Navigating the KDE Desktop

If you have used Windows in the past, it will be fairly easy for you to get used to KDE. Notice some of the similarities. On the desktop, you have a trash can, which serves the same purpose as the Windows recycle bin. There is also a folder on the desktop labeled Home. This is your home directory. Its closest equivalent in Windows is probably the My Documents folder.

Click on the Home folder on the desktop. Note that unlike Windows, you only have to single click. In a few moments, a window should open showing you the contents of your home directory (see Figure 18.2).

Figure 18.2. The KDE file manager, showing the home directory of a user.

We will cover the details of file management with the KDE file manager later on. ...

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