Tutorial: Using the Linux Desktop

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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