Using GNOME


Although you can do all your Linux configuration chores from the command line, Fedora includes a number of GNOME-based configuration tools for many configuration tasks. Although you can do most of your Linux configuration from GNOME, you do need to use a command line once in a while.

Figure 24-2 shows a typical GNOME desktop with the Text Editor application open. As you can see, the GNOME desktop looks a lot like Microsoft Windows. In fact, many of the basic skills for working with Windows-such as moving or resizing windows, minimizing or maximizing windows, and using drag and drop to move items between windows-work almost exactly the same in GNOME. So you should feel right at home.

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Figure 24-2: A typical GNOME desktop.

The following list describes some key features of the GNOME desktop:

  • On the desktop itself, you'll find several icons that let you access common features. The Home icon lets you access your home directory. The Computer icon is similar to the Windows My Computer icon. And the Trash icon is similar to the Recycle Bin in Windows.

  • The panel at the top of the desktop area includes several menus and icons. The Applications menu lists applications you can run, and the Actions menu lists actions you can perform.

  • The down arrow at the top-left corner of each window reveals a menu of things that you can do with the window. Try the Roll Up command; it reduces a window to its title bar but leaves the window on the desktop. To restore the window, click the down arrow and choose Unroll. This menu also lets you move the window to a different workspace.

  • Workspaces, you ask? A workspace is like a separate desktop where you can keep windows open to reduce the clutter on your screen. The panel beneath the desktop area contains a tool-the Workspace Switcher-which lets you switch active workspaces by clicking one of the rectangles in the grid.




Networking For Dummies
Networking For Dummies
ISBN: 0470534052
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 254
Authors: Doug Lowe

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