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Camille Bégnis, Christian Roy, Fabián Mandelbaum, Roberto Rosselli del Turco, Marco De Vitis, Alice Lafox, John Rye, Wolfgang Bornath, Funda Wang, Patricia Pichardo Bégnis, Debora Rejnharc Mandelbaum, Mickael Scherer, Jean-Michel Dault, Lunas Moon, Céline Harrand, Fred Lepied, Pascal Rigaux, Thierry Vignaud, Giuseppe Ghibò, Stew Benedict, Francine Suzon, Indrek Madedog Triipus, Nicolas Berdugo, Fabrice Facorat, Xiao Ming, Snature , Guylhem Aznar, Pavel Maryanov, Annie Tétrault, Aurelio Marinho Jargas, Felipe Arruda, Marcia Gawlak Hoshi, Roberto Patriarca, Sean Wheller, Laura Sebrie.

Copyright © 2007 Mandriva SA

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March 2007

1. About Mandriva Linux

1.1. Contacting the Mandriva Linux Community
1.2. Join the Club!
1.3. Purchasing Mandriva Products
1.4. Contributing to Mandriva Linux

2. About this User Guide

3. Conventions Used in this Book

3.1. Typing Conventions
3.2. General Conventions

4. Quick Install

4.1. Performing the Installation
4.2. Co-existing With Other Operating Systems

1. Free Software Daily

1. Using KDE

1. Discovering the K Desktop Environment

1.1. The Desktop
1.2. The Panel
1.3. Virtual Desktops

2. How to Access Folders

2.1. Welcome Home!
2.2. Accessing Other Folders
2.3. Accessing Removable Media
2.4. Accessing Remote Shares

3. Personalizing Your Desktop

3.1. Changing Your Desktop's Appearance
3.2. Customizing Your Panel

4. Searching for Files

5. KDE Sessions

6. Manipulating the 3D Desktop

6.1. Manipulating the 3D Desktop with Compiz
6.2. Metisse, an Innovative Windows Manipulation System

2. Using the Internet

1. Writing E-mails

1.1. Mail Configuration
1.2. Mail Client Interface
1.3. Composing a Message

2. Stay Informed With News Feeds

3. Browsing the Web

3.1. Tab Browsing
3.2. Built-in Search Bar
3.3. Installing Plugins

3. Doing Office Work

1. Writing Documents

1.1. Word Processor Interface
1.2. Styles
1.3. Lists
1.4. Page Headers and Footers

2. Calculations and Simulations

2.1. Spreadsheet Interface
2.2. Entering Data
2.3. Adding Formulas
2.4. Charts: Explaining Data in a Simpler Way

3. Communicating Your Ideas

3.1. Presentation Interface
3.2. Adding Slides to Your Presentation
3.3. Simple Charts
3.4. Slide Background
3.5. Transitions, Animations and Effects
3.6. Running Your Presentation

4. Going Further

5. Printing and Faxing from Applications

5.1. Accessing KPrinter
5.2. KPrinter's Interface
5.3. Building PDF Files
5.4. Sending Faxes

4. Audio, Movie and Video Applications

1. Audio Applications

1.1. amaroK Audio Player
1.2. KsCD CD Player
1.3. Using the KMix Mixer

2. Playing Movies

2.1. Introduction
2.2. KMPlayer

3. CD and DVD Burning

3.1. Getting Started
3.2. Burning Data CDs
3.3. Burning Audio CDs (CDDA)
3.4. Audio CD Extraction or Ripping
3.5. Duplicating a CD
3.6. Erasing CD-RW media

5. Graphics Tools And Practical Devices

1. Graphic Art And Image Manipulation

1.1. GIMP
1.2. Vector Graphic Applications

2. Digital Cameras

2.1. Configuring Your Digital Photo Camera
2.2. Handling Digital Camera Storage Media
2.3. Transferring Pictures
2.4. Touching Up Pictures
2.5. EXIF Photographic Settings, Comments and Tags
2.6. Web Albums

3. Scanning Documents and Images

3.1. Scan Documents with Kooka
3.2. Scan Images with The Gimp
3.3. A Note About the Resolution
3.4. Extracting Text from Scanned Documents (OCR)

2. Configuring and Tweaking Your Box

6. Introduction to the Mandriva Linux Control Center

1. MCC's Components
2. Raise an Issue

7. Package Management

1. Adding and Removing Software
2. Updating Packages
3. The Software Media Manager

8. Hardware Setup

1. Configuring Your Hardware

1.1. Hardware Detection and Configuration
1.2. Problems and Troubleshooting

2. Controlling the Graphical Configuration

2.1. Changing the Monitor
2.2. Changing the Resolution
2.3. Controlling All Video Parameters

3. Configuring a 3D Desktop

3.1. Metisse
3.2. 3D desktop Cube Workspace
3.3. No 3D desktop effects

4. Changing Your Keyboard Layout

5. Changing Your Mouse

6. Configuring Printers with PrinterDrake

6.1. Automatic Installation
6.2. Manual Configuration
6.3. The Printer Management Interface
6.4. Print Server General Configuration
6.5. The Printer Configuration Wizard
6.6. Reconfiguring an Existing Printer
6.7. Controlling Automatic Installations
6.8. Expert Mode

