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1. Continue Figure 8 Set up user account Set up users and passwords Select a username for the new account Your first name is a reasonable choice The username should mat abl a lower case letter which can be followed by any combination of numbers and more lower case letters Username for your account D3 Figure 8 1 Set up user account s username Indian Version of GNU Linux Set up users and passwords A good password will contain a mixture of letters numbers and punctuation and should be changed at regular intervals Choose a password for the new user Please enter the same user password again to verify you have typed it correctly Re enter password to verify Figure 8 2 Set up user account s password 54 E i ES ZDAC 2 11 Software Selection The first step is to select the pack ages to be installed Here BOSS GNU Linux provides four categories of packages with a DVD Desktop Environment This installs the GNOME Office Games Editors Thunderbird mail client etc This option will be enabled by default Print Server This installs the printer related packages Laptop This installs the laptop related tools like wireless tools etc Standard System This options also will be enabled by default as this includes all the standard packages for a system to work properly and some additional packages BOSS GNU Linux recommends not to disable this option
2. Deleting the hard disk partition To partition manually the following screen shots will help you setting up the partitioning separately for and swap 1 A screen with name Partition disks will be displayed In that click on Manual and then click on Continue Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks If you choose guided partitioning for an entire disk you will next be asked which disk should be used Partitioning method Guided use the largest continuous free space Guided use entire disk Guided use entire disk and set up LVM Guided use entire disk and set up encrypted LVM 39 TS aon 2 After clicking Manual a screen will be displayed which contains overview of your currently configured partitions and mount points Then click on partition which you want to delete and then click Continue Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount points Select a partition to modify its settings file system mount point etc a free space to create partitions or a device to initialize its partition table COMIQGUIe enci yptleu volumes vy SCSI1 0 0 0 sda 500 1 GB ATA WDC WD5000BPVT 7 gt 1 primary 104 9MB B ntfs 2 primary 112 0 GB ntfs 3 primary 104 9 GB 5 logical 53 1 GB 6 logical 2 0 GB logical 50 0 GB logical 15 0 GB logical 80 0 GB logical
3. The absence table contains dates when the student was absent from a class of a subject The mark table contains the marks of every subject Averages are calculated on the fly The average of the currently selected subject is displayed in the Subject average field The total average is calculated by calculating the averages of every subject adding them and dividing the result with the number of subjects An option can be enabled in the Settings dialog to round every subject average and add them that way As an example if you have the average of 3 5 at Math if Round subject averages when calculating total average is enabled then it will be rounded to 4 when calculating the total average Dates can be assigned to every mark if no date is assigned the current date is shown 164 ae Si 12 5 Printing By pressing the Print button or selecting it from the menu the currently active component of qOrganizer will be printed gorganizer Printer Name Print to File PDF ad Properties Location Type Output file m Options gt 4 Cancel 12 6 The Settings dialog The General tab Path to data folder contains the directory in which the folder qOrganizer which contains data and settings will be saved If this option is changed qOrganizer loads or creates the appropiate settings and data from the folder which is set Autosave if this feature is enabled qOrganizer will save the content of ev
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5. 3 3 1 Desktop Icons The desktop has the following icons by default Trash Contains files and folders that have been deleted Computer Displays information about hardware network status operating system hard disks common folders and removable devices Home Displays the files and folders in the home folder 3 3 2 Panel The panel is a bar typically located at the top and bottom of the screen It is designed to provide information about running applications or the system and easy access to some applications If you hold your pointer over an icon on the panel a short description is displayed Top Panel The top panel typically consists of the following items Menu Bar By default Menu Bar appears at the left end of the panel The Menu Bar has a well ordered structure for accessing the main applications It also contains menu items for major functions like logging out or searching for applications The following icons by default appears in the right side of the top panel Notification Area The notification icons like Update Manager SCIM appears in the notification area Clock The clock icon displays the current date and time Volume Control The Volume Control icon is useful for controlling the speaker volume Window Selector This icon when clicked displays the applications running on different windows af weit ae a Bottom Panel The bottom panel consists of the following items Show Deskto
6. BOSS GNU Linux User Manual Version 5 0 ZDAC Table of Contents L ae Ole ACCO e E A 53 2 11 Software Se l CtiON ccccccccceccescescescscscsscscecsecsessessesssssssusssuususeussussussussussussussuusssssssussusuees 55 26GA a ee TIE IN or ices eles dataset adres amnion dated as ots sendurbalatsammniensouidiaasotiisentads 62 3 6 2 File Manager Presentation Se at nc ek etn dn P E AAN Dah tet oh eel en 62 3 6 5 Using Views to Display Your Files and POIMEGTS iesscsssvsssissecassasiedsnimnaninerewainndedecerimbnaastenoiaes 67 R Ms E i EEEE EOE ECEE EAN 67 O CGO DE a T NE OFT OIO aii 67 3 7 5 To Delete a Displayed File Sees een cece cecum nse ecm cea tc EEEE tesco cence 75 3 7 6 To Save the Search EEE A e EEEE EE ETE EE sere hans es dina EEE 76 ZDAC 1 Introduction We are delighted that you have decided to try BOSS GNU Linux and are sure that you will find that BOSS GNU Linux distribution is unique BOSS GNU Linux brings together high quality free software from around the world integrating it into a coherent whole We believe that you will find that the result is truly more than the sum of the parts We understand that many of you want to install BOSS GNU Linux without reading this manual and the Debian Installer is designed to make this possible 1 1 What is BOSS GNU Linux BOSS comes with a set of features which are needed for daily usage of a common desktop a
7. 220 eat on eS jom 15 3 Customized Security Features To Select the security features that the user want select the option called Select from the list of Security Options Features BOSS Desktop 4 0 Added Security Feature List Ee Please select the following BOSS 4 0 Security Features Select Security Features Enable All Security Features Disable all Security Features Select fram the list of Security Options Cancel Click OK it shows following BOSS Desktop 4 0 Added Security Feature List Please select the following security features to enable or Deselect to disable Select BOSS Security features Be ee a L 2 C as C 2 ee es Grub password Password and login security Restricting system reboots through the console Restricting user s access to this system Enable Selinux Enable Audit Admin group for the su Program Disable CD DVD Disable USB Disable Service like telnet imap ftp http Enable Extended Attributes Enable ACL Secure shell configuration Allow Hasts Deny Hosts Close list of Opened Applications in the system Cian Geo 221 eat on eS jom Select the security features you want to enable int the system User selected two security features 1 grub password 2 password and login security then click OK it shows the following wizard to set the grub password GRUB PASSWORD Enter the Grub Password eececceoece After click OK
8. 20767 packages listed 805 installed 0 broken 1 to install upgrade 0 to remove 98 3 kB will be used Now your package is installed successfully To uninstall any installed package the same 235 weit ae a procedure but instead of selecting the Mark for Installation select Mark for Removal This will open a new window which will show you the list of packages dependent to be removed Make sure that its not removing any base packages or needed packages Note If your are having a DHCP connection then no need to bother But if you are using the static IP then you need to enter the details about your proxy server in Settings gt Preferences gt Network 19 2 Where is my Binary File BOSS GNU Linux uses Debian Package Management system You might have been clear about this now So for any new application you need to search for the debian binaries are deb packages You can initially check in the BOSS repository for the package 1 Use Synaptic Package Manager to install the package in the above mentioned method 2 Manually install from the command prompt if you know the exact package name 3 So if the package is in the boss repository then download the package manually into your system and use dpkg i lt package deb gt This works fine only if there are no dependencies to that file If you find any dependencies then you have to download all the files and install manually Better option is
9. In the listed options it is very much needed to set the Standard System always selected since it installs the basic set of Linux And along with that it is highly recommended to select the Desktop Environment for the user to have Graphical User interface 3 GNOME Desktop GNOME is a Graphical User Interface that has many applications designed to help you in your daily work 3 1 Logging In and Selecting a Desktop To start a normal login just enter your username and password System Performs a system action such as shutting down the computer or starting different login actions 3 1 1 Locking Your Screen To lock the screen use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl Alt L 3 2 Logging Out When you are finished using the computer you can log out and leave the system running or DO ssa ZDAC restart or shut down the computer If your system provides power management you can also suspend the computer making the next system start much faster than a complete boot To log out and leave the system running do one of the following Select System gt Log Out eUse the keyboard shortcut that is defined in the GNOME keyboard shortcuts Usually to log out with confirmation this is Ctrl Alt Del 3 3 Desktop Components The main components of the desktop are the icons on the desktop and the panel at the top and bottom of the screen Applications Places Tue Feb 5 12 40 PM boss weit ae a
10. Remember password 3 Enter the user name given to you by the email provider in the Your name field 4 Automatically Ice dove will take incoming and outgoing server Mail Account Setup Your name shunmugachamy Email address vssamy2003 yahoo com Password 000000 E Remember password Your name as shown to others Start over Icedove has found the settings for your email account Username vssamy2003 incoming pop mail yahoo com POP 995 SSL TLS SSL TLS Create Account outgoing smtp mail yahoo com SMTP 465 Manual Setup 5 Manually you can specify the incoming server and outgoing server information Account Settings vy Local Folders Junk Settings Disk Space vtoaster testing gmail com Server Settings Copies amp Folders Composition amp Addressing Junk Settings Disk Space Return Receipts Security vy vssamy2003 yahoo com Server Settings Copies amp Folders Composition amp Addressing Junk Settings Disk Space Return Receipts Security Outgoing Server SMTP Account Actions Server Settings Server Type POP Mail Server Server Name pop mail yahoo com Port 995 Default 995 User Name vssamy2003 Security Settings Connection security SSL TLS 7 Use secure authentication Server Settings 7 Check for new messages at startup 7 Check for new messages every 10 minutes 7 Automatically download new messages Fetc
11. Bookmarks offer a convenient way of saving links to your favorite web sites To add the current web site to your list of bookmarks click Bookmarks gt Bookmark This Page If your browser currently displays multiple web sites on tabs only the URL on the currently selected tab is added to your list of bookmarks When adding a bookmark you can specify an alternative name for the bookmark and select a folder where Iceweasel should store it To bookmark web sites on multiple tabs select Bookmark All Tabs Iceweasel creates a new folder that includes bookmarks of each site displayed on each tab To remove a web site from the bookmarks list click Bookmarks right click the bookmark in the list then click Delete 10 1 4 1 Using the Bookmark Manager The bookmark manager can be used to manage the properties name and address location for each bookmark and organize the bookmarks into folders and sections To open the bookmark manager click Bookmark gt Organize Bookmarks A window opens and displays your bookmarks With Organize gt New Folder create a new folder with a name and a description If you need a new bookmark click Organize gt New Bookmark This lets you insert the name location keywords and also a description The keyword is a shortcut to your bookmark If you need your newly created bookmark in the sidebar check Load this bookmark in the sidebar 10 1 4 2 Importing Bookmarks from Other Br
12. Keyboard and Mouse Operations Q key or Esc key Quit BOSS Presentation Tool immediately LMB Left Mouse Button Page Down key Cursor Down key Cursor Right key or Spacebar Go to the next page RMB Right Mouse Button Page Up key Cursor Up key Cursor Left key or Backspace key Go to the previous page Home Key End Key Go directly to the first or last page of the presentation F key Toggle fullscreen mode Tab key or MMB Middle Mouse Button Zoom back to the overview page While in overview mode a page can be selected with the 179 E i ES ZDAC mouse and activated with the left mouse button The right or middle mouse button or the Tab key leave overview mode without changing the current page LMB over a PDF hyperlink Jump to the page referenced by the hyperlink Only hyperlinks that point into the same document are supported inter document links or web links will be ignored This feature is only available if pdftk is installed Furthermore it will not work properly when pages are rotated Click amp Drag with LMB Left Mouse Button Create a new highlight box While at least one highlight box is defined on the current page the page itself will be shown in a darker and blurry rendition Only the highlight boxes will be displayed in their original lightness and sharpness If a page with highlight boxes is left the boxes will be saved and restored the next time this page is shown again RMB Right Mouse
13. it shows updating grub status Updating Grub Ex After updating the grup password alert window opened to show the grub is updated successfully Grub updated Successtully When booting the system use the below data Username bass Password your grub password Then alert window opened says grub password feature is enabled 222 Tet on Warning Password and Login Security An alert window instruct the user the password length shuld be minimum 8 characters and maximum 40 characters Enabled the Password and login Security Minimum password length is 8 Maximum password length is 40 Then click OK that will shows security features is enabled Warning A Successfully Enabled the feature Password and login security K For each unselected security feature an alert window opened and says corresponding features are disabled status will displayed in that window 223 ae Si 16 Burning CDs and DVDs Brasero Disc Burner is a CD and DVD burning application for Linux systems optimized for GNOME It provides a comfortable user interface to perform most CD DVD burning tasks like creating an Audio CD from a set of audio files or copying a CD To start the application select Applications gt Sound amp Video gt Brasero Disc Burner or type brasero in terminal and press Enter 16 1 Creating a Data CD or DVD To create a Data CD choose Data CD from the Compilation B
14. 1 Click the Bluetooth icon in the Desktop and it will search for the all the blue tooth devices connected to the System 2 Select phone to show all mobile devices connected to the system 93 Tat on Bluetooth New Device Setup Device search Select the device you want to setup Searching for devices Device Type Nokia 2730 classic Phone Show Only Bluetooth Devices With Device type All types PIN options Cancel Back Forward 3 Select the particular mobile device want to setup connection with the system after click forward it will show the window having PIN number that should entered in the mobile device to setup finish Bluetooth New Device Setup Device Setup Please enter the following PIN on Nokia 2730 classic 430587 Cancel 4 After entering the bluetooth and system is connected It will show the window in the system having option connect internet through your mobile phone select this option and close 94 Tat on Bluetooth New Device Setup Setup Completed Successfully set up new device Nokia 2730 classic Select the additional services you want to use with your device 7 Access the Internet using your mobile phone Close 5 Now Your system connected to internet Network icon shows Mobile Internet Icon Usage of Bluetooth 1 Transfer data from your PC to other external device a device tha
15. O OKB s 0 0 KB s Downloading a file download the associated torrent file have torrent extension Once downloaded click open or double click on torrent file the download start immediately You can pause and resume transfers at any time so long as the files remain in your download folder Creating Torrent File To create a torrent file click File gt New then shows following New Torrent Wizard 146 Tat on New forrent Files Save to a Desktop 5 Source Folder 7 root Source File None No source selected Properties Trackers To add a backup URL add it on the line after the primary URL To add another primary URL add it after a blank line E Comment E Private torrent Close New Select option folder or source file to create the torrent When the dialog box appears choose your file folder and enter your tracker address comments and private status Once you are done click New Transmission will automatically optimize the torrent file for what you are sharing 10 10 Firestarter Firestarter is an Open Source visual firewall program The software aims to combine ease of use with powerful features therefore serving both Linux desktop users and system administrators To start firestarter choose Applications gt Internet gt firestarter or type firestarter in terminal and press Enter Firewall Wizard FIRESTARTER Network device set
16. gt Force the installation of a specific package version gt Undo Redo of selections gt Built in terminal emulator for the package manager gt Configure packages through the debconf system The synaptic refers to the etc apt sources list file for the repository links and installs the softwares from those repositories So before installing anything check whether you have the correct entry in the sources list file or not by default these entries are present in the file The BOSS repository links are deb http packages bosslinux in boss BOSS main contrib non free deb src http packages bosslinux in boss BOSS main contrib non free to download source You can edit this sources list file manually and then open synaptic else after you open the synaptic you can enter the above paths through Settings gt Repositories To launch synaptic Package manager go to System gt Administration gt Synaptic Package Manager or type synaptic in terminal and press Enter 233 p D Hier z gme Si g System Solutions It opens the Synaptic Window Synaptic Package Manager File Edit Package Settings Help 4 Reload Mark All Upgrades Apply Properties Search Package Installed Versio Latest Version Description 2vcard 0 5 3 perl script to convert an addressbook to VCARD file format 3270 common 3 3 7p7 1 b1 Common files for IBM 3270 emulators and pr3287 3dchess 0 8 1 16 3D chess for X11 498 1 0 3 P
17. 9 items Free space 13 2 GB 3 6 Managing Folders and Files with Nautilus Nautilus is a file manager The following sections cover using Nautilus for file management 3 6 1 File Manager Functionality The Nautilus file manager provides a simple and integrated way to manage your files and applications You can use the file manager to do the following eCreate folders and documents Display your files and folders eSearch and manage your files Run scripts and launch applications Customize the appearance of files and folders 60 a aa ZDAC Open special locations on your computer Write data to a CD or DVD eInstall and remove fonts The file manager lets you organize your files into folders Folders can contain files and may also contain other folders Using folders can help you find your files more easily Nautilus also manages the desktop The desktop lies behind all other visible items on your screen The desktop is an active component of the way you use your computer Every user has a Home Folder The Home Folder contains all of the user s files The desktop is another folder The desktop contains special icons allowing easy access to the users Home Folder Trash and also removable media such as floppy disks CDs and USB flash drives Nautilus is always running while you are using GNOME To open a new Nautilus window double click on an appropriate icon on the desktop such as Home or Computer
18. Enable ACL feature is Disabled 218 Warning Next Allow Hosts feature is Disabled Warning Next Deny Hosts feature is Disabled Warning Next Close List of Opened Applications in the system feature is Disabled 219 ESTEE Warming Successfully Disabled the feature Close list of Opened Applications in the system Next Close List of Established Connections feature is Disabled Warning Successfully Disabled the feature Close list of Established connections After all the security features are disabled it shows following Summary of the Added Security Feature List In BOSS 4 0 The following list shows the status of the security Features implemented in the system Available Security Features Grub password Password and login security Restricting system reboots through the console Restricting user s access to this system Enable Selinux Enable Audit Admin group for the su Program Disable CD DVD Disable USB Disable Service like telnet imap ftp http Enable Extended Attributes Enable ACL Secure shell configuration Allow Hosts Deny Hosts Close list of Opened Applications in the system Close list of Established connections Securing Network Access Status Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
19. HP Provide PPD file PostScript Printer Description PPD files can often be found on the driver disk that comes with the printer For PostScript printers they are often part of the Windows driver None o ey Search for a printer driver to download Make and model Generic text only printer gi searc h 90 5 Select the Printer Model and click Forward New Printer Models Drivers Laserjet 4000 Postscript HP Laserjet 4250 Foomatic hpijs en recommendec Laserjet 4050 HP Laserjet 4250 Foomatic hpijs hpijs 2 8 6 20b HI Laserjet 4050 Postscript Laserjet 4100 Laserjet 4100 MFP Laserjet 4150 Laserjet 4200 Laserjet 4200 Postscript Laserjet 4240 Laserjet 4240 Postscript Laserjet 4250 Laserjet 4250 Postscript Laserjet 4300 Laserjet 4300 Postscript Laserjet 4345 MFP a So now your printer is configured successfully Printer configuration localhost ma aima a dit Help printer Connected to localhost 91 ae Si Installing Printer drivers externally if not available in BOSS GNU Linux If you are not able to find your printer model in the list provided then download the divers from the following website http www linuxprinting org printer_list cgi Here you select the printer company and the model from the select box and click on Show This will follow up a page where you need to search for the Recommended Drivers lin
20. Presentation Select the option to use for creating the presentation There are two ways to create a presentation 1 Create an empty presentation Opens Impress with a blank slide Use this option to create a new presentation from scratch without any preformatted slides 2 Create a presentation from a template Opens Impress with your choice of template Use this option to create a new presentation with a predesigned OpenOffice org template or a template you ve created or installed yourself such as your company s presentation template Impress uses styles and templates the same way other OpenOffice org modules do Using Master Pages Master pages give your presentation a consistent look by defining the way each slide looks what fonts are used and other graphical elements Impress uses two types of master pages 1 Slide master Contains elements that appear on all slides For example you might want your company logo to appear in the same place on every slide The slide master also determines the text formatting style for the heading and outline of every slide that uses that master page as well as any information you want to appear in a header or footer 2 Notes master Determines the formatting and appearance of the notes in your presentation Creating a Slide Master Impress comes with a collection of preformatted master pages Eventually most users will want to customize their presentations by creating their own slide maste
21. Security Feature under the menu System gt Administration The following list are the added security features available in the BOSS 4 0 Desktop l a b c Grub password The GRUB menu does not allow to boot the selected partition bootup screen without giving the username and the password The following screenshot shows that the grub application ask for the username and password Password and login security The following steps are enabled This feature enables to set the password with minimum charecter length as 8 and maximum as 40 Enabled passwordqc module for password passphrase strength checking and enforcement Implemented the old encrypted password history which remembers upto 7 passwords 199 gay on a 7 conc d Implemented the fail delay of password Authentication for the login program 3 Restricting system reboots through the console When the three finger salute a k a ctrl alt del is given the program will check if any of the users listed in the file etc passwd are logged in If none of them is shutdown will not reboot the system Restricting user s access to this system The users who are all restricted in the file etc security access conf will not be able to access the system Enable Selinux SELinux is a Mandatory Access Control MAC system which is bydefault enabled in the kernel to confine programs to a limited set of resources SELinux allows more fine grained
22. User Options 7 New mail notifications Use this buddy icon for this account Cancel a Save For protocol a list appears Select the one in which you are having an account If you are having an email id in yahoo select the protocol as Yahoo For screen name specify the username For password type the corresponding password If you select the New mail notifications check box when you are in chatting if you receive any new mails in your account it will be brought to your notice After entering all the required details click Save 133 Tat on ae Si Select the Pidgin Available icon from the panel the following window appears Buddy List Buddies Accounts Tools R You have 22 new e mails _ Available The text in yellow background indicates email notification To send instant messages click Buddies gt New Instant Message To join a chat click Buddies gt Join a chat room If you want to add a new name to the buddies list click Buddies gt Add Buddy If you want to add a new account or edit an already existing account click Accounts gt Add Edit To edit an already existing account select the corresponding account as shown in the figure Accounts Enabled Screen Name Protocol EJ abed chennai pa Yahoo ch Add 74 Modify f i Delete X close To modify or delete the account click the Modify or Delete button To add a new accou
23. but not before you have confirmed that you really want to make the changes Select disk to partition SCSI1 0 0 0 sda 500 1 GB ATA WDC WD5000BPVT 7 Figure 6 5 Select the disk to partition Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks How to use this free space Create a new partition Automatically partition the free space Show Cylinder Head Sector information Figure 6 6 LVM Partitioning 24 Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount points Select a partition to modify its settings file system mount point etc a free space to create partitions or a device to initialise its partition table Configure the Logical Volume Manager Guided partitioning Help on partitioning vV LVM VG boss LV root 158 3 GB Linux device mapper gt 1 158 3 GB fext3 Vv LVM VG boss LV swap_l 1 5 GB Linux device mapper gt 1 1 5GB fswap swap v SCSI1 0 0 0 sda 160 0 GB ATA ST3160812AS gt 1 primary 255 0 MB Bf ext3 boot gt 5 logical 159 8 GB K Ivm Undo changes to partitions Finish partitioning and write changes to disk Figure 6 7 Finish Partitioning Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks 1 existing volume groups have been found Please indicate whether you want to activate them Activate existing volume groups No Yes J Figure 6 8 LVM Partitioning 25 Indian
24. gt Testify Rage Against the Machine zZ Guerrilla Radio Rage Against the Machine 3 26 3 Calm Like a Bomb Rage Against the Machine 4 58 i 4 Mic Check Rage Against the Machine 3 33 5 Sleep Mow in the Fire Rage Against the Machine 3 25 6 Born of a Broken Man Rage Against the Machine 4 41 7 Born as Ghosts Rage Against the Machine 3 22 8 Maria Rage Against the Machine 3 48 lt lJ Estimated time left 8 25 at 5 2 When insert an audio CD Sound Juicer will automatically retrieve the track data The top of the window contains text boxes for the title artist year and genre of the CD Below that is a list of the audio tracks on the CD To set the track title and artist for each track simple enter the title and artist To edit the title of a track first select the track then click on the title When you have finished entering the title press the Enter key on your keyboard or click outside the title 14 5 2 Extracting and Playing When inserting the Audio CD automatically extract all of the tracks on the CD to audio files Also use Edit gt Select All and Edit Deselect All menu items to select all or none of the tracks to be extract To stop the Extract process click stop button After entering all information press Ctrl Enter to save the files in to Music folder For playing the sound tracks following options available To begin playing the CD simply click the Play button or press Ctrl P 191 Tea on
25. indraveni vigneswari vigneswari vigneswari indraveni indraveni vigneswari indraveni vigneswari indraveni indraveni vigneswari vigneswari indraveni omar n mohammed 121 246 224 40 has joined BOSS nrcfoss amachu n amachu 59 92 89 68 has joined BOSS nrcfoss amachu_ n amachu 124 124 57 130 has joined BOSS nrcfoss amachu has quit Connection timed out veni am back was in a meeting omar has quit Leaving eisein Eji pi s1 hNi difference in this training program amachu__ n amachu 59 92 89 68 has joined BOSS nrcfoss siji there hello is anyone here who knows how to use radio in banshee amachul23 n amachu 59 92 89 68 has joined BOSS nrcfoss hello BOSS team amachu__ has quit Read error 60 Operation timed out amachu_ has quit Connection timed out indraveni u wan tto play existing station channels indraveni or want to add new one vigneswari there are no existing stations available indraveni so u want to add new one vigneswari yes indraveni if u know url of any station then u can add i added still its not playing station indraveni give me the url chandu has quit Leaving please check what are the banshee related packages installd in ur system eer 3 LE ans cta atinne indraveni however the help file of BOSs presentation tool have been translated thank you siji in the prev navy training also we have givent eh same training know th
26. 37 Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks The maximum size for this partition is 112 0 GB Hint max can be used as a shortcut to specify the maximum size or enter a percentage e g 20 to use that percentage of the maximum size New partition size 100 GB 7 Select the type for the new partition Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks Type for the new partition Logical 8 Specify whether the partition should be at the beginning or at the End 38 ZDAC 9 Click Done setting up the partition and then click Continue Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks You are editing partition 6 of SCSI1 0 0 0 sda This partition is formatted with the swap area All data in it WILL BE DESTROYED Partition settings Use as swap area Bootable flag off Resize the partition currently 2 0 GB Copy data from another partition Erase data on this partition Delete the partition Done setting up the partition Go Back Continue After selecting the partition for the you need to select a partition for the swap space If you are already having Linux installed on your system then you will be having a swap space in your system If so no need of another swap space The swap should be double the RAM size If there is no swap then create a new swap space The screen shots are as follows 10 Create swap area of 1GB
27. Add Search Options You can add additional options to search for a file on the system To add search options perform the following steps 1 Click on the Select more options text 2 Click on the Available options drop down list 3 Select the search option that you want to apply 4 Click Add 5 Specify the required search information for the search option 6 Repeat the above steps for each search option that you want to apply To remove a search option from the current search click on the Remove button next to the option To disable the search options from the current search click on the Select more options text 3 7 3 To Stop a Search Click Stop to stop a search before Search for Files completes the search 3 7 4 To Open a Displayed File To open a file displayed in the Search results list box perform one of the following steps Right click on the file then choose Open Double click on the file eTo open the folder that contains a file displayed in the Search results list box right click on the file then choose Open Folder 73 ZDAC 3 7 5 To Delete a Displayed File To delete a file displayed in the Search results list box right click on the file then choose Move to Trash 3 7 6 To Save the Search Results To save the results of the last search that Search for Files performed right click in the Search results list then choose Save Resul
28. Button over a highlight box If the right mouse button is clicked while the mouse cursor is above a highlight box the box will be removed If the last box on a page is removed the page will turn bright and sharp again S key Save the info script associated with the current presentation The main purpose for this is to permanently save highlight boxes so they will be restored the next time this presentation is started T key Activate or deactivate the time display at the upper right corner of the screen If the timer is activated while the very first page of the presentation is shown it activates time tracking mode In this mode a report of all pages visited with their display duration enter and leave times will be written to standard output This will be very useful when preparing presentations R key Reset the presentation timer Return key or Enter key Toggle spotlight mode In this mode the page is darkened in the same way as if highlight boxes are present but instead of the boxes a circular spotlight will be shown around the mouse cursor position following every motion of the mouse cursor key key or mouse wheel Adjust the spotlight radius 180 weit ae a Z key Toggle zoom mode When this key is first pressed the current page will zoom in In zoom mode all other functions will work as normal Any operations that leave the current page such as moving to the next or previous
