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    1.13  
    1.14  <ul>
    1.15  	<li><a href="#clex">Clex</a> - Command line File Manager.</li>
    1.16 -	<li><a href="#emelfm2">emelFM2</a> - File Manager.</li>
    1.17 +	<li><a href="#pcmanfm">PCmanFM</a> - File Manager.</li>
    1.18  	<li><a href="#htop">Htop</a> - View system processes.</li>
    1.19  	<li><a href="#mountbox">Mountbox</a> - Mount devices.</li>
    1.20  	<li><a href="#gparted">Gparted</a> - Partition a hard drive.</li>
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    1.22  <a name="clex"></a>
    1.23  <h3>Clex - Command line File Manager</h3>
    1.24  <p>
    1.25 -To navigate through your folders and directories you can use <code>cd</code> on the command line or 
    1.26 -launch the 'Clex File Manager'. Using ncurses, clex is fast and easy to use and can be configured through 
    1.27 -the files ~/.clexrc and ~/.clexbm (bookmarks) or via the panel (ctrl -g). To start clex from a terminal or 
    1.28 -console:
    1.29 +To navigate through your folders and directories you can use <code>cd</code> 
    1.30 +on the command line or launch the 'Clex File Manager'. Using ncurses, 
    1.31 +clex is fast and easy to use and can be configured through the files 
    1.32 +~/.clexrc and ~/.clexbm (bookmarks) or via the panel (ctrl -g). 
    1.33 +To start clex from a terminal or console:
    1.34  </p>
    1.35  <pre>
    1.36   $ clex
    1.37  </pre>
    1.38  
    1.39 -<a name="emelfm2"></a>
    1.40 -<h3>emelFM2 - File Manager</h3>
    1.41 +<a name="pcmanfm"></a>
    1.42 +<h3>PCmanFM - File Manager</h3>
    1.43  <p>
    1.44 -EmelFM2 is a file manager providing many useful functions for daily tasks such as managing devices, opening 
    1.45 -terminals in the current directory, drag and drop, creating directories, key bindings or managing file 
    1.46 -permissions. It contains bookmarks to allow you to browse faster, a text editor/viewer and much more.
    1.47 -EmelFM2 can be launched with some command line options - you can specify the dustbin directory or set the 
    1.48 -start directory to display. For a full list of options:
    1.49 -<code>$ emelfm2 --help</code>.
    1.50 +PCmanFM is a file manager providing many useful functions for daily tasks 
    1.51 +such as managing devices, opening terminals in the current directory, 
    1.52 +drag and drop, creating directories or managing file permissions. It 
    1.53 +contains bookmarks to allow you to browse faster, search functions and 
    1.54 +much more. PCmanFM can be launched with some command line options - you 
    1.55 +can set the wallpaper to display or open folders in new tabs, etc. For a 
    1.56 +full list of options:
    1.57 +<code>$ pcmanfm --help-all</code>.
    1.58  </p>
    1.59  <p>
    1.60 -The context menu (right click on file/directory) makes it easy to unpack <code>.taz .gz</code> archives, 
    1.61 -compress and create archives or compare files. You can also create symbolic links via 'Create a link...'. 
    1.62 -Once learned, emelFM2 will allow you to work quickly and effectively.
    1.63 +The context menu (right click on file/directory) makes it easy to unpack 
    1.64 +<code>.taz .gz</code> archives, compress and create archives. PCmanFM 
    1.65 +allows you to work quickly and effectively.
