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Ubuntu (continued)
package management for, 20,
110–115
power management support
for, 157
Synaptic Package
Manager, 42, 112–115
Ubuntu Laptop Wiki page, 157
Universal ISO (Gentoo), 10
Universe repository,
enabling, 113
Unofficial Fedora FAQ web
site, 8
up2date package management
tool, 96
updating programs
in Fedora, 97
in Gentoo, 100
in Mandriva, 103, 105, 106
in Ubuntu, 113
urpme command, 103
urpmf command, 104
urpmi --auto-select
command, 103
urpmi tool (Mandriva), 14,
102–106
urpmi --update command, 103
urpmi.removemedia
command, 105
urpmi.update –a command, 103
USE flags, 8
user privileges, elevating, 161
users, managing, in
GNOME, 42
utilities/libraries in Linux, xi
V
vector drawing program in
KOffice, 81
VertRefresh option in xorg.conf
file, 137
vFolder, supported by
Evolution, 73
vi text editor, 162–164
video players for Linux, 82–84
virtual consoles, switching to, 34
before dropping out of X, 135
before hibernating, 154
before sleeping, 153
virtual desktops
in GNOME, 29, 32–33
in KDE, 47–52
adding/removing/
naming, 63
virtual folders feature in
Evolution, 72
visual appearance of windows in
GNOME, choosing, 41
volume levels for sound cards,
setting, 122
W
wallpaper, setting for desktop in
KDE, 62
web browsers for Linux, 66–71
web shortcuts
Firefox and, 67
Konqueror and, 71
web sites
about Linux distributions, 21
adding new sources to
Mandriva, 104
repositories of programs for
Fedora, 98
webdav:// protocol handler, 59
weighted comparison of five
distributions, 3
WEP encryption key in plain-text
form, specifying, 133
Wikis
about Fedora, 7
about Gentoo, 11
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about Ubuntu, 19, 21
Ubuntu laptop web site, 157
Window Decorations setting
(KDE), 50
window management
in GNOME, 32–33
in KDE, 47–52
window managers, xii, 133
Window Preferences menu
item, 33
window settings, global
(KDE), 49–51
windows, choosing appearance
of, in GNOME, 41
Window-Specific Settings
(KDE), 51
wired networking, configuring
for Linux, 128–130
wireless encryption, turning on/
off, 132
wireless interfaces/settings,
listing, 132
wireless networking, configuring
for Linux, 130–133
wmaker command, 28
workspaces (virtual desktops) in
GNOME, 29
Writer/Web program
(OpenOffice.org), 80
X
X, xi
blanking displays, 149
choosing to run, 27
configuring, 133–141
creating base
configuration, 135
multiple mice/
keyboards, 139–141
setting resolution/color
depth, 136–139
hibernation mode and, 154
restarting, 145
switchdesk program, 25
using sleep scripts with, 153
virtual desktops
in GNOME, 32–33
in KDE, 47–52
x command (vi), 163
X -configure command, 135
X.org version of X, 134
Xandros, 23
Xfree86 version of X, 134
Ximian and Novell, 15
xine playback engine, 82–84
.xinitrc file, 27
Xmame technology, 94
xorg.conf file, 134–141
xorg.conf.new file, 136
xorg-driver-synaptics package
(Ubuntu), 143
xrandr program, 138
Y
YaST (Yet another Setup
Tool), 16
managing packages for
SUSE, 107–110
Yum (Yellow Dog Updater
Modified) package
management tool, 96–99
yum check-update
command, 97
Yum install command, 97–98
yum list available command, 97
yum remove command, 97
yum search command, 97
yum update command, 97
Z
ZAxisMapping option for
configuring mice, 141
zeroconf:/ KDE protocol
handler, 60
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