# HG changeset patch # User Paul Issott # Date 1262206412 0 # Node ID 74cb0bbd36bf89fa0c2f64c221ece51ee6313bde # Parent ed84475574557ebdff4bc08ce7a46c3c7257bc0c en: Tiny edits diff -r ed8447557455 -r 74cb0bbd36bf slitaz/index.en.html --- a/slitaz/index.en.html Wed Dec 30 14:46:29 2009 +0100 +++ b/slitaz/index.en.html Wed Dec 30 20:53:32 2009 +0000 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@

Documentation (en)

-The Cooking version doesn't provide Release Notes, any changes are announced +The Cooking version doesn't provide any Release Notes, major changes are announced on the web site and the Labs provide fresh news about the project's activity. Like the stable version, you will find documentation on the web @@ -58,18 +58,18 @@

Getting started

-

Network connection

+

Network connections

-Click on the "Network Status Monitor" then "Configure" and the network -manager (netbox) should come up. You can go to the "DHCP" tab and click -"Start", and Slitaz will send a DHCP request to the local router. You may -also setup static IP, PPPoE, PPP, VPN and more through their respective tabs. -To configure a wireless connection you can use SliTaz wifibox by clicking -"Wireless Manager" in the Network Manager or from the "System Tools" menu -then "Wireless networks connections". +Click on the "Network Status Monitor" at the bottom right of the screen, +"Configure" and then the network manager (netbox) should come up. You can +go to the "DHCP" tab and click "Start", and Slitaz will send a DHCP request +to the local router. You may also setup a static IP, PPPoE, PPP, VPN and +more using their respective tabs. To configure a wireless connection you +can use SliTaz wifibox by clicking "Wireless Manager" in the Network Manager +or by using the "System Tools" menu entry -> "Wireless networks connections".

-Detailed information can be find in the Handbook: +More detailed information can be found in the Handbook: Network configuration

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Applications

-To have a list of graphical applications you can use the SliTaz menu button +To have a list of all graphical applications you can use the SliTaz menu button at the bottom left of the screen. To have a list of command line tools, you -can open a termnal an double press on the tabulation button. And to have +can open a terminal and double press on the tabulation button. And to have a list of all installed packages you can use the package manager user interface -from the panel icon or from the "System Tools" menu. To install some new packages -you must have a network connection, a DVD of packages or a USB storage device with -downloaded packages from an other machine. +using the panel icon or from the "System Tools" menu. To install any new packages +you must have a network connection, the DVD of packages or an USB +storage device with downloaded packages from another machine.

Office suite

-SliTaz packages database provide some light weight applications to make office -work, all these package are easily installable in a few click trought the packages -manager. SliTaz also provide a simple way to install the famous and powerfull -OpenOffice suite, just search OpenOffice in the package manager, double click -on: get-OpenOffice3 and install the script with the Auto exec option -enable. +The SliTaz packages database provides some lightweight office applications. +All of these packages are easily installable in a few clicks through the packages +manager. SliTaz also provides a simple way to install the famous and powerful +OpenOffice suite: just search OpenOffice in the packages manager, double click +on "get-OpenOffice3" and install the script with the Auto exec option +enabled.

-To have a light office suite: Abiword as Word processor, Gnumeric as +To have a lightwight office suite; use: Abiword as Word processor, Gnumeric as Spreadsheet and Homebank for Bank Accounting.

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System information

You can get information on your system by clicking on "System information" -in the System Tools menu, then clicking "Summary". Clicking on the other -options on the side brings you more information, and doing the benchmarks -give you an idea on how fast your computer is. To have a list an control -of all curent process you can use the "Task Manager". +in the System Tools menu, then "Summary". Clicking on the other +options on the side brings you more information, and using the benchmarks +gives you an idea on how fast your computer is. To have a list and control +of all your current processes you can use the "Task Manager".

Becoming Root

-By default, Slitaz doesn't have its desktop running as root administrator, -and it asks for a root password (default root) for any dangerous work. +By default, Slitaz doesn't have its desktop running as root administrator: +it asks for a root password (default root) for any dangerous work. Therefore, it is safer and more secure. To become root in an xterm, simply type su, and enter the root password.

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Installation

-SliTaz can be installed to hard disk or on a USN mass storage device using the -"SliTaz Installer" from "System Tools" menu, the installer make a full HD install. -SliTaz dont work in memory (RAM) anymore like in Live or Frugal mode and +SliTaz can be installed to a hard disk or on an USB mass storage device using the +"SliTaz Installer" from the "System Tools" menu. The installer makes a full HD install. +SliTaz wont work in memory (RAM) anymore like in Live or Frugal mode and everything is persistant.

-To generate a LiveUSB system you can use "Tazusb LiveUSB Tool" from "System Tools" -or tazusb from the command line. More information can be found on SliTaz -Handbook: LiveUSB media +To generate a LiveUSB system you can use "Tazusb LiveUSB Tool" from the "System Tools" +menu or tazusb from the command line. More information can be found in the SliTaz +Handbook: LiveUSB media