29. Call Account Ekiga can be used with several Internet Telephony Service Providers simply create an account using the Get an Ekiga Call Out account link Once the account has been created you will receive a login and a password by e mail Simply enter them in the dialog and you are ready to call regular phones using Ekiga Edit account Please update the following fields Get an Ekiga Call Out account Account ID PIN Code Ee Enable Account Cancel 10 8 Liferea Desktop News Aggregator Liferea is a simple desktop news aggregator for online news feeds There are many other news readers available but these others are not available for Linux or require many extra libraries to be installed Liferea tries to fill this gap by creating a fast easy to use easy to install news aggregator for GTK GNOME 143 Tat on Applications Places System gt Tue Aug 24 12 52 PM a bj lt 2 L Subscriptions Feed Item View Tools Search Help New Subscription 2 gt Next Unread Item Jf Mark Items Read Update All Q Search All Feeds Example Fe Date a Headline gt amp Open Sou Aug 05 08 07 PM EP252 Billion Dollar View gt Podcasts Jul 29 07 34 PM EP251 Unexpected Outcomes 5 EscapeP Jul 22 09 22 PM EP250 Eros Philia Agape Unread 477 Jul 18 01 13 AM Redesign amp Important 0 Jul 16 08 29 AM EP249 Little M tch Girl Jul 08 10 31 AM EP248 Spar ENSSAT Nuid
30. E B ZDAC 1 Select the file or folder that you want to delete 2 Choose Edit gt Delete Alternatively right click on the file or folder then choose Delete Alternatively select the file or folder you want to delete and press Shift Del 3 6 13 Creating a Symbolic Link to a File or Folder A symbolic link is a special type of file that points to another file or folder When you perform an action on a symbolic link the action is performed on the file or folder to which the symbolic link points However when you delete a symbolic link you delete the link file not the file to which the symbolic link points To create a symbolic link to a file or folder select the file or folder to which you want to create a link Choose Edit gt Make Link A link to the file or folder is added to the current folder Alternatively grab the item to which you want to create a link then press and hold Ctrl Shift Drag the item to the location where you want to place the link By default the file manager adds an emblem to symbolic links The permissions of a symbolic link are determined by the file or folder to which a symbolic link points 3 6 14 File Permissions Permissions are settings assigned to each file and folder that determine what type of access users can have to the file or folder For example you can determine whether other users can read and edit a file that belongs to you or only have access to read it but no
31. In order to access admin privileges use sudo before every command For example sudo mkdir temp gt Users and Passwords users Passwords boss boss root root gt Use external storage device Pen USB devices or mounted hard disk partitions for saving data gt Remaining configurations and usage will be same as BOSS GNU Linux Install section 237 Tea on ae Si 21 About Utility It is a BOSS GNU Linux Add on to install extra software over the BOSS GNU Linux It contains some of the workstation related packages which gives a brief focus on future releases It contains gt Apache web server gt PHP scripting language gt Mysql database gt Postgresql gt eGroupware collaboration tool gt Tamil and Hindi OT Fonts gt Openoffice Languages packages gt Subversion How to Use 1 Choose System gt Administration gt BOSS Utilities or type bossutilities in terminal and press Enter Now you can see a Welcome window on your desktop like this BOSS Utility Disk WELCOME TO BOSS UTILITY DISK OK 2 Next you will get a warning message about synaptic package manager If synaptic manager is open then the installation won t continue So close it before proceeding i Make sure you DO NOT have Synaptic open before you hit OK WOK 238 eat on gt 4b DODD Bharat Operating System Solutions 3 It will pop up with installation wizard there you can select
32. Punjabi Marathi Bengali Gujarati and Kannada Bengali Inscript Layout Bengali Layout S z O x 118 aise 5055 Bharat Operating System Solutions Kannada Inscript Layout Malayalam Inscript Layout pi pe a A a a a O L coN e E Tamil Inscript Layout 119 Tea on ae Si Telugu Inscript Layout Telugu Layout wld IEEE Gl eeu Te Bor So of Mag og Pol Pa Pal Pal Mal Pol sit Ag dl ol lol 5 J og ol fale ja fm 9 2 OnScreen Keyboard OnScreen Keyboard is a utility that displays a virtual keyboard on the computer screen that allows people with mobility impairments to type data by using a pointing device or joystick Besides providing a minimum level of functionality for some people with mobility impairments OnScreen Keyboard can also help people who do not know how to type On Screen Keyboard is the other way which allows you to type in your native language and create your documentations mails etc Usage of the OnScreen Keyboard 1 Start the OnScreen Keyboard through Applications gt Accessories gt OnScreen Keyboard or type eazykeyboard in terminal and press Enter 120 Tat on Applications fil un Accessories al Games fA Graphics Internet p Office Sound amp Video System Tools Universal Access Espeak Text to Speech OnScreen Keyboard A On screen Keyboard 2 Select the language
33. Spot with the Photo gt Export to menu choosing corresponding submenu item 156 Tea on ae Si 11 3 Image Viewer eog is an image viewer and browser written for the GNOME environment It lets you browse your hard disk showing you thumbnails of image files and view single images of many different formats The most common image formats are JPEG and GIE The JPEG format is good for medium and big sized images because it has a high compression rate keeping a good image quality The GIF format is used in Web pages for displaying little animations or little static images Another important image format is PNG this format is very common on Unix platforms and is considered a replacement of the GIF format eog supports all this formats and many others it also displays GIF animations eog not only lets you view image files but has many other features such as add comments to images organize images in catalogs print images view slide shows set your desktop background and more To start Image Viewer choose Applications gt Graphics gt Image Viewer or type eog in terminal and press Enter 2331257582 b462dccd3c o copy jpg _ File Edit View Image Go Help 4e Previous gt gt Next World Repo The Repository of the World 95 11 3 1 Viewing Images In order to view an image just click on its thumbnail and the image will be visualized in the viewer pane If the image doesn t fit the viewer pane
34. and consistant user interface Currently RDB VNC XDMCP and SSH are supported To start dictionary choose Applications gt Internet gt Remmina Remote Desktop Client or type remmina in terminal and press Enter Name Group Server Select the protocol to connecting to the remote system 140 ESTEE Remote Desktop Preference Profile Name Quick Connect Protocol Begg sb a me lean late Ta O VNC Virtual Network Computing O VNC Incoming Connection XDMCP X Remote Session SFTP Secure File Transfer User Name Server Password Domain Resolution Use Client Resolution Custom 640x480 k Color Depth 256 Colors Share Folder None Save VNC Virutal Network Computing Select protocol VNC Virtual Networking then select server address and enter Give remote desktop user name and password to connect rajassa Profile Name Quick Connect Protocol VNC Virtual Network Computing 192 168 31 244 m User Name root Password 3 eceesoos Color Depth 256 Colors Quality Poor Fastest Show remote cursor O View Only O Disable Server Input Default Save 141 ae Si 10 7 Ekiga Sofphone Ekiga formely known as GnomeMeeting is an open source SoftPhone Video Conferencing and Instant Messenger application over the Internet It supports sound quality and video up to DVD size and quality It is with many oth
35. and must comply with this policy All software in BOSS main and non free must be licensed in a way that is compatible with our license policy There are many definitions of free and free software so we have included our own set of guidelines listed below BOSS GNU Linux main Component License Policy All application software included in the BOSS GNU Linux main component Must include source code The main component has a strict and non negotiable requirement that application software included in it must come with full source code Must allow modification and distribution of modified copies under the same license Just having the source code does not convey the same freedom as having the right to change it Without the ability to modify software the BOSS community cannot support software fix bugs translate it or improve it 1 2 1 The BOSS Free amp Open Source Software Guidelines 1 Free Redistribution The license of a BOSS GNU Linux component may not restrict any party from selling or giving away the software as a component of an aggregate software distribution containing programs from several different sources The license may not require a royalty or other fee for such sale 2 Source Code The program must include source code and must allow distribution in source code as well as compiled form 3 Derived Works The license must allow modifications and derived works and must allow them to be distributed under the same terms
36. as the license of the original software 4 Integrity of The Author s Source Code The license may restrict source code from being distributed in modified form _only_ if the 10 ZDAC license allows the distribution of patch files with the source code for the purpose of modifying the program at build time The license must explicitly permit distribution of software built from modified source code The license may require derived works to carry a different name or version number from the original software This is a compromise The BOSS group encourages all authors not to restrict any files source or binary from being modified 5 No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups The license must not discriminate against any person or group of persons 6 No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a specific field of endeavor For example it may not restrict the program from being used in a business or from being used for genetic research 7 Distribution of License The rights attached to the program must apply to all to whom the program is redistributed without the need for execution of an additional license by those parties 8 License Must Not Be Specific to BOSS GNU Linux The rights attached to the program must not depend on the program s being part of a BOSS GNU Linux system If the program is extracted from BOSS GNU Linux and used or distributed withou
37. disable images that only slow you down Its easy access to different search engines helps you find the information you need To start Iceweasel choose Applications gt Internet gt Iceweasel Web Browser or type iceweasel in terminal and press Enter Iceweasel has much the same look and feel as other browsers The navigation toolbar includes Forward and Back buttons and a location bar for entering web address Bookmarks are also available for quick access pa Bharat Operating System Solutions BOSSLinux Iceweasel ox le Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help Go YS B amp http bosslinux in v fj Most Visitedy e Getting Started jLatest Headlines v Bharat Operating System Sol eg N Login Register E a B Search this site Search Bharat Operatin g System Solutions lt ABOUT US DOWNLOADS SUPPORT CENTRE JOINBOSS VENDORS CONTACT US D Vuy obe Wy bua Hi pe EGR yew Hatory Beckmaks pos tep a 2b itp iierme youtube comvmatch w XSOBY Connect with your Social Network rent tng ate se Pt K Bw he Big Buck Bunny ani straight from your Desktop BOSS 40 New EduBoss bh Boss Advanced Server The Release of BOSS GNU Linux Version 4 0 is EduBOSS an educational variant of BOSS BOSS Advanced server supports Intel and AMD coupled with GNOME Desktop Environment with GNU Linux distribution which provides a complete x86 x86 64 architecture BOSS GNU Linux wide Indian language
38. eea errr pry Calendar To do List TimeTable Booklet Print Settings SQLite Database MySQL Database Timetable Tuesday Wednesday Thursday English English English Maths Tamil Maths Break Break Break Tamil Maths Tamil Science Library Science Lunch Lunch Lunch Social Sceince Social Break Social New column Delete column New row Delte row New days can be added or deleted rows too You have the possibility to have different content depending on the oddness of the week index Week nr 36 is even 37 is odd but this can be reversed in the settings If different timetables for odd and even weeks is enabled then it will automatically switch to the timetable for the current week it detects if it s odd or even and loads the corresponding content 163 Tat on eS dom 12 4 The Booklet Displays student marks and absences in two tables New subjects can be added or deleted the two tables always have the same number of rows gorganizer aaam Fie View Settings FTP Help a St EJ C2 444444 eh t s wo Calendar To do List TimeTable Booklet Print Settings SQLite Database My SQL Database Booklet Marks Absences English 88 Math 98 Tamil 80 Science 95 scm Date 01 10 2009 v Subject average 92 Totalaverage 90 6 Absences o f SSS ee New mark column Delte mark column New subject Delte subject New absence column Delte absence column
39. first 11 3 3 Viewing the Image Properties To view the image properties perform the following steps 1 Select the image 2 Choose File gt Properties eog displays a Properties dialog 3 To press next or previous button to move next image and view its properties 11 3 4 Printing Images Before printing you need to set the page settings you would like to use To do that choose File gt Page Setup To print an image perform the following steps 158 gay on E B ES ZDAC 1 Select File gt Print 2 In the Print dialog select the printer you want to use from the list 3 Click Print Image Viewer starts printing now 11 3 5 Slide Show You can start a slide show of the images in the current folder by pressing F12 or selecting the View gt Slide Show menu item To stop the slide show press S or Esc Switching on off the full screen mode does not stop the slide show If the Switch to full screen option is on then the slide show is started in fullscreen mode and exiting from the fullscreen mode will stop the slide show The slide show is interrupted when you change folder or re load the current one With the slide show tool and the fullscreen mode you can do presentations There are two types of presentations automatic presentations and manual presentations Automatic Presentation To do an automatic presentation perform the following steps 1 Go to the folder or catalog containing the images you want to pres
40. following gt Choose Go gt Previous Page gt Click Previous button in the toolbar 3 To view the first page in the document Choose Go gt First Page 4 To view the last page in the document Choose Go gt Last Page 5 To view a particular page enter the page number in the Select Page text box on the toolbar then press Enter Changing the page size L 2 3 To increase the page size choose View gt Zoom In Short cut key is Ctrl To decrease the page size choose View gt Zoom Out Short cut key is Ctrl To resize a page to have the same width as the Evince Document Viewer display area choose View gt Fit Page Width To resize a page to fit within the Evince Document Viewer display area choose View gt Best Fit To resize the Evince Document Viewer window to have the same width and height as the screen choose View gt Full Screen To resize the Evince Document Viewer window to the original size click on the Leave Full Screen button Viewing the Pages or Document Structure To view any page perform the following steps R 2 Choose View gt Side Pane or press F9 Use the drop down list in the side pane header to select whether to display document structure or pages in the side pane Use the side pane scrollbars to display the required item or page in the side pane Click on an entry to navigate to that location in the document Click on a page to navigate to that pag
41. free space Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount points Select a partition to modify its settings file system mount point etc a free space to create partitions or a device to initialize its partition table Guided partitioning Configure software RAID Configure the Logical Volume Manager Configure encrypted volumes vV SCSI1 0 0 0 sda 500 1 GB ATA WDC WD5000BPVT 7 gt prilog 400 0 GB FREE SPACE gt 5 logical 100 1 GB f ext4 Undo changes to partitions Finish partitioning and write changes to disk Go Back Continue 9 Click Create a new partition and then click Continue 10 Specify the partition size for swap area as 1 0 GB 31 Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks The maximum size for this partition is 400 0 GB Hint max can be used as a shortcut to specify the maximum size or enter a percentage e g 20 to use that percentage of the maximum size New partition size 11 Select the type for the new partition Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks Please choose whether you want the new partition to be created at the beginning or at the end of the available space Location for the new partition 12 Specify whether the partition should be at the beginning or at the End 32 md 13 Change default file system ext3 t
42. from Languages menu EazyKeyboard File Languages Options Help einen English HindiR 4 Hindiln fa TamilR Tamilln Shit BUelEVele uals a a Bengaliln Kannadaln Telugulin Punjabiln PunjabiR Gujarathiln car e No name ID Ox2Cco0004 GujarathiP USER The extra letters along with the language indicate the type of keyboard layout R Remington In Inscript eg HindiR represents Hindi Remington Keyboard and Hindiln represents Hindi Inscript Keyboard 3 Type in different languages Now you can open any of your favorite editor and start typing in Hindi Tamil Malayalam Bengali Kannada Telugu Punjabi Gujarathi languages 121 Untitled OpenOffice org Writer B e GB2 R 848 LAD e O2B 7 ea2B1A BB EB Default z CDAC GISTSakalBharati 12 EAA PT 1 A MM M Ss le X ee EazyKkeyboard File Languages Options Help Redirect Window Name No name ID 0x2A00F36 Default 100 INSRT STD HYP Enjoy using OnScreen Keyboard 122 Tea on 10 Internet 10 1 Browsing with Iceweasel Included with BOSS is the Iceweasel Web browser With features like tabs pop up window blocking and download and image management Iceweasel combines the latest Web technologies You can view more than one Web page in a single window You can suppress annoying advertisements and
43. from free space 39 ip i a DD Bharat Operating Sys tem Solutions Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount points Select a partition to modify its settings file system mount point etc a free space to create partitions or a device to initialize its partition table Guided partitioning Configure software RAID Configure the Logical Volume Manager Configure encrypted volumes vy SCSI1 0 0 0 sda 500 1 GB ATA WDC WD5000BPVT 7 gt l primary 104 9MB B ntfs 2 primary 100 0 GB f ext4 3 primary 104 9 GB 5 logical 53 1 GB ext4 6 logical 2 0 GB 7 logical 50 0 GB ext3 logical 15 0 GB logical 80 0 GB logical 20 0 GB logical a V VVVVVVV V V 11 Create new swap area by double clicking Create a new partition 12 Specify the partition size for swap area as 1 0 GB Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks The maximum size for this partition is 400 0 GB Hint max can be used as a shortcut to specify the maximum size or enter a percentage e g 20 to use that percentage of the maximum size New partition size 40 wi Sa 13 Select the type for the new partition Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks Type for the new partition Logical 14 Specify whether the partition should be at the beginning or at the End 15 Change
44. going to be formatted partition 13 of SCSI1 0 0 0 sda as ext4 Write the changes to disks O No Yes Continue Resizing the Hard disk Partition To resize hard disk partition at the time of installing BOSS GNU Linux follow these steps 1 A screen with name Partition disks will be displayed In that click Manual and then click Continue 44 Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks If you choose guided partitioning for an entire disk you will next be asked which disk should be used Partitioning method Guided use the largest continuous free space Guided use entire disk Guided use entire disk and set up LVM Guided use entire disk and set up encrypted LVM Screen 2 After clicking Manual a screen will be displayed which contains overview of your currently configured partitions and mount points Then click on the partition which you want to resize and then click Continue Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount points Select a partition to modify its settings file system mount point etc a free space to create partitions or a device to initialize its partition table Guided partitioning Configure software RAID Configure the Logical Volume Manager Configure encrypted volumes vy SCSI1 0 0 0 sda 500 1 GB ATA WDC WD5000BPVT 7 gt 1 primary 1
45. is selected then the CD Drive or DVD Drive will be disabled 207 Tea on Elie Enabling Disable USB Warning i Successfully Enabled the feature Disable USB This feature is disable all the USB Ports available in the computer Disable Services telnet imap ftp http e Disable the services like telnet rsh imap and http through iptables Warning Successfully Enabled the feature Disable Service telnet rsh imap http 208 Tat on Enable Extended Attributes eFxtended attributes are arbitrary name value pairs which are associated with files or directories They can be used to store system objects like capabilities of executables and access control lists as well as user objects Warning f Successfully Enabled the feature Enable Extended Attributes OK Enable Access Control Lists e The file mode contains nine bits that determine access permissions of a file plus three special bits This mechanism allows to define access permissions for three classes of users the file owner the file group and others This mechanism is very simple With a couple of bits many permission scenarios can be modeled Warning A Successfully Enabled the feature Enable ACL OK Secure Shell configuration Secure Shell or SSH is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged using a secure channel between two networked devices 1 The encryption used by SSH is intended to provide confident
46. item you want to move The window you want to move it to or the window containing the folder you want to move it to Drag the file or folder that you want to move to the new location If the new location is a window drop it anywhere in the window If the new location is a folder icon drop the item you are dragging on the folder To copy the file or folder to a folder that is one level below the current location do not open a new window Instead grab the file or folder then press and hold Ctrl Drag the file or folder to the new location in the same window Copy and Paste to the New Location You can copy a file or folder and paste the file or folder into another folder as follows 1 Select the file or folder that you want to copy then choose Edit gt Copy 2 Open the folder to which you want to copy the file or folder then choose Edit gt Paste 3 6 8 Duplicating a File or Folder To create a copy of a file or folder in the current folder perform the following steps 1 Select the file or folder that you want to duplicate 2 Choose Edit gt Duplicate A copy of the file or folder appears in the current folder 3 6 9 Creating a Folder To create a folder perform the following steps 66 a aa ZDAC 1 Open the folder where you want to create the new folder 2 Choose File gt Create Folder Alternatively right click on the background of the window then choose Create Folder 3 An untitled f
47. loaded modules allowing the core image to be smaller and allowing the core image to be built in more flexible ways 242 ZDAC 23 Conclusion The BOSS GNU Linux project has given rise to an Indian distribution of GNU Linux targeted at the primary and secondary school students Inspite of the constraints on human resources the team was able to build this Linux distribution in a relatively short time The project is ongoing and the next release of the software is currently being worked on Further the repository for BOSS GNU Linux will make it easier to build customized distros based on it as well as by application developers Choice of FOSS Majority of government computer users require software for doing a number of common tasks like office applications Word processor spread sheet accessing the Internet and multimedia in a secured environment However to bring it on every desk the software should be low cost and preferably no licensing fees at all FOSS and GNU Linux in particular meet all these requirements as it is free for use and can be freely copied modified and distributed It can also be easily localized to meet local needs and language GNU Linux is also relatively immune to common computer viruses worms and spy ware 23 1 About CDAC Established in March 1988 as a Scientific Society of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Government of India C DAC is primarily an R amp D institution involv
48. medium right click the medium to remove and select Safely Remove or Eject Safely Remove unmounts the medium after which you can disconnect the medium from your computer Eject automatically opens the CD or DVD drive of your computer 3 5 Managing Trash The trash is a directory for files marked for deletion Drag icons from the file manager or the desktop to the trash icon by keeping the left mouse button pressed Then release to drop them there Alternatively right click an icon and select Move to Trash from the menu Double click the trash icon to view its contents You can retrieve an item from the trash if desired Files removed with Shift Delete are not moved to the trash bin but deleted completely To delete the files in the trash bin completely right click the trash bin icon then click Empty Trash 59 Tat on Applications Places d ah Tue Feb 5 12 59 PM boss 0 File Edit View Go Bookmarks Help Devices 4 gt Q Search G BOSS 5 0 ix System Re Bey x 90 GB File Desktop Documents Downloads Music Pictures Public Templates iss 13 GB File x 20 GB File ry 5 127 GB Fil Videos BOSS SAVIR Pre Final Doc odt E 3B 53 GB File ix 50 GB File a 15 GB File 80 GB File tusb pr 2 h Computer ia Home Desktop ny Documents w Downloads Music o Pictures Videos File System 2 Trash Ej 6 Home
49. of OpenOffice org 3 2 Impress name eg Presentation click Office in Menus Main Menu Menus v Bw Applications tem New Menu OpenOffice org 3 1 Base A Accessories deNew Item OpenOffice org 3 1 Calc OpenOffice org 3 1 Draw b a hmen OpenOffice org 3 1 Impress Games OpenOffice org 3 1 Math OpenOffice org 3 1 Printer Administration Graphics es 5 a hiene OpenOffice org 3 1 Writer A SAREAN Maths Multimedia office Other Programming v Science Social 4 gt EHe Sievert 5 a E B a8 d i to another 231 2 From Items double click OpenOffice org 3 2 Impress A window titled Launch Properties appears Launcher Properties Type Application X Name OpenOffice org 3 2 Impress Command openoffice org3 i Comment Create and edit presentations Revert Change the name OpenOffice org 3 2 Impress to Presentation 3 Click Close Also in the window titled Main Menu click the Close button 4 Click Applications gt Office The name OpenOffice org 3 1 Impress has been changed to Presentation Applications Places Sy he Accessories gt al Games Graphics a Internet Bw Office BOSS Bulk Document Converter 2 Sound amp Video EZ BOSS Presentation Tool System Tools EN Dictionary r Universal Access OpenOffice org 3
50. other lines in that file by typing infront of each line To save the file press Esc wq Open Synaptic Package Manager To open Synaptic Package Manager choose System gt Administration gt Synaptic Package Manager Install sun j2re1 5 To install right click on that package name and click Mark for Installation Click Apply 113 weit ae a Setting Up the Database Table Data is stored in tables As an example your system address book that you use for your e mail addresses is a table of the address book database Each address is a data record presented as a row in that table The data records consist of data fields for example the first and the last name fields and the e mail field Creating a New Table using the Table Wizard 1 Open the database file where you want to create the new table 2 In the left pane of the database window click the Tables icon 3 Click Use Wizard to Create Table Creating a New Table using the Design View 1 Open the database file where you want to create the new table 2 In the left pane of the database window click the Tables icon 3 Click Create Table in Design View Creating a New Table View Some database types support table views A table view is a query that is stored with the database For most database operations a view can be used as you would use a table 1 Open the database file where you want to create the new ta
51. page or entering the overview screen will leave zoom mode too O key This will toggle the visible on overview page flag of the current page The result will not be visible immediately but it can be saved to the info script using the S key and will be in effect the next time the presentation is started I key This will toggle the skip flag of the current page A page marked as skipped will not be reachable with the normal forward backward navigation keys Click amp Drag with RMB Right Mouse Button in zoom mode Moves the visible part of the page in zoom mode Cursor keys in overview mode Navigate through pages Any other alphanumeric A z 0 9 or function key F1 F12 can be used to assign shortcuts to pages that require quick access If one of the keys is pressed together with Shift the currently displayed page is associated with this key To recall the page later it is sufficient to press the shortcut key again Shortcuts can be permanently stored with the S key 181 at ah T Ea 14 Playing Music and Movies 14 1 Banshee Music Player Banshee is a music management and playback application for GNOME Banshee has a beautiful user interface and is well architected Features Import CDs e Manage your library e Play your music e Create and maintain playlists e Sync music with your iPod e Play music directly from your iPod e Create audio and mp3 CDs To start Banshee Music Player choose
52. position on the screen or dock it to an edge hold down the Ctrl key and drag it by the title bar to where you want it docked 100 T E B ZDAC e Click on one of the icons at the top left of the Styles and Formatting window to display a list of styles in a particular category e To apply an existing style except for character styles position the insertion point in the paragraph frame or page and then double click on the name of the style in one of these lists To apply a character style select the characters first Using Templates to Create a documents To use a template to create a document 1 From the main menu choose File gt New gt Templates and Documents The Templates and Documents dialog opens 2 In the box on the left click the Templates icon if it is not already selected A list of template folders appears in the center box 3 Double click the folder that contains the template that you want to use A list of all the templates contained in that folder appears in the center box 4 Select the template that you want to use You can either preview the selected template or view the template s properties e To preview the template click the Preview icon appears in the box on the right e To view the template s properties click the Document Properties icon template s properties appear in the box on the right 5 Click Open The Templates and Documents dialog closes and a new document based on
53. reliable and most have seen years of use but they are also quite powerful and a false move can cost you Even after backing up be careful and think about your answers and actions Two minutes of thinking can save hours of unnecessary work If you are creating a multi boot system make sure that you have the distribution media of any other present operating systems on hand Especially if you repartition your boot drive you might find that you have to reinstall your operating system s boot loader or in many cases the whole operating system itself and all files on the affected partitions 2 2 Beginning the Installation To begin installation of BOSS GNU Linux boot the computer from the boot media i e from CD or DVD or any other storage bootable media like USB The BIOS Basic Input Output System on your computer must support the type of boot media you select The BIOS controls access to some hardware devices during boot time Any computer that meets the minimum recommended specification for BOSS GNU Linux can boot from a CD or DVD drive with the first disc If you are not sure what capabilities your computer has or how to configure the BIOS consult the documentation provided by the manufacturer Detailed information on hardware specifications and configuration is beyond the scope of this document Aborting the Installation To abort the installation process at any time before the Installing Packages screen either press Ctrl Alt Del or po
54. support amp packages usable operating system consisting of advanced server has unique features such as applications Take a tour Webserver proxyserver etc dl Downloads edub untu 10 1 c http bosslinux in node 6 Ja gt 10 1 1 Tabbed Browsing If you often use more than one web page at a time tabbed browsing may make it easier to switch between them Load Web sites in separate tabs within one window 123 T E B ZDAC To open a new tab select File gt New Tab This opens an empty tab in the Iceweasel window Alternatively right click a link and select Open link in New Tab Right click the tab itself to access more tab options You can create a new tab reload one or all existing tabs or close them You can also change the sequence of the tabs by dragging and dropping them on a requested position 10 1 2 Using the Sidebar Use the left side of your browser window for viewing bookmarks or the browsing history To display the Sidebar select View gt Sidebar and select the desired contents 10 1 3 Finding Information There are two ways to find information in Iceweasel the search bar and the find bar The search bar looks for pages while the find bar looks for things on the current page 10 1 3 1 Finding Information on the Web Iceweasel has a search bar that can access different engines like Google Yahoo or Amazon For example if you want to find information about Bharat Opera
55. the event The journal supports images you just open iceweasel or any other file browser and just drag and drop the image file onto the journal It will be loaded and displayed 160 gOrganizer Gors A Q B paN SER w4 Fie View Settings FTP Help e a x Calendar To do List TimeTable Booklet Print Settings SQLite Database MySQL Database A September 2009 Important notes journal for Wednesday September 23 2009 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Nimbus Sans L v 12 B l u 36 1 2 3 4 5 6 a7 8 9 10 11 12 13 As part of the NRACFOSS promotional activites C DAC is organizing a series of workshop 38 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 cum cemo at major cities in India for the Government officials This workshop gives an overview about the Open source technologies from the emergence of FOSS its advantages and benefits 39 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Introduction to BOSS GNU Linux too and technologies language tool and so on 40 28 29 30 41 Schedule for Wednesday September 23 2009 Event From Until Reminder Worksop cum de mo on Opensource technologies 09 00 18 00 07 08 New event Delte event Search Previous Next You can search for words or phrases by typing them into the search field It will search all your schedules and journals for an entry You can navigate through them using the Next and Previous buttons When you type a clear button will appear inside the search field if you click it the f
