Novell SUSE LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 STORAGE Manuale utente

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop provides the tools that Linux* users require in their daily activities. It comes

with an easy-to-use graphical user interface (GNOME desktop) which communicates with the underlying Linux

system to access and manage les, folders, and programs. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop provides an integrated

suite of applications which meet all professional requirements to perform tasks in a business environment such

as e-mailing and calendaring, managing and exchanging data, using the Internet, and multimedia applications.

The OpenOfce.org suite is also included, which allows you to edit and save les in a number of formats. As

OpenOfce.org is available for several operating systems, you can use the same data across different computing

platforms.

Getting Started

When you start your system, you are usually prompted to

enter your username and password. If you did not install

your system, check with your system administrator for your

username and password.

After having logged into GNOME for the rst time, you will

see the GNOME desktop which offers the following basic

elements:

Desktop Icons: Access programs and features on your

system by double-clicking an icon. Right-click an icon to

access additional menus and options.You can add as many

icons to your desktop as you want. By default, the desktop

features two key icons: your personal Home folder, and a

trash can for deleted items. Other icons representing devices

on your computer, such as CD drives, might also be present

on the desktop. If you double-click your Home folder, the

Nautilus le manager starts and displays the contents of

your home directory.

Bottom Panel: The desktop includes a panel across the

bottom of the screen. The bottom panel contains the

Computer menu (similar to the Start menu in Windows™)

and the icons of all applications currently running. You can

also add applications and applets to the panel for easy ac-

cess.

Main Menu: Open the main menu by clicking Computer

on the far left of the bottom panel. Commonly used appli-

cations appear in the main menu. A search eld lets you

quickly search for applications and les. Access additional

applications, listed in categories, by clicking More Applica-

tions.

System Tray: The right side of the bottom panel holds

some smaller icons, including the system clock which dis-

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plays the date and time, the volume control, and icons for

several other helper applications. Click to change your

screen resolution and to display your network connec-

tions and options for disconnecting or changing network

congurations. This icon changes depending on the type

of network connection you have.

Taskbar: By default, all started applications are displayed

in the taskbar (the area in the middle of the panel between

the Computer button and the system tray). You can access

any started application regardless of the currently active

desktop. Click an application name to open it. Right-click

an application name to see options for moving, restoring,

or minimizing the window.

Desktop Menu: Right-clicking an empty spot on the

desktop displays a menu with various options. Click Create

Folder to create a new folder. Create a launcher icon for

an application with Create Launcher. Provide the name of

the application and the command for starting it, then select

an icon to represent it. You can also change the desktop

background and align desktop icons.

Desktop Panels

The bottom panel can be customized to meet your individ-

ual needs, and additional panels can be congured to fur-

ther personalize your desktop.

To add a new panel, right-click the bottom panel and select

New Panel. To delete a panel, right-click the panel and select

Delete This Panel. SLED requires that at least one panel be

left on the desktop.

Adding and Removing Panel Icons

1. Right-click a blank space on the panel and select Add

to Panel.

2. Browse to the desired program and double-click it to

add it to the panel.

3. Customize the program icon as desired by right-clicking

the icon and selecting Preferences.

4. To remove a program icon from a panel, right-click the

icon and select Remove From Panel.

Starting Programs

To run a program in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, click

Computer on the panel to open the main menu screen. If

the program you want is not in the main menu screen, click

More Applications to view a list of all available applications.

You can also press Alt +F1 to open a more traditional ver-

sion of the main menu. Navigate the submenus and click

an entry to start the corresponding program.

If you already know the name of an application but are not

sure how to start it from the main menu, use the Search

eld in the main menu. Click Computer, type a part of the

application name in the Search eld, then press Enter. If

the application is installed on your system, the name of the

application will appear in the Desktop Search dialog box.

Click the name to start the program.

Customizing Your Desktop

You can easily add, delete, and create shortcut icons on

your desktop. You can also change icon properties and the

desktop background to suit your needs.

