commit bb9aa2b18536decd215c059c7d9bdffb8536f71e
Author: Romain Forlot <rforlot(a)yahoo.com>
Date: Mon Apr 30 23:40:40 2012 +0200
Advanced network configurations for KDE and usage of 'provides' argument of
yum
en-US/Connecting_to_the_Internet.xml | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
en-US/Contributors_and_production_methods.xml | 5 ++++
en-US/Managing_software.xml | 2 +-
3 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/Connecting_to_the_Internet.xml b/en-US/Connecting_to_the_Internet.xml
index ca38ca5..6b48130 100644
--- a/en-US/Connecting_to_the_Internet.xml
+++ b/en-US/Connecting_to_the_Internet.xml
@@ -219,6 +219,37 @@
</para>
</important>
</section>
+ <section
id="sect-User_Guide-Connecting_to_the_Internet_-_Using_NetworkManager_In_KDE_-_Advanced_Configurations_">
+ <title>Advanced Configurations</title>
+ <para>
+ You can access advanced network settings and configure new networks by clicking on
the <application>NetworkManager</application> applet icon and selecting
<menuchoice><guilabel>Manage Connections</guilabel></menuchoice>.
Here you can do several things:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click on <guilabel>Wired</guilabel> to access detailed information
about your wired connection, including hardware and IP addresses. You can configure
advanced options, such as IPv4 and IPv6 settings, by clicking on
<guibutton>Edit</guibutton> button. You can also choose whether to connect to
a network automatically when you log in, and whether it is available to other users set up
on your machine.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click on <guilabel>Wireless</guilabel> to see similar information
regarding your wireless connection. Selecting <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>
allows you to set the wireless network type, configure IPv4 and IPv6 settings, and enter
security details. You can also choose whether to connect to a network automatically when
you log in, and whether it is available to other users set up on your machine.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click on
<guilabel>VPN</guilabel> to configure VPN using differents method :
<application>PPTP</application>, <application>VPNC</application>
or <application>OpenVPN</application>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click on the <guilabel>DSL</guilabel> if you have a DSL modem hardware
to configure.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ When you click on the
<application>NetworkManager</application> applet icon, you can enabling or
disabling networking and wireless networking by untick or tick the checkbox labeled
<guilabel>Enable networking</guilabel> and <guilabel>Enable
wireless</guilabel>. This will turn down network interfaces.
+ </para>
+ </section>
</section>
diff --git a/en-US/Contributors_and_production_methods.xml
b/en-US/Contributors_and_production_methods.xml
index 500e1ca..90a4cc5 100644
--- a/en-US/Contributors_and_production_methods.xml
+++ b/en-US/Contributors_and_production_methods.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
+ <ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:rforlot">Romain
Forlot</ulink> (writer)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
<ulink
url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Shadowc10ne">Arnes
Arnautović</ulink> (translator - Bosnian)
</para>
</listitem>
diff --git a/en-US/Managing_software.xml b/en-US/Managing_software.xml
index ee38769..57e655b 100644
--- a/en-US/Managing_software.xml
+++ b/en-US/Managing_software.xml
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ su -c 'yum search
<replaceable>keyword</replaceable>'
yum provides
"<replaceable>*</replaceable>/<replaceable>needed_file</replaceable>
</screen>
<para>
- Where <replaceable>*</replaceable> is the
absolute path to the needed file and <replaceable>needed_file</replaceable>
the file that you need to install.
+ Where <replaceable>*</replaceable> is the
absolute path to the needed file or leave the <replaceable>*</replaceable> to
match any path. And <replaceable>needed_file</replaceable> the file that you
need to install.
</para>
<para>
After using the <command>yum install</command> command, you will be
prompted for the computer's root password. Type in the root password and press
<keycap>Enter</keycap>. You will not see the password as you type. The
terminal will start giving information about the application, and end with
<prompt>Is this ok [y/N]:</prompt>. Oftentimes, the installation of an
application will require that other programs, called
<firstterm>dependencies</firstterm>, are installed as well. These are programs
or utilities upon which your selected application relies.