Linpus Linux Lite User Manual
Linpus Linux Lite
Operating System
User Manual
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Linpus Technologies, Inc.
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Linpus Linux Lite
Operating System
User Manual
Linpus Technologies, Inc.
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Copyright © 2008. Linpus Technologies, Inc.
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Linpus Linux Lite User’s Guide
Original Issue: 03/2008
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Manual Information
Question Answer
System and device basics
Chapter 1: Getting to Know Your System
Chapter 6: System Confi guration
Internet, connectivity and
browsing
2-1 Wired Network Setup
2-2 Wireless Network Setup
2-3 Web Browsing
Offi ce applications Chapter 3: Offi ce applications
Editing and printing
3-1 OpenOffi ce.org Writer main functions
6-3 Printer Setup
Playing disks 5-1 Multimedia Play
System recovery Appendix A
Symbols
Attention
Explanation
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Index
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your System 6
1.1 Turn on your computer 6
1.2 Turn off your computer 7
1.3 Desktop Modes 8
1.4 Tool Bar 9
1.5 Windows 11
1.6 File Manager 12
1.7 Using Removable Devices 13
1.8 Using the Keyboard 15
Chapter 2 Using the Internet 16
2-1 Wired Network Setup 16
2-2 Wireless Network Setup 17
2-3 Web Browsing 19
2-4 Emails 22
2-5 Instant Messaging 26
Chapter 3 Offi ce Applications 27
3-1 Word Processor (OpenOffi ce.org Writer) 27
3-2 Spreadsheet ( OpenOffi ce.org Calc ) 31
3-3 Slide Presentation (OpenOffi ce.org Impress) 35
Chapter 4 Useful Tools 38
4-1 PDF Reader 38
4-2 Dictionary – StarDict 39
4-3 Ebook 40
4-4 Calculator 41
Chapter 5 Multimedia, Games 42
5-1 Multimedia Play 42
5-2 Image Viewer 44
5-3 Games 45
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Chapter 6 System Confi guration 46
6-1 Date and Time 46
6-2 System Monitoring 47
6-3 Printer Setup 48
6-4 Power Management Preferences 50
6-5 Bluetooth Functions and Preferences 51
Appendix A - Rapid System Recovery 58
GPL Copyright Notice 61
Trademark Statements 62
Service and Support 62
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Chapter 1
Getting to Know Your System
Linpus Linux Lite has brought you a brand new super-intuitive user
interface with a simple and easy-to-use system menu and more of your
favorite applications.
1.1 Turn on your computer
1. Switch on you PC monitor and press the power button to turn on your
PC.
2. The system will then auto-login to the Simple Mode using the default
user account “user”.
At default settings, the password for user account “user” is “null”,
the password of “root” is “111111”.
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1.2 Turn off your computer
To safely turn off your computer and protect your data integrity, please
follow the steps below:
1. Click on the “Exit” icon on the right-hand side of the Tool Bar.
2. Then click on the “Turn Off” button on the pop-up dialog to safely
shutdown your computer.
Picture 1-1 Turn off your computer
Please Note: To avoid serious damage to the system and loss of
data, DO NOT directly switch-off the power of your computer
before the system is safely shutdown.
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1.3 Desktop Modes
Linpus Linux Lite offers a super-intuitive icon desktop mode. After the
system is started, you will see this Simple Mode user interface as shown
in Picture 1-2. All software applications are categorized into 5 tabs –
Internet, Work, Learn, Play and Setting.
To open a tab or an application simply to click on it.
Picture 1-2 The Simple Mode Desktop Environment
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1.4 Tool Bar
The Tool Bar is located at the bottom of the desktop. There are some
application shortcuts, system notification, and permanent system utility
icons within (see picture below).
Picture 1-3 The Tool Bar
Application Shortcuts
Located on the left-hand side of the Tool Bar, there are 2 application
shortcuts. They are shortcuts for “Display Desktop” and “File Manager”
. You can minimize all running applications at once using the “Display
Desktop” - and browse through fi les using the “File Manager”.
System Notifi cation Area
When an application program is started, it will remain running in the
system until you close it. At the middle of the Tool Bar is the system
notifi cation area. All running applications will reside in this area.
Picture 1-4 System Notifi cation Area
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Permanent System Utilities
There are several permanent system utilities located at the right-hand
side of the Tool Bar. Details about these utilities will be introduced in
later chapters.
