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| author | Paul Issott <paul@slitaz.org> |
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| date | Mon May 26 14:52:42 2008 +0000 (2008-05-26) |
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1.1 --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 1.2 +++ b/en/doc/handbook/utilities.html Mon May 26 14:52:42 2008 +0000 1.3 @@ -0,0 +1,184 @@ 1.4 +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> 1.5 +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head><title>SliTaz Handbook (en) - Template</title> 1.6 + 1.7 + 1.8 + 1.9 + <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" /> 1.10 + <meta name="description" content="slitaz English handbook" /> 1.11 + <meta name="expires" content="never" /> 1.12 + <meta name="modified" content="2008-02-26 18:30:00" /> 1.13 + <meta name="publisher" content="www.slitaz.org" /> 1.14 + <meta name="author" content="Christophe Lincoln" /> 1.15 + <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" /> 1.16 + <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="book.css" /></head><body bgcolor="#ffffff"> 1.17 + 1.18 +<!-- Header and quick navigation --> 1.19 +<div id="header"> 1.20 +<div id="quicknav" align="right"> 1.21 + <a name="top"></a> 1.22 + <a href="index.html">Table of contents</a> 1.23 +</div> 1.24 +<h1><font color="#3e1220">SliTaz Handbook (en)</font></h1> 1.25 +</div> 1.26 + 1.27 +<!-- Content. --> 1.28 +<div id="content"> 1.29 +<div class="content-right"></div> 1.30 + 1.31 +<h2><font color="#df8f06">Utilities</font></h2> 1.32 + 1.33 +<ul> 1.34 + <li><a href="#calc">Bc</a> - Calculator.</li> 1.35 + <li><a href="#cdrkit">Cdrkit</a> - Burn and manipulate CD/DVD-R or RW.</li> 1.36 + <li><a href="#nano">Nano</a> - GNU nano, default text editor.</li> 1.37 + <li><a href="#leafpad">LeafPad</a> - Lightweight GTK+ editor.</li> 1.38 + <li><a href="#isomaster">ISO Master</a> - Edit ISO images.</li> 1.39 + <li><a href="#xpad">Xpad</a> - Mini note-taking application.</li> 1.40 +</ul> 1.41 + 1.42 +<a name="calc"></a> 1.43 +<h3>Calculator</h3> 1.44 +<p> 1.45 +Simple mathematical operations can be done with the text mode calculator bc. Open a terminal and directly type 1.46 +<code>bc</code>, to exit, simply type <code>quit</code>: 1.47 +</p> 1.48 +<pre> $ bc 1.49 + 23+45 <ENTER> 1.50 + 68 1.51 + 1.52 + quit 1.53 +</pre> 1.54 + 1.55 +<a name="cdrkit"></a> 1.56 +<h3>Cdrkit - Burn and manipulate CD/DVD-R or RW</h3> 1.57 +<p> 1.58 +To burn and handle CD/DVD-R or RW, SliTaz provides the Cdrkit utility 1.59 +and a graphical interface <code>burnbox</code> which you will find in the menu. 1.60 +The tools in <code>wodim</code> make it possible to burn CD/DVD and erase 1.61 +CD/DVD-RW. When used with <code>genisoimage</code>, it can also create images in the 1.62 +ISO 9660 format. Burning on the command line requires us to know the device/writer (dev) 1.63 +name and wodim provides several possibilities to know which drive to use and specify it when burning 1.64 +to optical media. If you run wodim with the <code>-devices</code> option, it will automatically 1.65 +search for a good device and display it, the <code>-checkdrive</code> option allows you to check the 1.66 +recognized device and <code>-scanbus</code> will display in relation to the system bus. 1.67 +Examples (as <em>root</em>): 1.68 +</p> 1.69 +<pre> # wodim -devices 1.70 + Or: 1.71 + # wodim -checkdrive 1.72 + For the bus: # wodim -scanbus 1.73 +</pre> 1.74 +<h4>Create an ISO 9660 image</h4> 1.75 +<p> 1.76 +To burn data on to a CD/DVD, you