What's the purpose of the Corel LINUX User Guide?

Corel LINUX User Guide can help you get up and running quickly with Corel LINUX. It explains the features of Corel LINUX and the associated applications, provides step-by-step instructions for installing Corel LINUX and performing the most common tasks, describes Corel LINUX tools and functions, and outlines Corel's support and service policies. Because a single book cannot be an exhaustive reference for every application in Corel LINUX, this user guide is designed to be a companion to the Corel LINUX online Help.

Corel LINUX User Guide is designed for both new and experienced computer users. If you're new to computers and operating systems, you can use this user guide as a foundation to your learning. If you're familiar with other operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows or Macintosh, you can use this guide to learn about the tools available to you, and how to use them. If you are an experienced Linux user, you can use this user guide to learn more about what Corel LINUX offers you.

What's in this user guide?

This user guide is divided into 16 chapters. The first chapter, which you are currently reading, introduces Corel LINUX and includes information about Linux, documentation conventions, and learning and using Corel LINUX.

Here's what you can expect to find in the next 15 chapters:

What's not in this user guide?

Traditionally, Linux operating systems have been used as file, print, and database servers on networks, or as Web, FTP, and email servers in an Internet environment. Linux servers offer easy implementation, security, and performance. This user guide does not cover Corel LINUX server capabilities. You can review the Corel LINUX Server Administrator Guide or the Corel LINUX Server Administrator online Help for more information about using Corel LINUX server capabilities.

The Corel LINUX User Guide and Corel LINUX online Help do not provide a reference for Linux commands. Linux commands are those used in the Console utility or the Login shell; that is, a non-windowed environment or terminal mode. For more information about Linux commands, see the chapter titled "Working with the Console utility."

What you need to know

This user guide assumes that you know the basics about your computer. It also assumes you know how to point, click, and drag with a mouse (or another pointing device) and use a keyboard.

Documentation conventions

Before you start using the Corel LINUX User Guide and the online Help, it's important to understand the documentation conventions. By reviewing these conventions, you will be able to use the documentation more effectively.

The following are conventions related to using the mouse.

When you see this...

Do this...

Click

Press the primary mouse button (usually the left mouse button).

Double-click

Quickly press the primary mouse button twice.

Right-click

Press the secondary mouse button (usually the right mouse button).

Click File, New

Click the File menu, and click the word New in the menu.

Click Application Starter, Find, Computer

Click Application Starter, click Find, and click Computer in the submenu that appears.

Enable the [Y] check box

Click the [Y] check box to place a check mark or an "X" inside the box.

Disable the [Y] check box

Click the [Y] check box to remove the check mark or "X."

Select text

Click and drag to highlight text.

Right-click, and click Paste

Click the right mouse button, and click the Paste command in the submenu that appears.

The following conventions are related to keyboard actions.

When you see this...

Do this...

Press ENTER

Press the Enter key on your keyboard.

CTRL + SHIFT

Press the Control key and the Shift key at the same time.

The following conventions are used in the user guide and the online Help.

When you see this...

This is...

graphics\nicon.gif

A note in the online help

graphics\ticon.gif

A tip in the online help

This typeface

Text that you type using the keyboard or examples of code from scripts or programming languages

This typeface

A file or directory reference

graphics\nicon.gif Note

Corel LINUX user interface consistency

As Corel LINUX is customizable, you may notice differences between pictures or illustrations in the Corel LINUX User Guide or online Help and your Corel LINUX implementation.

We want your documentation feedback

If you have comments or suggestions about Corel LINUX documentation, you can email them to corellinuxdocs@corel.com or mail them to the address below. Unfortunately, we may not be able to respond to your messages individually. To contact Corel Client Services for technical or customer support, see "Corel LINUX support and services."

Corel LINUX Documentation Manager
Corel Corporation
1600 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
KIZ 8R7

Fax: (613) 728-7970

All comments or suggestions communicated to Corel shall be deemed non-confidential, and Corel shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, publish, and transmit such information in any manner whatsoever without limitation.