Adding Program Icons to Your Desktop

1. Click Computer.

2. Browse to the desired program.

3. Click and drag the icon to the desktop and position it

as desired.

To delete an icon from your desktop, simply click the pro-

gram icon and press the Delete key on your keyboard.

Changing Icon Properties

After a shortcut icon is on the desktop, you can change the

icon, add an emblem (a graphic image placed on the

corner of the icon), congure permissions, or add a note

regarding the program. This is done through the Properties

dialog box. To access Properties:

1. Right-click the icon and select Properties.

2. From the tabs at the top of the dialog box, customize

the icon as needed. Some options include:

•Basic: Choose the Select Custom Icon option to

customize the look of the icon.

•Emblems: Choose a graphic image you want as-

sociated with the icon.

•Permissions: Assign permissions for the owner,

a group, or others who might be sharing this ma-

chine.

•Notes: Add notes regarding the program or its

use to the icon.

3. Click Close when you have completed your changes.

Changing the Desktop Background

1. Right-click the background.

2. Select Change Desktop Background.

3. To select wallpaper from the preprogrammed images,

browse to the desired image. After you select it, the

background changes automatically.

4. To add an image, select Add Wallpaper, browse to the

desired image, then click Open.

5. To display a colored background, select No Wallpaper

from the top of the list; then, from Desktop Colors, se-

lect the ll pattern and the desired colors.

6. Click Close.

Using the GNOME Control Center

Apart from changing individual desktop elements, GNOME

lets you personalize your desktop to a very high degree.

Find more settings to adjust the overall appearance and

behavior of your desktop in the GNOME Control Center.

There, you can also change fonts, keyboard and mouse

congurations, regional and language settings, parameters

for your Internet and network usage, and more.

Start the Control Center by clicking Computer →Control

Center.

Managing Files and Folders

Use the Nautilus File Manager to create and view folders

and documents, run scripts, and create CDs of your data.

Open Nautilus by clicking Computer →Nautilus. or by

clicking your Home directory icon on the desktop. The

contents of your home directory are displayed.

The elements of the Nautilus window include the following:

Menu: Use to perform most tasks.

Toolbar: Use to quickly navigate between les and fold-

ers, and to access les and folders.

Location Bar: Use to locate les, folders, and URI sites.

Side Pane: Use to navigate or display information about

the selected le or folder. You can customize what is shown

in the pane through the drop-down list. The list includes

ways to view information about les, perform actions on

le, add emblems to les, view a history of recently visited

sites, and display your les in the Tree system.

View Pane: Displays folders and les. Use the options

on the View menu to increase or decrease the size of con-

tent in the view pane and to display items as a list or as

icons.

Status Bar: Displays the number of items in a folder and

the available free space. When a le is selected, it displays

the lename and size.

Archiving Folders

If you have les you have not used in a while but want to

keep on your computer, you can compress the les into a

tape archive (TAR) format.

1. In the Nautilus view pane, right-click the folder you

want to archive, then click Create Archive.

2. Accept the default archive le name or enter a new

name. Use the .tar.gz le extension for the most

common form.

3. Specify a location for the archive le, then click Create.

To extract an archived le, right-click the le and choose

Extract Here.

Creating a CD/DVD

If your system has a CD or DVD read/writer drive, you can

use the Nautilus le manager to burn CDs and DVDs.

1. Click Computer More Applications Audio & Video

GNOME CD/DVD Creator or insert a blank disc and click

Create Data CD.

2. Copy the les you want to put on the CD or DVD into

the Nautilus CD/DVD Creator window.

3. Click Write to Disc.

4. Modify information in the Write to Disc dialog or accept

the defaults, then click Write.

The les are burned on the disc. This could take a few

minutes, depending on the amount of data being

burned and the speed of your burner.

You can also use the Helix Banshee music player to burn

audio and MP3 CDs.

Using Bookmarks

Use the Nautilus Bookmarks feature to mark your favorite

folders.

1. Select the folder or item you want to create a bookmark

for.

2. Click Bookmarks →Add Bookmark. The bookmark is

added to the list, with the folder name as the bookmark

name. When you bookmark a le, it is the folder that

is actually bookmarked.

