Chapter 8. Linux GUIs: X and GNOME

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X Window System

252

Starting X from a Character-Based Display

254

Remote Computing and Local Displays

254

Window Managers

259

The Nautilus File Browser Window

260

GNOME Utilities

266

Run Application Window

269

GNOME Terminal Emulator/Shell

270

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This chapter covers the Linux graphical user interface (GUI). It continues where Chapter 4 left off, going into more detail about the X Window System, the basis for the Linux GUI. It presents a brief history of GNOME and KDE and discusses some of the problems and benefits of having two major Linux desktop environments. The section on the Nautilus File Browser covers the View and Side panes, the control bars, and the menubar. The final ...

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