Utility Icon Description
Language input methods
System power supply status
System network connection status
System sound volume
System Date/Time
Exit
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1.5 Windows
When you open a program, it should fit to your screen. If a running
application window does not fi t just right to your screen, you can make
adjustments using the steps below:
1. Hold down the [Alt] button, then move the mouse cursor over the
targeting window and hold down the left mouse key at the same time.
The mouse cursor will then become a palm like icon.
2. Move the mouse to adjust the windows to an appropriate position.
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1.6 File Manager
Click on the “File Manager” icon located under the “Settings” feature
group tab to start the File Manager program. Alternatively, you can click
on the File Manager shortcut located at the left-hand side of the Tool Bar.
Picture 1-5 File Manager
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1.7 Using Removable Devices
When you plug-in removable storage devices such as USB Disks, the
system will automatically detect the device and, using the File Manager,
display its contents ( As shown in Picture 1-6). You can use the File
Manager to view, copy, modify, move and delete any files and folders
stored on that device.
Picture 1-6 Using File Manager to browse data stored in a USB Disk.
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After you have fi nished your tasks, please fi rstly close all fi les saved to
the USB device. To remove the USB device safely, right click on the
USB storage device icon and select the “Unmount” option in the quick
menu, fi nally physically remove the USB storage device.
Picture 1-7 Safely unmount and remove a USB Disk.
Please DO NOT physically remove the USB storage device
while files saved on it are open as it may corrupt the files and
result in loss of data.
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1.8 Using the Keyboard
Function Keys Description
[Fn][Esc] Camera on/off
[Fn] [F1] Suspend to RAM
[Fn] [F2] Screen On/Off
[Fn] [F3] LCD / CRT dual displayer
[Fn] [F5] WLAN & Bluetooth On/Off
[Fn] [F6] Touchpad On/Off
[Fn] [F7] NumLock On/Off
[Fn] [↑] Brightness Up
[Fn] [↓] Brightness Down
[Fn] [→] Volume Up
To use the Function Keys, you need to hold down the [Fn] key at
the bottom-left of the keyboard then press the Function Key.
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Using the Internet
Linpus Linux Lite supports both wired and wireless network. Before you
start surfi ng on the Internet, please follow the steps below to setup your
Internet connection.
2-1 Wired Network Setup
Before proceeding with the setup, please make sure the following:
1. One end of the network cable is properly plugged into your computer’s
network adapter port;
2. Plug the other end of the cable into a Switch or Hub which is already
part of a LAN connected to the Internet.
LAN Network with Dynamic IP Allocation (DHCP)
Linpus Linux Lite wired network is automatically set to on. If you are
connected to a LAN confi gured with dynamic IP allocation (DHCP), the
Internet will connect as soon as you have plugged in the cable.
If you are connected to a wireless network and wish to switch
to a wired network, firstly plug the network cable into the
computer. Right click on the network adapter icon as shown in
Picture 2-1 then uncheck the “Wireless Network” option.
Picture 2-1: Switching from a wireless network connection to a wired connection.
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2-2 Wireless Network Setup
The wireless network adapter is turned on by default at startup. If no
wireless network is detected, please fi rstly check if your wireless network
access point is turned on. To get a list of all the wireless networks your
device has detected left click on the wireless icon in the Tool Bar (see
picture 2-2). Simply then click on the network you wish to connect to.
Picture 2-2: Selecting a wireless access point (AP)
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When a wireless access point is selected, the system might prompt you
for the password of the access point. Enter the correct password to the
dialogue box then click the “Login to Network” button as illustrated in
Picture 2-3.
Picture 2-3 Input password of a wireless access point.
When you are successfully connected, you can see an icon indicating the
connection signal strength at the Tool Bar.
Picture 2-4 Signal strength of the wireless network currently connected
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2-3 Web Browsing
When you have fi nished setting up your network you can start browsing
the Internet. Linpus Linux Lite is equipped with the popular Firefox
Internet browser to bring you the best Internet surfi ng experience. In the
following sections, you can learn the basics of the Firefox user interface.
Tabbed Browsing
Tabbed Browsing is a page management feature for enhancing your
browsing experience. When you are browsing several web pages at the
same time, you can load these pages into “tabs” under the same browser;
by doing so you can open many web pages in one browser and quickly
switch between them. You may go to “File -> New Tab” to add an extra
tab or alternatively use the shortcut key [Ctrl] + [t].
Picture 2-5 Tabbed web browsing
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Using an Internet Search Engine
The Firefox Internet browser includes Google as shown in Picture 2-6. To
use this feature, simply input the search keyword into box and press the
Return/Enter key to start searching.