3. To select an item from your Bookmarks list, click

Bookmarks, then click the desired bookmark in the list.

You can also organize your Bookmarks list by clicking

Bookmarks →Edit Bookmarks and making your selections

in the dialog box.

To change the order of your bookmarks, click a bookmark

and drag it to the desired location.

Finding Files on Your Computer

To locate les on your computer, click Computer, enter

your search terms in the Search eld, then press Enter. The

results are displayed in the Desktop Search dialog box.

You can use the results lists to open a le, forward it via e-

mail, or display it in the le manager. Simply right-click an

item in the results list and select the option you want. The

options available for an item in the results list depend on

the type of le it is. Clicking a le in the list displays a pre-

view of the le and information such as the title, path, and

when the le was last modied or accessed.

Use the Search menu to limit your search to les in a spe-

cic location, such as your address book or Web pages, or

to display only a specic type of le in your results list. The

Sort menu lets you sort the items in your results list accord-

ing to name, relevance, or the date the le was last modi-

ed.

You can also access Desktop Search by clicking Computer

→More Applications →System →Beagle Search Tool

pressing F12, or clicking on the bottom panel.

Browsing the Internet with Firefox

Firefox is fast becoming the Web browser of choice for

many. It has all the familiarity of other browsers, plus added

features such as security and privacy tools. To start Firefox,

click Computer →Firefox Web Browser.

With features like tabbed browsing, pop-up window block-

ing, and download and image management, Firefox com-

bines the latest Web technologies. Its easy access to differ-

ent search engines helps you nd the information you need.

Enter an URL in the location bar to start browsing. To open

an empty tab in Firefox, press Ctrl +Tand type in a new

URL. To open a link in a new tab, click the link with your

middle mouse button. Right-click a tab to access more tab

options. You can create a new tab, reload one or all existing

tabs, or close a single tab or all tabs. You can also change

the sequence of the tabs by dragging and dropping them

to a new position.

Finding Information on the Web

1. To start a search on the Web with the Google engine,

type your search keywords in the integrated search box

on the right of the location bar

and press Enter. The results display in the window.

2. To use a different search engine, click the G icon in the

search box to open a list of other search engines.

3. Click the desired engine and press Enter to start the

search.

You can also search the current Web page for keywords.

To do so, press Ctrl F to open a Find bar at the bottom of

the window. Enter your search keyword there and use the

buttons to the right of the box to search in different direc-

tions or to highlight all hits in the text.

Downloading with Firefox

If you download a le with Firefox, the Firefox Download

Manager starts and saves this le to the folder congured

in Firefox Preferences. By default, your desktop is the desti-

nation folder for downloaded les. Firefox shows your n-

ished downloads in the Downloads window.

You can open the downloaded les from there directly. To

clean up the history of downloaded les, click Clean Up.

Conguring Firefox Preferences

To adjust the default download folder or to activate or

modify the pop-up blocking feature, click Edit →Prefer-

ences.

From here you can also congure numerous other settings

such as appearance, language, privacy, and tab options.

Click the icons and set the options on each page according

to your wishes. Click Close to apply the changes.

Managing Your Music

Use Helix Banshee to import CDs, sync your music collection

to an iPod, play music directly from an iPod, create playlists

with songs from your library, and create audio and MP3

CDs from subsets of your library.

To open Helix Banshee, click Computer →Helix Banshee

Music Player.

The rst time you open Helix Banshee, you are prompted

to import music. Click Automatic Import to search for music

in your home directory and add it to the library. Click Import

Folder to tell Helix Banshee where to look for music. After

successfully importing your music, your library is displayed.

Playing Your Music

To play a song, simply select the song in the library and

click the Play button ( ). You can also use the buttons on

the upper left corner ( ) to pause a song or play the

next or previous song. Use to adjust the volume.

Helix Banshee also has an integrated CD player. When you

insert a music CD, your CD title appears in the left panel.

Select the title and click the Play button to play your full

CD.