56. the selected template opens in LibreOffice You can then edit and save the new document just as you would any other document Associating a document with a different template At times you might want to associate a document with a different template or perhaps you are working with a document that did not start from a template One of the major advantages of using templates is the ease of updating styles in more than one document as described on page 69 If you update styles by loading a new set of styles from a different template the document has no association with the template from which the styles were loaded so you cannot use this method What you need to do is associate the document with the different template You can do this in two ways Method 1 This method includes any graphics and wording such as legal notices that exists in the new template as well as including styles If you do not want this material you need to delete it 1 Use File gt New gt Templates and Documents Choose the template you want If the template has unwanted text or graphics in it delete them 101 a aa ZDAC 2 Open the document you want to change It opens in a new window Press Control A to select everything in the document Paste into the blank document created in step 1 3 Update the table of contents if there is one Save the file Method 2 Writer only This method does not include any graphics or text from the new te
57. the size of the data to be written to disc The blank disk must be at least this size eWrite speed Select the speed at which you want to write the CD from the drop down list Click on the Write button If you selected the File image option from the Write disc to drop down list Choose a filename for the disc image dialog is displayed Use the dialog to specify the location where you want to save the disc image file By default disc image files have a iso file extension A Writing disc dialog is displayed This process takes some time When the disc is written or when the disc image file is created a message to indicate that the process is complete is displayed in the dialog Copying CDs or DVDs You can create a copy of a CD or DVD either to another disc or to an image file stored on your computer To create a copy perform the following steps 1 Insert the disc you want to copy 2 Choose Places gt Computer from the top panel menubar 3 Right click on the CD icon and choose Copy Disc 4 The Write to Disc dialog is displayed If you have only one drive with write capabilities the process will first create a disc image file on your computer It will then eject the original disk and ask you to change it for a blank disk on which to write the copy Creating a Disc from an Image File You can write a disc image to a CD or DVD For example you may have downloaded a disc image from the interne
58. to set up a newsgroup account Click on your mail account name in the sidebar and select Create a new account from the options that appear on the right of the screen The New Account Setup screen appears again Select Newsgroup account and then click Next Enter your name and email address in the blank fields and click Next On the following screen enter the name of your news server if you do not know the name of your news server contact your Internet Service Provider or network administrator for this information On the last few screens you can determine the name of this account and review your settings The newsgroup account you created appears in the sidebar of the icedove mail screen Right click on this account name and select Subscribe A dialog box appears listing all the newsgroups available Select the groups you are interested in reading and click Subscribe When you are done click on OR Double click on the newsgroup account name and the list of groups you are subscribed to appears beneath Select the newsgroup you want to access and a dialog box appears with information about downloading and reading existing messages Posting to a newsgroup is just like writing an email except that the newsgroup name appears in the To field rather than an email address To unsubscribe from a newsgroup right click on the group name and select Unsubscribe 2 Save the E mails into you
59. you add or delete text so that headings move to different pages or you add delete or change headings you need to update the table of contents To do this 1 Place the cursor within the table of contents 2 Right click and choose Update Index Table from the pop up menu Creating indexes and bibliographies Indexes and bibliographies work in a similar way to tables of contents Chapter 12 Creating Tables of Contents Indexes and Bibliographies in the Writer Guide describes the process in detail In addition to alphabetical indexes other types of indexes supplied with Writer include those for illustrations tables and objects and you can even create a user defined index For example you might want an index containing only the scientific names of species mentioned in the text and a separate index containing only the common names of species Before creating some types of indexes you first need to create index entries embedded in your Writer document Working with graphics Graphics in Writer are of three basic types e Image files including photos drawings scanned images and others e Diagrams created using LibreOffice s drawing tools e Charts created using LibreOffice s Chart component Using master documents Master documents are typically used for producing long documents such as a book a thesis or a long report or when different people are writing different chapters or other parts of the full document so you don t n
60. 04 9MB B ntfs 2 primary 112 0 GB ntfs pri log 104 9 GB FREE SPACE 5 logical 53 1 GB ext4 6 logical 2 0 GB swap logical 50 0 GB ext3 logical 15 0 GB ext3 logical 80 0 GB ext4 logical 20 0 GB ext4 logical 13 0 GB ext4 logical ext4 V VVVVVVVVV 3 Double click on Resize the partition 45 Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks You are editing partition 2 of SCSI1 0 0 0 sda This partition is formatted with the ntfs Partition settings Use as do not use Bootable flag off Resize the partition currently 112 0 GB Copy data from another partition Erase data on this partition Delete the partition Done setting up the partition 4 It will ask the confirmation before writing the changes to disk Click Yes and then click Continue Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks Before you can select a new partition size any previous changes have to be written to disk You cannot undo this operation Please note that the resize operation may take a long time Write previous changes to disk and continue O No Yes 46 Tat on eS dom 5 This screen will show by default maximum size as a new partition size which you can change as per requirement You can give new partition size more than whatever required to that particular file system then click Continue Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks The minimum s
61. 2 Base re OpenOffice org 3 2 Calc A OpenOffice org 3 2 Draw _ OpenOffice org 3 2 Math OpenOffice org 3 2 Printer Administration OpenOffice org 3 2 Writer a Presentation 232 weit ae a 19 How to install ANYTHING in BOSS Thinking about how to install anything in BOSS GNU Linux EXE files not working Thinking how to run the EXE Don t worry installing softwares packages themes skins and other things are pretty easy in BOSS GNU Linux BOSS GNU Linux provides you the Synaptic Manager which allows you to install anything in easy steps with good and easy understandable GUI Initially have a look at the screen shots in this document which will direct you in using synaptic in your system 19 1 Synaptic Package Manager Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt It provides the same features as the apt get command line utility with a GUI front end based on GTK Features gt Install remove upgrade and downgrade single and multiple packages gt Upgrade your whole system gt Manage package repositories sources list gt Find packages by name description and several other attributes gt Select packages by status section name or a custom filter gt Sort packages by name status size or version gt Browse all available online documentation related to a package gt Download the latest changelog of a package gt Lock packages to the current version
62. 20 0 GB logical 13 0 GB logical 20 0 GB logical 30 0 GB FREE SPACE VV VVV VVWV V V V V Undo changes to partitions Finish partitioning and write changes to disk Partition disks You are editing partition 2 of SCSI1 0 0 0 sda No existing file system was detected in this partition Partition settings Use as swap area Bootable flag off Copy data from another partition Delete the partition Done setting up the partition 36 ae Sh 4 Once that partition is deleted you will get some free space Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount points Select a partition to modify its settings file system mount point etc a free space to create partitions or a device to initialize its partition table Guided partitioning Configure software RAID Configure the Logical Volume Manager Configure encrypted volumes vy SCSI1 0 0 0 sda 500 1 GB ATA WDC WD5000BPVT 7 gt 1 primary 104 9MB B ntfs primary 112 0 GB FREE SPACE 3 primary 104 9 GB 5 logical 53 1 GB 6 logical 2 0 GB 7 logical 50 0 GB 8 logical 15 0 GB 9 logical 80 0 GB 12 logical 20 0 GB 10 logical 13 0 GB 11 logical VVvVVVVVV VV 5 To create a new partition using that free space double click on Create a new partition 6 In the next screen specify the new partition size The minimum size should be 5 0GB
63. Applications gt Sounds amp Video gt Banshee Media Player or type banshee in terminal and press Enter 14 1 1 Importing Music To import music click Music then Import Media and choose the location on your hard drive to import your music You can import digital music files including OGG FLAC MP3 or WAV Banshee will then sort your music based on artist track name track number or album Clicking on one of the columns will make Banshee sort in that order To import music from an audio CD insert the CD in your CD ROM drive The left hand side of Banshee on the side menu will display a CD icon Click on the CD icon on the left bar to display the songs on the CD Click on Import CD in the upper right hand corner and Banshee will import the songs into your collection in the file format you ve chosen in your Preferences To choose the file format OGG MP3 FLAC or WAV click Edit gt Preferences In the CD Importing section choose the format from the Output Format drop down menu 14 1 2 Podcasts Banshee supports subscribing and listening to Podcasts Choose Podcasts on the left hand side menu To subscribe to a Podcast click on Subscribe to Podcast Enter the URL of the Podcast you would like to subscribe to Banshee will then begin to download the latest 182 E i ES ZDAC Podcast and show all available downloads for the URL in the bottom pane Click on the check box to download additional P
64. Click on Add User which opens an interface to enter details about the username password etc Enter all the details and click on OK Thus the new user is added To create a user from shell prompt gt Open the terminal and type adduser gt If you are not logged in as root then type su to change to root user and execute the adduser command gt It prompts you to enter the password for the newly created user and further details You can skip the details if you doesn t need them 81 ZDAC 5 3 Documentation for Linux Commands If you want to learn more about the Linux commands then you can see the man pages for each command which explains you the details about the command and its usage Man pages of a command are nothing but the manual pages They can be viewed by using the man command Like Syntax man lt command gt Example man ls Displays the help page for the ls command 82 Tat on 6 Networking Configuring Network has some simple steps to be followed 6 1 Networking through Ethernet 1 Go to System gt Preferences gt Network Connections or type nm connection editor in terminal and press Enter System J HJ Preferences About Me Pe Administration a Appearance oe Control Center A Assistive Technologies 423 Help Bluetooth fe About BOSS Default Printer F Log Out root 5l File Management EI Shut Down Keyboard Keyboard Shortcuts Main Menu Moni
65. DVD drive your computer has is to choose Places gt Computer from the top panel menubar If the icon for your CD drive has terms like CD RW or DVD R in its label then your computer is able to write discs You can start choosing files to burn to a disc at any time The file manager provides a special folder for files and folders that you wish to write to a CD or DVD From there you can easily write all of the content which you place in this special folder to a CD or DVD Creating Data Discs To write a CD or DVD perform the following steps 1 Choose Places gt CD DVD Creator The file manager opens the CD DVD Creator folder In a File Browser window this item is in the Go menu 2 Drag the files and folders that you want to write to CD or DVD to the CD DVD Creator folder 3 Insert a writable CD or DVD into the CD DVD writer device on your system 4 Press the Write to Disc button or choose File gt Write to CD DVD A Write to Disc dialog is displayed 5 Use the Write to Disc dialog to specify how you want to write the CD 70 gay on E B ES ZDAC eWrite disc to Select the device to which you want to write the CD from the drop down list To create a CD image file select the File image option A CD image file is a normal file that contains all of the data in the same format as a CD that you can write to a CD later eDisc name Type a name for the CD in the text box Data size Shows
66. Document Converter this window will open where we browse the source and destination folder or copy and paste the pathname of the folders Then click Next to proceed BOSS Bulk Document Converter froot Cancel lt Back lt Figure 1 Source and Destination selection screen 171 ZDAC Overall Document type After the source and destination selection there comes a first level of categorization of documents According to the format of the source file we have to select the document type BOSS Bulk Document Converter Step 2 Overall document type The general overall type of document being processed is Text Writer Text Word RTF etc O Spreadsheet Calc Excel etc O Presentation Impress PowerPoint O Drawing Draw Figure 2 Overall Document type Exact source format Next the sub categories of the general overall document type that we selected appears Select the exact format of the source Click Next and then proceed BOSS Bulk Document Converter Step 3 Source Type of Text Document Convert From text documents of type SXW Writer STW Writer Template DOC Microsoft Word TXT plain text RTF Rich Text Format ODT Open document Text CoO its Cancel lt Back lt gt Next gt Figure 3 Source Document type 172 j SS E E P ZDAC Destination type The possible destination type format for the selected sou
67. Downloads Pictures Public Templates i BOSS SAVIR Pre Final Doc odt Videos If you are not happy with your search you can refine it by adding additional conditions This allows you to restrict the search to a specific file type or location To add search conditions click the icon File Edit View File Edit View Devices BOSS ix System Re x 90 GB File x 13 GB File x 20 GB File 127 GB Fil 53 GB File 50 GB File ix 15 GB File ix 80 GB File Jusb pr Computer Home E Desktop Documents Downloads Go Bookmarks Help Go Bookmarks Help Om Documents Downloads Pictures Public Templates BOSS SAVIR Pre Final Doc odt Desktop selected containing O items Free space 13 2 GB Videos 64 a aa ZDAC Saving Searches Nautilus searches can also be saved for future use Once saved searches may be reopened later Saved searches behave exactly like regular folders for example you can open move or delete files from within a saved search 3 6 5 Using Views to Display Your Files and Folders The file manager includes views that enable you to show the contents of your folders in different ways icon view and list view eIcon view Shows the items in the folder as icons eList view Shows the items in the folder as a list 3 6 6 Moving a File or Folder You can move a f
68. E and Google Talk Pidgin can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously This means that you can be chatting with friends on AIM talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time A few popular features of pidgin are Buddy Pounces which give the ability to notify you send a message play a sound or run a program when a specific buddy goes away signs online or returns from idle and plugins consisting of text replacement a buddy ticker extended message notification iconify on away spell checking tabbed conversations and more To start Pidgin Internet Messenger choose Applications gt Internet gt Pidgin Internet Messenger or type pidgin in terminal and press Enter 132 eat on Accounts Welcome to Pidgin You have no IM accounts configured To start connecting with Pidgin press the Add button below and configure your first account If you want Pidgin to connect to multiple IM accounts press Add again to configure them all You can come back to this window to add edit or remove accounts from Accounts Add Edit in the Buddy List window badd When you start the Internet Messenger the following window appears To create an account Click the Add button Add Account Basic Advanced Login Options Protocol Yahoo Screen name abcd chennai Password TIITII Local alias chennai E Remember password
69. Every Linux uses a special account named root for system administration The root account on every Linux system is only limited by SELinux It is not subject to any other normal account restrictions As the system owner or administrator you may sometimes require unrestricted access to configure or modify the system In those cases use the root account Avoid logging in to BOSS as root when possible Any administration tools which require root privileges will prompt you for the password The root account may potentially control any part of the system use the following guidelines to create a good password gt Use a combination of uppercase letters lowercase letters numbers punctuation and other characters gt Do not use a word or name Obscuring the word or name with substitute characters is not effective ol Tat on ae Si gt Do not use the same password for more than one system The following are examples of good passwords gt f9 1LsS99A gt HL8 391 rb gt Iwtb 10 th Enter the root password into the Root Password field Type the same password into the Confirm field to ensure that it is set correctly Indian Version of GNU Linux Set up users and passwords You need to set a password for root the system administrative account A malicious or unqualified user with root access can have disastrous results so you should take care to choose a root password that is not easy to gues
70. GB Hint max can be used as a shortcut to specify the maximum size or enter a percentage e g 20 to use that percentage of the maximum size New partition size 100 GB 5 Select the type for the new partition Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks Type for the new partition Logical 29 St San oF Partition disks Please choose whether you want the new partition to be created at the beginning or at the end of the available space Location for the new partition 7 Click Done setting up the partition and then click Continue Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks You are editing partition 6 of SCSI1 0 0 0 sda This partition is formatted with the swap area All data in it WILL BE DESTROYED Partition settings Use as swap area Bootable flag off Resize the partition currently 2 0 GB Copy data from another partition Erase data on this partition Delete the partition Done setting up the partition 30 ae Si After selecting the partition for the you need to select a partition for the swap space If you are already having Linux installed on your system then you will be having a swap space in your system If so no need of another swap space The swap should be double the RAM size If there is no swap space then create a new swap space The screen shots are as follows 8 Create a swap area of 1GB from
71. M Guided use entire disk and set up encrypted LVM Manual Figure 6 2 Use the largest Free Space Available Partition disks How to use this free space Create a new partition Automatically partition the free space Show Cylinder Head Sector information Figure 6 3 Allot the space for different directories 22 ZDAC b LVM partitioning LVM is a tool for logical volume management which includes allocating disks resizing logical volumes The Logical Volume Manager LVM enables flexible distribution of hard disk space over several file systems As it is difficult to modify partitions on a running system LVM was developed It provides a virtual pool Volume Group VG for short of memory space from which logical volumes LV can be generated if needed The operating system accesses these instead of the physical partitions The screen shots are as follows Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks If you choose guided partitioning for an entire disk you will next be asked which disk should be used Partitioning method Guided use the largest continuous free space Guided use entire disk Guided use entire disk and set up LVM Guided use entire disk and set up encrypted LVM Manual _Screenshot GoBack Continue Figure 6 4 LVM Partitioning 23 St aan Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks Note that all data on the disk you select will be erased
72. Select the desired transition the speed of the animation and whether the transition should happen when you click the mouse preferred or automatically after a certain number of seconds Click Apply to all slides unless you prefer to have different transitions in the presentation Running a slide show To run a slide show do one of the following e Click Slide Show gt Slide Show on the menu bar e Click the Slide Show icon on the Presentation toolbar e Press F5 on the keyboard If the slide transition is Automatic after x seconds let the slide show run by itself If the slide transition is On mouse click do one of the following to move from one slide to the next e Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to go to the next slide or to go back to the previous one e Click the mouse to move to the next slide e Press the spacebar on the keyboard to advance to the next slide Right click anywhere on the screen to open a menu from which you can navigate the slides and set other options To exit the slide show at any time including at the end press the Esc key 8 5 Using Databases with Base Use Base to design a database to store many different kinds of information from a simple address book or recipe file to a sophisticated document management system Tables forms queries and reports can be created manually or using convenient wizards For example the 112 ZDAC Table Wizard contains a number of common fields for busines
73. Settings Username username Service PPPoE Password SC0eee6 O Show password Cancel Apply Available to all users 4 If you have static IP Address provided by the ISP then click Ipv4 Settings in the menu Enter the static ip address netmask gateway address and if any Domain Name Server Address specify it 85 pr ol ZDAC Editing Di tS Connection name D1 W Connect automatically DSL Wired PPP Settings IPv4 Settings Method Manual Addresses Address Netmask Gateway Add 192 168 1 10 255 255 255 0 T9216 LL Delete DNS servers 61 1 96 71 Search domains Routes Cancel 5 After entering the network details click apply Alternatively we configure by following procedure If your ISP assigned a username and password to use when you connect to your broadband Internet connection then you must set up PPPoE before you can connect to the Internet Click Administration gt ADSL PPPOE Configuration This application will attempt to detect PPPoE use on your network and then enter your username and password to connect to the ISP eIf there is any previous connection make the required modifications Normally the Use Peer DNS and Limited MSS problem are set YES If you want your internet connection to be set up every time you login then give YES for Startup option eSet the connection immediately and enjoy surfing in BOSS If you don t wa
74. T To the outside world the group of machines will look like a single machine with a single IP address Firewall Wizard as euzestrazre Internet connection sharing setup Firestarter can share your Internet connection with the computers on your local network using a single public IP address and a method called Network Address Translation E Enable Internet connection sharing Local area network device Ethernet device ethO0 Explain the DHCP function Back Forward At the final page you have to option to either discard your changes or accept and save your choices As soon as you click save the firewall is started The status page is the first page you see when you start up Firestarter Active The firewall is enabled and working Disabled The firewall has been stopped In this state the security policy is not being enforced all 148 Tat on ae Si connections are accepted Locked The firewall is in a state of lock down Nothing is allowed through the firewall neither in nor out Firestarter boss Firewall Edit Events Policy Help me A e Events Policy Firewall Status Total Serious i Inbound 0 0 Active Outbound 0 0 Network Dewice Type Received Activity etho Intemet 41 3 MB 0 0 KB s pant Unknown 0 0 MB 0 0 KB s Active connections Source Destination Port Service Program 192 168 356 223 209 85 231 154 80 HTTP firefox bin The network section of the status page
75. TM attacks net ipv4 conf all accept redirects 0 net ipv6 conf all accept redirects 0 d Accept ICMP redirects only for gateways listed in our default gateway list enabled by default net ipv4 conf all secure_ redirects 1 e Do not send ICMP redirects Dont make the system as router net ipv4 conf all send_ redirects 0 f Do not accept IP source route packets Dont make the system as router net ipv4 conf all accept_ source route 0 net ipv6 conf all accept_source route 0 g Log Martian Packets net ipv4 conf all log martians 1 You are allowed to change the above options in the file etc sysctl conf and it will be effected by running the following command sysctl p 15 1 Enabling Security Features Open the Application System gt Administration gt BOSS Security Feature Now click the Option Enable All Security Features BOSS Desktop 4 0 Added Security Feature List Ee Please select the following BOSS 4 0 Security Features Select Security Features Enable All Security Features Disable all Security Features Select from the list of Security Options Cancel Select the Option Enable All Security Features After clicking ok button it ask for grub password 202 Tat on ae Sh Grub password GRUB PASSWORD LX Enter the Grub Password cancel og After entering the password click ok it shows following alert window That is while booting you have to us
76. Version of GNU Linux Partition disks Current LVM configuration Unallocated physical volumes none Volume groups boss 159782MB Uses physical volume dev sdaS 159782MB Provides logical volume root 158297MB Provides logical volume swap_l 1484MB Screenshot Go Back Continue EE Figure 6 9 LVM Partitioning Use Existing Hard disk Space This means that you need to have an empty unpartitioned free space which is not used for any other OS like Windows or Linux Once you select this option it will ask you for the partition space details and then format it later the installation proceeds c Manual Partitioning Creating a new partition To partition manually the following screen shots will help you setting up the partition 1 A screen with name Partition disks will be displayed In that click Manual and then click Continue 26 Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks If you choose guided partitioning for an entire disk you will next be asked which disk should be used Partitioning method Guided use the largest continuous free space Guided use entire disk Guided use entire disk and set up LVM Guided use entire disk and set up encrypted LVM 2 After clicking Manual a screen will be displayed which contains overview of your currently configured partitions Click on free space and then click Continue Indian Version of GNU L
77. ZDAC To play a particular track select that track and click Play or simple double click the track To pause the track press pause button 14 6 Cheese Webcam Booth Cheese uses webcamera connected with the PC to take photos and videos applies fancy special effects and lets you share the fun with others To start Sound Recorder choose Applications gt Sound amp Video gt Cheese Webcam Booth or type cheese in terminal and press Enter The main screen of Cheese supports two different layouts at the moment The default looks like the screenshot below it has the preview image centered and the thumbnail slideshow below Cheese Edit Help 14 6 1 Usage Especially for Cheese users with small displays like the ones in netbooks we have designed another view It is more horizontally aligned in order to fit better on small widescreen displays The wide view is shown in the screenshot below 192 Cheese Cheese Edit Help asa Lake multiple Photos E Etects i y Saturation Cheese Photo to change to photo mode Photo mode will take a single photo every time the button labelled Take a photo or the Spacebar key is pressed and will save to disk Cheese Video to change to video mode Video mode will start recording a video every time the button labelled Start Recording or the Spacebar is pressed The video will stop recording and save t
78. access controls than traditional Unix permissions offer Enable Audit It provides tools that help the administrative user extract specific types of audit events audit events for specific users audit events related to specific file system objects or audit events within a specific time frame It s responsible for writing audit records to the disk Linux audit files to see who made changes based on program database files and system calls Admin group for the su Program The administrator has to change the group ownership to admin group Then the admin group members only able to access the su program The rest of the users can not run the su program Disable CD DVD For your security reasons you may disable the CD DVD Disable USB For your security reasons you may disable the USB 10 Disable Service like telnet imap ftp http Disable the services like telnet rsh imap and http through iptables 200 gay on a 7 conc 11 Enable Extended Attributes Extended attributes are arbitrary name value pairs which are associated with files or directories They can be used to store system objects like capabilities of executables and access control lists as well as user objects 12 Enable ACL The file mode contains nine bits that determine access permissions of a file plus three special bits This mechanism allows to define access permissions for three classes of users the file owner the file group and others This mechani
79. aced if things go wrong Upgrades never require a wholesale installation you can always upgrade in place And the programs are almost always compatible with successive OS releases If a new program version requires newer supporting software the BOSS packaging system ensures that all the necessary software is automatically identified and installed The point is much effort has been put into avoiding the need for re installation so think of it as your very last option The installer is not designed to re install over an existing system Here s a road map for the steps you will take during the installation process 4 Back up any existing data or documents on the hard disk where you plan to install 5 Gather information about your computer and any needed documentation before starting the installation Create partition table space for BOSS on your hard disk Set up the first boot drive to DVD drive through CMOS setup and restart your system Insert the BOSS GNU Linux DVD into the drive Boot the installation system Select installation language Activate the ethernet network connection if available Soe p Se p Create and mount the partitions on which BOSS GNU Linux will be installed 10 Watch the automatic install setup of the base system 11 Installs additional software tasks and or packages at your discretion 12 Installs a boot loader which can start up BOSS GNU Linux on your existing system 13 Load the newly installed sys
80. acket Capture and Interception for Switched Networks 6tunnel 0 11rc2 3 TCP proxy for non IPv6 applications 9base 1 5 1 Plan 9 userland tools 9menu 1 8 2 Creates X menus from the shell 9mount 1 3 7 plan9 filesystem v9fs user mount utilities 9mount dbg 1 3 7 plan9 filesystem v9fs user mount utilities debug 9wm 1 2 9 emulation of the Plan 9 window manager 8 1 2 a2ps 1 4 14 1 GNU a2ps Anything to PostScript converter and pretty printer all E Amateur Radio Base System Communication Communication non Cross Platform Cross Platform contri Cross Platform non fr Databases Debug HOOOOROOOROoO0O0OY Debug contrib Development Development contrib Development non fre Documentation No package is selected Documentation contr Documentation non f Editors Editors non free Electronics Electronics contrib Electronics non free Email Email contrib Sections 4 Status Origin Custom Filters J Search Results J 28028 packages listed 1347 installed O broken 0 to install upgrade 0 to remove By this time you might have already decided which package or software to install gt Press Ctrl f which opens the find window where you can type the package name that you want to install Or gt Click on any of the package in the window and start typing the package name which will let you see the packages with that name online while typing This opens t
81. acters dialog 3 Select the characters from any font or mixture of fonts you wish to insert in order then click OK The selected characters are shown in the lower left of the dialog As you select a character it is shown on the lower right along with its numerical code Checking spelling and grammar Writer provides a spelling checker which can be used in two ways 102 T E B ZDAC e AutoSpellcheck checks each word as it is typed and displays a wavy red line under any misspelled words When the word is corrected the line disappears e To perform a separate spelling check on the document or a text selection click the Spelling and Grammar button This checks the document or selection and opens the Spelling and Grammar dialog if any misspelled words are found e You can right click on a word with a wavy underline to open a context menu If you select from the suggested words on the menu the selection will replace the misspelled word in your text Other menu options are discussed below e You can change the dictionary language for example Spanish French or German on the Spelling and Grammar dialog e You can add a word to the dictionary Click Add in the Spelling and Grammar dialog and pick the dictionary to add it to e Click the Options button on the Spelling and Grammar dialog to open a dialog similar to the one in Tools gt Options gt Language Settings e There you can choose whether to check uppercase
82. an Cc l Screenshot Go Back Continue ceeseseesesecesesseseceeseseseseceeseeecseee Figure 4 Keyboard Configuration Screen 2 6 Network Configuration Configuring Network Automatically If you have a DHCP Server then the Network will be automatically configured There is no need for the user to bother about the network configuration Configuring Network Manually If that is not the case you need to manually configure the network When the DHCP server is not available the following screen appears which means you need to configure manually 17 Indian Version of GNU Linux Configure the network Q Network autoconfiguration failed Your network is probably not using the DHCP protocol Alternatively the DHCP server may be slow or some network hardware is not working properly Figure 5 1 Network Configuration Click on Continue to proceed towards Manual Network configuration Indian Version of GNU Linux Configure the network Please enter the hostname for this system The hostname is a single word that identifies your system to the network If you don t know what your hostname should be consult your network administrator If you are setting up your own home network you can make something up here Hostname Figure 5 2 Network Configuration 18 Select Configure Network Manually and set the IP address and configure network Indian Vers