    1.66  </p>
    1.67  
    1.68  <a name="htop"></a>
    1.69  <h3>Htop - View system processes</h3>
    1.70  <p>
    1.71 -Htop is a system process viewer that displays cpu load, memory state (RAM) and swap used. It can also 
    1.72 -display the number of tasks, uptime and PIDs of active processes. Htop can be used with the keyboard in 
    1.73 -console mode, the mouse with a X terminal (xterm) and provides configuration options (F2). Htop can also 
    1.74 -kill processes and you can select items with the up/down arrows or a mouse click. Note htop also functions 
    1.75 -via SSH and can be used to monitor a remote server:
    1.76 +Htop is a system process viewer that displays cpu load, memory state (RAM) 
    1.77 +and swap used. It can also display the number of tasks, uptime and PIDs 
    1.78 +of active processes. Htop can be used with the keyboard in console mode, 
    1.79 +the mouse with a X terminal (xterm) and provides configuration options (F2). 
    1.80 +Htop can also kill processes - you can select items with the up/down 
    1.81 +arrows or a mouse click. Note htop also functions via SSH and can be used 
    1.82 +to monitor a remote server:
    1.83  </p>
    1.84  <pre>
    1.85 - $ htop
    1.86 + # tazpkg get-install htop
    1.87  </pre>
    1.88  
    1.89  <a name="mountbox"></a>
    1.90  <h3>Mountbox - Mount devices</h3>
    1.91  <p>
    1.92 -Mountbox is a small GTK+ application to quickly mount media
    1.93 -such as a USB drive, hard drive or cdrom. Mountbox can be launched from a terminal or via the Tools menu 
    1.94 -(System Tools). Simply specify the peripheral (Device) and the mount point, ie. the directory where you want 
    1.95 -to access the media in question. Typically a CD is mounted on /media/cdrom, a USB key on /media/flash and 
    1.96 -disk drives on the local machine on /mnt. Note the <a href="system-admin.html#devices">handbook</a> also 
    1.97 -contains more information.
    1.98 +Mountbox is a small GTK+ application to quickly mount media such as a 
    1.99 +USB drive, hard drive or cdrom. Mountbox can be launched from a terminal 
   1.100 +or via the Tools menu (System Tools). Simply specify the peripheral 
   1.101 +(Device) and the mount point, ie. the directory where you want to access 
   1.102 +the media in question. Typically a CD is mounted on /media/cdrom, a USB 
   1.103 +key on /media/flash and disk drives on the local machine on /mnt. Note 
   1.104 +the <a href="system-admin.html#devices">Handbook</a> also contains more 
   1.105 +information.
   1.106  </p>
   1.107  
   1.108  <a name="gparted"></a>
   1.109  <h3>Gparted - Partition a hard drive</h3>
   1.110  <p>
   1.111 -Gparted is a graphical application making it possible to manage the partitions of a local hard drive or USB media.
   1.112 -It allows you to reformat, resize or check a partition on a hard drive and is the tool of choice if you need 
   1.113 -to prepare a partition to install SliTaz. Gparted supports proper GNU/Linux filesystems (ext2 and ext3) 
   1.114 -via mkfs, and Parted automatically handles dependancies.
   1.115 +Gparted is a graphical application making it possible to manage the 
   1.116 +partitions of a local hard drive or USB media. It allows you to reformat, 
   1.117 +resize or check a partition on a hard drive and is the tool of choice if 
   1.118 +you need to prepare a partition to install SliTaz. Gparted supports proper 
   1.119 +GNU/Linux filesystems (ext2 and ext3) via mkfs, and Parted automatically 
   1.120 +handles dependancies.
   1.121  </p>
   1.122  
   1.123  <h4>Support FAT and NTFS filesystems</h4>
   1.124  <p>
   1.125 -To have the support of FAT16 or Windows FAT32 filesystems, you must install the package 
   1.126 -<code>dosfstools</code>. To enable read/write support for NTFS partitions: <code>fuse</code>, 
   1.127 -<code>ntfs-3g</code> and <code>ntfsprogs</code>.
   1.128 +To have the support of FAT16 or Windows FAT32 filesystems, you must 
   1.129 +install the package <code>dosfstools</code>. To enable read/write support 
   1.130 +for NTFS partitions: <code>fuse</code>, <code>ntfs-3g</code> and 
   1.131 +<code>ntfsprogs</code>.
   1.132  </p>
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