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| author | Christophe Lincoln <pankso@slitaz.org> |
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| date | Wed Dec 30 14:19:48 2009 +0100 (2009-12-30) |
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20 <h1><font color="#3E1220">SliTaz - System doc</font></h1>
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24 SliTaz:
25 <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/">Website</a>
26 <a href="http://forum.slitaz.org/">Forum</a>
27 <a href="http://wiki.slitaz.org/">Wiki</a>
28 <a href="http://labs.slitaz.org/">Labs</a>
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35 <h2><font color="#DF8F06">Documentation (en)</font></h2>
37 <p>
38 The Cooking version doesn't provide Release Notes, any changes are announced
39 on the web site and the <a href="http://labs.slitaz.org/">Labs</a> provide
40 fresh news about the project's activity. Like the stable version, you will
41 find <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/">documentation</a> on the web
42 site and support on the community <a href="http://forum.slitaz.org/">forum</a>.
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47 SliTaz GNU/Linux stable release is published with the project tools,
48 manuals and Release Notes installed on the system. Manuals and this page
49 are accessible through the Openbox menu. Please check the
50 <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/">project page</a> for general
51 information on SliTaz. To use and configure the system you can read the
52 <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/handbook/">Handbook</a>.
53 Community documentation can be found on the
54 <a href="http://wiki.slitaz.org/">SliTaz Wiki</a> and support on the SliTaz
55 community <a href="http://forum.slitaz.org/#idx2">Forum</a>.
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59 <h2><font color="#DF8F06">Getting started</font></h2>
61 <a name="network"></a>
62 <h3>Network connection</h3>
63 <p>
64 Click on the "Network Status Monitor" then "Configure" and the network
65 manager (netbox) should come up. You can go to the "DHCP" tab and click
66 "Start", and Slitaz will send a DHCP request to the local router. You may
67 also setup static IP, PPPoE, PPP, VPN and more through their respective tabs.
68 To configure a wireless connection you can use SliTaz wifibox by clicking
69 "Wireless Manager" in the Network Manager or from the "System Tools" menu
70 then "Wireless networks connections".
71 </p>
72 <p>
73 Detailed information can be find in the Handbook:
74 <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/handbook/network-config.html"
75 >Network configuration</a>
76 </p>
78 <a name="apps"></a>
79 <h3>Applications</h3>
80 <p>
81 To have a list of graphical applications you can use the SliTaz menu button
82 at the bottom left of the screen. To have a list of command line tools, you
83 can open a termnal an double press on the tabulation button. And to have
84 a list of all installed packages you can use the package manager user interface
85 from the panel icon or from the "System Tools" menu. To install some new packages
86 you must have a network connection, a DVD of packages or a USB storage device with
87 downloaded packages from an other machine.
88 </p>
90 <a name="office"></a>
91 <h3>Office suite</h3>
92 <p>
93 SliTaz packages database provide some light weight applications to make office
94 work, all these package are easily installable in a few click trought the packages
95 manager. SliTaz also provide a simple way to install the famous and powerfull
96 OpenOffice suite, just search OpenOffice in the package manager, double click
97 on: get-OpenOffice3 and install the script with the <code>Auto exec</code> option
98 enable.
99 </p>
100 <p>
101 To have a light office suite: Abiword as Word processor, Gnumeric as
102 Spreadsheet and Homebank for Bank Accounting.
103 </p>
105 <a name="info"></a>
106 <h3>System information</h3>
107 <p>
108 You can get information on your system by clicking on "System information"
109 in the System Tools menu, then clicking "Summary". Clicking on the other
110 options on the side brings you more information, and doing the benchmarks
111 give you an idea on how fast your computer is. To have a list an control
112 of all curent process you can use the "Task Manager".
113 </p>
115 <a name="root"></a>
116 <h3>Becoming Root</h3>
117 <p>
118 By default, Slitaz doesn't have its desktop running as root administrator,
119 and it asks for a root password (default <code>root</code>) for any dangerous work.
120 Therefore, it is safer and more secure. To become root in an xterm, simply
121 type <code>su</code>, and enter the root password.
122 </p>
124 <a name="root"></a>
125 <h3>Installation</h3>
126 <p>
127 SliTaz can be installed to hard disk or on a USN mass storage device using the
128 "SliTaz Installer" from "System Tools" menu, the installer make a full HD install.
129 SliTaz dont work in memory (RAM) anymore like in Live or Frugal mode and
130 everything is persistant.
131 </p>
132 <p>
133 To generate a LiveUSB system you can use "Tazusb LiveUSB Tool" from "System Tools"
134 or <code>tazusb</code> from the command line. More information can be found on SliTaz
135 Handbook: <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/handbook/liveusb.html"
136 >LiveUSB media</a>
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