Red Hat Linux 6.2: The Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide
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.bashrc file, Looking Around with ls
666 and 777, Fun with Numbers in chmod
Alpha computer, What is Red Hat Linux?
appending standard output, Appending Standard Output
applet, adding to the Panel in GNOME, The Panel
applications
  starting from shell prompt, Starting Applications
  starting, on KDE desktop, Using Your Mouse
boot disk
  creating
    mkbootdisk, Pulling Yourself Up by the Boot
cat, Using cat
cd
  See commands, cd
chmod, Ownership and Permissions
  numerical settings, Fun with Numbers in chmod
clear, "Washing" the Window
color
  listing files in, Looking Around with ls
command history, Tips on Using Command History
  tips, Tips on Using Command History
commands
  cat, using, Using cat
  cd, Getting from Here to There: cd
  change directories, Getting from Here to There: cd
  chmod, Ownership and Permissions
  chmod, numerical settings, Fun with Numbers in chmod
  clear, "Washing" the Window
  copy, Looking Around with ls
  cp, Looking Around with ls
  history, Find Some Commands Fast
  list contents, Looking Around with ls
  login, Your First Login
  ls, Looking Around with ls
    keeping output from scrolling, Keep ls Output from Scrolling
  ls -a, Looking Around with ls
  ls -al, Looking Around with ls
  ls -al --color, Looking Around with ls
  ls, common options with, Looking Around with ls
  mkdir, Looking Around with ls
  print working directory, Finding Yourself with pwd
  pwd, Finding Yourself with pwd
  reset, "Washing" the Window
  rm
    See Files, deleting
  rm -r
    See directories, deleting
  RPM, using, RPM from the Shell Prompt
  stringing together, Stringing Commands Together
  su, Getting from Here to There: cd
  touch, Looking Around with ls
common user questions, Q A: Quick Answers to Common Questions
Communicator, configuring and using, The Web, E-Mail and News in GNOME and KDE
Communicator, setting preferences, Communicator Preferences
Configuration
  Gnome-RPM, Basic Configuration
daemon, definition of, Using Printtool
Desktop Guide, GNOME, Multiple Desktops
desktop, in KDE, The Desktop
directories
  /etc, A Larger Picture of the Filesystem
  /usr, A Larger Picture of the Filesystem
  changing, Getting from Here to There: cd
  copying, moving, renaming, Copying, Moving and Renaming Files and Directories
  deleting, Deleting Files and Directories
  listing contents, Looking Around with ls
  skel, A Larger Picture of the Filesystem
directories, managing at shell prompt, Working with Files and Directories
diskettes
  creating an ext2 filesystem, Creating an ext2 Filesystem on a Diskette
  using, A: The ext2 Filesystem
DNS, definition of, Getting Online
documentation
  man pages at shell prompt, A Good "Man" Is Easy to Find
dot files
  See hidden files
drag and drop
  in GNOME, Drag and Drop
  in KDE, Drag and Drop
drive icons in KDE, The Trash, Printer, and Drives
e-mail
  attaching documents, Other E-Mail Options
  attaching with "drag and drop", Other E-Mail Options
  configuring your account in Messenger, E-Mail and News Settings for Messenger
  creating a signature, Account Identity
  reading and composing in Messenger, Reading and Composing Mail in Messenger
  return receipts in Messenger, Other E-Mail Options
e-mail with Netscape Messenger, The Web, E-Mail and News in GNOME and KDE
environments
  changing, Switching Environments
  changing, in GNOME, Switching Environments
  changing, in KDE, Switching Environments
ext2 filesystem, A: The ext2 Filesystem
feedback, how to send, More to Come
FHS, A Larger Picture of the Filesystem
file manager
  GNOME, definition of, Folders
file managers
  GMC, The GNOME File Manager
  KFM, The KDE File Manager
file managers, GNOME and KDE, File Managers in GNOME and KDE
files
  copying, moving, renaming, Copying, Moving and Renaming Files and Directories
  deleting, Deleting Files and Directories
  moving, Moving Files
  renaming, Renaming Files
files, managing at shell prompt, Working with Files and Directories
