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Explore KDE

Explore KDE. The easy way, using a live CD By Carl Weisheit. Why did I use Kubuntu and KDE?. Using a live CD will let you explore the KDE GUI without installing or altering anything on your system KDE is one of the two most popular GUIs used in Linux. (other is GNOME)

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Explore KDE

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  1. Explore KDE The easy way, using a live CD By Carl Weisheit

  2. Why did I use Kubuntu and KDE? • Using a live CD will let you explore the KDE GUI without installing or altering anything on your system • KDE is one of the two most popular GUIs used in Linux. (other is GNOME) • KDE is a complete desktop environment, it uses Kwin as its default window manager • KDE has a huge number of features, and whole suites of applications designed to integrate with it. • Kubuntu is a live cd of the Ubuntu distro using the KDE interface • Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux Distro at this time* and comes pre-installed on major brands such as Dell Computers • * #1 on Distro Watch

  3. Desktop Features Desktop background Mounted drive icon Time and date Commonly used places in computer To select from Multiple desktops trashcan KDE's panel (also known as kicker) allows small programs, called "applets", to be embedded. K menu button

  4. Get info by rollingmouse over item

  5. Left click icon to open default file manager (Dolphin)

  6. to view mounted and unmounted drives and partitions Mounted indicator Select storage media Unmounted partition

  7. Right click and select “Actions/Mount” to mount drive

  8. Right click and select “Actions/Unmount” to unmount drive

  9. Right click and select “Properties”to view drive properties

  10. Viewing each tab of properties

  11. Open menu and select LOG OUT

  12. To reboot or shutdown

  13. Run command lets you launch applications by name

  14. System settings allow you to configure your system

  15. To set your Default applicationsand file associations

  16. Background, screensaverand appearance settings

  17. Computer administration Date / time Monitor settings Keyboard shortcuts

  18. Computer administration sound Users and group settings Printer setup

  19. Network and connectivity Network settings File sharing properties

  20. Computer administration “advanced tab”

  21. “Stringi” is a file searching utility

  22. The KDE help center provides user manuals and info on many applications and features

  23. This is a basic package manager Use it to install Synaptic package manager

  24. Useful utilities, some of which are also found under “system settings”

  25. How to open a terminalwithout leaving the GUI

  26. The KDE info center provides hardware information

  27. Example info from KDE info center memory PCI info Sound info CPU info

  28. Kde system monitor:for system performance

  29. Kde system monitor:processes and system loads

  30. Office applications

  31. Multimedia applications

  32. Internet applications

  33. Graphics applications

  34. right click on backgroundto sort icons

  35. right click on backgroundto change desktop settings

  36. Go quickly to common places from the icon in the KDE Panel

  37. Konqueror has many uses from browsing the web to exploring your files to searching your local network for shared folders Click icon in panel

  38. Right click panel to configure it or add or remove applications

  39. Speaker icon brings volumecontrol or mixer panel Speaker icon

  40. Right click network icon to configure network settings Network icon

  41. Right click clock to set time or date clock

  42. Ctrl – Esc = List of running applications Ctrl – B = Add Bookmark Ctrl – P = Print Page Ctrl - N = New Ctrl – O = Open Ctrl – W =Close Ctrl – Z = Undo Ctrl – C = Copy Ctrl – F = Find Ctrl – V = Paste Ctrl – R = Replace Ctrl – S = Save Ctrl – E = Text Completion Ctrl – A = Select All Ctrl – Q = Quit Ctrl - Home = Home Ctrl - Insert = Insert Ctrl - End = End Ctrl - Down = Next item Ctrl - Up = Previous Item Ctrl - Plus (+) = Zoom In Ctrl - Minus (-) = Zoom Out Ctrl - Tab = Switch forward one desktop Ctrl – Shift -Tab = Switch back one desktop Ctrl – Shift - Z = Redo Ctrl - F3 = Find Prev Ctrl - F1 to F12 = Switch to Desktop 1 – 12 Shift-Ctrl-F1 to F4 = Switch to Desktop 13 to 16 Ctrl- Alt-L = Lock desktop Ctrl- Alt-D = Show / Hide desktop Ctrl-Alt-Esc = Kill Window (Click on the window to action the kill.) Ctrl-Alt-Delete = Logout (To complete logout process, Tab & Enter) Shift - F1= What's this F1 = Help Alt - F1 = Popup KDE launch menu F2 = rename file Alt - F2 = Execute Command F3 = Find Next Alt - F3 = Window open menu Alt - F4 = Window close Down Next Item in List F5 = Reload F11 = Switch fullscreen / normal size F12 = Toggle cursor key mouse emulation Alt – Tab = Switch forward among windows Alt-Shift-Tab = Switch backward among windows KDE Keyboard shortcuts

  43. Interesting configurations; XP look alike fromhttp://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=1499&forumpage=17

  44. Interesting configurations; Vista look alike fromhttp://www.ubuntu.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/KDE-XP-LookAlike

  45. THE END Tell us on the general list if you tried these programs

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