On GNOME, you use the Themes Preferences tool to select or customize a theme. Themes control your desktop appearance. When you open the Theme tool, a list of currently installed themes is shown. The GNOME theme is initially selected. You can move down the list to select a different theme if you wish. If you [...]
Two alternative desktop GUIs can be installed on most Linux systems: GNOME and KDE. Each has its own style and appearance. GNOME uses the Clearlooks theme for its interface with the distribution screen background and menu icon as its default.
It is important to keep in mind that though the GNOME and KDE interfaces appear similar, [...]
Once you have logged in to your desktop, you can switch to different user without having to log out or end your current user session. On GNOME you use the User Switcher tool, a GNOME applet on the panel. For KDE you use the Switch User entry on the Main menu.
User Switcher: GNOME
On GNOME, the [...]
With the graphical login, your GUI starts up immediately and displays a login window with boxes for a username and password. When you enter your username and password and then press ENTER, your default GUI starts up. For most distributions, graphical logins are handled either by the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) or the KDE Display [...]
The Linux operating system has become one of the major operating systems in use today, bringing to the PC all the power and flexibility of a Unix workstation as well as a complete set of Internet applications and a fully functional desktop interface. No prior knowledge of Unix is assumed; Linux is an operating system [...]