filesystem
  understanding, A Larger Picture of the Filesystem
Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, A Larger Picture of the Filesystem
finding commands, Find Some Commands Fast
floppy diskette drive in KDE, The Trash, Printer, and Drives
floppy diskettes, using, A: The ext2 Filesystem
folders, in KDE, Folders
GMC, Folders
  using, The GNOME File Manager
GNOME
  desktop, The Desktop
  folders in, The Desktop
  help browser, Finding Help
  latest documentation, GNOME in 60 Seconds (or so)
  launchers in, The Desktop
  Pager, The Panel
  Panel, The Panel
  Panel, customizing, The Panel
  switching tasks, The Panel
  using mouse in, Using Your Mouse
  website location, GNOME in 60 Seconds (or so)
  workspace, The Desktop
GNOME and KDE, using application from both, GNOME in 60 Seconds (or so)
GNOME Control Center
  customizing desktop with, Customizing with the GNOME Control Center
  starting, Customizing with the GNOME Control Center
GNOME in 60 Seconds, GNOME in 60 Seconds (or so)
Gnome-RPM, A Larger Picture of the Filesystem
  basic configuration, Basic Configuration
  installing packages, Installing New Packages
  main interface, The Package Window
  package display, The Package Display
  package manipulation, Package Manipulation
  querying packages, Querying Packages
  selecting packages, Selecting Packages
  uninstalling packages with, Uninstalling Packages
  upgrading packages with, Upgrading Packages
  using, The benefits of RPM, Using Gnome-RPM
  verifying packages, Verifying Packages
GnoRPM
  See Gnome-RPM
GNU Midnight Commander, The GNOME File Manager
  viewing folders with, Folders
graphical login screen, changing to, Q: Changing to Graphical Login
halt
  safe ways to, Shutting Down
halting and rebooting
  from GNOME, Quitting from GNOME
help
  in KDE, Finding Help
help browser in KDE, Finding Help
help, finding, in GNOME, Finding Help
help, searching in KDE, Finding Help
hidden files, Looking Around with ls
history
  finding commands using, Find Some Commands Fast
Introduction, Introduction
KDE and GNOME, using application from both, GNOME in 60 Seconds (or so)
KDE Control Center
  starting, Customizing with the KDE Control Center
KDE Control Center, customizing desktop with, Customizing with the KDE Control Center
KDE Project, KDE in 60 Seconds (or so)
KDE website location, KDE in 60 Seconds (or so)
KDE, finding latest documentation, KDE in 60 Seconds (or so)
KDE, overview, An Overview
KFloppy, Creating an ext2 Filesystem on a Diskette
KFM, The KDE File Manager
KLJetTool, Using Ljet Tool in KDE
Kppp, Connecting with Kppp
less, Pipes
LILO
  removing, Q: Removing Red Hat Linux
Linuxconf
  using to access Windows partition, Accessing a Windows Partition
listing directories
  See commands, ls
LJet Tool, Using Ljet Tool in KDE
Log out button, adding, in GNOME, Adding a Log Out Button
logging in, Log In, Please, Your First Login
  changing from console to graphical, Q: Changing to Graphical Login
logging out
  at the console, Logging Out of Root
  from GNOME, Quitting from GNOME
  from Run program in GNOME, Shutting Down from the Run program menu
  in KDE, Quitting from KDE
  killing an X session, Shutting Down at the Shell Prompt
  of root, shell prompt, Logging Out of Root
  saving current settings, Quitting from KDE
Login problems
  using single-user mode, Unable to Log In
ls
  printing output, Keep ls Output from Scrolling
  viewing output, Keep ls Output from Scrolling
Lynx, The Web, E-Mail and News in GNOME and KDE
Main Menu Button in GNOME, Main Menu Button
Main Menu K button, The Main Menu K Icon
man pages
  at shell prompt, A Good "Man" Is Easy to Find
man pages, reading with GNOME Help Browser, Finding Help
Messenger, configuring, The Web, E-Mail and News in GNOME and KDE
mkdir
  creating directories with, Looking Around with ls
mke2fs, Creating an ext2 Filesystem on a Diskette
mounting a drive, definition, The Trash, Printer, and Drives
mouse
  using in KDE, Using Your Mouse
mtools, A. Using Mtools
multiple desktops
