2 KDE Quick Start
openSUSE® oers all tools which Linux* users require for their daily activities. The
product is supplied with a user-friendly graphical environment (KDE* Desktop) which
communicates with the basic Linux system in order to access les, folders, and pro-
grams and manage them. openSUSE oers an integrated suite of applications for a
broad range of activities (Oce, multimedia, Internet). The LibreOce suite is also
included. This enables you to edit and save les in many formats. As LibreOce is
available for dierent operating systems, you can use the les you have created
with it on several computer platforms.
2.1 Getting Started
When you start your system, you are usually prompted to enter your user name and
password. If you have not installed your system yourself, ask your system adminis-
trator for the user name and password.
The KDE Desktop appears after rst logging into KDE. Its appearance depends on
whether openSUSE® could activate the 3D functions of your graphics card. Optics
and functionality in both cases are the same, only the operation diers slightly.
2.2 The Standard KDE Desktop
When you log into KDE for the rst time, the KDE desktop is displayed which contains
the following basic elements:
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