Mandrakelinux 10.0
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March 2004
Table of Contents
- Preface
- I. Installing Mandrakelinux
- 1. Installation Warning
- 2. Before Installation
- 3. Installation with DrakX
- The Mandrakelinux Installer
- Choosing your Language
- License Terms of the Distribution
- Configuring your Mouse
- Installation Class
- Configuring the Keyboard
- Selecting the Mount Points
- Choose Partitions to Be Formatted
- Multiple CD-ROM Installation
- Root Password
- Adding a User
- Installing a Boot Loader
- Check Miscellaneous Parameters
- Installing Updates from the Internet
- It's Finished!
- How to Uninstall Linux
- II. Discover
- 4. Migrating to Linux from Windows®/Mac OS X®
- 5. Linux for Beginners
- 6. Where to Get Documentation
- III. Use
List of Figures
- 2.1. The Rawwrite Program
- 3.1. Very First Installation Welcome Screen
- 3.2. Available Installation Options
- 3.3. Choosing the Default Language
- 5.1. The Login Window
- 5.2. The Password Field and the Pull-Down Session Type List
- 5.3. The Mandrakefirsttime Wizard
- 5.4. The KDE Desktop
- 5.5. KDE File Manager
- 5.6. KDE's Virtual Desktop Buttons
- 5.7. Maximizing Windows
- 5.8. Minimizing Windows
- 5.9. The Task Bar under KDE
- 5.10. Closing a Window
- 5.11. KDE Log-Out Confirmation
- 5.12. Logging Out Using the Pop-Up Menu under KDE
- 7.1. The KDE Desktop
- 7.2. The KDE Panel
- 7.3. Changing KDE's Color Scheme
- 7.4. Changing KDE's Background Wallpaper
- 8.1. Konqueror
- 8.2. Konqueror as a Web Browser
- 8.3. Konqueror's Bookmarks Manager Dialog
- 8.4. Konqueror's Browser Tabs
- 8.5. Plugins Settings under Konqueror
- 9.1. Setting General User Parameters
- 9.2. Setting the Outgoing Mail Server
- 9.3. Configuring a POP3 Mail Account
- 9.4. Mail Client Interface
- 9.5. The Message-Compose Window
- 10.1. OpenOffice.org Writer's Main Window
- 10.2. Rows, Columns and Cells
- 10.3. Simplifying Data Entry Using Auto-Completion
- 10.4. Using a Function in a Formula
- 10.5. Choosing the Chart Type
- 10.6. A 3D Chart Inside the Spreadsheet
List of Tables