Quick reference for Linux

Last update: 2004/11/4
Since: 1999/1/29

  1. Listup installed packages

    1. Listup installed packages
      % rpm -qa
      % /usr/sbin/gencustomlist : TurboLinux
    2. List file names of a packages.
      % rpm -ql package_name
    3. List package name which a file is included.
      % rpm -qf filename
    4. List depandency of a package or a file.
      % rpm -qR filename
      % rpm -qR package_name

  2. KDE

    3. Last version
    Qt2.1
    File manager
    Konqueror (KDE2.0) <== kfm
    KOffice
    KWord
    URL
    KDE project
    KDE users, Japan
    Qt properties

  3. GNOME

    4. Last version
    1.2(stable), 2.0(developer)
    File manager
    nautilus (2.0) <== gmc
    tools
    bonobo (like MS OLE), gnome-db, gb(GNOME Basic)

  4. CD, FD

      5. # mount /mnt/cdrom
      # umount /mnt/cdrom

      $ mdir a:
      $ mcopy a:* .
      $ mformat a:

  5. Virtual console

      6. [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F1] : Terminal 1
      [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F2] : Terminal 2
      :
      [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F7] : X Window System

  6. Text editor

      7. Nihongo: Nohingo suppoted, N: Nihongo available, nN: Non Nihongo
      Turbo?/RH?/vine? -- need to confirm distribution-version. (2003/2/21)
    1. Full screen
      • xz (beta version, Nihongo, till 2004/7, and now?? )
      • mifes (Nihongo, 14000yen)
      • Links for office tools by linux.or.jp
      • xcoral (Turbo?-nN)
      • gedit (gnome, RH7.1)
      • kedit, kwrite (kde, RH?, Turbo?)
    2. vi family
      • vim (Turbo?-N, RH7.1), vimx(Turbo?-N), gvim(Turbo?-nN, full screen)
      • vi (=nvi, vine?-Canna)
      • jvim (+onew, Turbo?-Wnn/Canna)
      • ed (Turbo?, RH?)
    3. emacs family
      • jed,(Turbo?-N) xjed(Turbo?-nN, full screen)
      • joe(jmacs) (Turbo?)
      • emacs(RH?, Turbo?-Wnn/sj3/v41), xemacs (Turbo?, RH?)

  7. PDF

    8. linuxでの日本語pdfを見るのにxpdfというのがあります。

  8. Applix

    1. Start
      % kinput2 &
      % runlibc5 applix
    2. Words, .aw
      Import Word6.0, Word2.0, HTML
    3. Spread Sheets, .as
      Import WK4/WK3/WK1/WKS
      123 & wj2 can not be inported !!!
    4. Graphics, .ag
      Import ppt, epsi, fax, jpg/gif/pbm/pcx/pict/tif/xbm/xwd
      ppt can not be inported with error "no filter 'insoft'.

  9. Nihongo

    1. Input
      kinput2pp. 66-67.
    2. dpnote
      To display much lines in a window
        ^+V, V will switch the mode.
    3. Wnn6
    4. ATOK12 SE for Linux
      Online manual installed in TurboLinux 4.0
    5. Canna
    6. Code coverter

  10. File suffix

    11. avi
    Play with /usr/X11/bin/xamin
    rpm
    /mnt/cdrom/SRPMS

  11. samba

    12. Refer to ../manage/setup/samba.html

  12. Misc

    1. Acrobat
      Path: /usr/local/Acrobat5/bin/acroread (linux-509.tar.gz)

    2. Userful tool
      Help. (RedHat, Vine)
        % /usr/bin/helptool
      Gnome search tool. (RedHat)
        % /usr/bin/gsearchtool
      GIMP, X application. (RedHat, Turbo, Vine)
        % /usr/bin/gimptool
      ?? (Vine)
        % /usr/bin/libtool