83. an Mallik Sarwan 04 23 min Preview Pattaalam Paaruda 00 00 04 23 by Arman Mallik Sarwan VKS Fowsia moviegalleri blogspot com Audio disc 07 Sep 10 Blank CD R Disc 1 h 11 of free space Burn Project estimated size 09 22 min Then press the Burn button in the lower right corner After clicking it you will see the following dialog Burning speed Max speed z Options Burn the image directly without saving it to disc Leave the disc open to add other files later Use burnproof decrease the risk of failures v Eject after burning Temporary files i tmp 5 2 GB free Cancel Burn 229 ae Si Select the maxmium speed that you want to burn the CD Select Leave the disc open to add more files for multisession enabled disc writing Select burnproof to reduce possibility of discs failure eSelect the Eject disk option so Brasero would eject the disc after finishing the writing 16 3 Copying a Data or Audio CD or DVD To copy choose File gt New Project gt Copy Disc depending upon your media The application will show the following dialog Select disc to copy Multicore WS jun 27 7 MB r Select a disc to write to Blank CD R Disc 702 8 MB of free space Properties Cancel Burn eselect the disc to copy source disk contains data have to write to the blank disc Select a disc to w
84. art presentation from Page No 1 A progress bar will appear at the bottom of the slide showing the remaining time If some time is left out the bar will be in green color If the time is over the color of the bar will change to red 177 ZDAC Wrap After the last page of the presentation if the first page should appear again set the wrap option as Yes Initial Page By default the presentation will start from the first page To start the presentation from a page other than the first page use the Initial Page option BOSS Presentation Tool Presentation Help on or ey Execute Quit el _Configue extras Cursor Image Select an image to use as cursor Duration Expected Run time of the presentation Wrap Restart presentation after last page Initial Page Start presentation from Page No 20 178 ae Si Executing the presentation To execute choose Presentation gt Execute from the menu or Press Execute icon from toolbar Keyboard Shortcut F8 BOSS Presentation Tool Presentation Help thi a Fs es lt Quit Help About JETS Source Type O Directory with Images PDF PPT PPS ODP File Source File froot Desktop BOSS User Manual pdf a Transition Available Transitions 7 PagePeel i mp Eorwa Crossfade z Selected Transitions Pagelurn SlideDown j SlideLett SlideRight SpinOutin Be Advance Slides Manually Automaticlly After seconds
85. ating spreadsheets for other people to use you may want to make sure they enter data that is valid or appropriate for the cell You can also use validation in your own work as a guide to entering data that is either complex or rarely used Fill series and selection lists can handle some types of data but they are limited to predefined information To validate new data entered by a user select a cell and use Data gt Validity to define the type of contents that can be entered in that cell For example a cell might require a date or a whole number with no alphabetic characters or decimal points or a cell may not be left empty Sorting records Sorting is often useful when you add new information When a list is long it is usually easier to add new information at the bottom of the sheet rather than adding rows in the proper places After you have added information you can then sort it to update the sheet Highlight the cells to be sorted then select Data gt Sort to open the Sort dialog or click the Sort Ascending or Sort Descending toolbar buttons Using the dialog you can sort the selected cells using up to three columns in either ascending A Z 1 9 or descending Z A 9 1 order Using formulas and functions You may need more than numbers and text on your spreadsheet Often the contents of one cell depend on the contents of other cells Formulas are equations using numbers and variables to get a result The variables are cell loc
86. ations that hold the data you need for the equation A function is a predefined calculation entered in a cell to help you analyze or manipulate data All you have to do is add the arguments and the calculation is automatically made for you 108 ZDAC Functions help you create the formulas needed to get the results that you are looking for Printing Printing from Calc is much the same as printing from other LibreOffice components but some details are different especially regarding preparation for printing Using print ranges Print ranges have several uses including printing only a specific part of the data or printing selected rows or columns on every page Defining a print range To define a new print range or modify an existing print range 1 Highlight the range of cells that comprise the print range 2 Choose Format gt Print Ranges gt Define The page break lines display on the screen Adding to the print range After defining a print range you can add more cells to it This allows multiple separate areas of the same sheet to be printed while not printing the whole sheet After you have defined a print range 1 Highlight the range of cells to be added to the print range 2 Choose Format gt Print Ranges gt Add This adds the extra cells to the print range The page break lines no longer display on the screen Removing a print range It may become necessary to remove a defined print range for example
87. ble view 2 In the left pane of the database window click the Tables icon 3 Click Create View Working with Queries If you often want to access only a subset of your data that can be well defined by a filter condition you can define a query This is basically a name for the new view at the filtered data You open the query and see the current data in the table layout that you defined Creating a New Query using the Query Wizard 114 gay on E B ES ZDAC In OpenOffice org you can create a new query using the Query Wizard 1 Open the database file where you want to create the new query 2 In the left pane of the database window click the Queries icon 3 Click Use Wizard to Create Query Creating a New Query using the Design View 1 Open the database file where you want to create the new query 2 In the left pane of the database window click the Queries icon 3 Click Create Query in Design View Working with Forms Using forms you can define how to present the data Open a text document or a spreadsheet and insert the controls such as push buttons and list boxes In the properties dialog of the controls you can define what data the forms should display Creating a New Form With the Form Wizard In OpenOffice org you can create a new form using the Form Wizard 1 Open the database file where you want to create the new form 2 In the left pane of the database window cli
88. ce you have made your crop selection you must click the crop button beneath the image to finalize the crop If you are working with the original photo cropping creates a new version your photo Straighten Straighten effect is a tool to level a photo E This tool rotates an image by a specified angle and automatically crops the resulted image so that you always see a perfect rectangle Adjust Colors ae To adjust the brightness contrast and colors of a photo first click the Adjust the photo colors icon to open the Adjust Color dialog Change then some settings and save them with OK 153 ZDAC AutoColor This effect automatically adjusts color levels to make a pretty balanced picture color wise It serves best for pictures taken with automatical white balance when camera didn t manage to do the job well Desaturate To make a colorful photo a black and white one open a photo of choice and press Desaturate button Sepia a To make a colorful photo look like an old style picture in sepia tones open a photo of choice and press Sepia button Remove Red Eye D To remove redeye from a photo you need to select a zone containing the eyes You may want to zoom in on the image to accurately select the eyes in the photo You should be able to correct both eyes on the same person in one shot or even the eyes from multiple people at once If this doesn t work for you or the selected zone c
89. ck the Forms icon 3 Click Use Wizard to Create Form Creating a New Form Manually 1 Open the database file where you want to create the new form 2 In the left pane of the database window click the Forms icon 3 Click Create Form in Design View 4 A new text document opens Use the Form controls to insert the controls into the form Working with Reports A report is a text document that either shows the current data or the data at the time the report was created 115 ZDAC Creating a New Report With the Report Wizard In OpenOffice org you can create a new report using the Report Wizard 1 Open the database file where you want to create the new report 2 In the left pane of the database window click the Reports icon 3 Click Use Wizard to Create Report 116 ZDAC 9 SCIM amp OnScreen Keyboard 9 1 SCIM The Smart Common Input Method platform SCIM is an input method platform supporting more than thirty languages CJK and many European languages for POSIX style operating systems including Linux and BSD How to Configure different Keyboard using SCIM in BOSS GNU Linux Open Gedit vi OpenOffice 1 Press control space to invoke toggle notification icon on task bar 2 It will show menu of Input Methods available in BOSS GNU Linux 3 Select any language Example Tamil Three different type of keyboards are supported i Phonetic Keyboard Keyboards are
90. d choose File gt Print 137 ESTEE gme i a dom Inside the Print dialog you can select the printer to use the paper format the number of copies To see a preview of what will be printed click Preview To print click Print Find text internet Dictionary File Edit View Go Help Look up Internet A large network 3 of numerous computers connected through a number of major nodes of high speed computers having high speed communications channels between the major nodes and numerous minor nodes allowing electronic communication among millions of computers around the world usually referred to as the internet is the basis for the World Wide Web PJC From The Collaborative International Diction Find the Previous gt Next To find out a particular word from the displayed result choose Edit gt Find In the bottom a text box appears In that type the word to find To find the next occurrence of the text click Next To find the previous occurrence of the text click Previous Dictionary Sources To view dictionary sources click Edit gt Preferences Dictionary Preferences Select a dictionary source for looking up werds Default Dictionary Server O Longdea Thai English Dictionaries oP Add Remove 138 Ht Sar E gme i a dom J v A list of available sources will be displayed Click on the source from which yo
91. d Text Encryption El Encrypt decrypt or sign the clipboard uses PGP type encryption Clock Get the current time and date N Connect to Server 79 Connect to a remote computer or shared disk ra CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor Monitor the CPU Frequency Scaling so Help a ffs x Close Tea on 2 Select the element you want to add to the panel Then click Add button 3 Now you can see that element on the panel To remove an element from the panel right click on the element you want to remove and select Remove From Panel 4 2 Changing the Desktop Settings You can change a variety of settings such as the desktop background screen saver fonts keyboard and mouse configuration and sounds 4 2 1 Changing the Desktop Background To change the desktop background right click on the desktop and select Change Desktop Background or choose System gt Preferences gt Appearance and click Background tab The following window appears Appearance Preferences Theme Background Fonts Interface Wallpaper Style Zoom Gi Add Remove Colors Solid color Select the wallpaper you like and click Finish If you want to add wallpaper stored in another location click Add WallPaper button Choose the location of the new wallpaper and click Finish 4 2 2 Changing the Desktop Font To change the desktop font choose System gt Preferences gt Appearanc
92. d and put up with more security Instead of a single menu lst now the configuration files are divided and maintained separately Now grub cfg will replace menu lst Difference between grub2 to grub legacy e grub cfg is typically automatically generated by grub mkconfig e Partition numbers in GRUB device names now start at 1 not 0 e The configuration file is now written in something closer to a full scripting language variables conditionals and loops are available e A small amount of persistent storage is available across reboots using the save_env and load_env commands in GRUB and the grub editenv utility e GRUB 2 has more reliable ways to find its own files and those of target kernels on multiple disk systems and has commands to find devices using file system labels or Universally Unique Identifiers UUIDs e GRUB 2 is available for several other types of system in addition to the PC BIOS systems supported by GRUB Legacy PC EFI PC coreboot PowerPC SPARC and MIPS Lemote Yeeloong are all supported e Many more file systems are supported including but not limited to ext4 HFS and NTFS e GRUB 2 can read files directly from LVM and RAID devices e A graphical terminal and a graphical menu system are available e GRUB 2 s interface can be translated including menu entry names e The image files that make up GRUB have been reorganized Stage 1 Stage 1 5 and Stage 2 are no more e GRUB 2 puts many facilities in dynamically
93. d in the title bar of the window If suitable codecs for the format your are trying to play is not installed the following window appears Search for suitable codec The required software to play this file is not installed You need to install suitable codecs to play media files Do you want to search for a codec that supports the selected file The search will also include software which is not officially supported Oconee Once Search is clicked a window appears showing the list of available codecs Select the codecs you want to install and click Install Install multimedia codecs Codec Popularity 9 GStreamer extra plugins he tir ke r 7 Codecs to play mpd sid mpegl1 mpeg AC 3 DWO GStreamer Fluendo MP3 Plugin shy Codecs to play MPS Files GStreamer fimpeg video plugin or J Codecs to play mpeg divx mpeg4 acl wmv and as es GStreamer ffmpeg video plugin FFmpeg plugin for GStreamer co This GStreamer plugin supports a large number of audio and video compression formats through the use of the FFmpeg library E Cancel Install 185 son a E E ZDAC Once the installation of codecs is completed you can play the song or movie 14 2 2 Opening a Location To open a file by URI location choose Movie gt Open Location Ctrl L The Open from URI dialog is displayed Use the drop down combination box to specify the URI location of file you would like to ope
94. d it s qOrganizer folder Note Please don t use any important FTP server because the password is stored in plain text on the local machine if you are not sure about the safety of your computer then please choose an unimportant FTP account The Storing tab Store data in Text files store all data in multiple text file within the qOrganizer folder This is the fastest mode to store data and the most tested one simplistic though SQLite Database store all data in a single SQLite database file named qorganizer db in qgOrganizer This can be slow on windows with Autosave _ enabled MySQL database store data using a remote MySQL server Settings General Cale near FTP storing Store data in My SOL catabase Host 192 168 38 10 Port 3306 5 Username admin Password FTP synchronization amp not availabe for My SGL database Some settings require restarting qorgqanizer 169 weit ae a Host the domain or ip address of the MySQL server Port the port on which the remote MySQL server is running 3306 by default Username the username which to connect with It is best to create a new user for qOrganizer and give priviledges only over the qOrganizer database It is not advised at all to use root since again the password is stored in plain text on the local machine Password the password which it will use when connecting Database name the name of
95. default file system ext3 to swap by double clicking Ext3 journaling file system in the screen shown below 41 Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks You are editing partition 2 of SCSI1 0 0 0 sda No existing file system was detected in this partition Partition settings Ext 4 journaling file system Mount point home Mount options defaults Label none Reserved blocks 5 Typical usage standard Bootable flag off Copy data from another partition Delete the partition Done setting up the partition 16 Double click on swap area Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks How to use this partition Ext4 journaling file system Ext3 journaling file system Ext2 file system btrfs journaling file system JFS journaling file system XFS journaling file system FAT16 file system FAT32 file system swap area physical volume for encryption physical volume for RAID physical volume for LVM do not use the partition 17 Creation of swap area is completed Click on Done setting up the partition and then 42 i San ZDAC LL AD D tem Solutions click Continue Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks You are editing partition 6 of SCSI1 0 0 0 sda This partition is formatted with the swap area All data in it WILL BE DESTROYED Partition settings Use as swap area Bootable flag off Resize the partition c
96. e and click on Custom PPD or Download PPD Differs based on printer Save this PPD file in your system Now Select the Printing option from System gt Administration gt Printing In the Step 2 of configuration figure shown below click on Provide PPD File Then click on the open folder and select the saved PPD file This installs your printer divers into your system Select printer from database The foomatic printer database contains various manufacturer provided PostScript Printer Description PPD files and also can generate PPD files for a large number of non PostScript printers But in general manufacturer provided PPD files provide better access to the specific features of the printer a Provide PPD file PostScript Printer Description PPD files can often be found on the driver disk that comes with the printer For PostScript printers they are often part of the Windows driver None E Search for a printer driwer to download Make and model Printer model Back Cancel sp E 7 2 Scanner Usage Plug in the Scanner and select XSane Image Scanning Program from Applications gt Graphics gt XSane Image Scanning Program or type xsane in terminal and press Enter The scanner will be detected and the images can be scanned now If your scanner drivers are not already present in BOSS GNU Linux then you can download them from the link http www san
97. e and click Fonts 76 a Son eS do tab Anew window appears In that select the Desktop font option Appearance Preferences Theme Background Interface Application font Sans Document font Sans Desktop font Sans Window title fant Sans Bold Fixed width font Monospace Rendering O Monochrome Best shapes abcfgop AO abcfgop jabcfgop AO abcfgop O Best contrast O Subpixel smoothing LCDs abcfgop AO abcfgop abcfgop AO abcfgop Select the font and click OK 4 2 3 Changing the Desktop Theme To change the desktop theme choose System gt Preferences gt Theme The following window appears Appearance Preferences Background Fonts Interface Hoopen io S 3 Customize B Install Select the theme you want and click close 77 Sa ZDAC 4 2 4 Changing the Screen Saver To select a screen saver choose System gt Preferences gt Screensaver The following window appears Screensaver Preferences Screensaver theme Blank screen Random Cosmos Floating BOSS Floating Feet Pictures folder Pop art squares lt gt Preview 7 minutes Regard the computer as idle after g 7 Activate screensaver when computer is idle Warning the screen will not be locked for the root user Help amp Power Management X Close Select the screen saver you want and click close 4 3 gDesklets gDesklets is a system f
98. e connection succeeds the contents of the site are displayed and you may drag and drop files to and from the remote server 3 7 Finding Data on your Computer The Search for Files application enables you to search for files on your system To start search choose Places gt Search for Files 3 7 1 To Perform a Basic Search To perform a basic search for a file on the system perform the following steps 1 Enter the search text in the Name contains field The search text can be a filename or partial filename with or without wildcards as shown in the following table Name Contains Text Example Result Full or partial filename myfile txt Search for Files searches for all files that contain the text myfile txt in the filename 72 T E B ZDAC Partial filename combined ch Searches for all files that have extension c with wildcards or h 2 In the Look in folder field select the folder or device from which you want Search for Files to begin the search 3 Click Find to perform the search Search for Files searches in the directory that you specify and the subdirectories of the directory Search for Files displays the results of the search in the Search results list box If Search for Files does not find any files that match the search criteria the application displays the message No files found in the Search results list box 3 7 2 To
99. e ie Liferea is in offline mode No update possible ty BOSS 4 0 File Browser B BOSS SAVIR odt Ope Ekiga net Welcome Liferea 10 8 1 Subscribe Feed As a news aggregator Liferea allows you to subscribe to different syndication sources The most common use case is to subscribe to single feeds But Liferea also supports subscribing a source that provides a collection of feeds So you can subscribe to e a single feed e any OPML source a planet feed list a blog roll e a Blogline subscription list e a Google Readersubscription list To create a new feed subscription select New Feed from the feed list s contextual menu or the Subscriptions menu A dialog to create a new subscription will appear New Subscription Feed Source Enter a website location to use feed autodiscovery or in case you know it the exact feed location EJ Cancel Advanced IOK 144 ae Si 10 8 2 Searching Feed Content Searching for Feed Content Liferea supports a simple case sensitive text searching in the item content and titles of all your subscriptions To open the search dialog click the search button in the toolbar Enter the string you want to search for and click the Search button Any items containing the string either in their title or their content should appear in the resulting item list Also the item content view will give you a message about the number of matches Permane
100. e in the document Viewing the Properties of a Document To view the properties of a document choose File gt Properties Short cut key is Alt Enter The Properties dialog displays all information available Printing the document To print the document choose File gt Print 151 ZDAC Copying the document To copy a file perform the following steps 1 Choose File gt Save a Copy 2 Select the location where you want to save the file and give a new name for the copy 3 Click Save Working With Password Protected Documents An author can use the following password levels to protect a document eUser password that allows others only to read the document eMaster password that allows others to perform additional actions such as print the document When you try to open a password protected document Evince Document Viewer displays a security dialog Type either the user password or the master password in the Enter document password text box then click Open Document Closing the document To close the document choose File gt Close 11 2 F Spot Photo Manager To open F Spot choose Applications gt Graphics gt F Spot Photo Manager or type f spot in terminal and press Enter 11 2 1 Organizing your photos Import You can import photos from your hard drive or your camera When you import your photos into F Spot from your camera it will always make a copy of them leaving you free
101. e individual elements text numbers formulas and so on that make up the data to display and manipulate Each spreadsheet can have many sheets and each sheet can have many individual cells In Calc 3 3 each sheet can have a maximum of 1 048 576 rows and 1024 columns Parts of the main Calc window Title bar The Title bar located at the top shows the name of the current spreadsheet When the spreadsheet is newly created its name is Untitled X where X is a number When you save a spreadsheet for the first time you are prompted to enter a name of your choice Menu bar Under the Title bar is the Menu bar When you choose one of the menus a submenu appears with other options You can modify the Menu bar by Customizing LibreOffice Toolbars Three toolbars are located under the Menu bar by default the Standard to toolbar the Formatting toolbar and the Formula Bar The icons buttons on these toolbars provide a wide range of common commands and functions In the Formatting toolbar the three boxes on the left are the Apply Style Font Name and Font Size lists They show the current setting for the selected cell or area The Apply Style list may not be visible by default Click the down arrow to the right of each box to open the list 105 a aa ZDAC Formula bar On the left hand side of the Formula bar is a small text box called the Name Box with a letter and number combination in it such as D7 This combina
102. e installed system Language English English Gujarati apra Hindi t Kannada ae Malayalam AQUI Marathi ARTA Punjabi Gurmukhi iaat Tamil sblh Telugu Bear Figure 2 Language Selection Screen 2 4 Country Selection Next the country selection screen appears Select the appropriate country from the list Click Continue and proceed further Indian Version of GNU Linux Select your location The selected location will be used to set your time zone and also for example to help select the system locale Normally this should be the country where you live This is a shortlist of locations based on the language you selected Choose other if your location is not listed Country territory or area Antigua and Barbuda Australia Botswana Canada Hong Kong Ireland New Zealand Nigeria Philippines Singapore South Africa United Kingdom United States Figure 3 Country Selection Screen 16 ZDAC 2 5 Keyboard Configuration The installation program displays a list of the keyboard layouts supported by BOSS GNU Linux Highlight the correct layout on the list and select Next Indian Version of GNU Linux Configure the keyboard Keymap to use E Albanian Arabic Asturian Bangladesh Belarusian Bengali Belgian Bosnian Brazilian British English Bulgarian Bulgarian phonetic layout Canadian French Canadian Multilingual Catalan Chinese Croati
103. e of the month ex October d is the day part of the date ex 27 th and yyyy is the year Remind type this sets the reminder type to eighter a dialog box or a system baloon at the system tray 167 ae Si Row number for empty schedule contains the number of rows automatically added to days with empty schedules If you want to set the schedule for October 27 then you will get this number of empty rows automatically if the schedule was empty You can delete them later the number will be remembered for that day The default is 4 Play sound on remind if this is enabled qOrganizer will play a sound when a reminder is triggered along with the reminder dialog box or baloon with the name of the event The FTP tab Synchronize with ftp server enables FTP synchronization and makes the Upload and Download icons appear on the toolbar Settings General Calendar FTP Storing Synchronize with ftp server y Hest 192 168 35 9 Username eduboss ae Path on ftp server home bac kup some settings require restarting qUrqanizer on Host the domain or ip address of the FTP server Port the port on which the remote FTP server is running 21 by default 168 ae Si Username the username to connect with Password the password which we need to use Path on ftp server the relative path to the folder where the program can uploa
104. e project org sane mfgs html and install the drivers The steps for installation are mentioned in the software itself 92 T E B ZDAC 7 3 USB As soon as the USB is plugged in it is auto detected and can be used without any manual mounting and configuring 7 4 Webcam Digital Camera Connect the device to your system To use Webcam choose Applications gt Graphics gt Webcam Viewer or type cheese in terminal and press Enter To use Digital Camera choose Applications gt Graphics gt gtkam or type gtkam in terminal and press Enter If your Webcam or Digital camera drivers are not already present in BOSS GNU Linux then you can download them from the following link and install the drivers The steps for installation are mentioned in the software itself http www linux com howtos Webcam HOWTO devices shtml http alpha ovcam org ov5s11 cameras html chipsets http webcam sourceforge net cams http www cs umu se cOOahs exjobb philips http www sane project org sane mfgs html http tuukkat cabspace com quickcam quickcam html 7 5 Bluetooth Support Bluetooth is an industrial specification for wireless personal area networks PANs Bluetooth provides a way to connect and exchange information between devices such as mobile phones laptops PCs printers digital cameras and video game consoles via a secure globally unlicensed short range radio frequency Internet Connection through bluetooth using mobile
105. e the following username as boss and the password as you entred grub password Grub updated sucessfully When booting the system use the below data Username boss Password your grub password Password and login security After enabling the features it confirms the following message Enabled the Password and login Security Minimum password length is 8 Maximum password length is 40 Warning A Successfully Enabled the feature Password and login security 203 ESTEE gme i a dom Restricting system reboots through the console After enabling the features it confirms the following message Vian Successfully Enabled the feature Restricting system reboots through the console Restricting user s access to this system Enter the users with comma to whom you want to restrict the system If the entered user is not in the system it will ask once again Here the users userl user2 and user3 is not in the system Restricting the Users into the system i Please add the users to the below list with comma userl user users Cancel After clicking ok Its shows i Waning 204 Warning No users available in the system and so it will ask to enter user names Warning A Please enter the walid system users Now the user cdac available in the system and so he is going to be restricted in this system Restricting the Users into the system Es Please add the user
106. e way you would like to partition These are the following ways in which you can partition the hard disk a Automatic partitioning b LVM partitioning c Manual partitioning a Automatic Partitioning By selecting automatic partitioning you will not have to use partitioning tools to assign mount points create partitions or allocate space for your installation You will be provided with two options in automatic partition gt Format entire Hard Disk 20 Sn CDIP gt Use Existing Hard disk Space Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks If you choose guided partitioning for an entire disk you will next be asked which disk should be used Partitioning method Guided use the largest continuous free space Guided use entire disk Guided use entire disk and set up LVM Guided use entire disk and set up encrypted LVM Manual Figure 6 1 Format Entire Hard Disk 21 Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks The installer can guide you through partitioning a disk using different standard schemes or if you prefer you can do it manually With guided partitioning you will still have a chance later to review and customise the results If you choose guided partitioning for an entire disk you will next be asked which disk should be used Partitioning method Guided use the largest continuous free space Guided use entire disk Guided use entire disk and set up LV
107. ed in the design development and deployment of electronics and advanced Information Technology IT products and solutions C DAC has established itself as premier R amp D institution of National and International repute working in advanced areas of Electronics and Information Technology developing and deploying IT products and solutions for diverse sectors of the economy 23 2 About NRCFOSS NRCFOSS has been promoted by the Department of Information Technology MCIT Government of India to address the issues related to FOSS in the Indian context and to explore how FOSS can play the twin roles of helping to bridge the digital divide as well as strengthening the Indian software industry One of the main objective of NRCFOSS is to come up with a local Indian GNU Linux distribution viz BOSS Bharat Operating Systems Solutions It was decided by a committee of experts to have an Indian distribution of Linux so that the language used for the desktop environment and some of the applications can be in the Indian language which will enable non English literate users in the country to be exposed to ICT and to use the computer more 243 T E B ZDAC effectively In the long term the BOSS GNU Linux project will attempt to be the standard GNU Linux distribution for desktop computers in India 23 3 Contact Us To know more about us you can visit the NRCFOSS portal at http nrcfoss org in and further information about BOSS GNU Linux a
108. eed to share files A master document joins separate text documents into one larger document and unifies the formatting table of contents TOC bibliography index and other tables or lists 8 3 Using Spreadsheets with Calc Calc is the spreadsheet component of LibreOffice You can enter data usually numerical in a spreadsheet and then manipulate this data to produce certain results Alternatively you can enter data and then use Calc in a What if manner by changing some of the data and observing the results without having to retype the entire spreadsheet Other features provided by Calc include e Functions which can be used to create formulas to perform complex calculations on 104 a aa ZDAC data e Database functions to arrange store and filter data e Dynamic charts a wide range of 2D and 3D charts e Macros for recording and executing repetitive tasks e Ability to open edit and save Microsoft Excel spreadsheets e Import and export of spreadsheets in multiple formats including HTML CSV PDE and PostScript To open calc choose Applications gt Office gt LibreOffice Calc or type LibreOffice calc in terminal and press Enter Spreadsheets sheets and cells Calc works with documents called spreadsheets Spreadsheets consist of a number of individual sheets each sheet containing cells arranged in rows and columns A particular cell is identified by its row number and column letter Cells hold th
109. en click OK 187 ae Si eRemoving a track or movie To remove track or movie from the playlist select the filenames from the filename list box then click on the Remove button eSaving playlist to file To save playlist to file click on the Save button The Save playlist dialog is displayed specify the filename that you want to save the playlist eMoving track or movie up the playlist To move track or movie up the playlist select the filenames from the filename list box then click on the Up button eMoving track or movie down the playlist To move track or movie down the playlist select the filenames from the filename list box then click on the Down button 14 3 Sound Recorder The Sound Recorder application enables you to record and play flac ogg and wav sound files To start Sound Recorder choose Applications gt Sound amp Video gt Sound Recorder or type gnome sound recorder in terminal and press Enter When Sound Recorder is started the following window appears Untitled SoundRecorde File Control Help B New Open Record l Record from input Digital Record as CD Quality Lossy Ogg multimedia File Information Filename Untitled 14 3 1 Recording To start a new recording session perform the following steps 1 Choose File gt New 188 a aa ZDAC 2 Use the Record as drop down list to select one of the fo
