Fourth, Linux "Shen Bing": 15 questions
55. KDE, what is the characteristic?
The KDE project was initiated in October 1996, its purpose is to create a completely easy-to-use desktop environment on X-WINDOW. KDE now except that KFM (similar to IE4.0), KPRESETER (similar to PowerPoint), Killustrator, etc. Heavyweight software, and a considerable user's GUI configuration software helps users configure UNIX / Linux to make them deep Welcome by the user.
However, because KDE is based on the QT library developed by Trolltech, it has also been criticized. Although QT itself is very good as a C cross-platform development tool, but unfortunately it is not free software. Qt's license allows anyone to use QT to write free software and free copies to other users, but if you use QT to write non-free software, you need to purchase their license. More importantly, no one can modify the QT source code at will. If Trolltech change QT License, the company is closed or giving people to the acquisition will make KDE before.
56.Gnome What is it? What is the characteristic?
In August 1997, in order to overcome the difficulty of QT license agreements encountered by KDE, the 250 programmer headed by Mexico's Miguel DE ICAZA was started, starting from the beginning, this is GNOME.
After 14 months of joint efforts, this project was finally completed. Now Gnome has received support for the maximum distributor Red Hat of Linux market share, with a large number of applications, including text processing software Go, spreadsheet software gnumeric, calendar gnomecal, graphic image processing software GIMP, comparable to Photoshop, etc..
Now GNOME and KDE have become two major competitive camps, which will make Linux easier to use.
57. How to play CD under Linux?
When you successfully driver your sound card in a Linux environment, you can play CD by using a CD player in X-WINDOW, which is in the multimedia tool.
58. Can you play VCDs under Linux?
You can use MPEGTV Player 1.0 to implement your desire under this VCD player under this Linux. Installing MPEGTVPLAYER does not require a special hardware device, just run x window can be used.
It mimes the playback control keys of the recorder, such as: play, fast forward, fast retreat, stop, fixed, search, volume adjustment, calm, volume balance, loop play, screen zoom, automatic play, etc. The playback process will display the entire program to use time, used time.
You can download MPEGTV Play 59 to the following site. Is there a MP3 playback tool under Linux?
There are many MP3 playback tools under Linux, where the MPG123 should be the most classic, which can be used in the console. MP3 playback software in many graphical interfaces uses this program to play MP3. Here is some of its basic parameters:
-A Device Set the sound device used, preset as / dev / audio or / dev / dsp
- @ file reads the MP3 file name list to play from the file file
-z random play
If you just want to play one or two songs simple, or play a song in a whole directory, you can use the MPG123 to be a good choice. If you want a complicated function, you may need to write Script is executed.
60. How to browse the web in Linux?
Want to browse the web, you need to meet two conditions:
1) Your computer has been connected to the Internet;
2) Use browser software to achieve browsing; there are two commonly used browsers under Linux:
Lynx can be used under the console;
The Linux version of Netscape can be used in X-WINDOW;
Their use methods are basically similar to the browser in Windows.
61. How to send and receive E-mail under Linux
Under Linux, you can use mail, Pine, send and receive E-mail on the console command, you can use Kmail in X-WINDOW to collect E-mail. 62. Can you make Linux display Chinese?
With the English version of Linux, you can install Chinese analog terminal ChDRV to display Linux to the command line status. After CHDRV starts, establish a virtual terminal in TTY7 (with Ctrl Alt F7), and the user can use the Chinese support available after logging in TTY7.
Get compiled chDRVBIN-0.23.Gb.tar.gz files and font file chDrvfont.tar.gz, then execute:
Tar xvzf chDrvbin-0.23.gb.tar.gz
mv chdrvfont.tar.gz chDRV-0.23.GB/
CD chDRV-0.23.GB enters this directory
./installbin runs the installation file
63. Is there a Chinese input method under Linux?
If you use Linux is a Chinese version, there is no need to install it. If you use the English version of Linux, you can install chinput to implement Chinese input. You can download below:
1) After downloading, unpacking this file: tar -xvzf chinput-2.1.tar.gz
2) After the unwraway, enter the chinput-2.1 / src, modify the chinput.c file, find the GBK word, change it to GB2312. Find system ("/ usr / bin / zwincontrol &"); statement, cancel it (add // in front);
3) After the modification is finished, the Make command is executed;
4) Once the compilation is completed, you can use it in the X-WINDOW environment.
64. In addition to VI, have other text editing software?
VI is the most common editing software in the UNIX / Linux environment, but it is not very friendly. If you are not satisfied with it, you can try some other editing tools such as Emacs, Joe.
The author has recommended Emacs, which is the masterpiece of the Father FSF of the Free Software FSF, and the first heavy bomb of the GNU project, it is indeed very good, it is worth a try. But the biggest shortcoming is too complicated.
65. Is there a software like Office?
Yes, Staroffice is a kit based on Linux, which is a commercial software package, including the word processing, spreadsheet, slide production, etc. MS Office software contains software. A free version is also available for your personal users. Users can download: StarOffice Office Suite for Linux is prepared for non-commercial users, business users should use StarOffice Office requires licenses.
66. Is there a software like Photoshop under 66.Linux?
Yes, there is a very famous flat graphic processing software -Gimp under Linux. Its interface is more concise than Photoshop, only one toolbar is started, looks like Photoshop. The main menu is popped up when you right-click the open image, like Channels, Layers, Brushes ... Should be complete, the appearance is also very similar to Photoshop, and it doesn't take time to adapt. .... This is not characterized. There are many places than Photoshop: such as the supported image format, support Texture Brush, As Painter brushed out of the shading pattern. Filter is more, such as a kind of alien map, the RGB three-color SIN, COS operation, to achieve special effects, really whispered. Uddo function is also good, I Try it, at least 5 UNDO. There is also more joyful, it is to support the web, you can easily make custom arrows, buttons, background patterns, etc., more powerful than PhotoImpact.
If you can't leave Photoshop, you can't afford the Adobe shopkeeper, and you don't have to play the art without a D version. Try GIMP!
67. Can you play games under Linux?
Now there is a game of For Linux, in addition to the famous DOOM, there is also some like ACM-air combat simulation game, XDemineur-digging mine, xjewel-Russian square, XBoard-chess, Xboing-boulevard game. And now more and more, add a trace of fun to your boring learning.
68. Is there a C language under Linux? Other languages?
A heavy bomb created by Free Software FSF under Linux - GCC, it is a powerful compiler, currently the highest efficiency of the world's efficiency, now widely used in various UNIX environments under. Although, there is no integrated development environment in C language, but this does not affect GCC's popularity, this may be the power of freedom!
At the same time, it also provides support for many languages such as Fortran, Pascal, Perl, Cobol under Linux.
69. What database software is there underlinux?
There are many database software available under Linux, in which Oracle for Linux, IBM DB2 For Linux, MySQL, MSQL, POST, etc.
