Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP1 - GNOME 23-05-2007, Manual

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2.4 System
System settings include the following:
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Section 2.4.1, “Configuring Date and Time,” on page 89
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Section 2.4.2, “Configuring Streaming Audio and Video,” on page 89
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Section 2.4.3, “Configuring Language Settings,” on page 89
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Section 2.4.4, “Configuring Network Proxies,” on page 90
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Section 2.4.5, “Configuring Power Management,” on page 91
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Section 2.4.6, “Setting Preferred Applications,” on page 92
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Section 2.4.7, “Setting Session Sharing Preferences,” on page 93
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Section 2.4.8, “Configuring Search with Beagle Settings,” on page 94
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Section 2.4.9, “Managing Sessions,” on page 94
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Section 2.4.10, “Setting Sound Preferences,” on page 97
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Section 2.4.11, “Managing Users and Groups,” on page 100
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Section 2.4.12, “Configuring Administrative Settings with YaST,” on page 101
2.4.1 Configuring Date and Time
To change your date and time configuration, for example to change your time zone or the way the
date and time are displayed, click
Computer > Control Center > System > Date and Time . This
opens the YaST Date and Time module, which requires root privileges. Enter the root password and
follow the instructions on the YaST pages.
2.4.2 Configuring Streaming Audio and Video
The GStreamer Properties application lets you set which audio and video plug-ins you want to use
for streaming multimedia. To open this application, click
Computer > Control Center > System >
GStreamer Properties .
In most cases, you should use the default selections. However, if you want to select other plug-ins,
select the plug-in you want from the menus. The
Audio tab lists the plug-ins for audio input and
output. The Video tab lists the video plug-ins.
Click Close when you are finished. The system is immediately configured to use the selected plug-
ins.
2.4.3 Configuring Language Settings
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop can be configured to use any of many languages. The language
setting determines the language of dialogs and menus, and can also determine the keyboard and
clock layout.
You can set the following language settings:
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Primary language
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Whether the keyboard language setting should depend on the primary language