Organizing Your Music

To create a new playlist, click Music →New Playlist (or

press Ctrl +N). A new playlist is displayed in the left panel.

Double-click New Playlist and enter the name you want.

You can drag and drop songs from one playlist to another,

or use the options on the Edit menu to remove or delete

songs and rename or delete playlist.

To view the properties of a song, select a song in the library

and click Edit →Properties. You can view the duration of

a song, the number of times it has been played, when it

was last played, and when it was imported.

You can edit the name of the artist, album, and title, as well

as the track number and track count. If you want to set all

elds in a set to the same value, select multiple songs in a

playlist, then click Edit →Properties.

Using Helix Banshee with Your iPod

To play music from your iPod, simply plug your iPod into

your system. Your iPod appears in the left panel. Select the

song you want to hear, then click the Play button.

When the iPod is selected in the left panel, information

about your iPod is displayed at the bottom left, including

disk usage and Sync,Properties, and Eject buttons.

There are three ways to manage the music on your iPod:

•Manually: Browse your iPod and drag music between

your library and the iPod.

•Automatically sync: Automatically copies everything

in your library to the iPod.

•Automatic merge: All the music on your iPod that

is not in your library is downloaded to your library, and

all the music that is in your library and not in your iPod

is uploaded to your iPod.

Creating Audio and MP3 CDs

To create audio and MP3 CDs, select the songs you want,

then click the Write CD button in the upper right side of

Helix Banshee.

E-Mailing and Calendering

For reading and managing your mails and events, SUSE

Linux Enterprise Desktop offers you Evolution™, a highly

evolved groupware program, and the GroupWise® Client,

a cross-platform, corporate e-mail system that provides

secure messaging, calendaring, scheduling, and instant

messaging.

Starting Evolution for the First Time

Novell® Evolution seamlessly combines e-mail, a calendar,

an address book, and a task list in one easy-to-use applica-

tion. With its extensive support for communications and

data interchange standards, Evolution can work with existing

corporate networks and applications, including Microsoft™

Exchange.

To start Evolution, click Computer →Evolution Mail and

Calendar.

The rst time you start it, Evolution prompts you with a few

questions as it sets up a mail account and helps you import

mail from your old mail client. Then it shows you how many

new messages you have and lists upcoming appointments

and tasks, as well as the current weather and news from

news feeds. The calendar, address book, and mail tools are

available in the shortcut bar on the left.

Using the GroupWise Client

GroupWise is a robust, dependable messaging and collabo-

ration system that connects you to your universal mailbox

anytime and anywhere. SLED 10 includes the GroupWise 7

Cross-Platform Client for Linux.

To open the GroupWise Client, click Computer →More

Applications →Communicate →GroupWise.

Your main work area in GroupWise is called the Main Win-

dow. From the Main Window of GroupWise, you can read

your messages, schedule appointments, view your Calendar,

manage contacts, change the mode of GroupWise you are

running in, open folders, open documents, and much more.

For more information on using GroupWise, click Help →

User Guide in the GroupWise Client.

Instant Messaging with Gaim

Gaim is a multiprotocol instant messaging (IM) client for

Linux, BSD, Mac* OS X, and Windows. It is compatible with

GroupWise Messenger, AOL* Instant Messenger (AIM), ICQ,

Yahoo!*, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, and Zephyr* networks.

To congure Gaim:

1. Click Computer →More Applications →Communicate

→Gaim Instant Messenger.

2. Click Accounts →Add.

3. Select the protocol you want, then type your screen

name, password, and alias in the appropriate elds.

4. Select any desired user options, then click Show More

Options.

5. Type your server address in the Server Address eld.

6. Type your server port (if different from the default) in

the Server Port eld.

7. Select your proxy type, if needed.

8. Click Save, then click Close in the Accounts window.

9. Select the account you just created in the Login win-

dow.

10. Type your password in the Password eld.

11. Click Sign On.

Starting OpenOfce.org

The OpenOfce.org ofce suite offers a complete set of

ofce tools including a word processor, spreadsheet, pre-

sentation, vector drawing, and database components. Be-

cause OpenOfce.org is available for a number of operating

systems, you can use the same data across different com-

puting platforms.

