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Tutorial: Using the Linux Desktop

From Juergen Haas,
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Table of Content

1. Basic Desktop Customization

  • Desktop Background
  • Desktop Themes
  • Default Fonts
  • Menus and Toolbars
  • Exercises

2. Running Applications

  • Run Small Applications on the Panel
  • Using Launchers to Run Applincations
  • Exercises

3. Setting the Date and Time

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This tutorial is based on the "User Guide to Using the Linux Desktop", originally published by United Nations Development Programmes, Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP). The guide is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). This material may be reproduced, republished and incorporated into further works provided acknowledgment is given to UNDP-APDIP.

Please note that the screen shots in this tutorial are of Fedora Linux (an open source Linux sponsored by Red Hat). Your screen may look somewhat different.

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