  in GNOME, Multiple Desktops
  in KDE, Multiple Desktops
navigation, You Are Here
Navigator
  keyboard shortcuts, Using Navigator in GNOME and KDE
  preferences, Communicator Preferences
  using, in GNOME and KDE, Using Navigator in GNOME and KDE
Netscape Communicator
  configuring, The Web, E-Mail and News in GNOME and KDE
  setting preferences, Communicator Preferences
Netscape Messenger
  e-mail, The Web, E-Mail and News in GNOME and KDE
Networking, using RP3, Getting Online
news
  configuring your account in Messenger, E-Mail and News Settings for Messenger
  specifying servers in Messenger, Newsgroups Servers
  subscribing to newsgroups, Using Messenger to Read News
  using Messenger, Using Messenger to Read News
ntsysv, Starting "Services"
online, connecting with RP3, Getting Online
ownership and permissions, Ownership and Permissions
package manipulation with Gnome-RPM, Package Manipulation
packages
  dependencies, Unresolved Dependency
  freshening with RPM, Freshening
  Gnome-RPM, Installing New Packages
  installing, Installing
  querying, Querying
  removing, Uninstalling
  uninstalling with Gnome-RPM, Uninstalling Packages
  upgrading, Upgrading
  verifying, Verifying
  verifying with Gnome-RPM, Querying Packages, Verifying Packages
Pager
  in GNOME, The Panel
pagers
  less, Pipes
Panel
  adding an application, in KDE, The Panel
  hiding, in KDE, The Panel
  in GNOME, The Panel
  in KDE, The Panel
  in KDE, customizing, The Panel
parallel printer, configuring, Setting Up Your Printer
partitions
  accessing a Windows, Accessing a Windows Partition
passwords, creating secure, Starting an Xterm
PATH
  editing, Starting Applications
pathnames
  relative and absolute, Getting from Here to There: cd
permissions
  numerical settings, Fun with Numbers in chmod
  setting for new RPMs, Error Message While Installing an RPM
permissions and ownership, Ownership and Permissions
pico
  using to edit .bashrc, Looking Around with ls
pipes, Pipes
PPP, Getting Online
  configuring Kppp, Configuring Kppp
  configuring with Dialup Configuration Tool, Creating a New Internet Account
  connecting with Kppp, Connecting with Kppp
  connecting with RP3, Using RP3 to Connect
  customizing RP3, Customizing and Configuring
  Kppp, login script with, The Login Script Tab
  RH PPP Dialer, Using RP3 to Connect
  RP3, docking, Using RP3 to Connect
  serial line names in MS-DOS and Linux, Specifying a Device
  troubleshooting an RP3 configuration, Troubleshooting
pppd, definition of, Customizing and Configuring
printer
  /etc/printcap, Using Printtool
  adding, in Printtool, Using Printtool
  basic configuration, Setting Up Your Printer
  compatibility, Setting Up Your Printer
  modifying configured, Testing Your Printer Configuration
  monitoring jobs, Printing Utilities in KDE and GNOME
  selecting the right filter, Selecting Input Filters
  The Linux Printing HOWTO, Setting Up Your Printer
  using Printtool, Setting Up Your Printer
Printer icon in KDE, The Trash, Printer, and Drives
Printtool, Setting Up Your Printer
pwd
  See commands, pwd
Q & A, Q A: Quick Answers to Common Questions
  accessing a Windows partition
    using Linuxconf, Accessing a Windows Partition
  changing environments, Switching Environments
  configuring system services, Starting "Services"
  finding previous commands, Find Some Commands Fast
  history tips and tricks, Tips on Using Command History
  keeping ls output from scrolling, Keep ls Output from Scrolling
  login problems, Unable to Log In
  permissions for installing RPMs, Error Message While Installing an RPM
  recognizing RAM, Using All Available RAM
  shutting down, rebooting, Shutting Down
  sound card, configuring, Configuring a Sound Card
  starting applications, Starting Applications
  using large amounts of RAM, Using All Available RAM
  your first login, Your First Login
querying packages with Gnome-RPM, Querying Packages
Reboot
  safe ways to, Shutting Down
rebooting
  a shortcut, A Shortcut to Rebooting
Red Hat Linux
  history behind, What is Red Hat Linux?
