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(f) The ‘Properties’ dialog consists of three tabs: ‘General’, ‘Permissions’,

and ‘Meta Info’. Set the name and icon of the ﬁle in the ‘General’ tab.

Change permissions in ‘Permissions’. ‘Meta Info’ lists line, word, and

character count and the format of the new ﬁle.

(g) Apply your changes and leave the dialog with ‘OK’.

3. Add a new device icon:

(a) Right-click the desktop to open the context menu.

(b) Select ‘Create New’ ➝ ‘Link to Device’.

(d) The ‘Properties’ dialog consists of four tabs: ‘General’, ‘Permissions’,

‘Device’, and ‘Meta Info’. Set the name and icon of the device in the

‘General’ tab. Modify permissions in ‘Permissions’. ‘Device’ is used

to set the device path, such as /media/dvd for your DVD drive, and

several other options.

(e) Apply your changes and leave the dialog with ‘OK’.

1.3.3 Little Helpers

Both GNOME and KDE come with numerous little helper applications that can

be included in your panel. If you want to add new ones or remove existing ones,

proceed as described in Section 1.3.2 on page 10. The most prominent ones fea-

tured in both GNOME and KDE are SUSEWatcher and SUSE Hardware Tool.

SuSEWatcher SUSEWatcher is a program that is integrated into the system tray

of the panel. It checks for new software updates. To be able to ﬁnd any new

updates, it requires an online connection. The status of SUSEWatcher is dis-

played in the panel by icons in different colors.

When you click the icon in the panel, a window opens, informing you about

the status of your online updates and the availability of any new updates.

You can also launch the check manually by clicking ‘Check for updates’.

Start the online update by selecting ‘Start online update’ and entering the

root password. The YaST Online Update window is displayed.

SUSE Hardware Tool The SUSE Hardware Tool keeps a list of all hardware

components of your system. Left-click the panel icon to open a dialog win-

dow with a tree view featuring the major hardware categories. Conﬁgure a

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