More Changes to KDG
Venkat Raghavan
venkatraghavan at gmail.com
Tue Feb 28 23:51:56 UTC 2006
I made some more changes to the games section, please find it attached in
common-tasks.xml.patch.
I also missed a chapter (gasp) in the last patch, it's included in this diff.
Regards,
Venkat Raghavan
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Index: kubuntu/desktopguide/C/common-tasks.xml
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--- kubuntu/desktopguide/C/common-tasks.xml (revision 2505)
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</procedure>
</sect2>
<sect2 status="writing">
+ <title>Suggested Games</title>
+ <para>The following is a list of games that fellow Kubuntu users suggest. All of them are available for installation using <application> Adept Package Manager</application> from the <emphasis>Universe</emphasis> repository (See <xref linkend="extra-repositories"/>).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>armagetron - 3D Tron-like high speed game</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>wesnoth - fantasy turn-based strategy game
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>neverball - 3D arcade games: neverball and neverputt</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>atlantik - KDE client for Monopoly-like network games
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>kdegames - A package containing several small, and addicting games</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>freeciv - Civilization turn based strategy game</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>bzflag - a 3D first person tank battle game
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>There are also two "classic" text based dungon crawl games:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Nethack</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Crawl</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <para>Remember, these 2 games are text based, which means they MUST be run inside the terminal.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ <para>All of these games will install themselves to your KDE menu, but can always run them from the command line by typing in the name of the game, and pressing enter.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 status="writing">
<title>Windows Games</title>
<para>Many games which are available for Windows can be run on linux through emulators. Examples of these are <application>Wine</application> and <application>Cedega</application></para>
<procedure>
Index: kubuntu/desktopguide/C/add-applications.xml
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--- kubuntu/desktopguide/C/add-applications.xml (revision 0)
+++ kubuntu/desktopguide/C/add-applications.xml (revision 0)
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+<chapter id="add-applications" xreflabel="Adding, Removing and Updating Applications" status="review">
+ <title>Adding, Removing and Updating Applications</title>
+ <para>There are several ways to manage your applications in Kubuntu. In order to add or remove applications you need to use a <emphasis>package manager</emphasis>. The following package managers are described in this section:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para><application>Adept</application> - this graphical program provides a more advanced means of managing programs;</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><application>apt-get</application> - this is a powerful command line program to manage programs.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>You may also wish to increase the number of programs available to install through your package managers. Not all the programs that exist for Kubuntu are available by default. You may have to add extra repositories in order to make them available: that is also described in this section.</para>
+ <para>Finally, this section explains how to update your system.</para>
+
+ <sect1 id="adept" xreflabel="Adept Package Manager" status="review">
+ <title>Adept Package Manager</title>
+ <para>The &app; is a graphical frontend to the <application>APT</application> package
+ management system for the K Desktop Environment (KDE). Modeled along the lines of
+ <application>Kapture</application>, another graphical interface developed for KDE,
+ &appshort; provides an easy-to-use and familiar interface with which users can
+ perform software management operations.</para>
+ <para>&appshort; can be started from the K menu system or the command line. In order to
+ start &appshort; you will be required to provide your password.</para>
+ <para>To start &appshort; from the menu system select <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Adept (Package Manager)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>. </para>
+ <para>To start &appshort; from the command line:</para>
+ <programlisting>
+ kdesu adept
+ </programlisting>
+ <para>Both methods require that you enter your password. This will run &appshort; with
+ root privileges which will be required in order to perform the requested operations. It
+ is therefore advised that you use &appshort; with caution since improper usage could
+ lead to the removal, deletion, or corruption of software packages that are required to
+ preserve system integrity.</para>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="apt-get" status="complete">
+ <title>APT</title>
+ <para><application>APT</application> (Advanced Packaging Tool) is a powerful package management system, on which the graphical programs described above like <application>Add/Remove Applications</application> and <application>Synaptic</application> are based. <application>APT</application> automatically handles dependencies and performs other operations on system packages to allow the installation of the desired package/s.</para>
+ <note>
+ <para>Running <application>APT</application> requires administrative privileges (see <xref linkend="root-and-sudo"/>).
