Discovering Mandriva Linux

Mandriva Linux 2006

http://www.mandriva.com

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Camille Bégnis, Christian Roy, Fabian 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, Thorsten Kamp, Fabrice Facorat, Xiao Ming, Snature , Guylhem Aznar, Pavel Maryanov, Annie Tétrault, Aurelio Marinho Jargas, Felipe Arruda, Marcia Gawlak Hoshi, Bob Rye, Jean-Luc Borie, Roberto Patriarca.

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September 2005


Table of Contents

Preface
1. About Mandriva Linux
1.1. Contacting the Mandriva Linux Community
1.2. Join the Club!
1.3. Subscribing to Mandriva Online
1.4. Purchasing Mandriva Products
1.5. Contributing to Mandriva Linux
2. About this Quick-Startup Guide
1. Installation Warning
2. Before Installation
1. Configuring your BIOS
2. Supported Hardware
3. Installation with DrakX
1. The Mandriva Linux Installer
1.1. The Installation Process
1.2. Installation Options
2. Choosing your Language
3. License Terms of the Distribution
4. Installation Class
5. Configuring your Keyboard
6. Security Level
7. Partitioning your Disk
8. Root Password
9. Adding a User
10. Installing a Bootloader
11. Checking Miscellaneous Parameters
11.1. Summary
11.2. Time Zone Options
11.3. Configuring X, the Graphical Server
11.4. Selecting Available Services at Boot Time
12. Installing Updates from the Internet
13. It's Done!
13.1. Advanced Options
14. How to Uninstall Linux
4. Your New Graphical Environment
1. Exploring the Desktop
1.1. Managing Your Files
1.2. Configuring your Background
2. Personalizing the Panel
2.1. Using Virtual Desktops
3. Fully Customizing your Desktop
3.1. Look'n'Feel
3.2. Peripherals
3.3. Sound
3.4. System
4. Logging Out
5. Internet Applications
1. Writing E-mails and Reading News
1.1. KMail
1.2. Akregator
2. Browsing the Web
2.1. Konqueror's Web Browser Interface
2.2. Surfing the Web
2.3. Managing Bookmarks
2.4. Tabbed Browsing
2.5. Konqueror Web Browser and Plugins
3. Instant Messaging
3.1. Sending Instant Messages
3.2. Sending Files and Email
3.3. Setting Up Plugins
6. 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. CD Burning
2.1. Getting Started
2.2. Burning Data CDs
2.3. Burning Audio CDs (CDDA)
2.4. Duplicating a CD
2.5. Audio CD Extraction (Ripping)
2.6. Erasing CD-RW media
3. Movie Applications
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Kaffeine
3.3. Other Movie Applications for Linux
4. Webcams and Video Conferencing
4.1. Getting Started
4.2. Connecting with Another User
4.3. Connecting with ILS (NetMeetingTM) Users
7. Playing Around

List of Figures

3.1. Very First Installation Welcome Screen
3.2. Available Installation Options
3.3. Choosing the Default Language
4.1. The KDE Desktop
4.2. Kat Configure Dialog
4.3. Changing the Background Settings
4.4. Configuring the Panel
4.5. The KDE Control Center
5.1. KMail's Startup Interface
5.2. Configuring a POP3 Mail Account
5.3. Setting the Outgoing Mail Server
5.4. KMail Client Interface
5.5. The Message-Compose Window
5.6. Akregator's Interface
5.7. Adding a Feed
5.8. Konqueror Web Browser
5.9. Editing Bookmarks
5.10. Plugins Settings
5.11. Adding an Account
5.12. Chatting with a Friend
6.1. amaroK's Main Window
6.2. KsCD's Main Window
6.3. KMix Main Window
6.4. K3b's Interface
6.5. Burn CD Image Options
6.6. Selecting Files and Directories to Include on a CD
6.7. Setting Writing Parameters
6.8. Selecting Audio Tracks to Include on the CD
6.9. Setting Options to Copy a CD
6.10. CD Ripping Options
6.11. Setting CD-RW Blanking Options
6.12. Kaffeine's Interface
6.13. GnomeMeeting's Main Window
6.14. Setting Audio Levels for GnomeMeeting
6.15. Setting Video Levels for GnomeMeeting
6.16. Video Conferencing with a Remote Party
6.17. Finding People on ILS Servers

List of Tables

4.1. KDE Desktop Icons
5.1. KMail's Toolbar Buttons
5.2. Message-Composition Toolbar Buttons
5.3. Konqueror's Tool Bar Buttons
6.1. K3b's Toolbar Buttons
6.2. GnomeMeeting's Toolbar Buttons