redirecting standard input, Redirecting Standard Input
redirection, Using Redirection
removing packages with Gnome-RPM, Uninstalling Packages
removing Red Hat Linux, Q: Removing Red Hat Linux
reset, "Washing" the Window
root, A Larger Picture of the Filesystem
  and root login, A Larger Picture of the Filesystem
  using su, Changing to Root
RP3, connecting with, Using RP3 to Connect
RPM, A Larger Picture of the Filesystem
  dependency error, Unresolved Dependency
  errors on installing, Errors on Installing Older Packages
  file conflicts, resolving, Conflicting Files
  freshen, Freshening
  freshening packages, Freshening
  from the shell prompt, RPM from the Shell Prompt
  installing, Installing
  querying, Querying
  uninstalling, Uninstalling
  upgrading, Upgrading
  using Gnome-RPM, Using Gnome-RPM
  verifying, Verifying
RPM Package Manager, The benefits of RPM, A Larger Picture of the Filesystem
  using from shell prompt, RPM from the Shell Prompt
RPM, using, The benefits of RPM
RPMs
  error message while installing, Error Message While Installing an RPM
  installing with Gnome-RPM, Error Message While Installing an RPM
selecting multiple items in KDE, Using Your Mouse
services
  starting of, Starting "Services"
shut down
  safe ways to, Shutting Down
shutdown command
  in GNOME, Shutting Down at the Shell Prompt
shutdown command, options, Shutting Down at the Shell Prompt
single-user mode, Unable to Log In
sndconfig, Configuring a Sound Card
SPARC computer, What is Red Hat Linux?
standard input, Using cat
  redirecting, Redirecting Standard Input
standard output, Using cat
  appending, Appending Standard Output
  redirecting, Using Redirection
startup messages
  dmesg | more, Pipes
startx, Logging In As Root
superuser
  See commands, su
support, benefits of registration
  configuring, Sign Up for Support
Switchdesk
  using, Switching Environments
Switchdesk, in GNOME, Switching Environments
switching desktops in KDE, Multiple Desktops
switching tasks
  in KDE, The Taskbar
system services
  configuring at startup, Starting "Services"
Taskbar, in KDE, The Taskbar
Tasklist, in GNOME, Multiple Desktops
Templates folder, in KDE, Folders
text editors
  Pico, Looking Around with ls
Torvalds, Linus, What is Linux?
touch
  creating files with, Looking Around with ls
Trash icon in KDE, The Trash, Printer, and Drives
Update Agent, Working with Update Agent
  configuring, Configuring Update Agent
  starting, Starting Update Agent
  using, Using Update Agent
Updating
  See Update Agent
upgrade, What is Red Hat Linux?
Usenet, using Netscape Messenger, Using Messenger to Read News
user account, creating, Create a User Account
user account, importance of creating, Log In, Please
utilities
  cat, Using cat
  less, Pipes
verifying packages with Gnome-RPM, Verifying Packages
window managers, definition of, Multiple Desktops
Windows
  accessing on a separate partition
    adding line to /etc/fstab, Accessing a Windows Partition
Xterm, launchers in GNOME and KDE, Starting an Xterm

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