110. en what is the vigneswari but i remember by default also many stations use to be but there are none now indraveni for me default stations r there but if i click on that its showing err as missing O ops 7 total indraveni prem sangi siji vigneswari 136 Tat on ae Sh 10 5 Dictionary The Dictionary application enables you to search words and terms on a dictionary source To start dictionary choose Applications gt Accessories gt Dictionary or type gnome dictionary in terminal and press Enter Dictionary File Edit View Go Help Look up Looking up a word To look up a word type that word in the text box and press Enter If some definition for the word is found it will appear inside the main window area Internet Dictionary File Edit View Go Help Look up Internet internet internet io tertnet i n t e r n e Jt n A large network 3 of numerous computers connected through a number of major nodes of high speed computers having high speed communications channels between the major nodes and numerous minor nodes allowing electronic communication among millions of computers around the world usually referred to as the internet is the basis for the World Wide Web PIC Saving the result of the word To save the results of the word choose File gt Save a Copy Printing the result of the word To print the result of the wor
111. ent 2 Select the images you want to view in the slide show or select none to view all the images in the current folder or catalog 3 Press F12 or choose View gt Slide Show eog starts an automatic presentation of the images To stop the presentation press S or Q or Esc Manual Presentation To do a manual presentation perform the following steps 1 Go to the folder or catalog containing the images you want to present 2 Select the image from which you want to start the presentation 3 Press F eog displays the image in fullscreen mode 4 Press Space or N eog displays the next image 5 Press BackSpace or B eog displays the previous image To stop the presentation press Q or Esc 159 E i ES ZDAC 12 Organize your Calendar Timetable and Booklets qOrganizer is a general organizer that includes a calendar with schedule reminders journal notes for every day to do list It provides features useful for students such as timetable and a booklet for marks and absences To start Organiser apt get install qorganizer package after that in terminal type qorganizer The Organizer application pops up along with a taskbar applet so that the application keeps running in the background always 12 1 The Calendar The calendar part of qOrganizer has a calendar which selects the day a schedule table a journal textfield and a search field You can set a time in the schedule in which you will be reminded on that day about
112. entication Open System Available to all users Cancel Apply 87 Tea on ae Si 3 Click Apply Select Wireless Connection in the screen that appears Now by default all the network interfaces are configured The default interface for your wired connection is ethO the default interface for your wireless connection is eth1 while that for your modem should be ppp0o Click on Wireless Connection and then click Properties Once you ve filled your SSID network name and WEP key if there is one then you have to make sure that you have the correct IP address If there is no IP address leave it on Automatic configuration DHCP which is the default If there is change the configuration to Static IP address and input your IP address in the fields provided After you ve clicked OK you are ready to go By clicking the network icon in taskbar in the desktop it shows all the all the availabel networks including wireless wired connections below snopshot show these details device not managed disconnected Available TIBB CHEN 0006 VPN Connections Connect to Hidden Wireless Network Create New Wireless Network 88 Tea on 7 Hardware Configurations 7 1 Printers BOSS GNU Linux contains drivers for most of the Printers just you have to configure the printer IP The procedure consist of 4 steps Steps for Printer Configuration 1 Go to System gt Administ
113. er standard compliant softwares hardwares and service providers as it uses both the major telephony standards Ekiga Softphone is a free Voice over IP commonly VoIP or internet telephony service provider Using VoIP is like using electronic mails e You need an address That s mainly what Ekiga net is for giving free SIP Addresses e You need a software to use this address Any SIP aware software will do but we recommend our free Ekiga softphone which has Instant Messaging Audio and Video built Applications Places System amp 2 Tue Aug 24 12 35 PM me Chat Edit View Help sip Contacts Dialpad Call history 192 168 36 224 08 12 2010 02 27 37 PM 00 00 192 168 36 210 08 12 2010 02 32 42 PM 192 168 36 247 08 12 2010 02 33 07 PM 00 00 192 168 36 224 08 12 2010 02 30 26 PM 00 00 33 ty BOSS 4 0 File Browser E BOSS SAVIR odt Ope gt Ekiga Free Your Spe Ekiga 10 7 1 Ekiga account creation Ekiga net account Ekiga net is a free SIP services platform provided to Ekiga users If you want to call 142 eS iom other users and to be callable you need a SIP address You can get one from http www ekiga net Ekiga net also offers additional services like conference rooms voice mail or online white pages Edit account Please update the following fields Get an Ekigqga net SIP account User Password El Enable Account Cancel Ekiga
114. ery object when it looses focus another object is clicked the application is minimized reduced to systray etc If you disable it a new icon will be displayed on the toolbar so you can save manually Language this is where you can select the language in which the text of the program is displayed Note that the language will only be changed if you exit and restart qOrganizer 165 ae Sh Reload data on view change qgOrganizer will re read the data files when cycling through the components of the program or restoring it from systray or the taskbar This is usefull if you share the same data files on a network in this case it s advised to turn Autosave off Settings General Galenctar FTP Storing m Path to data folder Browse Autosave Y Language English Reload data on view change Hide to system tray on ckse Use different timetables for even and odd weeks Reverse normal order of weeks for timetable Round subject averages when calculating total average w show saving buttons on toolbar yi some settings require restarting qorganizer or Hide to system tray on close if this option is enabled the program will be reduced to the system tray if the window is closed otherwise the program will exit on window close Use different timetable for even and odd weeks if this is enabled the combo box to switch between even and odd weeks will appear in the timetable there
115. etely from DVD It includes recent linux software and desktop environments with programs such as OpenOffice org GIMP Iceweasel Pidgin Totem and hundreds of other quality open source programs It also includes document converter Presentation tool bluetooth device support and Input method for Indian Languages Using Live option you can test BOSS before installing it on your harddisk Later Proceed with Installation 1 1 3 UTILITY The DVD consists of workstation related packages like Apache webserver egroupware collaboration tool Openoffice Indian language pack and some other language fonts etc You can find out the usage of the Utility below This BOSS Utility disc or Addon disc contains the packages related to workstation Usage of Utility 1 Insert the DVD make sure it mounts properly 2 Click BOSS Utilities menu item from System gt Administration menu 3 Continue with instructions provided 4 Go through the README file available in DVD 1 1 4 BOSS GNU Linux Components 1 Kernel 3 2 0 2 Iceweasel Web Browser 3 Pidgin Internet Messenger 4 Gwibber Instant Messanger 5 Evolution Mail Client 6 BharateeyaOO weit ae a 7 BOSS Security Tool 8 BOSS Presentation Tool 9 Bulk Document Converter 10 Totem Movie Player 11 Banshee Music Player 12 gThumb Image viewer 13 Shotwell Personal photo management application 14 XSane Image scanning program 15 K3b 16 SCIM Smart Co
116. f the original movie or visualization choose View gt Fit Window to Movie gt Resize 1 1 eTo zoom to double size 200 of the original movie or visualization choose View gt Fit Window to Movie gt Resize 2 1 14 2 7 Adjusting the Volume eTo increase the volume choose Sound gt Volume Up Up Arrow or move the volume slider to the right eTo decrease the volume choose Sound gt Volume Down Down Arrow or move the volume slider to the left To adjust the sound volume you can also use the volume button in the panel or keyboard Press the volume button and choose the volume level with the slider 14 2 8 Make Window Always On Top To make the Totem Movie Player window always on top of other application windows choose View gt Always on Top 14 2 9 Repeat Mode To enable or disable repeat mode choose Edit gt Repeat Mode 14 2 10 Shuffle Mode To enable or disable shuffle mode choose Edit gt Shuffle Mode 14 2 11 PlayList eTo show playlist choose View gt Sidebar or click the Sidebar button and choose Playlist on the top of the sidebar The Playlist dialog is displayed eTo hide Playlist choose View gt Sidebar or click on the Sidebar button again You can use the Playlist dialog to do the following eAdding a track or movie To add a track or movie to the playlist click on the Add button The Select files dialog is displayed Select the file that you want to add to playlist th
117. files 2 Right click on the font you want to install select the option font viewer 3 Click Install font option to install the font This will create a fonts folder under that particular user 4 Ifthe font to be put system wide then manually copy it to usr share fonts true type lt my fonts gt 22 4 Grub Recovery We are using grub2 the latest version of grub instead of grub legacy and in this the recovery modes is also changed For a grub recovery boot through Live session open terminal and run srub install dev hdo this will install grub in MBR for further refrence on grub2 recovery If it is the first BIOS drive this is the same as well grub install hd0 Or you can omit the parentheses grub install hdO But all the above assume that GRUB should use images under the root directory If you want GRUB to use images under a directory other than the root directory you need to specify the option root directory The typical usage is that you create a GRUB boot floppy with a filesystem 241 a aa ZDAC mke2fs dev fd0 mount t ext2 dev fd0O mnt grub install root directory mnt fdO umount mnt when you have a separate boot partition which is mounted at boot Since GRUB is a boot loader it doesn t know anything about mount points at all Thus you need to run grub install like this grub install root directory boot dev hda Similarly the configuration files are also change
118. fore you can have two timetables one for even weeks and one for odd weeks Reverse normal order of weeks for timetable if this option is enabled qOrganizer will treat even weeks example week number 36 as odd and odd weeks as even Round subject averages when calculating total average if this option is enabled then the subject averages will be rounded when calculating the total average 3 5 will be rounded to 4 in the mark table of the booklet 166 Tea on ZDAC Show saving buttons on toolbar if this option is enabled the saving buttons for the other two storing modes besides the currently used one will be displayed on the toolbar so you can save data into those The Calendar tab Reminder check interval this is the interval expressed in milliseconds of which the program will check if a time for a reminder has already passed The bigger the value the lower the CPU usage but reminders could be triggered late The default and advised value is 20000 20 seconds Settings General Calenear FTP Storing First cay of week Monday Date format ddd MMMM d yyyy a Remind type Raloon a Row number for empty schedue 4 B Play sound on remind yi Some settings require restarting q orqanizer lt lt First day of the week this sets the first day of the week in the calendar Date format the format in which the date is displayed dddd is the name of the day ex Monday MMMM is the nam
119. gives you an overview of the network resource usage Active connections is a view into the firewall engine itself It lists every established connection the firewall is tracking at any given moment These connections include incoming traffic to the firewall as well as outgoing connections and the programs they are associated with 149 Tat on 11 Graphics 11 1 Document Viewer The Evince Document Viewer application enables you to view documents of various formats like Portable Document Format PDF files and Post Script files To start document viewer choose Applications gt Graphics gt Document Viewer or type 1 Graphics Document Viewer Internet 2 F Spot Photo Manager w Office GNU Image Manipulation Program Sound amp Video 3 gThumb Image Viewer System Tools i XSane Image scanning program a es oe x Universal Access The Evince Document Viewer window contains the following elements Opening a document To open a document choose File gt Open Choose the name of the file you want to open and click Open The name of the document will be displayed in the title bar of the viewer The contents of the document will be displayed in the display area Navigating through the document 1 To view the next page do any one of the following gt Choose Go gt Next Page 150 a aa ZDAC gt Click Next button in the toolbar 2 To view the previous page do any one of the
120. h headers only 7 Leave messages on server 7 For at most 14 days Until delete them Empty Trash on Exit Local directory root icedove m7q8zfww default Mail pop mail yahoo com Browse Cancel OK Tat on 6 A screen showing the account information appears Click Create Account to save these settings and exit the account wizard Mail Account Setup Your name shunmugachamy Your name as shown to others Email address vssamy2003 yahoo com Password e i Remember password Start over Icedove has found the settings for your email account Username vssamy2003 Edit incoming pop mail yahoo com POP 995 SSL TLS Outgoing smtp mail yahoo com SMTP 465 SSL TLS Manual Setup Cancel Create Account Now your account is created VssamyZ003S Qyanhoo com icedove Mail News File Edit View Go Message Tools Help Get Mail 4 Write P Address Book Tag ivssamy2003 yahoo co Smart Folders lt gt Icedove Mail vssamy2003 yahoo com Outbox Email Local Folders toaster ail com Lt Read messages _wssamy2 co com 3 Write a new message Accounts iS View settings for this account amp Create a new account Advanced Features A Search messages Manage message filters Now you can use your icedove mail client to view your mails and send mails with different formattings colors attac
121. h partition table click System gt Administration gt Partition Editor or type gparted in terminal and press Enter If you click the Gparted menu at the top left a pop down menu is presented You can select Refresh Devices to refresh the display of the drives on your system As well a keyboard shortcut Ctrl R can also be used to refresh the screen information With the second choice you can choose the hard drive whose partitions you want to modify This is useful if you have more than one hard drive The third option under Gparted menu is used to obtain more information It opens a new window from which you can see the supported file types and some partition editing options The Edit menu shows two greyed out functions which are quite useful Undo and Apply These options may also be seen in the toolbar To activate them you must choose a partition you wish to modify The View menu allows you to access view other areas Device Information The device information panel displays details about the hard disk such as Model Size etc This panel is most useful in a multi hard disk system where the information is used to confirm that the hard disk being examined is the one that is wanted Pending Operations At the footing window is a list of pending operations The information is useful as it provides an indication of the number of pending operations Device menu allows you to set a Disk Label If
122. he Page Setup dialog Click File gt Page Setup and select the orientation of your print jobs You can scale or make it adjust automatically After you configured your settings print a web page with File gt Print Select the printer or a file in which to save the output Change the required settings When satisfied with your settings approve with Print 10 2 Mail Client An e mail client also called a mail user agent MUA is a computer program that is used to receive and send email Features such as storage of mails in the local system taking backup of the mails filtering them into filters are all well supported by our mail client Icedove 10 2 1 Icedove This section briefly covers the basic steps for sending and receiving email with Icedove To start Icedove choose Applications gt Internet gt Icedove Mail Client or type icedove in terminal and press Enter 1 You are presented with a New Account Setup screen Select the type of account you like to set up and click Next button Mail Account Setup Your name A Please enter your name Email address Password 2 In Your Name field enter the name you like to appear in the From field of your outgoing messages In Email Address field enter your email address 127 Tat on Mail Account Setup Your name shunmugachamy Your name as shown to others Email address vssamy2003 yahoo com Password 000000
123. he find window in the bottom right corner Synaptic Package Manager File Edit Package Settings Help z ez y rel Reload Mark All Upgrades Apply Properties Search All Elis Package Installed version Latest Ven Amateur Radio O glacier2 3 2 0 6 Base System glade 2 0 1 Communication CL glade 2 3 2 0 1 4 Converted From RPM by Alie lt gt Cross Platform GTK 2 User Interface Builder E Development _ Glade is a RAD tool to enable quick and easy development of user Documentation interfaces for the GTK 2 toolkit Editors Electronics The user interfaces designed in Glade are stored in the well known Email XML format enabling easy integration with external tools You will E E E ee E TA probably want to use it with tools such as libglade which can load gt lt Sections status Search Results Custom Filters This version is more modular than previous ones so you can a ee the XML files and create the interfaces at runtime 20767 packages listed 794 installed 0 broken O to install upgrade 0 to remove After you find your package in the synaptic right click on the package name and select Mark for Installation This will mark the package for installation in green color If there are any 234 eat on eS dependencies to install it will show the dependent packages list in another window and their status like whether it is safe
124. he side pane You can choose from the following options Places Displays places of particular interest Information Displays the icon and information about the current folder eTree Displays a hierarchical representation of your file system You can use the Tree to navigate through your files History Contains a history list of files folders FTP sites and URIs that you have recently visited eNotes Enables you to add notes to your files and folders eEmblems Contains emblems that you can add to a file or folder To close the side pane click on the X button at the top right of the side pane 3 6 4 Searching For Files The Nautilus file manager includes an easy and simple to use way to search for your files and folders To begin a search press Ctrl F or select the Search toolbar button 63 Tat on Search A 100 Enter characters present in the name or contents of the file or folder you wish to find and press Enter The results of your search should appear in the view pane File Edit View Go Devices BOSS ix System Re ix 90 GB File x 13 GB File a 20 GB File ss 127 GB Fil x 53 GB File x 50 GB File ss 15 GB File x 80 GB File usb pr a Computer Desktop o Documents Downloads Desktop selected containing O items Free space 13 2 GB Bookmarks Help Desktop Documents
125. hments etc You can even import your address books from the outlook express or any other mail client The procedure is as simple as the account creation 1 Export the address book from your mail server into the icedove format It may be LDIE tab csv txt 129 E i ES ZDAC 2 Open the icedove mail client go to Tools gt Address Book which opens the address book interface 3 Go to Tools gt Import and select Address Books from the wizard displayed 4 Select the file that you have just exported into your system and click next 5 Now all your addresses from the address book are in your icedove The similar way you can take backup of addresses into a file and import in any other mail client which supports the specified formats 1 Icedove and Newsgroup Newsgroups are Internet discussion groups with specific topics The discussions are in threaded format which means all topics and responses to the topic are sorted and organized for convenient reading and subscribing to a group is easy You are not required to post messages instead you can just lurk which is a Newsgroup term for reading without posting messages There are a great many newsgroups on the Web with topics ranging from politics to computer games to random strange thoughts You can even post and download pictures and files to Newsgroups although your ISP may restrict Newsgroups to text based postings only To join a newsgroup you first need
126. iality and integrity of data over an insecure network such as the Internet 209 Tea on Warning Allow Hosts and Deny Hosts To determine if a client machine is allowed to connect to a service TCP wrappers reference the following two files which are commonly referred to as hosts access files etc hosts allow etc hosts deny When a client request is received by a TCP wrapped service it takes the following basic steps 1 The service references etc hosts allow The TCP wrapped service sequentially parses the etc hosts allow file and applies the first rule specified for that service If it finds a matching rule it allows the connection If not it moves on to step 2 List of hosts to allow in to this host Jetc hosts allow list of hosts that are allowed to access the system See the manual pages hosts_access 5 and hosts_options 5 Example ALL LOCAL some_netgroup ALL foobar edu EXCEPT terminalserver foobar edu If you re going to protect the portmapper use the name portmap for the daemon name Remember that you can only use the keyword ALL and IP addresses NOT host or domain names for the portmapper as well as for rpc mountd the NFS mount daemon See portmap 8 and rpc mountd 8 for further information 210 ESTEE Warmia f Successfully Enabled the feature Allow Hosts 2 The service references etc hosts deny The TCP wrapped service sequential
127. ications you want to close Warning Successfuly Enabled the feature Close list of Opened Applications in the system OK LE 212 eat on Close list of Established connections The more services that are running the more ports that will be left open to intruders So to protect your system it s best to turn off any unnecessary services Close List of Remotely Established connections in the system ag Please select the following connections for stoping in this system or Deselect to avail that connections in this system Select Available Connections in this system britty portmap portmap rpe statd rpc statd rpc statd avahi dae avahi dae avahi dae avahi dae cupsd cupsd cupsd L L LI L L L L L L L L L exim4 COMMAND PID USER NODE 726 root TCP 1096 1096 1108 1108 1108 daemon UDP daemon TCP statd LDP statd LIDP statd TCP avahi avahi avahi avahi root TCP root TCP root UDP Debian exim TCP Select the applications you want to close the established connections with other Warning Successfully Enabled the feature Close list oat EstablishedSconnections 213 Tat on ae Si Securing Network Access Enabled the spoof protection TCP IP SYN cookies not accepting ICMP redirects not accepting IP source route packets and Log Martian Packets Now the below wizard shows the enabled security features in the system Summary of the Added Secur
128. ide Setting up the slide show Impress allocates reasonable default settings for slide shows while at the same time allowing for customizing many aspects of the slide show experience Most of the tasks are best done in Slide Sorter view where you can see most of the slides simultaneously Choose View gt Slide Sorter from the menu bar or click the Slide Sorter tab at the top of the workspace One slide set multiple presentations In many situations you may find that you have more slides than the time available to present them or you may want to provide a rapid overview without dwelling on the details Rather than having to create a new presentation you can use two tools that Impress offers hiding slides and custom slide shows 111 a aa ZDAC To hide a slide right click on the slide thumbnail either in the Slide pane or in the Workspace area If you are using the Slide Sorter view and choose Hide Slide from the pop up menu Hidden slides are marked by a slashed slide number If you want to reorder the presentation choose Slide Show gt Custom Slide Show Click on the New button to create a new sequence of slides and save it You can have as many slide shows as you want from a single slide set Slide transitions Slide transition is the animation that is played when a slide is changed for the next slide in the presentation You can configure the slide transition from the Slide Transition drawer in the Tasks pane
129. ield will be cleared and the date in the calendar will be set back to the current date You can select text in the journal and if you change the current font the font of the text will be changed 12 2 The To do list The to do list is easy to figure out you create new tasks and complete the fields in the table The Start field the date when the task was started or assigned The Task field contains the name and description of the task 161 Tea on The Deadline field contains the date when the task needs to be finished The Priority field is a number assigned to the task in function of it s importance the higher the number higher the importance It can be used to sort through tasks The Completed field expresses the amount in which the task is finished in percentage You can set a number by double clicking the progress bar when the data is submitted the amount will be displayed on the progress bar File View Settings FTP Help qgq rganizer E 3 AD S t w7 A Calendar To do List Time Tabe Booklet Print Settings SQLite Database MySQL Database General to do list Start A Task Deadline Priority Completed 24 9 2009 Prepare manuais 29 9 2009 5 Bee 23 10 2009 Prepare presentations 25 9 2009 7 FA 4P o o o o o o o o Newtask Delte task 162 Tat on eS dom 12 3 The Timetable gOrganizer Fie View Settings FTP Help 443334
130. if the whole sheet needs to be printed later Choose Format gt Print Ranges gt Remove This removes all defined print ranges on the sheet After the print range is removed the default page break lines will appear on the screen Editing a print range At any time you can directly edit the print range for example to remove or resize part of the print range Choose Format gt Print Ranges gt Edit 8 4 Using Presentations with Impress Impress is the presentation slide show program included in LibreOffice You can create slides that contain many different elements including text bulleted and numbered lists tables charts and a wide range of graphic objects such as clipart drawings and photographs Impress also includes a spelling checker a thesaurus text styles and background styles 109 T E B ZDAC This chapter includes instructions screenshots and hints to guide you through the Impress environment while designing your presentations Although more difficult designs are mentioned throughout this chapter explanations for creating them are in the Impress Guide If you have a working knowledge of how to create slide shows we recommend you use the Impress Guide for your source of information To open presentation choose Applications gt Office gt LibreOffice Impress or type LibreOffice impress in terminal and press Enter Creating a Presentation To create a new presentation click File gt New gt
131. ile or folder by dragging it with the mouse or with the cut and paste commands The following sections describe these two methods Drag to the New Location To drag a file or folder to a new location perform the following steps 1 Open two file manager windows eThe window containing the item you want to move The window you want to move it to or the window containing the folder you want to move it to 1 Drag the file or folder that you want to move to the new location If the new location is a window drop it anywhere in the window If the new location is a folder icon drop the item you are dragging on the folder To move the file or folder to a folder that is one level below the current location do not open a new window Instead drag the file or folder to the new location in the same window Cut and Paste to the new location You can cut a file or folder and paste the file or folder into another folder as follows 1 Select the file or folder that you want to move then choose Edit gt Cut 2 Open the folder to which you want to move the file or folder then choose Edit gt 65 ZDAC Paste 3 6 7 Copying a File or Folder You can copy a file or folder by dragging it with the mouse or with the copy and paste commands The following sections describe these two methods Drag to the New Location To copy a file or folder perform the following steps Open two file manager windows eThe window containing the
132. imported Eject when done importing If you want Banshee to automatically eject your audio CDs after importing them check this 183 ZDAC 14 2 Movie Player Totem is the official movie player of the GNOME desktop environment It is also BOSS s default video player Totem plays any xine or gstreamer supported file It enables you to play movies or songs To start Totem choose Applications gt Sounds amp Video gt Movie Player or type totem in terminal and press Enter Totem Movie Player provides the following features eSupport a variety of video and audio files eProvide a variety of zoom levels and aspect ratios and a full screen view Seek and Volume controls eA playlist eA complete keyboard navigation Totem Movie Player also comes with additional functionalities such as Video thumbnailer for GNOME eNautilus properties tab Totem Movie Player Movie Edit View Go Sound Help Playlist Stopped 0 00 0 00 184 Tea on 14 2 1 Opening a File To open a video or an audio file choose Movie gt Open Ctrl 0 Select Movies or Playlists dialog is displayed Select the file you want to open and click OK You can drag a file from another application such as a file manager to the Totem Movie Player window The Totem Movie Player application will open the file and play the movie or song Totem Movie Player displays the title of the movie or song beneath the display area an
133. ing types of styles e Page styles include margins headers and footers borders and backgrounds In Calc page styles also include the sequence for printing sheets e Paragraph styles control all aspects of a paragraph s appearance such as text alignment tab stops line spacing and borders and can include character formatting e Character styles affect selected text within a paragraph such as the font and size of text or bold and italic formats e Frame styles are used to format graphic and text frames including wrapping type borders backgrounds and columns e Numbering styles apply similar alignment numbering or bullet characters and fonts to numbered or bulleted lists e Cell styles include fonts alignment borders background number formats for example currency date number and cell protection e Graphics styles in drawings and presentations include line area shadowing transparency font connectors dimensioning and other attributes e Presentation styles include attributes for font indents spacing alignment and tabs Applying a Style LibreOffice provides several ways for you to select styles to apply e Click the Styles and Formatting icon located at the left hand end of the formatting toolbar or click Format gt Styles and Formatting or press F11 The Styles and Formatting window shows the types of styles available for the LibreOffice component you are using You can move this window to a convenient
134. inux Partition disks This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount points Select a partition to modify its settings file system mount point etc a free space to create partitions or a device to initialize its partition table Guided partitioning Configure software RAID Configure the Logical Volume Manager Configure encrypted volumes vy SCSI1 0 0 0 sda 500 1 GB ATA WDC WD5000BPVT 7 pri log 500 1 GB FREE SPACE Undo changes to partitions Finish partitioning and write changes to disk 27 3 Create new partition for BOSS GNU Linux by double clicking Create a new partition Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks How to use this free space Create a new partition Automatically partition the free space Show Cylinder Head Sector information 4 A screen appears showing the maximum size that can be assigned for this partition In this screen change the size to your required size The minimum should be 5 0 GB Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks The maximum size for this partition is 112 0 GB Hint max can be used as a shortcut to specify the maximum size or enter a percentage e g 20 to use that percentage of the maximum size New partition size 100 GB 28 St aa TDC Then click Continue Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks The maximum size for this partition is 112 0
135. ion of GNU Linux Configure the network Contigure the network The IP address is unique to your computer and consists of four numbers separated by periods If you don t know what to use here consult your network administrator IP address fn Figure 5 3 Network Configuration The screen shots are as follows Indian Version of GNU Linux Configure the network Contigure the network The IP address is unique to your computer and consists of four numbers separated by periods If you don t know what to use here consult your network administrator IP address 192 168 31 1 Figure 5 4 Network Configuration 19 ZDAC Indian Version of GNU Linux Configure the network Contigure the network The IP address is unique to your computer and consists of four numbers separated by periods If you don t know what to use here consult your network administrator IP address 92 168 31 100 Poovesccsccccceccsccsccsccscceccsccsccsccscce f Screenshot l Go Back Continue Figure 5 5 Network Configuration The next screen will ask you to enter the hostname for the system 2 7 Disk Partitioning Setup If you are new to Linux you may want to use the automatic partitioning method If you are a more experienced Linux user use the manual partitioning method for more control over your system configuration or select and modify the automatically defined partitions The screen below shows th
136. irst one you selected Deleting columns and rows Columns and rows can be deleted individually or in groups Single column or row A single column or row can only be deleted by using the mouse 1 Select the column or row to be deleted 2 Right click on the column or row header 3 Select Delete Columns or Delete Rows from the pop up menu Multiple columns or rows Multiple columns or rows can be deleted at once rather than deleting them one at a time 1 Highlight the required number of columns or rows by holding down the left 107 a conc mouse button on the first one and then dragging across the required number of identifiers 2 Proceed as for deleting a single column or row above Working with sheets Like any other Calc element sheets can be inserted copied moved deleted and renamed There are several ways to insert a new sheet The fastest method is to click on the Add Sheet button to the right of the sheet tabs If you cannot see this button drag the separator bar next to the tabs towards the right to make space for it This button inserts one new sheet at that point without opening the Insert Sheet dialog Moving and copying sheets You can move or copy sheets within the same spreadsheet by using either the mouse drag and drop or a dialog Drag and drop does not work if you wish to move or copy a sheet to a different spreadsheet instead you need to use the dialog Validating cell contents When cre
