496 Part III . Choosing (Web hosting mysql) and Installing a
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007496 Part III . Choosing and Installing a Linux Distribution Damn Small s default desktop is pretty simple. The window manager is the powerful, yet efficient, FluxBox window manager (based on BlackBox). Right-click the desktop to see a menu of features you can select. Here are a few things you want to do when you first boot up Damn Small: . Enhance your desktop Right-click to see the Damn Small menu, and then select Desktop.Full Enhanced Desktop. This adds some icons to your desktop to launch applications, some applets in the lower-right corner to display system information, and a workspace editor. Select Desktop again if you want to change the Styles (colors and window borders), or Configuration to change desktop behavior. . Get a network connection If you don t automatically get on the Internet at boot time, select System.Net Setup from the Damn Small menu. Then you can choose to configure your Ethernet card, DSL connection, dial-up modem, or wireless card. . Browse the Web Damn Small comes with the Dillo Web browser. Select Apps.Net.Dillo to start browsing. The browser is small, fast, and can run on any X window manager because it doesn t require GNOME libraries. . Configure and read e-mail The Sylpheed e-mail client is also very compact and runs fast. Select Apps.Net.Sylpheed to open it. Configure it and you can be up and reading your e-mail within a few minutes. . Try out other applications Right-click and look through the menu for applications that interest you. To see descriptions of those applications, visit http://damnsmalllinux.org/applications.html. . Get other applications Select the MyDSL icon on the desktop to see a selection of application categories you can choose from. If you are connected to the Internet, you can see lists of applications in each category to choose for downloading and installing. You can get other DSL files that will let you download other applications from your desktop as well. Visit www.damnsmalllinux.org and select the link to packages to see the myDSL repository. Damn Small Linux has recently added some excellent customization features. For example, packages you download, desktop settings, and configuration information can be saved across reboots. By creating a list of files and packages and files you want to save, those files and packages can be saved to a backup file that is stored on your hard disk or any removable medium. The next time you reboot, you can tell Damn Small Linux where to find that backup file and all settings and applications will be inserted into your current Damn Small Linux session. More information about using Damn Small Linux is available at the project FAQ page, www.damnsmall.org/faq.html. Note
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