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15.2 The Root of the Matter 191

root

and press

Enter or the Tab key.

Tip: Case matters. Linux, like UNIX, makes a distinction between uppercase and low-

ercase letters. So root is not the same as Root. In fact, as far as Linux is concerned,

they’re two different accounts.

Don’t worry about mistakes when you log in; you can always use the

Delete key to start over.

When you’re asked, type in the password you chose when you installed Red Hat Linux. You won’t

see your password on the screen as you type; that’s just one of the security features of your Linux

system.

Tip: Be sure to type commands exactly as you see them – spaces, dashes and all. To

Linux, an extra space or letter can make all the difference in the world.

When you’re ﬁnished typing in your password, press

Enter .

You’ll be presented with your new desktop (similar to 15.4). Once you become more comfortable

with your new operating system and with GNOME, you’ll probably be able to ﬁll up that desktop

quickly with applications.

There’splentyofspacetoﬁll up, not just on your current desktop but on numerous desktops – four

by default.

Tip: To learn speciﬁcs about GNOME, including applications and navigation, turn to

the GNOME User’s Guide section of this manual.

But for now, let’s just concentrate on your current desktop.

Go ahead and look around. You can begin by double-clicking with the left mouse button on the ﬁle

folder called Home Directory on the desktop.

Here, you’ll ﬁnd icons representing the various directories and ﬁles on your system.

From the panel on the bottom, left-click once with your mouse, and you can begin to investigate

some of the applications which have been included with your environment.

From here, you can ﬁnd ways to customize your workspace, search for ﬁles, write letters or other

documents, start spreadsheets and more.

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