To start OpenOfce.org, press Alt +F2 and enter OOo. To

create a new document, click File →New, then choose the

type of document you want to create. To open an existing

document, click Open then select the le you want from

the le system.

Viewing PDF Files

Documents that need to be shared or printed across plat-

forms can be saved as PDF (Portable Document Format)

les, for example, in the OpenOfce.org suite. SUSE Linux

Enterprise Desktop ships with several PDF viewers such as

KPDF and Adobe* Acrobat* Reader.

To access KPDF or Adobe Acrobat Reader:

1. Click Computer →More Applications →Ofce.

2. Click Acrobat Reader PDF Viewer or KPDF PDF Viewer.

3. To view a PDF le, click File →Open, locate the desired

PDF le, then click Open.

4. Navigate through the document using the navigation

icons at the top or bottom of the window. If your PDF

document provides bookmarks, you can access them

in the left panel of the viewer.

Obtaining Software Updates

Novell offers a continuous stream of software security up-

dates for your product. Using the Software Updater applet

in your desktop panel, you can easily apply security updates

with a few clicks. Whenever you connect to the Internet,

Software Updater automatically checks for available updates

for your system from the update sources specied in the

Software Updater conguration dialog.

Before you can use Software Updater on your system, you

must register your product at the Novell update server. To

review the available updates, click on the system tray to

open the list.

Select or deselect the updates you want to apply, then click

Update.

Conguring Your System with YaST

Use the YaST Control Center to change the installation and

conguration of your whole system. Administrator (or root)

permission is required to open YaST.

To open YaST, click Computer →More Applications →

System →YaST Control Center, then enter the root pass-

word. If you do not know the root password, ask your

system administrator.

YaST contains various modules you can use to adjust your

system settings. These modules are divided into the follow-

ing categories:

Software: Use the modules of this category to set options

for installation and updates and to install or remove soft-

ware packages.

Hardware: Contains modules for conguring hardware

components such as your monitor, keyboard, mouse,

printer, and scanner.

System: Use these modules to change system settings

such as the date, time, or language and to perform tasks

such as backing up or restoring les.

Network Devices: Includes modules for conguring

network devices such as network cards, ISDN, DSL, or mo-

dem.

Network Services: Contains modules for network services

and for conguring clients such as LDAP and NFS.

Novell AppArmor: Use the modules of this category to

congure the Novell AppArmor access control system.

Security and Users: Use these modules to congure

security aspects such as rewall options, and to create and

manage users and groups.

Miscellaneous: The YaST Control Center has several

modules that cannot easily be classied into the rst six

module groups. The modules in this category can be used

for things such as viewing log les and installing drivers

from a vendor CD.

Printing

iPrint lets mobile employees, business partners, and cus-

tomers access printers from a variety of remote locations

using existing Internet connections. Whether users are

working in an ofce building, telecommuting from home,

or attending a sales meeting in another country, iPrint en-

sures that they can print documents quickly, easily, and re-

liably.SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop ships with the iPrint

Client for Linux. To install the Client, see Installing the iPrint

Linux Client [http://www.novell.com/

documentation/sled10/iprint/data/

bwajcld.html] in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop iPrint

Client User Guide.

To monitor and manage your print jobs, click Computer →

Control Center →Printers. Administrator (or root) permis-

sion is required.

Logging Out

When you are nished using the computer, click Computer

→Log Out. Then select one of the following options:

Log out: Logs you out of the current session and returns

you to the Login dialog.

Shut down: Logs you out of the current session, then

turns off the computer.

Restart the Computer: Logs you out of the current

session, then restarts the computer.

For More Information

This GNOME Quick Start gives you a short introduction to

the GNOME desktop and some key applications running on

it. For more detailed information on the GNOME desktop

and other SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop applications, see

http://www.novell.com/documentation/sled10.

written consent of the publisher. Novell is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective

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