The Basics: When you've finished this section, you'll start to feel
comfortable with your GNOME or KDE environment. You'll take your
first steps to becoming productive (or just having fun and looking
productive). You'll find out how to get online, set up an e-mail
account and communicate with others using your Netscape
Navigator Web browser.
Managing Files and Directories: Beyond the basics; here, you'll
learn about the GNOME and KDE file managers, working with running
processes, locating files, installing and removing applications,
using Update Agent and other
administrative necessities.
The Shell Prompt: Just beneath your graphical environment, the real
power of your system awaits. You'll get a taste of this power and
learn how to put it to work for you.
Q & A: When you care only for answers, turn to this chapter. Many
of the entries you'll find here concern answers to some of the most
common new user questions, such as: how to access a floppy disk;
what happens if you forget your root password (you
can create a new one); how to access files on a Windows partition;
and more.
The Glossary: Here, you'll find quick definitions to plenty of words
and phrases that can vex any new Linux user.