7. Installing and Sharing Scanners

7.1. Main Interface and Scanner Installation
7.2. Share your Scanner

8. Setting up your UPS

9. Setting up your Network and Accessing the Web

1. Network and Internet Connection Management

1.1. Setting Up a New Network Interface
1.2. Internet Settings
1.3. Reconfiguring Interfaces
1.4. Monitoring Connections
1.5. Removing a Connection
1.6. Proxy Settings

2. Activating and Managing Network Profiles

2.1. Profile Handling

3. Sharing an Internet Connection

3.1. The Gateway Connection Wizard
3.2. Configuring the Clients

4. Managing Wireless Connections (Roaming)

4.1. Switching Networks
4.2. Configuring a Wireless Connection

10. Personalizing your System

1. Configuring Start-Up Services

2. Managing Fonts on your System with DrakFont

3. Setting your Machine's Date and Time

4. Monitoring System Activity

4.1. Browsing System Logs

5. Managing Users and Groups

5.1. The Interface
5.2. Adding a New User

6. Backing Up and Restoring your Files

6.1. A Practical Example Using the Wizard
6.2. Restoring Backups
6.3. Automating Periodic Backups
6.4. Advanced Backup Wizard Configuration

11. Mount Points and Remote Directories

1. Managing your Hard Drive Partitions with DiskDrake

1.1. The Interface
1.2. DiskDrake's action buttons

2. Managing Removable Devices

3. Importing Remote SMB Directories

4. Importing Remote NFS Directories

5. Allowing Users to Share Folders

6. Setting up WebDAV Mount Points

12. Securing your Linux Box

1. Securing your Machine through DrakSec

1.1. Setting your Security Level
1.2. Customizing a Security Level

2. Controlling File Permissions with DrakPerm

3. Securing your Internet Access via DrakFirewall

3.1. Choosing Services to be Available from Outside
3.2. Activating Interactive Firewall Feature
3.3. Which Interface to Protect

13. Boot Device Configuration

1. Configuring the Login Mode

2. Changing Your Boot-up Configuration

2.1. Configuring the Bootloader
2.2. Managing Boot Entries

3. Customizing your Boot Theme

3. Installing Mandriva Linux

14. Coexisting with Other Operating Systems

15. Before Installation

1. Configuring your BIOS
2. Supported Hardware

16. Installation with DrakX

1. The Mandriva Linux Installer

1.1. The Installation Process
1.2. Startup Options

2. Choosing your Language

3. License Terms of the Distribution

4. Configuring your Keyboard

5. Security Level

6. Installation Class

7. Where to Install Mandriva on your Hard Disk

8. Package Selection

8.1. Choosing the Installation Media
8.2. Supplementary Installation Media
8.3. Choosing Package Groups to Install
8.4. Minimal Installation
8.5. Choosing Individual Packages to Install

9. Root Password

9.1. Enter a Password
9.2. Optional: Choose a Centralized Authentication Scheme

10. Adding a User

11. Installing a Bootloader

12. Checking Miscellaneous Parameters

12.1. Summary
12.2. Time Zone Options
12.3. Configuring X, the Graphical Server
12.4. Selecting Available Services at Boot Time

13. Installing Updates from the Internet

14. It's Done!

15. How to Uninstall Linux

17. Introduction to the Command Line

1. File Manipulation

1.1. List the Contents of a Directory
1.2. Copy
1.3. Move
1.4. Remove
1.5. Create a Directory
1.6. Change the Working Directory

