Basic Linux Course for Beginners by LiLux a.s.b.l.

Participants will learn simple basics about the functionning of a
computer and it's use with a SuSE 9.2 KDE desktop. There will be
presentations - including configuration where necessary - and exercises
with the main desktop applications available, including text processing,
spreadsheets, presentation, web browsing, email, chat, graphics,
multimedia, etc.
LiLux will also explain how to get online.

Starting with a short overview of computer components, we'll see how
to log into a pre-installed SuSE 9.2 system.

We will show how to set basic system settings using Yast2, including
internet access, printer and scanner configuration.

We'll show you how to configure and make good use of a number of
common applications:
- office suites:
  - OpenOffice.org (Writer, Calc, Impress)
  - KOffice (KWord, KSpread, KPresenter)
- media player: mplayer, xine, amaroK, xmms
- flowcharts: Kivio, dia
- publishing: scribus
- graphics: The Gimp, inkscape, sodipodi, digikam, gtkam, ...
- web browsing: Mozilla Browser, Firefox, Konqueror
- email: Mozilla Mail, Thunderbird, Evolution, Kmail
- chat: kopete, gaim, xchat
- file sharing: bittorrent, ...

The installation of a GNU/Linux system or the usage of a command line
will not be included in this course.