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CHAPTER 9
Completing Advanced
Configuration
If you’ve read this far, you already know a lot about how to use your OpenLinux
system. You can configure your Desktop, run applications, print out your work,
and even browse the Internet. You can tell, however, that Linux has a lot more to
offer than you’ve yet seen. This chapter describes how to perform more advanced
configuration of your graphical environment, how to begin using a command line
(terminal emulator window), and how to use utility programs for basic tasks such
as backing up your files.
Managing Applications in KDE
As you use the KDE Desktop, you will want to work with many applications
besides those that are initially integrated into KDE, such as the configuration
tools described in previous chapters.
Integrating all your applications with the capabilities of KDE (such as menu, icon
access, and drag-n-drop) is done using KDE Link files. These files contain infor-
mation about an application, device, or other OpenLinux system resource that
KDE can access via the KDE Link file.
For example, a KDE Link file for an application might look like this:
# KDE Config File
[KDE Desktop Entry]