+ </para>
+ </note>
+
+ <para>Some common commands that can be used with <application>APT</application>:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Install packages:
+ <screen>sudo apt-get install <emphasis>packagename</emphasis></screen>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Remove packages:
+ <screen>sudo apt-get remove <emphasis>packagename</emphasis></screen>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Retrieve new lists of packages:
+ <screen>sudo apt-get update</screen>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Upgrade system with available updates:
+ <screen>sudo apt-get upgrade</screen>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>List further commands and options:
+ <screen>apt-get help</screen>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <tip>
+ <para>For further information about the use of <application>APT</application>, you can read the comprehensive <ulink url="&debian-apt;">Debian APT User Manual</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
+ </sect1>
+
+
+ <sect1 id="extra-repositories" xreflabel="Adding Extra Repositories" status="review">
+ <title>Extra Repositories</title>
+ <sect2 status="review"><title>What are Repositories?</title>
+ <para>There are thousands of programs available to install on Kubuntu. These programs are stored in software archives (<emphasis>repositories</emphasis>) and are made freely available for installation over the Internet. This makes it very easy to install new programs in Linux, and it is also very secure, because each program you install is built specially for Kubuntu and checked before it is installed. To organise the software, Kubuntu repositories are categorised into four groups: <emphasis>Main</emphasis>, <emphasis>Restricted</emphasis>, <emphasis>Universe</emphasis>, and <emphasis>Multiverse</emphasis>.</para>
+ <para>The rational used to determine which software goes into which category is based on two factors:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The level of support software development teams provide for a program.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The level of compliance the program has to the <ulink url="&ubuntu-philosophy;">Free Software Philosophy</ulink>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>You can find more information about the Repositories available <ulink url="http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/components">on the website</ulink>.</para>
+ <para>The standard Kubuntu Install CD contains some software from the <emphasis>Main</emphasis> and <emphasis>Restricted</emphasis> categories. Once your system is made aware of the Internet-based locations for these repositories, many more software programs are made available for installation. Using the software package management tools already installed on your system, you can search for, install and update any piece of software directly over the Internet, without the need for the CD.</para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 status="review">
+ <title>Adding Extra Repositories</title>
+ <para>To enable the extra repositories:</para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Open <application>Adept</application></para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ <guimenu>View</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Manage Repositories</guimenuitem>
+ </para></step>
+ <step>
+ <para>To enable the <emphasis>Universe</emphasis> repository, find the repository line with the Universe Component, and <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click the line and select <guimenuitem>Enable</guimenuitem>.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <para>Adding this repository will mean that the majority of the Free Software universe will be available to install on your system. This software is supported by a carefully selected group of volunteers within the Kubuntu Community, but is not supported by the core Kubuntu development team and may not include security updates.</para>
+ </note>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>To enable the <emphasis>Multiverse</emphasis> repository, find the repository line with the Multiverse Component, and <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click the line and select <guimenuitem>Enable</guimenuitem>.
+ </para>
+ <warning>
+ <para>Adding this repository will mean that software which has been classified as <emphasis>non-free</emphasis> will be available to install on your system. This software may not be permitted in some jurisdictions. When installing each package from this repository, you should verify that the laws of your country permit you to use it. Again, this software may not include security updates.</para>
+ </warning>
+ </step>
+ <step><para>Click <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to save your changes, and then exit using <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.</para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="updates" xreflabel="Update Kubuntu" status="writing">
+ <title>Updates</title>
+ <para>Sometimes the Kubuntu developers release feature and security updates for applications and packages within the Kubuntu system.
+ </para>
+ <para>When these updates are available, Kubuntu will inform you with a pop-up and a red warning icon in your notification area. To update your system, click the red button, enter your password and click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ <para>The <application>Adept Notifier</application> program will list the available updates: to download and install these updates click <guibutton>Install Updates</guibutton>. Kubuntu will then download and install the available updates from the Internet. (Verify correct order. Write more about Adept)
+ </para>
+ <para>When <application>Adept Package Manager</application> has finished updating your system, close the pop-up window with the <guibutton>Close</guibutton> button, then close <application>Adept Package Manager</application> to finish updating your system.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <para>After installing some important updates, it may be necessary to restart your computer. If so, Kubuntu will inform you with a popup and an icon in your notification area.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </sect1>
+</chapter>
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