137. ity Feature List in BOSS 4 0 The following list shows the status of the security Features implemented in the system Available Security Features Grub password Password and login security Restricting system reboots through the console Restricting user s access to this system Enable Selinux Enable Audit Admin group for the su Program Disable CD DVD Disable USB Disable Service like telnet irnap ftp http Enable Extended Attributes Enable ACL Secure shell configuration Allow Hosts Deny Hosts Close list of Opened Applications in the system Close list of Established connections Securing Network Access status Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Click OK to restart the system to applying security features Question p l Please restart the system for enabling this security fetures YP Are you sure you want to Restart the systern now If Click Yes it shows close all the applications currently running on the system 214 eat on Warning Please restart the system after closing all the applications Then only the security feature will enable properly in this system Then Click OK to restart the system Question PN Please restart the system for enabling this security fetures Are you sure you want to Restart the system now 15 2 Disabling Security Feature
138. ize for this partition is 21 0 GB or 9 and its maximum size is 216 9 GB Hint max can be used as a shortcut to specify the maximum size or enter a percentage e g 20 to use that percentage of the maximum size New partition size 90 0 GB 6 Now you have done resizing You will get some free space to install BOSS GNU Linux Click on free space 7 Create new partition for BOSS GNU Linux by clicking Create a new partition Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount points Select a partition to modify its settings file system mount point etc a free space to create partitions or a device to initialize its partition table Configure software RAID Configure the Logical Volume Manager Configure encrypted volumes v SCSI1 0 0 0 sda 500 1 GB ATA WDC WD5000BPVT 7 gt 1 primary 102 9MB B ntfs 2 primary 90 0 GB ntfs pri log 126 9 GB FREE SPACE 5 logical 53 1 GB ext4 6 logical 2 0 GB swap logical 50 0 GB logical 15 0 GB logical 80 0 GB logical 20 0 GB logical 13 0 GB logical 20 0 GB VVVVVVVV VV conac Continue i Partition disks The maximum size for this partition is 112 0 GB Hint max can be used as a shortcut to specify the maximum size or enter a percentage e g 20 to use that percentage of the maximum size New partition size 100 GB 9 Select the ty
139. layback Audio Video Tools View Help E Open File Ctrl 0 b Advanced Open File Ctrl shift o E Open Directory Ctrl F Open Disc Ctrl D Z Open Network Stream Ctrl4 n fH Open Capture Device Ctr c Open Location from clipboard Ctrl V Recent Media Services Discovery Save Playlist to File Convert Save gt Streaming 195 Teal on Step III Click on Network Tab Open Media E Kle Disc Gf Capture Device Network Protocol Protocol Address Port ES Je O Show more options Step IV Select the protocol as HTTP Open Media Network Protocol Protocol Address O Show more options 196 eat on Step V Write the http address in address tab Op en Media Disc 32 Network BF Capture Device Network Protocol Protocol Address Port fol O Show more options Step VI Click the Play option Open Media Network Protocol Protocol Address Port o Lf Play pAlt P Stream Alt 5 O Show more options Convert Altec 197 ZDAC Step VII Playing the video m m E o A http 192 168 36 7 paddu 1 00x 00 13 198 15 BOSS Security The added security feature ensures that the BOSS System enforced the security and hardened the system effectively By enabling the security you have to open the Application BOSS
140. libc gcc etc have been ported can run BOSS GNU Linux To install BOSS GNU Linux you need very minimum system configurations The hardware requirement details are as follows gt Hard Disk 5 0 GB unpartitioned space gt RAM 512 MB gt DVD ROM drive To install BOSS GNU Linux from disc you need the installation DVD currently BOSS GNU Linux supports the 1386 and x86 64 architectures These architectures are described below 1386 Intel x86 compatible processors including Intel Pentium and Pentium MMX Pentium Pro Pentium II Pentium III Celeron Pentium 4 and Xeon VIAC3 C3 m and Eden Eden N and AMD Athlon AthlonXP Duron AthlonMP and Sempron x86_ 64 64 bit AMD processors such as Athlon64 Turion64 Opteron and Intel 64 bit processors such as EM64T 2 1 2 Overview of the Installation Process First just a note about re installations With BOSS GNU Linux a circumstance that will 12 a aa ZDAC require a complete re installation of your system is very rare perhaps mechanical failure of the hard disk would be the most common case Many common operating systems may require a complete installation to be performed when critical failures take place or for upgrades to new OS versions Even if a completely new installation isn t required often the programs you use must be re installed to operate properly in the new OS Under BOSS GNU Linux it is much more likely that your OS can be repaired rather than repl
141. llowing recording options eCD Quality Lossless eCD Quality Lossy eVoice 1 To start recording choose Control gt Record 2 To stop recording choose Control gt Stop 3 To play back the recording choose Control gt Play 4 To save the recording choose File gt Save As then type a name for the sound file 14 3 2 Playing a Sound File To play a sound file choose File gt Open Select a sound file in the Open a File dialog then click OK Sound Recorder displays the duration of the file in minutes and seconds below the progress bar To play the file choose Control gt Play The progress indicator moves along the progress bar as the sound file is playing 14 4 Restricted Formats BOSS GNU Linux strives to make every piece of software available under the licensing terms laid out in the BOSS GNU Linux License Policy Patent and copyright restrictions complicate the ability of a free operating system to distribute software that will support proprietary or non free formats BOSS GNU Linux s commitment to only include completely free software by default means that proprietary media formats are not configured out of the box This page will show you how to enable support for the most popular non free media formats These are non Free formats and tools well known from the Win32 world The most important ones are Java Windows Media Real Media Real Player DVD video Macromedia Flash AAC and iTunes Music Store a
142. ly parses the etc hosts deny file If it finds a matching rule is denies the connection If not access to the service is granted List of hosts to deny in to this host If you re going to protect the portmapper use the name portmap for the daemon name Remember that you can only use the keyword ALL and IP addresses NOT host or domain names for the portmapper as well as for rpc mountd the NFS mount daemon See portmap 8 and rpc mountd 8 for further information The PARANOID wildcard matches any host whose name does not match Its address You may wish to enable this to ensure any programs that don t validate looked up hostnames still leave understandable logs In past versions of Debian this has been the default ALL PARANOID 192 168 36 0 255 255 255 0 Warning 211 Tat on Close list of Opened Applications in the system The more services that are running the more ports that will be left open to intruders So to protect your system it s best to turn off any unnecessary services Close List of Opened Applications in the system Please select the following Applications for stoping in this system or Deselect to avail that service in this system Select Available Applications in this system 726 britty 1096 portmap 1872 sshd 1802 cupsd 1108 rpe statd 1808 exim4 1872 sshd 1802 cupsd E E O E E O E E O 1808 exim4 Cancel Select the appl
143. mmon Input Method 17 GNOME Contacts 18 Document Viewer 19 Partition Editor 20 XChat Internet Relay Chat 21 Synaptic Package Manager 22 XBMC Media Center 23 Remmina Remote Desktop Client 24 Transmission BitTorrent Client 25 Anjuta IDE 26 Wireless Driver Installer 27 Cheese Webcam booth 1 2 BOSS GNU Linux Licensing BOSS GNU Linux is a collection of many computer programs and documents created by BOSS Team Each of these works might come under a different license Our License Policy describe the process that we follow in determining which software we will ship by default on the BOSS Install Live and Utility The BOSS team is committed to Free and Open Source Software The world is a better place if you have the source code to all the software on your computer and the right to use that source code in constructive ways We would invite you to read more about our Free Software Philosophy and help to shape this T E B ZDAC policy further Categories of software in BOSS GNU Linux We organize the thousands of software packages available for BOSS GNU Linux into three key components main contrib non free Software is published in one of those components based on whether or not it meets our Free Software Philosophy and the level of support we can provide for it This policy really addresses the software that you will find in main and non free Those components contain software that is fully supported by the BOSS team
144. mplate except material in headers and footers it simply includes styles from the new template and establishes an association between the template and the document 1 Open the document whose template you want to change Choose File gt Templates gt Assign Template current document 2 In the Select Template window find and select the required template and click Open 3 Save the document If you now look in File gt Properties you will see the new template listed at the bottom of the General page Writer Working with text Working with text selecting copying pasting moving in Writer is similar to working with text in any other program LibreOffice also has some convenient ways to select items that are not next to each other select a vertical block of text and paste unformatted text Selecting items that are not consecutive To select nonconsecutive items using the mouse 1 Select the first piece of text 2 Hold down the Ctrl key and use the mouse to select the next piece of text 3 Repeat as often as needed Now you can work with the selected text copy it delete it change the style or whatever Inserting special characters A special character is one not found on a standard English keyboard For example 3 4 are all special characters To insert a special character 1 Place the cursor where you want the character to appear 2 Choose Insert gt Special Character to open the Special Char
145. mulas 8 2 Word Processing with Writer Writer is a feature rich tool for creating letters books reports newsletters brochures and other documents You can insert graphics and objects from other components into Writer documents Writer can export files to HTML XHTML XML Adobe s Portable Document Format PDF and several versions of Microsoft Word files It also connects to your email client In addition to the usual features of a word processor spelling check thesaurus hyphenation autocorrect find and replace automatic generation of tables of contents and indexes mail merge and others Writer provides these important features e Templates and styles see Chapter 3 e Page layout methods including frames columns and tables e Embedding or linking of graphics spreadsheets and other objects e Built in drawing tools e Master documents to group a collection of documents into a single document e Change tracking during revisions e Database integration including a bibliography database e Export to PDE including bookmarks see Chapter 10 e And many more To open writer choose Applications gt Office gt LibreOffice Writer or type LibreOffice writer in terminal and press Enter Starting a New Document You can start a new blank document in LibreOffice in several ways When LibreOffice is open but no document is open for example if you close all the open documents but leave the program running the Star
146. n then click on the Open button 14 2 3 Play a Movie DVD or CD Insert the disc in the optical device of your computer then choose Movie gt Play Disc 14 2 4 Eject a DVD or CD To eject a DVD or CD choose Movie gt Eject Ctrl E 14 2 5 Pause a Movie or Song To pause a movie or song that is playing click on the Pause button at the bottom left of the window or choose Movie gt Play Pause When you pause a movie or song the status bar displays Paused and the time elapsed on the current movie or song stops To resume playing a movie or song click on the Play button or choose Movie gt Play Pause 14 2 6 View Properties of a Movie or Song To view properties of a movie or song choose View gt Sidebar to make the sidebar appear and choose Properties in the drop down list The dialog contains the following information eGeneral Title artist year and duration of movie or song Video Video dimensions codec and frame rate eAudio Audio bit rate and codec Changing the Video Size To change the zoom factor of display area you can use the following methods eTo zoom to full screen mode choose View gt Fullscreen or press F11 eTo exit fullscreen mode click on the Leave Fullscreen button or press Esc or F 186 a aa ZDAC eTo zoom to half size 50 of the original movie or visualization choose View gt Fit Window to Movie gt Resize 1 2 eTo zoom to size 100 o
147. n a tag you can start typing the name of a tag and all the expanded tags in the list will be searched and you ll jump to any matching ones You can also change size of tag icons in the sidebar or even make tag icons invisible by selecting preferred option from View gt Tag Icons menu 11 2 2 Enjoying your photos Browse You can use the slider widget to browse your photos by month or by directory To change this setting go to View gt Arranged By Fullscreen Mode and Slideshows For fewer distractions and larger display you can view your photos in full screen mode You control when to show the next photo or to return to the previous Enter fullscreen mode by pressing F11 at any time or by pressing the button in the toolbar Es am In slideshow mode you can sit back and view your photos as they are presented to you You can start a slideshow by pressing the button on the toolbar p 11 2 3 Sharing your photos There are many ways to share your photos using F Spot All of the following methods will only share the photos you have selected when you run them E mail E mail your photos directly from F Spot with the Photo gt Send by Mail menu Print Print your photos with the Photo gt Print menu Burn to CD Burn your photos to CD or DVD with the Photo gt Export to gt CD menu Post photos to your online galleries If you use Flickr SmugMug 23hq or Picasa Web Album you can post your files directly from F
148. nal and press Enter BOSS Presentation fool Presentation Help Co ey opt i il Execute Quit About laconfigue Extraas source Type Directory with Images PDF PPTSPPS ODP File Source File ee ze Transition Available Transitions o j Selected Transitions FagePeel a gt Forward Crossfade z PageTurn SlideDown SlideLett SlideRight SpinOutin pack Advance Slides l Manually O Automaticlly After 1 seconds 174 ae Sh To display images using the presentation tool click Directory with Images option Click the Browse button and select a directory folder containing one or more images To display a PDF or PPT or PPS or ODP file using the presentation tool click PDF PPT PPS ODP File option Click the Browse button and select the file with extension pdf or ppt or pps or odp BOSS Presentation Tool Presentation Help a E Execute Quit Help About Configue Extraes Cursor Image Select an image to use as cursor Duration Expected Run time of the presentation Wrap Restart presentation after last page C Yes Initial Page Start presentation from Page No 1 Transitions Any number of transitions can be applied The Available Transitions box contain a list of all the available transitions To apply a transition click the transition and click the Forward button The selected transition
149. nd in government organizations BOSS is a GNU Linux distribution developed by C DAC to provide a complete usable Operating System consisting of GUIs and console applications for routine tasks and additional utilities for a desktop BOSS DVD pack consists of 3 sections The Install section which gives you a BOSS Desktop in your system a Live section which allows you to try BOSS without installing on the Hard Disk and without disturbing your existing OS and the Utility section which has some of the extra packages like OpenOffice Indian language packs Apache web server scripting languages etc You can get more details about BOSS DVDs and their functionality in our website http www bosslinux in 1 1 1 INSTALL To install BOSS you need to have a minimum of 5 0 GB of hard disk space 512 MB of RAM and a DVD ROM drive Insert the BOSS GNU Linux DVD into the drive restart your computer and boot from DVD by editing the BIOS setup The BOSS screen appears with three options 1 Start BOSS Live 2 Install BOSS Graphical 3 Install BOSS Text Mode To use BOSS Live select the Start BOSS Live option You can proceed with the default installation by clicking Install BOSS Graphical or Install BOSS Text Mode The details about the installation options and screen shots can also be found at BOSS GNU Linux website http www bosslinux in conc 1 1 2 BOSS Live BOSS Live is a GNU Linux distribution that boots and runs compl
150. nd recent updates can be found at http www bosslinux in Also you can talk to the BOSS Team Members online through the irc channel BOSS nrcfoss at Freenode Centre for Development of Advanced Computing C DAC 8 Floor D South amp North Tidel Park Ltd No 4 Rajiv Gandhi Salai Taramani Chennai 600113 Ph 91 44 2254 2226 27 Toll Free No 1800 4250 455 Website http www bosslinux in Email bosslinux cdac in 23 4 BOSS Support Centres Addresses of BOSS Support Centres in India BOSS Support Centre Centre for Development of Advanced Computing Plot E 2 1 Block GP Sector V Bindhanagar Salt Lake Kolkata 700 091 Ph 033 23573950 BOSS Support Centre Centre for Development of Advanced Computing 68 Electronics City 244 weit anc Bangalore 560100 PH 080 28523300 Email bosslinux ncb ernet in bosslinux cdacbangalore in BOSS Support Centre Centre for Development of Advanced Computing A 34 Phase 8 Industrial Area Mohali Chandigarh 160 071 Punjab Ph 0172 2237054 BOSS Lab C DAC 6 CGO Complex Electronics Niketan Lodhi Road New Delhi 110003 Ph 011 24301313 Email bosshelp mit gov in BOSS Support Centre Centre for Development of Advanced Computing Anusandhan Bhawan C 56 1 Sector 62 Noida 201 307 Uttar Pradesh PH 0120 3063344 BOSS Support Centre Centre for Development of Advanced Computing Vellayambalam 245 weit ae a
151. nd resume it later To open a downloaded file right click on the file and click Open To Remove select Remove From List If you need further control of the download manager open the configuration window from Edit gt Preferences and go to the Main tab Here determine the download folder and how the manager behaves 10 1 6 Adding Smart Keywords to Your Online Searches Searching the Internet is one of the main tasks a browser can perform for you Iceweasel lets you define your own smart keywords abbreviations to use as a command for searching the web For example if you use Wikipedia often use a smart keyword to simplify this task Go to http en wikipedia org After Iceweasel displays the web page see the search text field Right click it then choose Add a Keyword for this Search from the menu that opens Add Bookmark dialog appears In Name name this web page for example Wikipedia en For Keyword enter your abbreviation of this Web page for example wiki With Create in choose the location of the entry in your bookmarks section You can put it into any folder Finalize with Add You have successfully generated a new keyword Whenever you need to look into Wikipedia you do not have to use the entire URL Just type wiki Linux to view an entry about Linux 126 ZDAC 10 1 7 Printing from Iceweasel Configure the way Iceweasel prints the content it displays using t
152. nd some other Video and Audio Codecs All of them are not included within the BOSS standard installation You have to install them manually How to play restricted formats with BOSS GNU Linux media codecs You can install the multimedia codecs with the following steps 1 Update your sources list with BOSS repo so open the terminal and execute the following command vi etc apt sources list 189 ZDAC 2 Add the following line in that file deb http packages bosslinux in boss BOSS main contrib non free 3 Save the file and quit Esc wq 4 Open the terminal and execute the following commands sudo apt get update sudo apt get install gstreamer0O 10 plugins bad sudo apt get install libarts1 mpeglib sudo apt get install libarts1 xine 14 5 Audio CD Extractor Sound Juicer is a simple and clean CD ripping tool It allows you to extract the audio from audio compact discs and convert them into audio files To start Sound Recorder choose Applications gt Sound amp Video gt Audio CD Extractor or type sound juicer in terminal and press Enter When you start Sound Juicer it will examine the CD in the drive and try to locate information about the audio tracks When Sound Recorder is started the following window appears 190 Tat on ae Si 14 5 1 Entering Track Data la Sound Juicer BBE Disc Edit Help Title Artist Genre Year Disc Duration 45 10 Track Title Artist Duration 1
153. nnel to join 135 Tat on Join Channel Enter Channel to Join gt J DODD Bharat Operating System Solutions boss nrcfoss If you know the name of the channel type the channel name e g BOSS nrcfoss IRC channels usually begin with a hash symbol and click OK If you don t know the channel name click Retrieve Channel _ Iist this will open a window and list all the possible channels on this network Once you ve selected a channel XChat should join it for you and you can start chatting by typing the queries in the text box at the bottom of the window XChat View Server Settings Window Help XChat prem BOSS Servers BOSS nrctoss tiod vV BOSS Server prem indraveni nirupama indraveni nirupama nirupama nirupama indraveni indraveni nirupama nirupama indraveni nirupama i got confused with the help files and this indraveni if that is done then our application list will be over nirupama now i have to agian tell them about this indraveni the help files can be taken some time indraveni no problem veni nirupama but i have to tell them again know that is the one which is urgent indraveni ya indraveni yes nirupama has quit http www mibbit com ajax IRC Client siji there omar has quit Read error 110 Connection timed out siji siji indraveni indraveni indraveni indraveni indraveni
154. nt click the Add button 134 Tat on ae Sh 10 4 XChat IRC XChat is an IRC chat program for both Linux and Windows It allows you to join multiple IRC channels chat rooms at the same time talk publicly private one on one conversations etc Even file transfers are possible To start XChat choose Applications gt Internet gt XChat IRC or type xchat in terminal and press Enter When you first start the program you ll be presented with this window Chat Network List user Information Nick name root Second choice root_ Third choice root User name raat Real name root Networks BOSS Servers tA Debian Servers 2600net AccessiIRe AfterMET Sort Remove Edit Aitvaras AmigaMet ARCMet AstroLink E Skip network list on startup 2 cannect Here you can choose your nickname a second choice in case it s already taken a third choice in case the second choice is also already taken username and realname The username can generally be anything you like just make it up The next step is to choose a network to join Let us see an example to join BOSS Server Just select BOSS Servers and click Connect Hopefully your internet connection is working well and you ve connected By default BOSS Server will be connected to BOSS nrcfoss channel If the channel is not specified by default a dialog will pop up asking you enter the cha
155. nt Searches with Search Folders If you want to have permanent searches you can create a search folder which will be added to your feed list and contains all items matching this search rule To do so enter your search term into the search box and click the search button After the results appear click the Search Folder button to create a search folder from the search results Now a search folder should appear in your feed list If you want you can edit the search folders Search All Feeds Search for 2 Close Advanced title or change its rules by opening the properties dialog either from the Subscriptions menu or the contextual menu in the feed list Search Folder Properties Search Name Unread Find Items that meet the following criteria se Add Any Rule Matches All Rules Must Match Read status is unread Remove cancel oK 145 ae Si 10 9 Transmission Bit Torrent Client Transmission is a BitTorrent client It is used for peer to peer filesharing over the internet BitTorrent is a fast way of transferring files because everyone who downloads must also upload to others This means speeds are only limited by the number of people connected to a given torrent the more people the better i hl al P Add j i eduboss 1 0 i386 DVD iso a 3 7 GB uploaded 2 6 GB Ratio 0 69 Goal 3 34 Remaining time un Seeding to 0 of O connected peers Idle Gg 1 Torrent Ratio 0 69
156. nt to go for a startup option then you can start the connection manually everytime on demand through terminal by using the following command sudo pon dsl provider To stop the ADSL connection type sudo poff dsl provider Later in case if you want to set up the connection everytime in startup ie at booting time sudo gedit etc network interfaces and add the below lines to the file pre up sbin ifconfig ethO up line maintained by pppoeconf auto dsl provider iface dsl provider inet ppp provider dsl provider 86 Tat on ae Si 6 3 Wireless Connection To configure network click System gt Administration gt Network Connections or type nm connection editor in terminal and press Enter Any networks are not shown or hidden wireless networks configuration will setup following way 1 Enter the network name SSID v Editing Wireless connection 1 Connection name Wireless connection 1 Connect automatically Wireless Wireless Security IPv4 Settings IPv6 Settings SSID saravanan Mode Infrastructure v BSSID MAC address MTU automatic gt bytes Available to all users Cancel Apply 2 Enter the network key WEP 128bit to Connect to the Wireless Network v Editing Wireless connection 1 Connection name Wireless connection 1 Connect automatically Wireless Wireless Security IPv4 Settings IPv6 Settings Security WEP 40 128 bit Key v Key ITTI Show key WEP index 1 Default Auth
157. o disk when the button labelled Stop Recording or the Spacebar is pressed To take more pictures in a row Cheese Burst to change to burst mode 193 Tat on ae Sh Burst mode will start to take a series of pictures with an interval of some seconds in between photos when the button labelled Take Multiple Photos or the Spacebar key is pressed 9 m w lr Take multiple Photos pif Leave Fullscreen 14 6 2 Setting Preferences The preferences dialog allows you to set up some webcam specific parameters and parameters specific to the burst mode fel Preferences Ae es Device Resolution 640 x 480 Image properties Brightness A U EART Saturation A O hare ee Burst mode Number of photos B B Delay between photos secs a a Close 194 Tea on ZDAC It s possible to define where Cheese stores the captured media photos and videos These settings are stored in GConf You can change the settings with the gconf editor application There you have to select apps cheese in the tree on the left Then you can set the video_path and photo path to the location you prefer 14 7 Video Streaming Steps to setup Video Streaming Client using VLC Player Step I Open your VLC Player VLC media player Media Playback Audio Video Tools View Help F D pm EE gt oe E 00K oe Step II Click the Media Tab and Click on Streaming Option VLE media player P
158. o hide the column If the CSV file uses a text delimiter character that is not in the Text delimiter list click in the Text delimiter box and type the character 6 Click OK to open the file Saving as a CSV file To save a spreadsheet as a comma separate value CSV file 1 Choose File gt Save As 2 In the File name box type a name for the file 3 In the File type list select Text CSV csv and click Save You may see the message box shown below Click Keep Current Format 106 gay on E B ES ZDAC Working with columns and rows Inserting columns and rows Columns and rows can be inserted individually or in groups Single column or row Using the Insert menu 1 Select the cell column or row where you want the new column or row inserted 2 Choose either Insert gt Columns or Insert gt Rows Using the mouse 1 Select the cell column or row where you want the new column or row inserted 2 Right click the header of the column or row 3 Choose Insert Rows or Insert Columns Multiple columns or rows Multiple columns or rows can be inserted at once rather than inserting them one at a time 1 Highlight the required number of columns or rows by holding down the left mouse button on the first one and then dragging across the required number of identifiers 2 Proceed as for inserting a single column or row above The specified number of rows columns will be inserted above or to the left of the f
159. o swap by double clicking Ext3 journaling file system in the screen shown below Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks You are editing partition 2 of SCSI1 0 0 0 sda No existing file system was detected in this partition Partition settings Ext4 journaling file system Mount point home Mount options defaults Label none Reserved blocks 5 Typical usage standard Bootable flag off Copy data from another partition Delete the partition Done setting up the partition 14 Double click swap area Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks How to use this partition Ext4 journaling file system Ext3 journaling file system Ext2 file system btrfs journaling file system JFS journaling file system XFS journaling file system FAT16 file system FAT32 file system swap area physical volume for encryption physical volume for RAID physical volume for LVM do not use the partition Screenshot 33 md at Operating System Solutions 15 Creation of swap area is completed Click Done setting up the partition and then click Continue Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks You are editing partition 6 of SCSI1 0 0 0 sda This partition is formatted with the swap area All data in it WILL BE DESTROYED Partition settings Use as Bootable flag Resize the partition currently 2 0 GB swap area off Copy data from anothe
160. odcasts 14 1 3 Playing Audio CDs To play your CD insert it into your drive It should automatically appear within Banshee in your sources list beneath your Music Library and Video Library sources You can click the new source named Audio CD or the name of the album and double click a track in it to begin playback 14 1 4 Importing Ripping Audio CDs l Insert a CD 2 Banshee automatically detects it and adds it to the side menu click it 3 Uncheck any tracks you don t want imported 4 Press the Import CD button located near the upper right corner of Banshee 5 Banshee will begin importing the CD As it finishes each track it will appear in your Music Library Adjusting Your Preferences You can change your CD importing preferences Go to the Edit menu and choose the Preferences menu item Within the Preferences dialog choose the Audio CD tab Import format The defaults should be fine but if you prefer to have your music imported as a certain file type mp3 wma or something else or with certain quality settings 128kbps 256kbps etc you can set that here If you don t see the file format you want you need to ensure you have the appropriate GStreamer plugin codec installed Automatic import With this item checked Banshee will automatically begin importing as soon as you insert an audio CD unless it can t find the track list album name track titles for it or it detects you already have at least part of the album
161. of proxy settings If you are using the DHCP connection then it may not create problem unless you are able to access internet well But if you are using the internet through proxy server then you need to export the http proxy parameter to your proxy server ip and port number If you don t have any idea about your proxy server then contact your network administrator Example export http proxy http 192 168 31 100 3128 Now you will see that an update on your repositories will work well Installing certain packages 240 ZDAC For installing a particular package you need to know the exact package name of the application Use apt get install lt package name gt to install a package if you know the exact package name If you are not sure with the full name of the package then you can search the related packages in the repository by using the command apt cache search lt package name gt where the lt package name gt is your assumed package name and this name can also have the meta characters included for easy search like php gives all the versions of php like php imap php4 imap php5 imap etc Once you find the exact package name install it using the command apt get install lt package name gt 22 3 Font Installation Due to the change in gnome vfs in the GNOME desktop environment fonts folder is removed in latest GNOME Steps to install fonts in new GNOME Desktop environment 1 Open the folder which contains the font
162. older is added to the location The name of the folder is selected 4 Type a name for the folder then press Enter 3 6 10 Renaming a File or Folder To rename a file or folder perform the following steps 1 Select the file or folder that you want to rename 2 Choose Edit gt Rename Alternatively right click on the file or folder then choose Rename 3 The name of the file or folder is selected 4 Type anew name for the file or folder then press Enter 3 6 11 Moving a File or Folder to Trash To move a file or folder to Trash perform the following steps 1 Select the file or folder that you want to move to Trash 2 Choose Edit gt Move to Trash Alternatively right click on the file or folder then choose Move to Trash Alternatively you can drag the file or folder to the Trash object on the desktop When you move a file or folder from a removable media to Trash the file or folder is stored in a Trash location on the removable media To remove the file or folder permanently from the removable media you must empty Trash 3 6 12 Deleting a File or Folder When you delete a file or folder the file or folder is not moved to Trash but is deleted from your filesystem immediately The Delete menu item is only available if you select the Include a Delete command that bypasses Trash option in the Edit gt Preferences dialog To delete a file or folder perform the following steps 67 T
163. on that is to be resized and then select Resize Move from the Partition menu or click Resize Move icon from the toolbar Now you can increase or decrease the size of the partition If you have free space in that partition then only you can decrease the size of the partition If you have free space in the hard disk then only you can increase the size of the partition Once you have done your job click on Apply No operations are given to the hard disk until you click Apply Copying a partition You must first select the partition you want to copy Right click on the partition and click Copy After copying the partition you must choose an unallocated area to activate Paste button You may wish to resize the partition you want to paste same size or bigger A smaller partition is impossible After you have pasted you can click Apply 229 phe DOSS 18 Changing the name of Applications in BOSS If you like to change the name of the applications BOSS gives you an option to change those names Choose System gt Preferences gt Main Menu A window appears as shown in the figure Main Menu Menus Items gt 2 Applications Show Item L New Menu f Accessories Debian ws Education E Accessories b Debian wes Education New Item O 0 atl Games J Graphics Internet 4 Office ae Other lt T Programming K
