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Basic UNIX 3:Linux for Windows Users
Where we're going:●Windows vs. Linux: differences vs.similarities
●Getting Started●Working at the Desktop(s)●Managing Files● Finding Applications●Getting Help
Iowa State University Information Technology ServicesLast Update 10/06/06 by jbalvanz
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Differences between Windows andLinux
● Choice of GUI vs. Command Line● Monolithic vs. Modular Design● Administrator/User Dichotomy● GUI vs. Command Line Administration
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Choice of GUI vs. Command Line
● Windows has only one user interface● Linux has lots of choices
– XWindows (graphical user interfaces) with a varietyof window managers
– Text console (good for remote access, smallmachines, servers without monitors)
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Monolithic vs. Modular Design
● Windows: "everything" is incorporated into thekernel (Explorer, Internet Explorer, WindowsMedia Player, etc.)
● Linux: more modular; desktop manager, Webbrowser, media players run on top of the Kerneland cannot take down the system if they crash(well, at least not as easily) and can becustomized by the user
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Administrator/User Dichotomy
● Ordinary users do not have power to installsoftware or change system settings
● Adminstrators can install software, changesystem settings, kill processes, read/write files inany directory
● This ability is actually in Windows 2000/XP, butseldom used (especially in home systems)because of legacy Windows compatibility
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GUI vs. Command LineAdministration
● Windows administration almost always donefrom a GUI (Control Panel, Administrative Toolsor Microsoft Management Console)
● Linux adminstration usually done from acommand line– Easily done remotely (Linux servers don't needmonitors, keyboards)
– Easily scriptable and automated
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Logging In
● Usernames and passwords– Assigned by the system administrator, or (on IowaState Linux boxes) your ISU NetID and password
● Choose your window manager● Choose your language
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Logging In
● Usernames and passwords● Choose your window manager
– Default RHEL installation includes GNOME,KDE and FailSafe (a very minimal WM)
● Choose your language
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Logging In
● Usernames and passwords● Choose your window manager● Choose your language
– Linux can be installed to include support formany languages
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Gnome Desktop● Desktop icons open in Nautilus
– username's Home (/home/username)– Computer (all drives)– Trash
● Top Edge Panel ( functions of StartMenu and System Tray)
● Bottom Edge Panel (select windowsand virtual desktops)
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● Applications Menu ( = Windows All Programs)
Top Edge Panel
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● Applications Menu ( = Windows All Programs)● Actions Menu (run application, logout, screenshot, etc.)
Top Edge Panel
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● Applications Menu ( = Windows All Programs)● Actions Menu (run application, logout, screenshot, etc.)
● Application Launchers
Top Edge Panel
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Top Edge Panel
● Applets
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Bottom Edge Panel
● Clear Desktop button
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Bottom Edge Panel
● Clear Desktop button● Buttons for open windows
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Bottom Edge Panel (right)
● Virtual Workspace selector
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K Desktop Environment (KDE)
● Icons open in Konqueror– CD Recorder (drag-and-drop burning)– Trash
● KDE Panel ( = Windows Taskbar)
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KDE Panel
● K Menu ( = Windows Start Menu)
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KDE Panel
● K Menu ( = Windows Start Menu)● Application Buttons
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KDE Panel
● K Menu ( = Windows Start Menu)● Application Buttons● Pager (switches virtual workspaces)
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KDE Panel
● K Menu ( = Windows Start Menu)● Application Buttons● Desktop Switcher● Buttons for open windows
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KDE Panel
● K Menu ( = Windows Start Menu)● Application Buttons● Desktop Switcher● Buttons for open windows● Applets
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Switching Between Windows
● Varies; most modern WM accept the Windows<Alt/Tab>, clicking on the window or clicking onthe appropriate button in the Panel
● Clicking on the button of an open window willminimize it and bring another to the top
● Some window managers (like Blackbox andTWM) insist that you click on the windowtitlebar or use arrows on the manager bar
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Manipulating windows
● Moving and resizing windows much like MSWindows except for:– Awindow can be forced “On Top”– Commands for moving window to other workspaces(Move to Workspace Right, Move to AnotherWorkspace)
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Virtual Workspaces
● Separate semi-independent workspaces on thesame machine
● <Alt/Tab> switches between windows on thesame workspace
● Click on the Pager or press <Ctrl/Tab> to changeworkspaces
● To move a window to another workspace, clickupper-left-hand button and choose a workspace
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Closing windows
● To close a window:– Choose File -> Exit in the application– Click the close box (upper right-hand corner)– Press <Alt/F4>– In a terminal window, press <Ctrl/D>
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Mouse actions● Most window managers use all three buttons!● Copy/paste -- may be different fromWindowsand may vary from DM to DM– Highlighting is copying– Middle-click is paste (left-and-right click, if you onlyhave two buttons, or wheel-click will work withwheel mice)
● Most applications and window managers provideright-click contextual menus as well.
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File Managers● The default file manager will vary with DesktopManager– KDE -> Konqueror– Gnome -> Nautilus– Others...
● As always, you have a choice; you can run Nautilusunder KDE, etc.
● Nautilus has problems with OpenAFS; use Konquerorfor AFS volumes instead.
