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The PCLinuxOS New User Guide Wiki

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About PCLinuxOS And DIDN'T Have To Ask

Welcome to the New User Guide Wiki! Normally, a users guide of any kind welcomes you to the document and the product. Most times, this welcome is simply either a formality or the product of a lazy writer. The Development Team of PCLinuxOS, Website Moderators, Community Members and Users of PCLinuxOS however would like to take a moment and truly welcome you to the world of Linux.

Within the pages of this guide, you will find information you need to use and learn PCLinuxOS presented in easy to understand terms and without a lot of geek-speak. You may even find some of it rather humorous. Continue reading the Introduction.

When you continue, we expect you have read our disclaimer.

Contents

1. How to Use this Wiki
2. Introduction
3. Getting PCLinuxOS∞ (or perhaps just see this∞)
4. Using the PCLinuxOS Live CD∞
5. Getting Started with PCLinuxOS
6. Installing PCLinuxOS to a Hard Drive
7. Basic Administration With PCLinuxOS∞
8. What Applications Does PCLinuxOS Have?∞
9. Personalizing Your Desktop
10. Securing Your System
11. Making Your Hardware Work
12. Using A Terminal
13. The PCLinuxOS FAQ
14. Advanced Topics
15. Getting More Help
16. How Can I Help?∞
17. Definitions and Terminology∞

Special Topics
These are direct links to subjects that are often ask about.

1. CheatCodes∞ = Official boot options for the Live CD's NOTE Usage varies depending on which version you have
2. SynapticRepositories∞ = How to Add (or change) Synaptic Repositories for p92, p93 and p93a - or Synaptic Repositories 2007∞
3. CategoryTipsAndTricks∞ = Collection of usefull Tips and Tricks, originally posted in the PCLOS Forums by members
4. OldSettings∞ = Using Settings from a Previous Linux Install NOTE if archived & saved else where, can be reused after fresh Install. The method on this page can also be used if setting up a new home folder when migrating from 0.93 to 2007 (aka 0.94)

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Interested in helping out? Visit the Contributors page. Want to help translating? Check out the Foums at http://mypclinuxos.com∞
This wiki is made available under the GNU Free Documentation License 1.2∞. If you're coming over from the PCLinuxOS Forums and are looking for a page to paste your solutions to, please see the SolutionDump.