Appendix A. Finding the Information You Need¶
To support you in your everyday work with SUSE Linux Enterprise® and to help you explore your Linux system, Novell, SUSE, and the open source community have created a wealth of information. Relevant information is compiled and made available in various formats. You can access detailed documentation provided with your product, as well as additional information over the Internet.
A.1. Included Documentation¶
There are several places where you can find online documentation shipped with your product. The GNOME desktop includes a help center that offers a wide range of documentation. There, you can access SUSE Linux Enterprise–specific information as well as application descriptions provided by the open source community.
When installing new software with YaST, the software documentation is installed automatically in most cases and usually appears in the help center of your GNOME desktop. However, some applications, such as The GIMP, may have different online help packages that can be installed separately with YaST and do not integrate into the help center.
A.1.1. Using GNOME Yelp¶
On the GNOME desktop, to start Yelp directly from an application, either click the button or press F1. Both options take you directly to the application's documentation in the help center. However, you can also start Yelp from the main menu, or from the command line with yelp and then browse through the main window of the help center.
The menu and the toolbar provide options for navigating and customizing the help center, for searching and for printing contents from Yelp. To view a table of contents, click . The help topics are grouped into categories presented as links. Click one of the links to open a list of topics for that category. To search for an item, just enter the search string into the search field at the top of the window.
A.2. Additional Resources and More Information¶
You can also access the specific manuals and documentation delivered with your product on the Internet at http://www.novell.com/documentation/sled10.
If you are searching for additional information, you can also refer to the following Internet sites:
- Novell Technical Support Knowledgebase
- Product Support Community Resources
- GNOME Documentation Web Site
In addition, general-purpose search engines are often helpful. For
example, you might try the search terms Linux CD-RW help
or OpenOffice file conversion problem, if you were having
trouble with the CD burning or with OpenOffice.org file conversion.
Google™ also has a specific Linux search engine at
http://www.google.com/linux that you might find useful.