164. ontains some vivid red parts lips you ll probably have to correct one red eye at a time To make your selection click one corner of the rectangle that will be your selection and drag your mouse to the diagonal corner and release it You can resize your selection by dragging its edges and you can move it by clicking in the middle of it and dragging it to where you want it Once you have selected a zone you can remove the red from it by clicking the red eye button beneath the photo Soft Focus In photography sharpening one region of a picture while blurring all the rest is a way to make an emphasis and grab attention It is achieved by using a lens that allows shooting with a short distance in front of and beyond the subject that appears to be in focus Soft focus effect is a way to emulate such a lens 154 E i ES ZDAC Click to choose central point of the area you want to be in focus and adjust amount of blurring then click OK Sharpen Out of focus photographs and most digitized images often need a sharpness correction The Unsharp Mask effect sharpens edges of the elements without increasing noise or blemish To sharpen a photo choose Edit gt Sharpen and specify the following values eAmount strength of sharpening eRadius how many pixels on either side of an edge will be affected by sharpening High resolution images allow higher radius eThreshold the minimum difference in pixel value
165. opyright to this work done at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing C DAC formerly NCST Electronics City Bangalore and a Hindi Native Language project has been setup in conjunction with this work at http hi openoffice org to disseminate information on the project and its developmental aspects The following details the technical aspects of the development Localization Localization involved translation of the OpenOffice org glossary having 7000 strings and resource strings with approximately 21000 strings Resource strings were extracted from the built source translated in Hindi and merged back with the localization tools For localizing the source the Hindi language had to be added to the build environment build tools resource system and installation setup projects altogether comprising 8 independent modules of the OpenOffice org source Finally this localized source containing Hindi translations was then rebuilt to produce a Hindi localized installation which had the entire user interface elements menus strings messages tooltips popups dialog boxes and so on in Hindi 8 1 The LibreOffice Components Components Purpose Writer Word processor Calc Application for Spreadsheet Impress Application for Presentation Base Application for Database Draw Application for drawing vector graphics oF i i at aon i Math Application for generating mathematical for
166. or bringing mini programs desklets such as weather forecasts news tickers system information displays or music player controls onto your desktop where they are sitting there in a symbiotic relationship of eye candy and usefulness The possibilities are really endless and they are always there to serve you whenever you need them The small programs that run inside gDesklets are called desklets Some of them include Clocks Calendars Weather RSS feed aggregators Controls for other applications such as XMMS and Gaim Animated toolbars Desktop notes System monitors 78 Tat on ae Si To start gDesklets choose Applications gt Accessories gt gDesklets The following window appears gDesklets Shell File Profiles Help by category MATCH category Date Calendars Search J Date Calendars z _ Calendar ver 0 21 z l fusr lib gdesklets share gdesklets Di LJ Media Control DA by Dave Minogue joe Sapp CD Mediaystatus A navigable calendar showing the ent WeeklyCalendar ver 0 31 Misc fusr flib gdesklets share gdesklets Di Misc Utilities by Joe Sapp A calendar listing the next week s tas News RSS Aggregat z TE ee EE ikii Ephemeride ver f p 9 fusr flib gdesklets sharefgdesklets Di 7 e Controls hy Rennit Derean i 5 J 4 Found 3 desklets gt To place a desklet in the desktop double click the desklet For example in the above wind
167. or choose an item from Places menu on the top panel In GNOME many things are files such as word processor documents spreadsheets photos movies and music 3 6 2 File Manager Presentation Nautilus provides two modes in which you can interact with your filesystem spatial and browser mode You may decide which method you prefer and set Nautilus to always use this by selecting deselecting Always open in browser windows in the Behavior tab of the Nautilus preferences dialog The following explains the difference between the two modes Browser mode browse your files and folders The file manager window represents a browser which can display any location Opening a folder updates the current file manager window to show the contents of the new folder The browser window displays a toolbar with common actions and locations a location bar that shows the current location in the hierarchy of folders and a sidebar that can hold different kinds of information In Browser Mode you typically have fewer file manager windows open at a time Spatial mode navigate your files and folders as objects The file manager window represents a particular folder Opening a folder opens the new window for that folder Each time you open a particular folder you will find its window 61 Tat on ZDAC displayed in the same place on the screen and the same size as the last time you viewed it this is the reason for the name spa
168. ored in your local system 3 Backup Mails and other Settings To take the backup of your mails address book and settings from icedove when you reinstall the operating system or change your system you have to take the backup of the icedove settings folder and paste it in the same location of the new Operating system Backup your Icedove email and other config files in the following way 1 The files are stored in the mozilla thunderbird directory which resides in your home directory 131 E i ES ZDAC 2 Assuming the home directory is home admin Please replace it with your own in the following commands open the terminal and execute the following commands admin spooky tar cvfz mythund_bkp tar gz home admin mozilla thunderbird 3 The above command will create an archive named mythund_bkp tar gz You can use this archive to restore all your files in case of any problems using the following command and your emails will be restored admin spooky tar xvf mythund_bkp tar gz 4 Start Icedove and your emails will be in place The advantage of the above method is that it not only restores emails but also your settings So you do not have to reconfigure your IMAP mailboxes etc Even your extensions are preserved 10 3 Pidgin Internet Messenger Pidgin is an instant messaging program You can talk to your friends using AIM ICQ XMPP MSN Messenger Yahoo Bonjour IRC Novell Group Wise Messenger QQ SIMPL
169. ow to place Calendar in the desktop double click Calendar Drag the mouse pointer to the desktop The mouse pointer changes into a hand symbol Click the left mouse button to place that desklet in the desktop gt To configure the desklet right click on that desklet and choose Configure desklet gt To remove the desklet from the desktop place the mouse arrow above that desklet Click the right mouse button and select Remove desklet A window appears In that click Delete gt To place the desklet in any other position in the desktop place the mouse arrow above that desklet Click the right mouse button and select Move desklet The mouse pointer changes into hand symbol Move the desklet to the position where you want to place it and then click the left mouse button 79 ae Si 5 Linux Basics with BOSS GNU Linux This section covers the Linux basics which helps you to work with BOSS GNU Linux This covers only the basics as this is not the Linux Guide This just helps you to get startup with BOSS GNU Linux and help you in using for basic installation of packages and view the contents etc If you want to learn about Linux in detail then please find some document which is completely written for Linux and work with BOSS GNU Linux If you find any difficulty anywhere while using BOSS GNU Linux then inform us at bosslinux cdac in 5 1 Opening a Shell Prompt The desktop offers access to a shell p
170. owsers If you used a different browser in the past you probably want to use your old bookmarks in Iceweasel too Iceweasel allows to import bookmarks from other browsers installed on your system such as Netscape or Opera It also allows to import bookmarks from a file exported from a browser on different computer To import your settings click File gt Import Select the browser from which to import settings and click Next or choose a file Find your imported bookmarks in a newly created folder beginning with From 10 1 4 3 Live Bookmarks Live bookmarks display headlines in your bookmark menu and keep you up to date with the 125 a aa ZDAC latest news This enables you to save time with one glance at your favorite sites Many sites and blogs support this format A Web site indicates this by showing an orange icon in the right part of the location bar Click it and choose Subscribe to this feed using Live Bookmarks option Click Subscribe Now in the page that opens A dialog box opens in which to select the name and location of your live bookmark Confirm by clicking Add 10 1 5 Using the Download Manager With the help of the download manager keep track of your current and past downloads To open the download manager click Tools gt Downloads Iceweasel opens a window with your downloads While downloading a file see a progress bar and the current file If necessary pause a download a
171. p This icon appears at the left side of the bottom panel Click that icon to hide all the windows and show the desktop Window List The Window List is located next to the Show Desktop icon By default all started applications and open windows are displayed in the Window List which allows you to access any application regardless of the currently active desktop If you click a window title in the Window List the application is moved to the foreground If it is already in the foreground clicking minimizes the application Workspace Switcher By default the right end of the bottom panel has an icon which shows your different desktops These virtual desktops enable you to organize your work If you use many programs simultaneously you might want to run some programs in one desktop and other programs in the other desktop To switch between desktops click the desktop symbol in the panel 3 4 Handling Removable Media If you insert or connect removable media to your computer such as CD ROMs or USB sticks these are usually mounted automatically 58 d f Tue Feb 5 12 57PM boss usb prem eduboss de2 1 kgeo boss user manual e Terminal BOSS SAVIR Pre Fi 3 4 1 Removing Media Safely If you want to remove or disconnect a medium from your computer make sure that the data on the medium is currently not accessed by any application or user Otherwise you risk a loss of data To safely remove the
172. p atl Games J Graphics Internet 4 office ma Other A gg lt Programming OoOd isl Science HY Sound amp Video X System Tools Rs Science HD Sound amp Videc 0 System Tools 5 Universal Acci A A 4 Universal Access A Revert 18 1 Changing the name of main menu Follow these steps to change the name of main menu 1 Double click the application name to change the name of that application For eg to change the name of Sound amp Video to any other name eg Multimedia in Items double click on Sound amp Video A window appears as shown in the figure Directory Properties Name Sound amp Video Comment Multimedia menu Help Wrevet MClose 230 Tat on ae Si 2 Change the name Sound amp Video to Multimedia Directory Properties Name Multimedia Comment Multimedia menu Help flRevert 2 Close 3 Click Close Also in the window titled Main Menu click the Close button 4 Click Applications You can see that the name Sounds amp Video has been changed to Multimedia Applications Accessories Edutainment Games Yo Graphics Internet Maths F Multimedia ETA office I Science Q Social D System Tools Universal Access 18 2 Changing the name of sub menu Follow these steps to change the name of sub menu 1 For eg to change the name
173. packages you want to install Boss Utility Disk Version 1 0 Select iterns from the list below CJ CJ c E CJ L E E CJ CJ O L c E c LC CJ O Packages apachez mysgl client phps postgresql 8 1 egroupware pgqadmin3 webmin k3b subversion wine gcompris apenofiice lang pack ttfindic fonts educational toals evolution grass qcead samba e N NOPO FP FP PP OY Wl N 2 5 Aa 1 5 4 odlom JL 2 105 dfsg 2 2 2 0 2 1L80 3 11 20 1 1L 4 2 8 15 4 3 1 O 1 1 O 4 7 1 Description Net generation scalable extendable web server Mysql database client and server server side HTML embedded scripting lanquage Object relational sql Database management sys Collabration tool Graphical administration tool for PostgreSQL web based administration toolkit A sophisticated KDE cd burning application Advanced version control system aka swn Windows API Implementation Binary Loader Educational games for small children gujarati malayalam marati oriya urudu asami Meta language fonts which includes Bengal Guja Tuxpaint Sunclock Drqeo etc groupware suite with mail client and organizer Geographic Resources Analysis Support System A professional CAD System allowing you to serve files and printers to Wingo 239 i aon a aa ZDAC 22 Troubleshooting BOSS GNU Linux If you face any kind of problems with BOSS GNU Linux please inform us so that we will help you in solving it But there are some basic i
174. partitions and mount points Select a partition to modify its settings file system mount point etc a free space to create partitions or a device to initialize its partition table COTHIQGUure enci yptleu voiumes v SCSI1 0 0 0 sda 500 1 GB ATA WDC WD5000BPVT 7 gt 1 primary 104 9MB B ntfs 2 primary 112 0 GB ntfs 3 primary 100 0 GB ext4 5 logical 2 0 GB swap 6 logical 2 0 GB swap 7 logical 50 0 GB ext3 8 logical 15 0 GB ext3 9 logical 80 0 GB ext4 logical 20 0 GB ext4 logical 13 0 GB ext4 logical 20 0 GB ext4 logical 30 0 GB FREE SPACE VVVVVVVVV VV Undo changes to partitions Finish partitioning and write changes to disk 5 ZDAC 14 After all the partitions are allocated you need to write the changes to disk For this select Yes in in the following screen and then click Continue Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks If you continue the changes listed below will be written to the disks Otherwise you will be able to make further changes manually The partition tables of the following devices are changed SCSI1 0 0 0 sda The following partitions are going to be formatted partition 13 of SCSI1 0 0 0 sda as ext4 Write the changes to disks O No Yes Y Screenshot Continue EE 2 8 Installing the Base System BOSS GNU Linux is ready to install the packages into your system now 2 9 Set the Root Password
175. pe of partition 48 Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks Type for the new partition 10 Specify whether the partition should be at the beginning or end Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks Please choose whether you want the new partition to be created at the beginning or at the end of the available space Location for the new partition Beginning 49 Tat on eS dom Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks You are editing partition 6 of SCSI1 0 0 0 sda This partition is formatted with the swap area All data _ in it WILL BE DESTROYED Partition settings Use as swap area _ Bootable flag off Resize the partition currently 2 0 GB Copy data from another partition Erase data on this partition Delete the partition Done setting up the partition Go Back Continue 12 After selecting the partition for the you need to select a partition for the swap space If you are already having Linux installed on your system then you will be having a swap space in your system If so no need of another swap space The swap should be double the RAM size If there is no swap then create a new swap space by following the steps 8 to 15 in Creating a new partition section 13 Finish the partitioning process Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks This is an overview of your currently configured
176. r local system 130 ae Si You have Local folders in your icedove window which are the folders in your local system hard disk and the content stored in these folders can be viewed when you are off line and can save your mails in these folders to save the mail server memory space 1 Create your own folder by right clicking on the Local Folders and click New Folder Vssamy 2003 0yahoo0 com icedove Marl News File Edit View Go Message Tools Help m a Get Mail 4 Write P Address Book Sy vssamy2003 yahoo co Smart Folders lt gt gt Ginbox Iicedove Mail vssamy20O03 yahoo com Drafts gt Trash amp Outbox Email b amp Local Folders i bx Read messages t t I m vssamy2 co com 3 Write a new message Accounts gt View settings for this account Create a new account Advanced Features Search messages Manage message filters 2 Once you have your local folders ready named as per your comfort open your inbox in the icedove mail client select the mails that you want to save in the local folders use Ctrl key to select more than one mail and right click It opens a menu where you can see options like Copy To copies the mails to local folders and Move To deletes the mails from the server and moves into the local folders select that Move To and then the target folder where you want to move the mails to 3 Thats it now you have your mails st
177. r partition Erase data on this partition Delete the partition Done setting up the partition 16 Finish the partitioning process Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount points Select a partition to modify its settings file system mount point etc a free space to create partitions or a device to initialize its partition table v SCSI1 0 0 0 sda 500 1 GB ATA WDC WD5000BPVT 7 primary 102 9 MB gt VVVVVVVVVV VWV V 1 2 primary logical logical logical logical logical logical logical logical logical logical pri log 90 0 GB 100 9 GB 26 0 GB 53 1 GB 2 0 GB 50 0 GB 15 0 GB 80 0 GB 20 0 GB 13 0 GB 20 0 GB 30 0 GB Undo changes to partitions ntfs ntfs ext4 FREE SPACE ext4 swap ext3 ext3 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 FREE SPACE Finish partitioning and write changes to disk Screenshot 34 Sh San ae a 17 Write the changes to disk by clicking Yes Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks If you continue the changes listed below will be written to the disks Otherwise you will be able to make further changes manually The partition tables of the following devices are changed SCSI1 0 0 0 sda The following partitions are going to be formatted partition 13 of SCSI1 0 0 0 sda as ext4 Write the changes to disks No Yes
178. ration gt Printing or type system config printer in terminal and press Enter System Preferences t Administration Boss Software Center aK Control Center BOSS Utilities A Help Firestarter C About BOSS cl GParted N Log Out root Login Window E Shut Down Be alll Printing Configure printers Shared Folders Services Software Sources Ny Synaptic Package Manager Time and Date i Update Manager Users and Groups lt Windows Wireless Drivers 2 Click on New Printer configuration localhost File Edit Help h ay Refresh Connected to localhost 89 Tea on 3 Select the the type of the printer For Network printer enter the IP address port no and click Forward New Printer Select Connection Devices Host 192 168 31 150 CUPS PDF LPT 1 Port number 9100 Location of the network printer Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 AppSocket HP JetDirect Internet Printing Protocol ipp LPD LPR Host or Printer Other 4 Select the Printer Company and click Forward New Printer Select printer from database The foomatic printer database contains various manufacturer provided PostScript Printer Description PPD files and also can generate PPD files for a large number of non PostScript printers But in general manufacturer provided PPD files provide better access to the specific features of the printer Makes Gestetner
179. rce format appears now Select the appropriate format from the list Once selected click Next to proceed a BOSS Bulk Document Converter Step 4 Destination Type of Text Document Convert text documents into type D SMW Writer O STW Writer Template O PDF Portable Document Format O DOC Microsoft Word 6 Windows O DOC Microsoft Word 97 O DOC Microsoft Word 95 TXT plain text O RTF Rich Text Format HTML O XML DocBook ODT Open document Text Cancel Back gt Next gt Figure 4 Destination Document type Conversion Finally the warning page for the conversion appears if you click Next the conversion gets completed The screen shots are as follows BOSS Bulk Document Converter x Ready to begin converting documents Summary 0 documents of type irom the folder iroot will be conwerted into the type and stored in the folder iroot n Cancel i lt Back gt Next gt Figure 5 Warning screen 173 jt on BOSS Bulk Document Converter Figure 6 Conversion Completed 13 2 BOSS Presentation Tool BOSS Presentation tool is the KeyJnote application KeyJnote is a simple presentation program that displays slide shows of image files JPEG PNG TIFF and BMP or PDF documents To open BOSS Presentation Tool choose Applications gt Office gt BOSS Presentation Tool or type boss presentation tool in termi
180. right click For example when you right click on a file or folder you can choose items related to the file or folder When you right click on the background of a view pane you can choose items related to the display of items in the view pane Toolbar Contains buttons that you use to perform tasks in the file manager eBack returns to the previously visited location The adjacent drop down list also contains a list of the most recently visited locations to allow you to return to them faster 62 gay on E B ES ZDAC Forward performs the opposite function to the Back toolbar item If you have previously navigated back in time then this button returns you to the present eUp moves up one level to the parent of the current folder Reload refreshes the contents of the current folder Home opens your Home Folder Computer opens your Computer folder Search opens the search bar Location Bar The location bar is a very powerful tool for navigating your computer eZoom buttons Enable you to change the size of items in the view pane View as drop down list Enables you to choose how to show items in your view pane Side Pane Performs the following functions Shows information about the current file or folder Enables you to navigate through your files To display the side pane choose View gt Side Pane The side pane contains a drop down list that enables you to choose what to show in t
181. rite to is destination disc have writeable CD or DVD eClick properties to change the speed of write able CD or DVD 16 4 Blank a CD RW To erase a CD RW choose Tools gt Blank The application will show the following dialog Sc Etc re Select a disc Boss 4 0 i3s86 Bin 1 2 7 GB Options wW Fast blanking 226 Tea on e from the drop down list select a disc to erase e Select the speed that you want to burn the CD e Select the Fast blank option to activate this method of blanking e Progress bar shows the perentage completed blanking processing 16 5 Burn an ISO Image To burn an ISO image choose Tools gt Burn CD Image Navigate through the directories and after selecting the ISO file which you want to burn press OK Select a disc image to write anedserver10 i386 binary 1 iso 791 2 MB Select a disc to write to BOSS 4 0 i386 Bin 1 3 6 GB of free space Properties Cancel Burn 227 a conc 17 Partition Editor Partition Editor is the Gnome Partition Editor application Partition Editor is an industrial strength package for creating destroying resizing moving checking and copying partitions and the file systems on them This is useful for creating space for new operating systems reorganizing disk usage copying data residing on hard disks and mirroring one partition with another disk imaging To work wit
182. rompt an application that allows you to type commands instead of using a graphical interface for all computing activities While BOSS GNU Linux Quick Start Guide primarily focuses on performing tasks using the graphical interface and graphical tools it is sometimes useful and faster to perform tasks from a shell prompt You can open a Shell prompt Terminal by selecting Applications gt Accessories gt Terminal COO aO O O File Edit View Terminal Tabs Help root boss root boss To exit a shell prompt click the X button on the upper right corner of the shell prompt window or type exit at the prompt 80 ae Si 5 2 Create a New User During the installation process of BOSS GNU Linux you will be able to create one user account If you want to create some more user accounts after installation then you can use the Graphical Interface for users creation else you can go with the shell prompt First we will discuss about the GUI method later we will discuss about the shell prompt method To create new user account gt Select System gt Administration gt Users and Groups from the menu else you can start this GUI from the shell prompt by typing users admin gt If you are not logged in as root you will be prompted for root password gt The following window will appear Users Settings Login name Home directory ib Add User root iroot boss fhame bass Manage Groups Close gt
183. rowser To create a Data DVD choose Data DVD from the Compilation Browser Then drag the files you want to burn on the CD or DVD from the Filesystem Browser to the Compilation Browser Brasero New Data Disc Project Project Edit View Tools Help b Open Office gt No file filtered Data disc 07 Sep 10 Image File root brasero iso Project estimated size 976 8 MB Then press Burn in the lower right corner After clicking it you will see the following dialog Burning speed Max speed Options W Burn the image directly without saving it to disc Leave the disc open to add other files later v Use burnproof decrease the risk of failures W Eject after burning Temporary files tmp 5 2 GB free Cancel Burn 224 Tat on ae Sh Use the Writer dropdown menu to select your writer eSelect the speed that you want to burn the CD eSelect the Eject disk option so Brasero would eject the disc after finishing the writing 16 2 Creating an Audio CD To create an Audio CD choose Audio CD from the Compilation Browser Then drag the music files you want to burn on the CD from the Filesystem Browser to the Compilation Browser Brasero New Audio Disc Project sasic ss Project Edit View Tools Help E oo a Track Title Artist Length 01 JJ Para Para Kili Madiyenil Rahul Nambiar Deep 04 59 min 02 J Pattaalam Paaruda Arm
184. rs 1 Start Impress then create a new empty presentation 110 a aa ZDAC 2 Click View gt Master gt Slide Master This opens the current slide master in Master View 3 Right click the left hand panel then click New Master 4 Edit the slide master until it has the desired look 5 Click Close Master View or choose View gt Normal to return to Normal View Applying a Slide Master Slide masters can be applied to selected slides or to all slides in the presentation 1 Open your presentation then click View gt Master gt Slide Master 2 Optional If you want to apply the slide master to multiple slides but not to all slides select the slides that you want to use that slide master 3 To select multiple slides in the Slides Pane press Ctrl and click on the slides you want to use that slide master 4 In the Task Pane right click the master page you want to apply If you do not see the Task Pane click View gt Task Pane 5 Apply the slide master by clicking one of the following Apply to All Slides Applies the selected slide master to all slides in the presentation Apply to Selected Slides Applies the selected slide master to the current slide or to any slides you select before applying the slide master For example if you want to apply a different slide master to the first slide in a presentation select that slide then change to Master View and apply a slide master to that sl
185. s To Disable all the security features select the option called Disable all Security Features BOSS Desktop 4 0 Added Security Feature List Ee Please select the following BOSS 4 0 Security Features Select Security Features Enable All Security Features Disable all Security Features Select from the list of Security Options 215 Tat on Next Password and Login Security feature is Disabled Warning A Successfully Disabled the feature Password and login security Next Restricting system reboots through console feature is disabled Warning Successtully Disabled the feature Restricting system reboots through the console Waning Successtully Disabled the feature Restricting User s access to this system 216 Next Enable Selinux feature is Disabled Warning Next Enable Audit feature is Disabled Warning Next Admin Group for the su program feature is Disabled Warning Successful Disabled the feature Adrnin group forthe su Program Next Disable CD DVD feature is Disabled Waning 217 Tat on Next Disable USB feature is Disabled Warning Next Disable Service rsh telnet imap http feature is Disabled Warning i Successfully Disabled the feature Disable Service telnet rsh imap http Next Enable Extended Attributes feature is Disabled Warning Next
186. s It should not be a word found in dictionaries or a word that could be easily associated with you A good password will contain a mixture of letters numbers and punctuation and should be changed at regular intervals The root user should not have an empty password If you leave this empty the root account will be disabled and the system s initial user account will be given the power to become root using the sudo command Note that you will not be able to see the password as you type it Root password Please enter the same root password again to verify that you have typed it correctly Re enter password to verify eese Go Back Continue Figure 7 Set Root Password 52 eS dom 2 10 Create User Account Next step is to create a user account and setting password for the user You can use this user account for logging into BOSS GNU Linux And this user will be used for auto login to BOSS GNU Linux after certain time period The screen shots are as follows Indian Version of GNU Linux Set up users and passwords A user account will be created for you to use instead of the root account for non administrative activities Please enter the real name of this user This information will be used for instance as default origin for emails sent by this user as well as any program which displays or uses the user s real name Your full name is a reasonable choice Full name for the new user boss
187. s and personal use Databases created in Base can be used as data sources such as when creating form letters To open database choose Applications gt Office gt LibreOffice Base or type LibreOffice base in terminal and press Enter Creating a Database Using Predefined Options Base comes with several predefined database fields to help you create a database The process for creating a database can be broken into several subprocesses Creating a new Database First to create a new database follow these steps l 2 3 Click File gt New gt Database Select Create a new database then click Next Click Yes register the database for me to make your database information available to other OpenOffice org modules select both check boxes in the bottom half of the dialog then click Finish Browse to the directory where you want to save the database specify a name for the database then click OK First time when you use the database it will display a window as shown in this figure OpenOffice org requires a Java runtime environment JRE to perform this task Please install a JRE and restart OpenOffice org OK To install JRE follow these steps gt Y Y V V WV Open terminal To open terminal choose Applications gt Accessories gt Terminal Type vi etc apt sources list A file will be opened In that type deb http packages bosslinux in boss BOSS main Comment all the
188. s that indicates an edge where sharpen must be applied This helps avoiding creation of blemishes in face sky or water surface Describe You can also enter a description of the image by clicking on the text entry box below the image and typing Adjust Time In both browse or edit modes you can adjust the time of one or multiple pictures Edit gt Adjust Time Tag F Spot enables you to organize and enjoy your photos by associating them with various user customizable tags A tag is a merely a label F Spot comes with default tags to get you started You are free to change them and add new ones For example if you want to create a tag for specific event you can create a new tag named after that event under the Events tag There are many ways to tag photos edrag and drop the photo s onto the tag edrag and drop the tag onto the photo s evia the photo s right click menu evia the Tags and Edit menus eby typing them in press t to pop up the tag entry bar enter comma separated tags with tab completion The first photo you associate with a tag will be used for that tag s icon You can always edit a tag s name parent tag and icon by right clicking on it and choosing Edit tag You can change a tag s parent by dragging and dropping it where you like Also you can edit 155 a aa ZDAC the name of a tag by selecting it and pressing F2 Lastly if you have the tag tree widget focused e g you just clicked o
189. s to the below list with comma edac Warning A The user cdac will not allow to login into the system 205 Tat on ae Si Enable Selinux SELinux is a Mandatory Access Control MAC system which is a kernel LSM enhancement to confine programs to a limited set of resources SELinux allows more fine grained access controls than traditional Unix permissions offer Warning System will restart twice Please select the proper boot menu for selinux Warning Enable Audit It provides tools that help the administrative user extract specific types of audit events audit events for specific users audit events related to specific file system objects or audit events within a specific time frame It s responsible for writing audit records to the disk Linux audit files to see who made changes based on program database files and system calls 206 Tat on Warning A Successfully Enabled the feature Enable Audit Admin group for the su Program e The administrator has to change the group ownership to admin group Then the admin group members only able to access the su program The rest of the users can not run the su program Add the users to become the system Administrator px Please enter the users with comma seprated to the admin group or leave empty boss Manne Successfully Enabled the feature Admin group for the su Program Enabling Disable CD DVD This features
190. s will be moved to the Selected Transitions box BOSS Presentation Tool Presentation Help ae M E Execute Quit Help About Source Type Directory with Images PDF PPT PPS ODP File Source File Transition Available Transitions PagePeel CC Selected Transitions Crossfade z PagetTurn SlideDown SlideRight SpinOutin Bac Back Squeeze D own s Advance Slides Manually D Autematiclhy After if seconds 175 To remove any of the selected transition click the corresponding transition and click Back button BOSS Presentation Tool SqueezeDown gt Crossfade SqueezeLeft PagePeel SqueezeRight Pageturn SqueezeUp SlideBown WipeBlobs SlideRight WipeCenterin SlideLeft Cursor Image Instead of using the normal mouse pointer an image can be used as Cursor BOSS Presentation fool SS gf Execute Quit Help About 176 omc Run Time of the presentation While giving presentation some time limits will be there The presenter will not be aware of how much time is left out while giving the presentation For this the user can specify the time limit BOSS Presentation fool sasasta Presentation Help a ee 3 J 8 Execute Quit Help About _ Configue Gcraas Cursor Image Select an image to use as cursor Gi Duration Expected Run time of the presentation 0 AS 0 Wrap Restart presentation after last page _ Yes No Initial Page St
