which exercise each of those tasks can be found in.

Table 1.1. Tasks Within This Section

TASK	EXERCISE
Adding a User	Exercise 2
Adding a User During Installation	Exercise 1
Archiving Files	Exercise 10
Changing Global User Account Settings	Exercise 2
Changing Login Shell	Exercise 2
Changing Password Encryption	Exercises 1, 2
Changing User Account Settings	Exercise 2
Changing Your Password	Exercise 5
Checking the Start Logs	Exercise 15
Compressing Files	Exercise 10
Using File Roller	Exercise 10
Configuring the Desktop	Exercise 2
Configuring a GNOME Shortcut	Exercise 3
Configuring the Local Printer	Exercise 8
Creating a Backup	Exercise 13
Creating a Rescue Floppy	Exercise 13
Creating a KDE Shortcut	Exercise 8
Creating Launcher	Exercise 4
Disabling Remote Administration	Exercise 15
Enabling Accessibility Options	Exercise 3
Installing a Software Package	Exercise 3
Installing Another Desktop	Exercise 3
Installing SMB Printer	Exercise 7
Installing Novell Linux Desktop 9	Exercise 1
Killing a Process	Exercise 11
Making KDE the Default Interface	Exercise 1
Remote Desktop Sharing	Exercise 12
Resizing Partitions	Exercise 14
Searching for Files	Exercise 6
Updating the Operating System	Exercise 9
Using Terminal Window	Exercise 5