Picture 2-6: Keyword search using Google.
Other than Google, Firefox also has many other popular search engine
interfaces built-in like Yahoo, Amazon, eBay, Dictionary.com etc. You
can select your favourite search engine from the textbox located at the
top right-hand corner of Firefox browser. Input your search keyword
then hit Return/Enter to start searching.
Font Size Adjustment
You may adjust the web page font size by using the “Increase” and
“Decrease” options under the “View -> Text Size” setting in Firefox.
Bookmark Management
Click on “Bookmarks -> Book This Page” to bookmark the page you are
browsing. You may also edit and modify the bookmark label when you add
the bookmark.
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Popular Internet Website Services
Linpus Linux Lite desktop is preloaded with several popular website
shortcuts for your convenience. You may access these shortcuts in the
Internet group tab.
Picture 2-7 Shortcuts to popular Internet website services
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2-4 Emails
Email is another common Internet tool. Linpus Linux Lite uses
Thunderbird as the main email client software. You may start
Thunderbird by clicking the Email icon in the Internet group tab. When
Thunderbird is started for the fi rst time, you will see an Account Wizard
guiding you to setup your e-mail account configurations as illustrated
below.
Picture 2-8: Thunderbird -- Email account management wizard
If you do not wish to setup your e-mail account at this time, you
may choose to setup your accounts later by selecting the “Add”
option under the “Edit -> Account Setup” in Thunderbird.
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Setup Email Accounts
If you would like to add an email account into Thunderbird, the targeting
email server should support SMTP and POP3 protocols for sending
and receiving emails respectively. After you start Thunderbird, please
following the steps below to complete your email account setup.
1. As illustrated in Picture 2-8, select “Email account” then click “Next”;
2. Following by inserting “Your Name” and “Email Address”;
3. Choose POP as the server type for retrieving your e-mails then input
your email server address. Input your email SMTP server address as you
email sending agent as illustrated in Picture 2-9.;
4. Follow the Account Wizard to input the receiving user name and the
account name in the next two pages;
5. At last, check all the account details are correct and click on the “Finish”
button.
Picture 2-9: Confi rm e-mail account confi guration details.
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Composing Emails
After you have properly configured your email account with
Thunderbird, you can then start sending and receiving emails. All emails
can be accessed from the email folders in the left panel. You can use the
[<] and [>] controls to switch between email folders. If you would like to
write an email, simply click on the “Compose” button and you will see a
mail composer as illustrated below. To send your email, just click on the
“Send” button.
Picture 2-10: Composing an email
While composing your email you can use the “Attach” button to
attach fi les to the email and use the “Contacts” button to add your
friend’s email address in the existing contact list.
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Receiving Emails
At the main control page in Thunderbird, click on the “Get Mail” button
to download your emails to Inbox.
Picture 2-11 Receiving emails
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2-5 Instant Messaging
Under the Internet tab, there is an instant messaging software that allows
you use popular instant messaging services like MSN, ICQ, Yahoo, AIM
etc. You can click on the “Messenger” icon to start the “Pidgin” instant
messaging application. Click the “Add” icon to add accounts from
various instant messaging services as illustrated in Picture 2-12.
Picture 2-12: Choose the instant messaging service you want.
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Offi ce Applications
The “Office” tab provides some common office applications, you can
double click the “Offi ce Software” icon to open any one of OpenOffi ce.
org product family, for example, word processor, spreadsheet,
presentation and others tools.
Picture 3-1 OpenOffi ce.org product family
OpenOffi ce.org and MS Offi ce has a good format compatibility
3-1 Word Processor (OpenOffi ce.org Writer)
Picture 3-1: Writer Introduction
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Create a New File
Select “File” and then “New’ from the top “Tool bar” to create a new
Writer Text document, like Picture 3-2
Picture 3-2: Open a new Write text document
Open an Old File
Select “File” and then “Open”. Use the “File System” to fi nd the fi le you
want to open.
Save File
Select “File” and then “Save”, enter the “Filename” and “File type”
when the “Save As” dialog window appears. This is the same for the
“Save As” option.
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Change Font Type
In Writer, you can use a lot of different ways to define the character
appearance, such as font type, size, color and so on. The simple way is
to highlight and select the words that you want to change, select “Format”
and then “Character”.
Diagram 3-3: (Object Tool Bar)
To edit a character, you can also use the right-click button of the mouse,
and then select “Font”, “Size”, “Style” from the pop-up menu.
Picture 3-4: “Character” setting dialog box
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