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File Managers
● And there's always the shell...– Console commands always work in a terminalwindow, even if you're in an unfamiliar windowmanager
– Look for Konsole, Gnome Terminal, xterm, or rxvt
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Using Konqueror
● To start, choose KDE Menu > Home● Initially starts in user's home directory; useUp button if you want to see upper-leveldirectories
● Use Up and Back buttons to navigate● Double-click to open, right-click on files foraction menu
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More on Konqueror● Drag-and-drop between windows works, or usecopy-and-paste
● Web and ftp servers can be opened as well (useURL)
● Several views are available in the View menu● Location -> New Tab allows you to open morethan one directory in the same window
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Removable Disks● Disks must be unmounted before you remove them.● Under Gnome, CDs and DVDs will automatically mountand create a desktop icon when they're inserted; right-click and select "Eject" to unmount
● Under KDE, the CD icon appears on the desktop; right-click and select "Eject" to unmount.
● Floppies must be mounted by double-clicking inComputer (Gnome) or under Devices in Konquerorbefore using them; right-click and select "Unmountvolume" before you remove them.
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More on Removable Disks
● Removable disks appear in the directory treeunder the /media directory.Floppy = /media/floppyCDROM/DVD = /media/cdromCD-RW = /media/cdrecorder
● Before removing the disk, right-click on the diskand choose “Unmount” or (as root) enter thecommand eject /media/device
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Nautilus● Default file manager in Gnome Desktop, orinvoke from command line with nautilus &
● Double-clicking a folder or drive opens a newwindow
● Choose "Computer" from Places menu to seedrives
● Drag-and-drop moves files by default (exceptwhen leaving your machine); to choose, drag-and-drop with the middle button
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More on Nautilus
● To delete a file, highlight and press {Delete}, ordrag to Trash
● Places menu includes "CD Creator", whichallows you to drag files to a window and burnthem to a CD
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Formatting a Floppy
1. Insert a disk
2. Choose System Tools -> Floppy Formatter(Gnome only) or run the command gfloppy
3. Enter a volume label
4. Click Format.
You'll still need to mount the floppy afterformatting it.
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File Associations● Konqueror can identify files by extension, byMIME type, or by analysis
● Where possible, Konqueror will displaythumbnails of the file
● In Konqueror, choose Settings > ConfigureKonqueror > File Associations
● Enter a pattern or select a filetype, then choosethe application to open it with and move it to thetop of the list
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File Associations
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Nedit -- Notepad on Steroids
● Nedit is a GUI text editor looking at first glancelike Notepad
● Edit menu includes case switching, indentation● Programmer's editor features include syntaxhighlighting for standard languages
● Search and replace includes regular expressions● Selected text can be fed into a shell command(like grep and awk)
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Living with Linuxin a Windows World
● Accessing Windows shares● Equivalent and/or compatible applications● WINE (run some Windows applications)● Crossover Office (run Microsoft Office)
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Accessing Windows Shares
● Works in either Nautilus or Konqueror● Enter an URL in the form:smb://username@servername/sharename/path
● Nautilus also has theFile -> Connect toServer command, whichputs an icon on theDesktop as well. (Youshould unmount thesewhen you're finished.)
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Equivalent/compatible applications● Microsoft Office
– OpenOffice.org / StarOffice– Abiword/Gnumeric
● Microsoft Outlook– Ximian Evolution
● Photoshop– Gimp
http://www.linux.ie/newusers/alternatives.php
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WINE (WINE Is Not an Emulator)
● WINE allows you to run someWindows softwareunder Linux by translating Windows API calls toequivalent Linux/X library calls
● WINE doesn't run all Windows software, but thelist is growing rapidly.
● Install apps with wine setupcommand, runwith wine appfilename
● http://www.winehq.com
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Where are Wine's files?
● Each user gets a private “machine” located at/home/username/.wine
● The Windows hard disk is under “c_drive”● *.reg files are the Windows Registry● The actual UNIX filesystem is under“dosdevices/z:”
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Wine Demo
● Type the following commands:
cd winstuffwine sol.exe
curl -O http://tech.ait.iastate.edu/linux/linuxed\/exercises/Opera_9.10_Classic_Setup.exe
wine Opera_9.10_Classic_Setup.exe
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Wine a security risk?
● Users can install a wide variety of Windowsapplications, including potential security risks,without a root password!
● Good news: apps run with the user's privileges,they still can't modify system files other thantheir own
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Crossover Office
● Crossover Office is an enhanced (commercial)version of WINE specifically designed to runMicrosoft Office, including Internet Explorer andAccess, and other applications.
● A server edition allows thin client machines torun Windows apps without having softwareinstalled locally (and without CALs)
● http://www.codeweavers.com
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Locating software
Databases of free and commercial applications● http://sourceforge.net/softwaremap/trove_list.php● http://freshmeat.net (login required)● http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/● http://www.linux.org/apps/index.html● http://linux.about.com/od/soft
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Getting Help● KDE Help systemKDE Menu -> Help
● Man pagesman commandname or browse in KDE Help
● Red Hat Linux manualshttp://www.redhat.com/docs/
● Linux Documentation Projecthttp://www.tldp.org
● Linux Newbie Help Fileshttp://www.tuxfiles.org/