User manual MANDRAKESOFT MANDRAKELINUX 10.1

[. . . ] Discovering Mandrakelinux Mandrakelinux 10. 1 http://www. mandrakesoft. com Discovering Mandrakelinux: Mandrakelinux 10. 1 Published September 2004 Copyright © 2004 Mandrakesoft SA by 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, and Snature Legal Notice This manual is protected under Mandrakesoft intellectual property rights. By reproducing, duplicating or distributing this manual in whole or in part, you explicitly agree to conform to the terms and conditions of this license agreement. This manual may be freely reproduced, duplicated and distributed either as such or as part of a bundled package in electronic and/or printed format, provided however that the following conditions are fulfilled: · That this copyright notice appears clearly and distinctively on all reproduced, duplicated and distributed copies. That the "front cover texts" below, About Mandrakelinux, page 1, and the section stating the names of authors and contributors are attached to the reproduced, duplicated or distributed version and remain unchanged. [. . . ] It's also important to understand the terms "to log in" and "to log out". Think of it as a security officer verifying who you are before letting you in. After logging in, the system takes a number of actions in order to give you access to the system's resources. When you log out you are telling the system you no longer need to use its resources. Your personal session is closed, you exit the graphical interface and the login screen appears once more. Although these definitions are valid within the scope of this chapter, they are oversimplified. As you read the following chapters, you will better understand these concepts, their advantages and options. 5. 4. Beginning your Session We assume that you are sitting in front of a running Mandrakelinux computer which, when turned on, automatically displays the graphical login screen. If this is not the case and you are facing a black screen with something like: Mandrakelinux release 10. 1 (Official) for i586 Kernel 2. 6. 8. 1-10mdk on an i686 / tty1 machine_name login: with a flashing cursor, type your user name (as defined during installation or by your system administrator), then your password. Now type startx and the graphical interface will be launched (KDE by default, see "Using KDE", page 57). 5. 4. 1. The Mandrakefirsttime Wizard The first time you access your Mandrakelinux system, you will encounter the Mandrakefirsttime Wizard (figure 5-1). It will help you register your product and set up a Mandrakeclub account. 44 Chapter 5. Linux for Beginners If you are using the download edition of Mandrakelinux, you will first be asked to fill out a questionnaire which will help Mandrakesoft understand its user-base better. Figure 5-1. The Mandrakefirsttime Wizard You will now be prompted to create a personal Mandrakeclub account, which will give you instant access to the many valuable on-line services offered by Mandrakesoft, such as special commercial software downloads (complete with automatic download and install procedures), dedicated multilingual forums, the option to vote for your favorite software packages to be included in the Mandrakelinux distribution, special discounts, and more. Your Mandrakelinux package includes a trial Mandrakeclub account, so you can evaluate the many available services and then later extend your account if you like their features (and we are sure you will!). Moreover, if you already have a Mandrakeclub account or are going to activate 45 Chapter 5. Linux for Beginners one now, Mandrakefirsttime Wizard will also help you configure your system to allow easy downloading and installation of special updates from the Mandrakeclub web site directly, using our user-friendly Software Manager. Please remember that e-mail addresses and user names are unique on Mandrakeclub, so you will not be able to open a trial account if you are already subscribed. 5. 4. 2. Identifying Yourself You are currently in front of the following display (figure 5-2). To log into the system, you need to supply both your login name and password. Figure 5-2. The Login Window The login procedure takes place in four simple steps: 1. The actual password will not be displayed but will be replaced by little stars (*). Remember: passwords under GNU/Linux are case sensitive, which means that if your password is Very_Secret and you type Very_secret, access will be denied! 46 Chapter 5. [. . . ] Within cells, formulas are defined by preceding all cell data with the = sign. Office Work Operations are expressed using conventional algebraic notation. For example =3*A25+4*(A20+C34/B34) divides the value in cell C34 by the value in cell B34, adds the value in A20 to the result, multiplies that by 4 and adds to 3 times the value of cell A25. Thus, rather complex expressions can be made using simpler ones as a base. [. . . ]