2. Process Manipulation

2.1. Information on Processes
2.2. Controlling Processes
2.3. Mixing ps and kill: top

3. Commands Documentation

4. Further Reading

1. Where to Get Documentation

1. Mandriva Linux-Specific Documentation

1.1. Mandriva's Own Documentation
1.2. Internet Resources

2. GNU/Linux Useful Resources

2.1. The /usr/share/doc Directory
2.2. The Man Pages

2. About the Making of this Manual

1. Technical Infrastructure
2. Help Improve Mandriva Linux Documentation

3. The GNU General Public License

1. Preamble
2. Terms and conditions for copying, distribution and modification

List of Figures

1.1. The KDE Desktop
1.2. The KDE Panel
1.3. Home Folder Content
1.4. An Audio CD has Been Inserted
1.5. Accessing Remote Shares
1.6. Changing KDE's Color Scheme
1.7. Changing KDE's Background Wallpaper
1.8. Adding an Applet to the Panel
1.9. Performing a Search with Konqueror
1.10. Metisse in Action
2.1. Mail Account Type
2.2. Your Personal Data
2.3. Account Credentials
2.4. Mail Servers
2.5. KMail Client Interface
2.6. The Message-Compose Window
2.7. Akregator's Interface
2.8. Feed Properties
2.9. Firefox's Interface
2.10. Tabbed Browsing with Firefox
2.11. Moving a Tab
3.1. OpenOffice.org Writer's Main Window
3.2. OpenOffice.org Calc's Main Window
3.3. Simplifying Data Entry Using Auto-Completion
3.4. A 3D Chart Inside the Spreadsheet
3.5. OpenOffice.org Impress' Main Window
3.6. Entering Chart Data
3.7. KPrinter Window
3.8. Printer Properties Window
3.9. Changing Printer Resolution
3.10. Generating a PDF File
3.11. Faxing Main Window
3.12. Fax Settings
4.1. amaroK's Main Window
4.2. Music Collection
4.3. KsCD's Main Window
4.4. KMix Main Window
4.5. KMplayer's Interface
4.6. K3b's Interface
4.7. Selecting Files and Directories to Include on a CD
4.8. Setting Writing Parameters
4.9. Burn CD Image Options
4.10. Selecting Audio Tracks to Include on the CD
4.11. CD Ripping Options
4.12. Setting Options to Copy a CD
4.13. Setting CD-RW Blanking Options
5.1. GIMP's Main Interface
5.2. Creating a New File
5.3. GIMP Picture
5.4. Layers, Channels and Paths Dialogs
5.5. Filter's Menu
5.6. Color Selection Dialog
5.7. Brushes Dialog
5.8. Adding a Comment and a Tag to a Picture
5.9. Previewing a Web Album
5.10. Kooka Main Interface
5.11. Scanned Document in Kooka
6.1. The Control Center's Main Window
6.2. Reporting a Bug
7.1. Software Management in the Mandriva Linux Control Center
7.2. Rpmdrake Interface
7.3. Dependency Alert Box
7.4. Alternative Packages
7.5. Updating Packages
7.6. The “Software Media Manager”
7.7. Adding a Custom Package Repository Media
7.8. Package Repository Authentication Key Management
7.9. Specifying a Proxy for Remote Media
8.1. Selected Device
8.2. Choosing a New Monitor
8.3. Changing the Resolution of Your Screen
8.4. XFdrake Main Window
8.5. Activating 3D Desktop Effects
8.6. Choosing a Different Keyboard Layout
8.7. Choosing a Different Mouse
8.8. A new Printer was Detected
8.9. Activate Printing
8.10. Activating Network Printers
8.11. A New Printer Is Detected
8.12. Managing Printers
8.13. CUPS Printer Server Configuration
8.14. Client Mode Configuration
8.15. Printer Type
8.16. Detected Printers List
8.17. Testing the Printer
8.18. Modifying an Existing Printer
8.19. Set Automatic Installation Options
8.20. Installing your Scanner
8.21. The Tree-list of All Known Scanner Models
8.22. Sharing Scanners within a LAN
9.1. DrakConnect Tools
9.2. Entering Dial-up Connection Parameters
9.3. Configuring the Internet Access
9.4. Managing Network Connections
9.5. Real-Time Network Connection Monitoring
9.6. The Network Profiles Interface
9.7. A Simple Gateway Configuration
9.8. Configuring the LAN
9.9. Configuring a Client to Use DHCP
9.10. DrakRoam's Interface
9.11. Changing Wireless Network Configuration
10.1. Choosing the Services Available at Boot Time
10.2. DrakFont's Main Window
10.3. Changing Date and Time
10.4. Browsing and Searching through System Logs
10.5. The User List in UserDrake
10.6. Adding a New User in the System
10.7. Adding Users to a Group
10.8. Selecting What to Backup
10.9. Selecting Where to Store the Backup
10.10. Setting Optical Media Parameters
10.11. Review Configuration Parameters
10.12. Choosing the Restore Type to Perform
10.13. Daemon Options Window
10.14. Miscellaneous Options Window
11.1. DiskDrake's Main Window
11.2. Changing a Parameter
11.3. Scanning the Whole Network
11.4. Choosing the Remote Directory to Import
11.5. Controlling Exports
11.6. Managing WebDAV Mounts Points
11.7. WebDAV Menu
12.1. Choosing the Security Level of your System
12.2. Modifying Standard Options
12.3. Configuring File-Permission Checks
12.4. Adding a File-Permissions Rule
12.5. The DrakFirewall Window
12.6. Interactive Firewall Options
12.7. The Internet Interface
13.1. Choosing the Login Mode
13.2. Choosing the Boot Mode
13.3. DrakBoot Theme Window
16.1. First Installation Welcome Screen
16.2. Choosing the Default Language
17.1. Monitoring Processes with top
1.1. Search Example

List of Tables

1.1. 3D Desktop Manipulations with Compiz
1.2. Basic Windows Manipulations
1.3. Advanced Window Effects
1.4. Pager Actions
2.1. KMail's Toolbar Buttons
2.2. Message-Composition Toolbar Buttons
3.1. Suggested Text Styles
4.1. K3b's Toolbar Buttons
6.1. Overview of Graphical Tools
8.1. Considerations

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