Introducing UNIX and Linux

Installing Linux

Overview
Starting out
Preliminaries
      Collecting information about your system
      Installation options
Single boot
Dual boot
      Booting from CD/floppy
      Booting from your hard disk
      A partitionless install
      A dedicated Linux partition
Emulators
      VMware
      WINE
Installing Linux
      Installer software
      Linux partitioning
            Typical partitions
            User accounts
      LILO
The window manager
KDE
      Desktop help
      Applications
      The KDE Control Center
      File access and the command prompt
Summary

The KDE Control Center

The default KDE desktop can be customised using the KDE Control Center so that it suits your own working style. The Control Center allows you to modify your desktop including the background, the colours and the style of windows etc. It is also possible to make modifications to the behaviour of the windows environment and also the configuration of input devices and sound, etc.