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196 Welcome to Linux

startx

and the X Window System will begin (refer to Figure 15.7).

Please Note: You’re logged into the system as the root account, also known as superuser. There’sa

reason the root account is known as superuser: In this account, you can make changes to just about

anything. Unless you know what you’re doing, you can easily harm your system by mistakenly

changing settings.

Although you may be tempted to modify ﬁles or directories, you should resist making any changes

until you’ve created a user account.

To log out of X, bring your mouse cursor to the GNOME panel, then left-click on the GNOME

footprint. A menu of applications, utilities, games and other programs will pop up.

“Drag” your cursor to the item labeled Log out (as shown in Figure 15.5).

Tip: You can “drag” your cursor by keeping the mouse button depressed with your

ﬁnger while moving the cursor to your selected item. Once the cursor is over the item

on the menu, releasing the mouse button will start the program.

Now, a separate window will appear, asking you to conﬁrm your decision to log out.

Click on Yes,andyou’ll be returned to the console.

You now will be back at your original shell prompt, so if you are done for the day, you should log

out here too.

Whenever you want to start another X session, just type startx from the prompt.

Summary: At the prompt, type startx;toexit– GNOME panel

Log out

15.6 A Brand New You

Now, let’s create a “user account.”

If you’re familiar with MS-DOS or, to a lesser extent, Windows 98, you might be a little befuddled by

the requirement of creating a user account.

After all, if you can navigate the system and use programs in your root account, you might think that

having two accounts on a single machine is excessive.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Here’swhy:

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