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Mastering GNOME and KDE Desktops

Learn to navigate and customize GNOME and KDE desktop environments in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora. Explore features like file management, application launching, system settings, and more!

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Mastering GNOME and KDE Desktops

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  1. LINUX Desktops Using the GNOME and KDE Desktops Learning Red Hat Enterprise Linux & Fedora, 4th Edition By Bill McCarty, 2004

  2. LINUX Desktops • Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora Core • support two desktops: • GNOME and KDE

  3. Using the GNOME Desktop • When you first log in to your Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Fedora Core system, • you will see the GNOME desktop • The contents of your desktop may be slightly different

  4. Switching to GNOME from KDE • If you want to launch a GNOME session, • but KDE is configured as the default desktop environment: • select Gnome from the Session menu of the system login screen. • Of course, GNOME must be installed in order for this to work.

  5. The GNOME Desktop Content

  6. The GNOME Desktop • Right click to: • Creating a new folder • Creating a new launcher • Opening a terminal window • ... • Pager • provides what's called a virtual desktop • a desktop that's larger than • the size of your monitor screen • Home Directory icon • to access the file manager called Nautilus

  7. The GNOME Desktop • Drive icons • If you have permission • to mount a CD-ROM or floppy drive, • and media is present, • your desktop includes an icon representing the drive • You can see the content of the media • Double click on the icon

  8. The GNOME Desktop • Start Here icon • To access to GNOME facilities: • Applications • The Applications icon lets you launch various applications. • Preferences • to view and modify a variety of preferences, including • those for the desktop, • document handlers, • user interface look and feel, • multimedia, • peripherals. • System Settings • access to tools for • viewing and modifying the system configuration

  9. The GNOME Desktop • Trash icon • view files that have been deleted by using Nautilus • the shell's rm command • are not stored in the trash • To process trash • Simply double-click the icon • GNOME launches Nautilus • to view the folder • where deleted files are stored • To restore a deleted file, • you can drag it to a new location • To permanently delete files • right-clicking the Trash icon • select Empty Trash

  10. The GNOME Panel • the GNOME panel • appears along the bottom edge of the display • you can move the panel • to a different location; • click and drag the panel • to the desired location. • The panel functionally • resembles the Windows taskbar; • you can use it • to launch programs, • switch from one program to another, • and perform other tasks

  11. DefaultGNOME panel • Main menu • presents a menu to choose a variety of programs. • Web browser • Launches the Mozilla web browser. • Email • Launches the Evolution email client • OpenOffice Writer • Launches the OpenOffice word processor • OpenOffice Impress • Launches the OpenOffice presentation creator • OpenOffice Calc • Launches the OpenOffice spreadsheet, described • Print Manager • Manages printers and documents queued for printing

  12. DefaultGNOME panel • Pager • Task list • The task list contains a button for each active task. • Clicking a task's button • raises the task's window • to the front of the screen • Volume Control • Lets you adjust the level of sound • appears only if your system has a sound adapter. • Alert Notification Tool • Alerts you when errata or updates are available. • Clock • The clock displays your system's current time.

  13. Using GNOME Terminal • Similar to the MS-DOS Prompt window • provides a window in • to type shell commands • and view their output • To launch GNOME terminal, • right-click the desktop • select New Terminal from the pop-up menu. • You can open multiple GNOME terminal windows if you like.

  14. View of GNOME Terminal

  15. Editing terminal settings • The Edit => Current Profile • lets you configure the operation of GNOME terminal

  16. Using the KDE Desktop • If your system is configured to use GNOME • you can launch a KDE session, • select KDE from the Session menu • of the system login screen. • KDE must be installed!

  17. View of The KDE desktop

  18. Using Konqueror • KDE's file manager and web browser • To launch: • click the home directory icon • resembles a small house • superimposed on a larger file folder • click the Start (red hat) icon • and then clicking Home • Konqueror displays the content of your • /home folder

  19. clicking the Tree View icon, • it is the rightmost icon on Konqueror's toolbar, • you can cause Konqueror • to display information in a format • resembles the familiar two-pane layout • used by the Microsoft Windows Explorer • and GNOME's Nautilus.

  20. Konqueror: displaying folder contents

  21. Konqueror's detailed mode in Tree View

  22. End of Chapter LINUX Desktops

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