Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 - GNOME, SUSE LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 GNOME Quick Manual
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop provides the tools that Linux* users require in their daily activities. It comes
with an easy-to-use graphical user interface (GNOME desktop) which communicates with the underlying Linux
system to access and manage les, folders, and programs. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop provides an integrated
suite of applications which meet all professional requirements to perform tasks in a business environment such
as e-mailing and calendaring, managing and exchanging data, using the Internet, and multimedia applications.
The OpenOfce.org suite is also included, which allows you to edit and save les in a number of formats. As
OpenOfce.org is available for several operating systems, you can use the same data across different computing
platforms.
Getting Started
When you start your system, you are usually prompted to
enter your username and password. If you did not install
your system, check with your system administrator for your
username and password.
After having logged into GNOME for the rst time, you will
see the GNOME desktop which offers the following basic
elements:
Desktop Icons: Access programs and features on your
system by double-clicking an icon. Right-click an icon to
access additional menus and options.You can add as many
icons to your desktop as you want. By default, the desktop
features two key icons: your personal Home folder, and a
trash can for deleted items. Other icons representing devices
on your computer, such as CD drives, might also be present
on the desktop. If you double-click your Home folder, the
Nautilus le manager starts and displays the contents of
your home directory.
Bottom Panel: The desktop includes a panel across the
bottom of the screen. The bottom panel contains the
Computer menu (similar to the Start menu in Windows™)
and the icons of all applications currently running. You can
also add applications and applets to the panel for easy access.
Main Menu: Open the main menu by clicking Computer
on the far left of the bottom panel. Commonly used applications appear in the main menu. A search eld lets you
quickly search for applications and les. Access additional
applications, listed in categories, by clicking More Applica-
tions.
System Tray: The right side of the bottom panel holds
some smaller icons, including the system clock which dis-
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plays the date and time, the volume control, and icons for
several other helper applications. Click to change your
screen resolution and to display your network connections and options for disconnecting or changing network
congurations. This icon changes depending on the type
of network connection you have.
Taskbar: By default, all started applications are displayed
in the taskbar (the area in the middle of the panel between
the Computer button and the system tray). You can access
any started application regardless of the currently active
desktop. Click an application name to open it. Right-click
an application name to see options for moving, restoring,
or minimizing the window.
Desktop Menu: Right-clicking an empty spot on the
desktop displays a menu with various options. Click Create
Folder to create a new folder. Create a launcher icon for
an application with Create Launcher. Provide the name of
the application and the command for starting it, then select
an icon to represent it. You can also change the desktop
background and align desktop icons.
Desktop Panels
The bottom panel can be customized to meet your individual needs, and additional panels can be congured to further personalize your desktop.
To add a new panel, right-click the bottom panel and select
New Panel. To delete a panel, right-click the panel and select
Delete This Panel. SLED requires that at least one panel be
left on the desktop.
Adding and Removing Panel Icons
1. Right-click a blank space on the panel and select Add
to Panel.
2. Browse to the desired program and double-click it to
add it to the panel.
3. Customize the program icon as desired by right-clicking
the icon and selecting Preferences.
4. To remove a program icon from a panel, right-click the
icon and select Remove From Panel.
Starting Programs
To run a program in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, click
Computer on the panel to open the main menu screen. If
the program you want is not in the main menu screen, click
More Applications to view a list of all available applications.
You can also press Alt + F1 to open a more traditional version of the main menu. Navigate the submenus and click
an entry to start the corresponding program.
If you already know the name of an application but are not
sure how to start it from the main menu, use the Search
eld in the main menu. Click Computer, type a part of the
application name in the Search eld, then press Enter. If
the application is installed on your system, the name of the
application will appear in the Desktop Search dialog box.
Click the name to start the program.
Customizing Your Desktop
You can easily add, delete, and create shortcut icons on
your desktop. You can also change icon properties and the
desktop background to suit your needs.
Adding Program Icons to Your Desktop
1. Click Computer.
2. Browse to the desired program.
3. Click and drag the icon to the desktop and position it
as desired.
To delete an icon from your desktop, simply click the program icon and press the Delete key on your keyboard.
Changing Icon Properties
After a shortcut icon is on the desktop, you can change the
icon, add an emblem (a graphic image placed on the
corner of the icon), congure permissions, or add a note
regarding the program. This is done through the Properties
dialog box. To access Properties:
1. Right-click the icon and select Properties.
2. From the tabs at the top of the dialog box, customize
the icon as needed. Some options include:
• Basic: Choose the Select Custom Icon option to
customize the look of the icon.
• Emblems: Choose a graphic image you want as-
sociated with the icon.
• Permissions: Assign permissions for the owner,
a group, or others who might be sharing this machine.
• Notes: Add notes regarding the program or its
use to the icon.
3. Click Close when you have completed your changes.
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Changing the Desktop Background
1. Right-click the background.
2. Select Change Desktop Background.
3. To select wallpaper from the preprogrammed images,
browse to the desired image. After you select it, the
background changes automatically.
4. To add an image, select Add Wallpaper, browse to the
desired image, then click Open.
5. To display a colored background, select No Wallpaper
from the top of the list; then, from Desktop Colors, select the ll pattern and the desired colors.
6. Click Close.
Using the GNOME Control Center
Apart from changing individual desktop elements, GNOME
lets you personalize your desktop to a very high degree.
Find more settings to adjust the overall appearance and
behavior of your desktop in the GNOME Control Center.
There, you can also change fonts, keyboard and mouse
congurations, regional and language settings, parameters
for your Internet and network usage, and more.
Start the Control Center by clicking Computer → Control
Center.
Managing Files and Folders
Use the Nautilus File Manager to create and view folders
and documents, run scripts, and create CDs of your data.
Open Nautilus by clicking Computer → Nautilus. or by
clicking your Home directory icon on the desktop. The
contents of your home directory are displayed.
The elements of the Nautilus window include the following:
Menu: Use to perform most tasks.
Toolbar: Use to quickly navigate between les and fold-
ers, and to access les and folders.
Location Bar: Use to locate les, folders, and URI sites.
Side Pane: Use to navigate or display information about
the selected le or folder. You can customize what is shown
in the pane through the drop-down list. The list includes
ways to view information about les, perform actions on
le, add emblems to les, view a history of recently visited
sites, and display your les in the Tree system.
View Pane: Displays folders and les. Use the options
on the View menu to increase or decrease the size of content in the view pane and to display items as a list or as
icons.
Status Bar: Displays the number of items in a folder and
the available free space. When a le is selected, it displays
the lename and size.
Archiving Folders
If you have les you have not used in a while but want to
keep on your computer, you can compress the les into a
tape archive (TAR) format.
1. In the Nautilus view pane, right-click the folder you
want to archive, then click Create Archive.
2. Accept the default archive le name or enter a new
name. Use the .tar.gz le extension for the most
common form.
3. Specify a location for the archive le, then click Create.
To extract an archived le, right-click the le and choose
Extract Here.
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