Linux Desktop Environment: Gnome and Kde

Linux Desktop Environment
GNOME and KDE
GNOME
GNU Network Object Oriented Model Environment
Panel
This is the complete gray rectangular box at the bottom of the screen. It contains various shortcut buttons (which launch applications when clicked), a menu that provides access to more applications, a workspace switcher, an application tab bar, a status notification bar, and the datetime applet.
Going from left to right along the remainder of the panel: The next six items of the panel are shortcut buttons for various frequently used applications browsers, mail applications, word processors, spreadsheets, and a printer manager. The curious looking square (with four equal divisions in it) is the workspace switcher, Next we have the application task bars, which provide a convenient way of switching between whatever GUI applications are currently running in the workspace. The image above shows two applications running the Mozilla web browser, and the Gaim instant messenger application. At the rightmost end of the panel we have the notification area, where various applications can indicate their status using icons: The red round icon with an exclamation sign is the Red Hat Network Agent icon, which is indicating critical updates pending for your desktop. Finally, we have the date and time applet, which displays the current date and time in the desktop.
Using Applications
The main menu can be accessed not only from the panel, but from anywhere on the workspace. You can bring up the main menu near the mouse pointer at any time, by typing the keys AltF1 All GUI applications that you execute run in the workspace of the screen, and to switch between GUI applications, you can click on the corresponding bar on the panel. Of course, it's easy to fill up the workspace with various executing GUI applications, so to avoid overcrowding, Red Hat Linux offers you a number of workspaces. By default, you have four such workspaces to work with. The workspace switcher (on the panel) allows you to switch from one workspace to another.
Eg A web browser and an instant messenger open in one workspace, and

a spreadsheet open in a different workspace. In such a case, your workspace switcher would give you a tiny preview of the applications running on the various desktops, as shown in the figure given below:
Using the Main Menu Major applications and configuration programs for your desktop have been neatly organized into various categories in the main menu as shown below:
The applications that you find here are the applications that Red Hat recommends as the first choice for users. There are many other applications in the distribution, some of which duplicate the functionality of the applications found here. Some of them are installed by default and can be invoked using the other techniques given in this list; others must be installed
Using the Run Program... Menu Item The Run Program ... menu option near the bottom of the main menu that we saw in the screenshot above. When you select this option, you get a dialog box like the one shown below, within which you type in the name of the application you want to launch: The Run Program... dialog can also be invoked by using the shortcut key combination AltF2.
Adding New Shortcuts to the Panel You can add new shortcuts into the panel too. The easiest way is to rightclick with you mouse somewhere on the panel (but not on top of any existing shortcuts or applets), and select Add to Panel | Launcher from menu. This will open up the desktop menu, allowing you to select the application that you wish to add to the panel. The following image shows how to add a launcher for the Gaim instant messaging client to the panel:
Changing the Size of the Shortcut Icons If you want to change the size of the shortcut icons in the panel, you can adjust them by right clicking on the panel and selecting Properties. Then, in the Edge tab of the resulting dialog, select the appropriate value in the Size field (the default value is Medium).
This is an interface in which we can invoke GUI and nonGUI applications by typing out the complete command. The interface in a terminal emulator is completely characterbased and nongraphical.
When you invoke gnometerminal in this way, you get a terminallike window that looks like the one shown here. You can now start typing away the name of the programs that you want to execute
Using a Terminal Emulator
KDE(Kool Desktop Environment)
KDE
You can start the KDE Control Center from either the Main Menu K icon (Settings => Desktop) or from the panel, by clicking on the KDE Control Center icon, which looks like: The KDE Control Center is divided into two main panels. On the left, you'll find categories, and on the right, (the main panel), you will see the corresponding elements you can modify for a category. The categories may be collapsed when you first open the control center. Click on the+ to expand the categories

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