Managing Background and Foreground Processes......................................................63
Starting Background Processes ........................................................................64
Using Foreground and Background Commands ..............................................64
Working with the Linux File System ..........................................................................65
Creating Files and Directories ....................................................................................68
Using Metacharacters and Operators................................................................69
Using File-Matching Metacharacters ................................................................70
Using File-Redirection Metacharacters ............................................................71
Understanding File Permissions ......................................................................71
Moving, Copying, and Deleting Files ........................................................................74
Using the vi Text Editor ............................................................................................74
Starting with vi ..........................................................................................................76
Moving Around the File ............................................................................................78
Searching for Text......................................................................................................78
Using Numbers with Commands ..............................................................................79
Summary ..................................................................................................................79
Chapter 3: Getting into the Desktop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Understanding Your Desktop ....................................................................................81
Starting the Desktop ................................................................................................82
Boot to the Desktop ..................................................................................................82
Boot to a Graphical Login ..........................................................................................83
Boot to a Text Prompt ................................................................................................85
K Desktop Environment ............................................................................................85
Using the KDE Desktop ............................................................................................86
Managing Files with the Konqueror File Manager......................................................90
Working with Files ..........................................................................................91
Searching for Files ..........................................................................................92
Creating New Files and Folders ......................................................................93
Using Other Browser Features..........................................................................95
Configuring Konqueror Options................................................................................95
Managing Windows ..................................................................................................97
Using the Taskbar ............................................................................................97
Uncluttering the Desktop ................................................................................99
Moving Windows ............................................................................................99
Resizing Windows ..........................................................................................99
Pinning Windows on the Top or Bottom ..........................................................99
Using Virtual Desktops ..................................................................................100
Configuring the Desktop ........................................................................................100
Changing the Display ....................................................................................101
Changing Panel Attributes ............................................................................102
Adding Application Launchers and MIME Types ....................................................102
Adding Applications to the Panel ..................................................................103
Adding Applications to the Desktop ..............................................................103
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