191. sm is very simple With a couple of bits many permission scenarios can be modeled 13 Secure shell configuration Secure Shell or SSH is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged using a secure channel between two networked devices The encryption used by SSH is intended to provide confidentiality and integrity of data over an insecure network such as the Internet 14 Allow Hosts It will allow the list of host specified in the file etc hosts allow 15 Deny Hosts It will deny the list of host specified in the file etc hosts allow 16 Close list of Opened Applications in the system The more services that are running the more ports that will be left open to intruders So to protect your system it s best to turn off any unnecessary services 17 Close list of Established connections The user can identify the established connections in the system And they are allowed to close the unwanted established connections 18 Securing Network Access The following settings can improve the network security of the host and prevent against some network attacks a Turned on the Source Address Verification in all interfaces to prevent some spoofing attacks by the following option in the kernel net ipv4 conf default rp_filter 1 net ipv4 conf all rp_filter 1 201 Tea on ae Si b Enabled the TCP IP SYN cookies by the following option in the kernel net ipv4 tcp_syncookies 1 c Do not accept ICMP redirects prevent MI
192. ssues that the lay users can also troubleshoot their systems on their own This section gives you brief introduction of some of the problems and the steps to solve those issues 22 1 Forgotten User Password Passwords are stored in encrypted files on your BOSS GNU Linux system users cannot read the file and see their own or other passwords If you forget your user password you must create a new one If you realize that you have forgotten your password while logged in you can create a new one for yourself Open a shell prompt and enter the command passwd The passwd command asks for the new password which you will have to enter twice The next time you log in use the new password If you are not logged in when you realize you have forgotten your password log in as the root user Open a shell prompt and enter the command passwd lt username gt where lt username gt is your normal user name The passwd command requires you to enter the new password twice Log out of your system You can now log back in with your normal user name and your new password 22 2 Error Messages during installation of deb packages While installing a deb package for any new application you need to update the repository paths appropriately in the etc apt sources list file as explained in the previous chapter When you execute the apt get update command at your shell prompt if you see that the repositories are not connected then there may be a problem
193. t or previously created one yourself Disc images usually have a iso file extension and are sometimes called iso files To write a disc image right click on the disc image file then choose Write to Disc from the popup menu 71 a aa ZDAC 3 6 17 Accessing a Remote Server You can use the file manager to access a remote server be it an FTP site a Windows share or an SSH server To access a remote server choose File gt Connect to Server You may also access this dialog from the menu bar by choosing Places gt Connect to Server In the Connect to Server dialog you may click on the Browse Network button to close this dialog and view services available on your network in a Nautilus window To connect to a remote server start by choosing the service type then enter the server address If required by your server you may provide the following optional information Port Port to connect to on the server This should only be used if it is necessary to change the default port you would normally leave this blank Folder Folder to open upon connecting to server Name to use for connection The designation of the connection as it will appear in the file manager If the server information is provided in the form of a URI or you require a specialized connection choose Custom Location as the service type Once you have filled in the information click Connect button When th
194. t BOSS GNU Linux but otherwise within the terms of the program s license all parties to whom the program is redistributed should have the same rights as those that are granted in conjunction with the BOSS system 9 License Must Not Contaminate Other Software The license must not place restrictions on other software that is distributed along with the licensed software For example the license must not insist that all other programs distributed on the same medium must be free software 10 Example Licenses The GPL BSD and Artistic licenses are examples of licenses that we consider free 11 Sl n T Ea 2 Installation Steps This manual helps you to install BOSS GNU Linux on desktops and laptops The installation system is flexible enough to use even if you have no previous knowledge of Linux or computer networks If you select default options BOSS GNU Linux provides a complete desktop operating system including productivity applications Internet utilities and desktop tools This document does not detail all of the features of the installation system If you want the complete details of the features during installation please check our BOSS website at http www bosslinux in 2 1 Before You Begin 2 1 1 System Requirements BOSS GNU Linux does not impose hardware requirements beyond the requirements of the Linux kernel and the GNU tool sets Therefore any architecture or platform to which the Linux kernel
195. t Center is shown Click one of the icons to open a new document of that type or click the Templates icon to start a new document using a template You can also start a new document in one of the following ways e Use File gt New and choose the type of document e Use the arrow next to the New button on the main toolbar From the drop down menu 98 gay on E B ES ZDAC select the type of document to be created e Press Control N on the keyboard e Use File gt Wizards for some special types of documents If a document is already open in LibreOffice the new document opens in a new window Opening an Existing Document When no document is open the Start Center provides an icon for opening an existing document or choosing from a list of recently edited documents You can also open an existing document in one of the following ways e Choose File gt Open e Click the Open button on the main toolbar e Press Control O on the keyboard In each case the Open dialog appears Select the file you want and then click Open If a document is already open in LibreOffice the second document opens in a new window Saving a document To save a new document do one of the following e Press Control S e Choose File gt Save from the menu bar e Click the Save button on the main toolbar When the Save As dialog appears enter the file name verify the file type if applicable and click Save To save an open document with
196. t make changes to it Each file belongs to a particular user and is associated with a group that the owner belongs to The super user root has the ability to access any file on the system You can set permissions for three categories of users Owner The user that created the file or folder Group A group of users to which the owner belongs Others All other users not already included For each category of user different permissions can be set These behave differently for files and folders as follows 68 gay on E B ES ZDAC read eFiles can be opened eDirectory contents can be displayed write eFiles can be edited or deleted eDirectory contents can be modified execute eExecutable files can be run as a program Directories can be entered 3 6 15 Changing Permissions Changing Permissions for a File To change the permissions of a file perform the following steps ie Select the file that you want to change 2 Choose File gt Properties The properties window for the item is displayed 3 4 To change the file s group choose from the groups the user belongs to in the drop down Click on the Permissions tab selector For each of the owner the group and all other users choose from these permissions for the file None No access to the file is possible You can t set this for the owner Read only The users can open a file to see its contents but not make an
197. t supports bluetooth eActivate bluetooth in both the PC and the external device eRight click on the file you want to send through bluetooth and select Sent to eA window as shown in the figure appears In Sent to select the device to which you want to transfer the file Send To Destination Send as J Bluetooth OBEX Push Send to Motorola L7i Compression Send packed in 2 Transfer data from external device a device that supports bluetooth to your PC 95 ae Si External device will detect your PC as BOSS O scan it Send file from your device using bluetooth eIn your PC Accept request from your device Data will be in your HOME folder 96 Sl n T Ea 8 LibreOffice LibreOffice is a freely available fully featured office productivity suite Its native file format is OpenDocument an open standard format that is being adopted by governments worldwide as a required file format for publishing and accepting documents LibreOffice can also open and save documents in many other formats including those used by several versions of Microsoft Office Development Efforts As part of the project LibreOffice has been built from source tag 641 on Windows with the resource strings translated and the suite localized in Hindi support for Indian locales and Complex Text Layout for Hindi has also been implemented The LibreOffice community has granted a joint c
198. tem for the first time and make some initial system settings 14 If you have problems during the installation it helps to know which packages are involved in which steps 15 Introducing the leading software actors in this installation drama The installer software debian installer is the primary concern of this manual It detects hardware and loads appropriate drivers uses dhcp client to set up the network connection and runs debootstrap to install the base system packages Many more actors play smaller parts in this process but debian installer has completed its task when you load the new system for the first time Upon loading the new base system base config supervises 13 a aa ZDAC adding users setting a time zone via tzsetup and setting up the package installation system using apt setup It then launches tasksel which can be used to select large groups of related programs and in turn can run aptitude which allows you to choose individual software packages 2 1 3 Back Up Your Existing Data Before you start make sure to back up every file that is now on your system If this is the first time a non native operating system has been installed on your computer it s quite likely you will need to re partition your disk to make room for BOSS GNU Linux Anytime you partition your disk you should count on losing everything on the disk no matter what program you use to do it The programs used in installation are quite
199. the current disk label is inappropriate you may change it using Device gt Set Disklabel option The Partition menu is most import It allows you to do many operations we can create a new partition some of which are dangerous Select Delete if you want to delete a partition To perform the delete you must first select the partition Resize Move is a useful function we can resize or move a partition using this option You may also format any partition to a file system which is supported in the menu The last choice gives information about the selected partition Note Before doing any of the following operations make sure that the partitions are unmounted 228 gat on a 7 conc Few operations Creating a new partition Select an unallocated area and click the New button in the toolbar to create a new partition A new window appears and lets you chose the size file system type of partition etc 5 Deleting a partition The second icon on the toolbar is for deleting the selected partition If you want to delete a partition select that partition and click the Delete icon and then click Apply Resizing a partition At the top right end of the screen there is a drop down box where you can choose the hard disk you want to work on if you have several hard drives on the PC machine Remember that this will only become operational after the scan is completed Click the partiti
200. the current file name choose File gt Save This will overwrite the last saved state of the file Renaming and Deleting files You can rename or delete files within the LibreOffice dialogs just as you can in your usual file manager However you cannot copy or paste files within the dialogs Using the Navigator The Navigator lists objects contained in a document collected into categories For example in Writer it shows Headings Tables Text frames Comments Graphics Bookmarks and other items as shown in Figure 13 In Calc it shows Sheets Range Names Database Ranges Graphics Drawing Objects and other items In Impress and Draw it shows Slides Pictures and other items 99 ZDAC To open the Navigator click its icon Navigator on the Standard toolbar or press F5 or choose View gt Navigator on the menu bar Using the Styles and Formatting Window A style is a set of formats that you can apply to selected pages text frames and other elements in your document to quickly change their appearance When you apply a style you apply a whole group of formats at the same time Many people manually format paragraphs words tables page layouts and other parts of their documents without paying any attention to styles They are used to writing documents according to physical attributes For example you might specify the font family font size and any formatting such as bold or italic LibreOffice supports the follow
201. the database it will create If you change the storing mode the data stored in the new one will be automatically loaded when you press the ok button 12 7 Saving between storing modes You have the possibility to save between different storing modes so you can use example an SQLite database file but always save to text files too as a backup or to update the database on the MySQL server If you have all data stored in text files and want to save it all to MySQL or SQLite databases you need to click through all the days in your callendar and manually save them by pushing the buttons on the toolbar or using the keyboard combinations Ctrl M for saving to MySQL database Ctrl T for saving to text files or Ctrl D for saving to SQLite database 170 a aon 13 Special Purpose Tools 13 1 Migration Tool BOSS Bulk Document Converter This converter allows you to convert one format of documents into the other format of documents like doc to pdf doc to html etc Usage Place all the documents that need to be converted into one source folder and create an empty folder as destination folder Choose Applications gt Office gt BOSS Bulk Document Converter or type converter in terminal and press Enter Select the source and destination folders and the respective formats to be converted You will find your converted documents in the destination folder Source and Destination selection Once we select the Bulk
202. tial mode Using spatial mode may lead to more open file manager windows on the screen 4 3 E Places Tue Feb 5 1 17PM boss File Edit View Go pO eolemaslcustlals ieee File Edit View Go Bookmarks Help JBOSS 5 01 Devices N Desktop li System Re File Edit View Go Bookmarks Help l 90 GB File 13 GB File x 20 GB File 127 GB Fil l 53 GB File x 50 GB File 15 GB File 80 GB File usb pr JBOSS 5 0i System Re x 90 GB File x 13 GB File l 20 GB File 127 GB Fil x 53 GB File sx 50 GB File x 15 GB File x 80 GB File Devices BOSS 5 0 i a System Re x 90 GB File 13 GB File x 20 GB File 3 127 GB Fil 53 GB File x 50 GB File home Home Desktop Q Search Computer l 15 GB File a Home E Desktop D Documents ey usb pr 80 GB File Computer ry Home Desktop 5 Documents w Downloads ey usb pr Computer 5 Home G Desktop w Downloads D Documents Sj Downloads 0 items Free space 13 2 GB m Pictures E Desktop 3 6 3 The nautilus file browser window consists of the following elements File Browser Window Components Menu Bar You can also open a popup menu from file manager windows To open this popup menu right click in a file manager window The items in this menu depend on where you
203. ting System Solutions using the current engine click in the search bar type Bharat Operating System Solutions and hit Enter The results appears in your window To choose your search engine click the icon to the left of the search bar A menu opens with a list of available search engines Installing a different Search Engine If your favorite search engine is not listed Iceweasel gives you the possibility to configure it Try the following steps 1 Establish an Internet connection first 2 Click the icon to the left of the search bar 3 Select Manage Search Engines from the menu 4 Click Get more search engines 5 Iceweasel displays a web page with available search engines You can choose from Wikipedia IMDB Flickr and others Click the desired search plug in 6 Install your search plug in by clicking Add or abort with Cancel 10 1 3 2 Searching in the Current Page To search inside a web page click Edit gt Find or press Ctrl F The find bar opens Usually it is displayed at the bottom of a window Type your query in the input field Iceweasel finds the 124 TiS a aa ZDAC first occurrence of this phrase You can find other occurrences of the phrase by pressing Ctrl G or Next button in the find bar You can also highlight all occurrences by pressing the Highlight all button Checking the Match case option makes the query case sensitive 10 1 4 Managing Bookmarks
204. tion called the cell reference is the column letter and row number of the selected cell To the right of the Name box are the the Function Wizard Sum and Function buttons Clicking the Function Wizard button opens a dialog from which you can search through a list of available functions This can be very useful because it also shows how the functions are formatted In a spreadsheet the term function covers much more than just mathematical functions Clicking the Sum button inserts a formula into the current cell that totals the numbers in the cells above the current cell If there are no numbers above the current cell then the cells to the left are placed in the Sum formula Clicking the Function button inserts an equals sign into the selected cell and the Input line enabling the cell to accept a formula Opening a spreadsheet file To open a file in Calc 1 Choose File gt Open 2 Locate the CSV file that you want to open 3 If the file has a csv extension select the file and click Open 4 If the file has another extension for example txt select the file select Text CSV csv txt xls in the File type box you will have to scroll down some distance to find it and then click Open 5 On the Text Import dialog select the Separator options to divide the text in the file into columns You can preview the layout of the imported data at the bottom of the dialog Right click a column in the preview to set the format or t
205. to clear your camera s memory By default F Spot will make a copy of photos imported from your hard drive Uncheck the Copy option on the import dialog or hold Shift when dragging photos into F Spot if you do not wish to copy them from your hard drive To import photos choose Photos gt Import or click the Import button in the toolbar By default F Spot copies your photos to the Photos folder You can change the folder F Spot uses in Preferences dialog Edit Preferences 152 gay on E B ES ZDAC Edit If you double click or press enter on an image you enter Edit mode where you can remove red eye crop and adjust brightness and colors Versions When you edit your photos a new copy called a version is created so your original is never altered After your first edit a photo subsequent edits will modify the same version If you want to create mulitple versions of your photo perhaps with different cropping or coloring you can do so via the Photo gt Create New Version option Crop Cropping an image is a great way to improve the quality of a photograph by improving how it is framed You crop a photo by selecting the part of the photo you want to keep If you want your photo to be the exact dimensions necessary for a certain print size you can constrain the kind of selection F Spot will allow you to draw by choosing the appropriate size from the constraint drop down 4 x6 Postcard A On
206. to install or not whether the dependent package removes any other package or installs any other packages whether all the dependencies are available in the repository or not etc So proceed further by checking the dependencies properly After you mark the package for installation click on the Apply button in the top of the synaptic window This starts the installation procedure Synaptic Package Manager File Edit Package Settings Help Amateur Rad Applying Changes Base System r i Installing software Communicati The marked changes are now being applied This can take some time Please wait Converted Fri Cross Plattort Development E gt Documentatii Preparing packages Editors E Automatically close after the changes have been successfully applied Electronics t Details Email Sections status Search Results Custom Filters 20767 packages listed 803 installed 0 broken 2 to install upgrade 0 to remove 836 kB will be used Synaptic Package Manager File Edit Package Settings Help ile Eat Reload Mark All All Amateur Rad Changes appled Base System Changes applied Communicati Cornmeerted Fr ha Successfully applied all changes You can close the window now Cross Platforr O Automatically close after the changes have been successfully applied b le Documentati Details Editors Electronics Email 4 Sections f Status 7 Search Results Custom Filters
207. to use Synaptic Package Manager to install any software or package Install packages from Terminal gt Open the terminal Applications gt Accessories gt Terminal Execute vi etc apt sources list gt Add the following if they are not added previously http packages bosslinux in boss BOSS main contrib non free Save the file by typing Esc wq gt Now in terminal type the following commands apt get update apt get install lt package name gt gt If you are not finding the package in the repository then inform us at bosslinux cdac in 236 ZDAC 20 About BOSS Live The BOSS GNU Linux Live project aims to create BOSS GNU Linux Live CDs DVDs and USBs for the all the releases of BOSS GNU Linux and newer BOSS GNU Linux Live is based on Debian GNU Linux This chapter is about BOSS GNU Linux a Free and Open Source Live Linux DVD BOSS is a GNU Linux distribution that boots and runs completely from DVD It includes recent Linux software and desktop environments with programs such as OpenOffice org Abiword Gimp Mozilla Pidgin XChat Totem and hundreds of other quality open source programs It also includes document converter Presentation tool bluetooth devices support and Input method for so many Indian Languages How to use BOSS GNU Linux Live DVD gt Boot with BOSS GNU Linux DVD and select Start BOSS Live and press Enter gt BOSS GNU Linux Live DVD boots and login with default user boss gt
208. tors Mouse a Network Connections K SS le aeanvionage and cha Personal File Sharing ik Power Management Preferred Applications Remote Desktop SCIM Input Method Setup Screensaver Sound Startup Applications Windows 2 Select the Wired Connection Network Connections 83 eat on ZDAC 3 Set the IP address Gateway etc and click OK connection L Connection name Wired connection 1 W Connect automatically Wired 802 1x Security IPv4 Settings IPv6 Settings Method Manual Addresses Address Netmask Gateway Add T92 168 31102 255255255 0 192168 3 204 Delete DNS servers Search domains DHCP client ID Routes Cancel Apply E Available to all users 4 Click the Apply button Last Used Add Wired connection 1 C Edt Edit Delete 6 2 Setting up Broadband Internet connection in BOSS 1 Go to System gt Preferences gt Network Connections or type nm connection editor in terminal and press Enter 84 Tat on y Network Connections l Wired Wireless Mobile Broadband a VPN El DSL 2 Click add to enter network configuration details Enter the username and password provided by the ISP provider In the service specify PPPoE Editing DSL connection 1 Connection name DSL connection 1 Connect automatically DSL Wired PPP Settings IPv4
209. ts As Enter the name of the file to which you want to save the results then click Save 74 Tea on ZDAC 4 Customizing Desktop Settings You can change the way your desktop looks and behaves to suit your own personal tastes and needs 4 1 Changing Individual Desktop Elements 4 1 1 Creating New Desktop Objects To create a new folder 1 Right click an empty space on the desktop 2 From the popup menu choose Create Folder 3 An untitled folder appears on the desktop Rename the folder To create a new file 1 Right click an empty space on the desktop 2 From the popup menu choose Create Document From the sub menu choose Empty File 3 A file with name new file appears on the desktop To change the properties of the objects in the desktop right click the object and select properties A dialog appears with five tabs where you can change the properties of the object such as permissions 4 1 2 Changing Panel Elements To add new elements to the panel 1 Right click on the empty space on the panel and select Add to Panel Add to Panel Find an item to add to the panel a Custom Application Launcher Create a new launcher a Application Launcher Copy a launcher from the applications menu Battery Charge Monitor Monitor a laptop s remaining power Brightness Applet Adjusts Laptop panel brightness Character Palette Insert characters Clipboar
210. u want to look up words Adding a new dictionary source To add a new source click the Add button in the Dictionary Preferences window Add Dictionary Source Dictionaries Strategies Description Spanish Dictionaries Transport Dictionary Server Hostname es dict org Port 2628 cancel Add Once you click Add the new source will be added to the list Dictionary Preferences Select a dictionary source for looking up wards Default Dictionary Server DO Longdo Thai English Dictionaries C2 Spanish Dictionaries Remove In the figure given above we can see that Spanish Dictionaries is added to the list Removing a dictionary source Select the source you want to remove and click Remove button A confirmation dialog appears In that click Remove Print Options To change the print options choose Edit gt Preferences In the window that appears click on 139 eat on Print Dictionary Preferences Primt font Serif 12 _ ner C close To change the font name and size of the text click the Print font button 10 6 Remmina Remote Desktop Client Remmina is a remote desktop client written in GTK aiming to be useful for system administrators and travellers who need to work with lots of remote computers in front of either large monitors or tiny netbooks Remmina supports multiple network protocols in an integrated
211. up Please select your Internet connected network device from the drop down list of available devices Detected device s Ethernet device eth0 Tip If you use a modem the device name is likely pppO If you have a cable modem or a DSL connection choose eth0 Choose pppo if you know your cable or DSL operator uses the PPPoE protocol V Start the firewall on dial out V IP address is assigned via DHCP Back 147 ae Si The Firestarter firewall wizard is automatically launched when you start the program the first time Start the firewall on dial out If you have a dialup PPP device or a VPN interface where the connection will be down occasionally you should select this option When enabled Firestarter will try to reload the firewall as soon as the connection is established IP Address is assigned via DHCP If your network settings such as the IP address of you computer is distributed via DHCP you should enable this option If you are connecting to the Internet using a cable DSL or direct Ethernet connection you should almost always select this option It is perfectly safe to select this option even if there is no DHCP server on your network With this option enabled Firestarter will reload the firewall when your network settings change 10 10 1 Internet Connection Sharing Setup Internet connection sharing allows several machines to access the Internet trough a single network connection This is done using NA
212. urrently 2 0 GB Copy data from another partition Erase data on this partition Delete the partition Done setting up the partition 18 Finish the partitioning process Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount points Select a partition to modify its settings file system mount point etc a free space to create partitions or a device to initialize its partition table COMMNQGUIe enci yptleu voiumes v SCSI1 0 0 0 sda 500 1 GB ATA WDC WD5000BPVT 7 gt l primary 104 9MB B ntfs 2 primary 112 0 GB ntfs 3 primary 100 0 GB f ext4 5 logical 2 0 GB F swap 6 logical 2 0 GB F swap 7 logical 50 0 GB ext3 8 logical 15 0 GB ext3 9 logical 80 0 GB ext4 logical 20 0 GB ext4 logical 13 0 GB ext4 logical 20 0 GB ext4 logical 30 0 GB FREE SPACE VVVVVVVVV VV Undo changes to partitions Finish partitioning and write changes to disk Screenshot 19 After all the partitions are allocated you need to write the changes to disk For this 43 ZDAC select Yes in in the following screen and then click Continue Indian Version of GNU Linux Partition disks If you continue the changes listed below will be written to the disks Otherwise you will be able to make further changes manually The partition tables of the following devices are changed SCSI1 0 0 0 sda The following partitions are
213. wer off the computer with the power switch BOSS GNU Linux makes no changes to your computer until package installation begins Booting from Disc To boot your computer from disc 1 Switch on the computer 2 Insert the disc into the DVD drive 14 i San ZDAC 3 A screen appears to ask for a booting option 1 Start BOSS Live 2 Install BOSS Graphical 3 Install BOSS Text Mode 4 Advance options 5 Help 1 Booting through Start BOSS Live will take you a tour around BOSS virtually Using this Live Boot you can check out the BOSS desktop and its applications and once you are satisfied with BOSS you can come back and choose for Install BOSS Graphical or Install BOSS Text Mode boss5 0 Running Oracle VM VirtualBox Machine View Devices Help Install BUSS Graphica lly Install BUSS Text mode Pikes giererel e Peg yyss Help Install with speech sunthesis b Press ENTER to boot or TAB to edit a menu entry SOLS POD O E Right ct Figure 1 Boot Screen 2 3 Language Selection The installation program displays a list of languages which are supported by BOSS GNU Linux Select the Language as English Tamil Hindi or any other Click Continue to proceed 15 Indian Version of GNU Linux Select a language Choose the language to be used for the installation process The selected language will also be the default language for th
214. widely used and it has got the English keys in it So type some Indian language through this keyboard the Indian alphabets are written phonetically a combination of keys can be used to represent one Indian language character using the English alphabets For example the first letter of hindi alphabet can be written as ka through English phonetic keyboard ii Inscript Keyboard Keyboards are used which contains Indian alphabets as the key of this keyboard So by typing those keys the content of that language can be written iii Remington Keyboard Keyboard also contains keys of the Indian languages and the arrangement of the keys follow the arrangement of a typewriter How to use scim Open the editor in which ever you want to type in different language either Text Editor or OpenOffice Now press Ctrl Space to activate the languages You can see the languages activated in the bottom right corner as shown below M H Te Inscript Te g Click on the window displayed like above you will see the languages list and the respective 117 Tea on ZDAC keyboards supported Select the language and keyboard support and start typing Bengali Inscript Bengali Gujarati i Inscript Hindi Phonetic Kannada DEIENEIETN EA Remington Marathi Oriya Punjabi Tamil a Telugu Other i English Keyboard S iyo ecript Bn El g EE F F OS Supported Languages in BOSS GNU Linux are Hindi Tamil Telugu Malayalam
215. words and words with numbers and you can manage custom dictionaries that is add or delete dictionaries and add or delete words in a dictionary e On the Font tab of the Paragraph Styles dialog you can set paragraphs to be checked in a specific language different from the rest of the document See Chapter 7 Working with Styles in the Writer Guide for more information Writer includes a grammar checker LightProof which you can access from Tools gt Spelling and Grammar Creating a Table of contents Writer s table of contents feature lets you build an automated table of contents from the headings in your document Before you start make sure that the headings are styled consistently For example you can use the Heading 1 style for chapter titles and the Heading 2 and Heading 3 styles for chapter subheadings Although tables of contents can be customized extensively in Writer often the default settings are all you need Creating a quick table of contents is simple 1 When you create your document use the following paragraph styles for different heading levels such as chapter and section headings Heading 1 Heading 2 Heading 3 and so on These are what will appear in your table of contents 2 Place the cursor where you want the table of contents to be inserted 3 Choose Insert gt Indexes and Tables gt Indexes and Tables 4 Change nothing in the Insert Index Table dialog Click OK 103 a aa ZDAC If
216. y changes 6 Read and Write Normal access to a file is possible it can be opened and saved To allow a file to be run as a program select Execute Changing Permissions for a Folder To change the permissions of a folder perform the following steps L 2 Select the folder that you want to change Choose File gt Properties The properties window for the item is displayed 69 ZDAC 3 Click on the Permissions tab 4 To change the folder s group choose from the groups the user belongs to in the drop down selector 5 For each of the owner the group and all other users choose from these folder access permissions None No access to the folder is possible You can t set this for the owner List files only The users can see the items in the folder but not open any of them Access files Items in the folder can be opened and modified provided their own permissions allow it Create and delete files The user can create new files and delete files in the folder in addition to being able to access existing files To set permissions for all the items contained in a folder set the File Access and Execute properties and click on Apply permissions to enclosed files 3 6 16 Writing CDs or DVDs Writing to a CD or DVD may be useful for backing up your important documents To do this your computer must have a CD or DVD writer A simple way to check what sort of CD or
217. you can give more space to the viewer hiding the browser this can be accomplished by double clicking on the thumbnails or pressing the Return key pressing it again the browser will be displayed again Another way of viewing a big image is to view it in full screen mode Type F11 to 157 ZDAC activate deactivate the full screen mode To zoom in Ctrl or To zoom out Ctrl or To go back to the normal size Ctrl 0 or1 To scale the image to fit the window press E Open the image collection by choosing View gt Image Collection or pressing F9 The collection shows thumbnails of all supported images in the folder You can browse the images by clicking on an image in the collection by choosing the appropriate option in the Go menu or by pressing Alt Left or Alt Right 11 3 2 Manipulating Images To flip an image along the horizontal axis of the image choose Image gt Flip Horizontal To flip an image along the vertical axis of the image choose Image Flip Vertical Rotation To rotate an image 90 degrees in a clockwise direction choose Image gt Rotate Clockwise To rotate an image 90 degrees in an anticlockwise direction choose Image gt Rotate Counter Clockwise To undo a flip or rotate action choose Edit gt Undo or press Ctrl Z To move an image to the Trash choose Edit gt Move to Trash This moves the file to the Trash folder Multiple images can also be moved to the trash in the same way select them all

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