Explore KDE

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Explore KDE

• The easy way,
• using a live CD
• By Carl Weisheit

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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

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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
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Get info by rollingmouse over item
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Left click icon to open default file manager
(Dolphin)
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to view mounted and unmounted drives and
partitions
Mounted indicator
Select storage media
Unmounted partition
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Right click and select Actions/Mount to mount
drive
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Right click and select Actions/Unmount to
unmount drive
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Right click and select Propertiesto view drive
properties
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Viewing each tab of properties
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Open menu and select LOG OUT
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To reboot or shutdown
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Run command lets you launch applications by name
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System settings allow you to configure your system
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To set your Default applicationsand file
associations
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Background, screensaverand appearance settings
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Computer administration
Date / time
Monitor settings
Keyboard shortcuts
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Computer administration
sound
Users and group settings
Printer setup
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Network and connectivity
Network settings
File sharing properties
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Computer administration advanced tab
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Stringi is a file searching utility
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The KDE help center provides user manuals and
info on many applications and features
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This is a basic package manager
Use it to install Synaptic package manager
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Useful utilities, some of which are also found
under system settings
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How to open a terminalwithout leaving the GUI
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The KDE info center provides hardware information
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Example info from KDE info center
memory
PCI info
Sound info
CPU info
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Kde system monitorfor system performance
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Kde system monitorprocesses and system loads
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Office applications
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Multimedia applications
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Internet applications
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Graphics applications
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right click on backgroundto sort icons
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right click on backgroundto change desktop
settings
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Go quickly to common places from the icon in the
KDE Panel
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Konqueror has many uses from browsing the web to
exploring your files to searching your local
network for shared folders
Click icon in panel
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Right click panel to configure it or add or
remove applications
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Speaker icon brings volumecontrol or mixer panel
Speaker icon
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Right click network icon to configure network
settings
Network icon
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Right click clock to set time or date
clock
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KDE Keyboard shortcuts

• 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 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

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Interesting configurations XP look alike
fromhttp//www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?cont
ent1499forumpage17
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Interesting configurations Vista look alike
fromhttp//www.ubuntu.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/KD
E-XP-LookAlike
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