Hi everybody
i m not a power user i just do some easy work with my pc the basics but i d like to learn more about linux and kde whats your suggestion what should i do. I raead that testing bugs its a good way if thats correct which parts. what s your opinion
I dont want to move my data to linux(after all i dont even understand linux)
cant even install a program so u can understand my level. Its like playing around but with no data

Thank you for your time

Then first welcome to the wonderful world of KDE

Best starts for learning about linux would be http://opensuse.org and its wiki (according to your profile you use opensuse).

For any other KDE relevant topic you might want to visit http://userbase.kde.org and learn how to use certain KDE apps.

Testing bugs is usually not something you might want to do when getting familiar with using your new system. First get used to the apps itself.

Then about data. It might be a good idea to copy over some of your data just to have something to play with. Usually you get a better idea of working with your environment then. And i mean just a copy, not moving the data! That way you don't loose the original

thank you for replying
Sorry for insisting i ll read thats for sure but as you know
1)manuals are a little boring
2)just playing around listening music surfing (chrome rules sorry the first and only app i was able to install)and changing look and feel is a little boring anything more chaleging all these r ok but i ll try them but anything more chalenging i thought about translating experimenting with localize greek transletion sucks (very poor a lot missing)
and what do u thing shoul i change everything to english so i understand better the enviroment?

Neverendingo pointed you to http://userbase.kde.org. UserBase is a wiki, and it lacks a Greek translator You can guess what's coming next. If you are interested you could help by translating pages, perhaps choosing ones that are about an application you want to understand better. This way you benefit by learning some of the less obvious bits and everyone else benefits by having a Greek translation if they need it.

As a starting page I'd recommend http://userbase.kde.org/Dolphin - there are some very good tutorials linked from there. Whether you translate or not, you'll find them helpful.

If you are interested in trying the translation, we can show you How-Tos and help you get started, but I'd try reading some of the tutorials first

thank you annew i ll try to help i have very limited time and dont swear anything but i ll give it a try as neverendingo said i also have to read a lot i hope u dont expect much
Let the study begin

Userbase is good because it has a lot of videos showing you what you can do, if you don't want to read. The amount of customization you can do to KDE massive, it is way too much to cover here.

I recommend watching these videos:

Plasma HowTo, then start experimenting with the widgets. Note that in plasma, generally the same widgets can go on the desktop or on the panel.

For configuring appearance, you should use system settings.

If you don't want to read too much, I would focus here to start:
Plasma the desktop and panel (the windows calls this the taskbar)
Tweaking Plasma
Kwin controls windows and effects
Krunner quick application launcher and general tool with lots of plug-ins
Dolphin the file manager
Digikam the photo manager


As I mentioned in the other thread, you don't have to move over anything, you can mount windows drives in Linux. But it might be a good idea to copy over a few files to play with until you are comfortable.

think of linux alot like a powerful smart phone. u can put widgets on ur desktop that show things, and u can download applications from the internet using a package manager. u can change most system settings by going through the configure desktop personal settings that you find in the menu. some linux distros have a software center, but unfortunately opensuse only handles packages which make it a little more difficult to work with. the package manager is called "yast" and it should include a description for every package. so search for something, go through the results and when the description matches what you're looking for click the checkmark to install it and accept if it asks if you want to install the dependencies. if u need more help the opensuse forum is the best place to ask, just tell people that ur using kde and the version numbers

http://forums.opensuse.org/

neverendingo wrote:Then first welcome to the wonderful world of KDE

Best starts for learning about linux would be http://opensuse.org and its wiki (according to your profile you use opensuse).

For any other KDE relevant topic you might want to visit http://userbase.kde.org and learn how to use certain KDE apps.

Testing bugs is usually not something you might want to do when getting familiar with using your new system. First get used to the apps itself.

Then about data. It might be a good idea to copy over some of your data just to have something to play with. Usually you get a better idea of working with your environment then. And i mean just a copy, not moving the data! That way you don't loose the original

I am new too and thanks for info. I thinks that questions will rise up and here is place to get great assistance.
Andre from Latvia