must first have an ISO image. To begin we must create a directory to 1.77 +contain all the files to be burnt, you can copy your files on the command line with <code>cp</code>, 1.78 +the file manager Clex or graphically with emelFM2. To create a directory named <code>iso/</code> 1.79 +in the root of user space and copy all the files contained in <code>Documents/</code>: 1.80 +</p> 1.81 +<pre> $ mkdir ~/iso 1.82 + $ cp -a Documents/* ~/iso 1.83 +</pre> 1.84 +<p> 1.85 +Create an ISO image named <code>image.iso</code>, using the <code>genisoimage</code> tool and 1.86 +specify the root directory containing the files to be included in the ISO: 1.87 +</p> 1.88 +<pre> $ genisoimage -o image.iso ~/iso 1.89 +</pre> 1.90 +<p> 1.91 +Note that there are many options that you can use to create ISOs, one of the most widely used is the 1.92 +extension <code>-R</code>, signifying <em>Rock ridge</em>, this allows the use of names of up to 255 characters, 1.93 +it also supports symlinks and file permissions. To see all the available options, 1.94 +simply type <code>-help</code>. Example of creating an ISO image using the <code>-R</code> option: 1.95 +</p> 1.96 +<pre> $ genisoimage -o image.iso -R ~/iso 1.97 +</pre> 1.98 +<h4>Burn an ISO image</h4> 1.99 +<p> 1.100 +To burn an ISO image in the 9660 format either created by yourself or downloaded from the web, 1.101 +you must use <code>wodim</code> specifying the proper device (<code>dev</code>) to burn 1.102 +the CD/DVD. Example using the verbose mode (<code>-v</code>), with the <em>device</em> <code>hdc</code> 1.103 +and data contained in an ISO image named <code>image.iso</code>: 1.104 +</p> 1.105 +<pre> # wodim -v dev=/dev/hdc image.iso 1.106 +</pre> 1.107 +<p> 1.108 +Another example setting the (<em>speed</em>) to burn as 8x : 1.109 +</p> 1.110 +<pre> # wodim -v speed=8 dev=/dev/hdc image.iso 1.111 +</pre> 1.112 +<h4>Erase CD-RW/DVD-RW</h4> 1.113 +<p> 1.114 +You can quickly erase a CD-RW/DVD-RW using wodim with the blank=fast option. Example using the 1.115 +<em>device</em> <code>hdc</code> in verbose mode: 1.116 +</p> 1.117 +<pre> # wodim -v blank=fast dev=/dev/hdc 1.118 +</pre> 1.119 +<p> 1.120 +Or you can have a full erase using the blank=all option (this will take a bit longer): 1.121 +</p> 1.122 +<pre> # wodim -v blank=all dev=/dev/hdc 1.123 +</pre> 1.124 + 1.125 +<a name="nano"></a> 1.126 +<h3>Nano</h3> 1.127 +<p> 1.128 +The default text editor in SliTaz is nano. Once launched you can use <Ctrl + g> for the help menu. 1.129 +To start nano, you can type <code>nano</code> from a console, a xterm terminal, or from the menu 1.130 +--> Editors --> Nano. 1.131 +</p> 1.132 +<p> 1.133 +The initialization file is /etc/nanorc, it includes the files of colored syntax found in /usr/share/nano. 1.134 +The user configuration file is ~/nanorc. To edit a file directly, just launch nano proceeded by the name of the 1.135 +file. Example (<Ctrl+x> to save & quit): 1.136 +</p> 1.137 +<pre> $ nano Templates/script-shell.sh 1.138 +</pre> 1.139 + 1.140 +<a name="leafpad"></a> 1.141 +<h3>LeafPad</h3> 1.142 +<p> 1.143 +Leafpad is an ultra light and quick graphical text editor, handy for taking notes or editing configuration 1.144 +files. You will find it in the menu or you can run it directly on a file via a terminal: 1.145 +</p> 1.146 +<pre> $ leafpad Templates/script-shell.sh 1.147 +</pre> 1.148 + 1.149 +<a name="isomaster"></a> 1.150 +<h3>ISO Master - Create and edit ISOs</h3> 1.151 +<p> 1.152 +ISO Master is a graphical tool allowing you to edit, manipulate and create ISO images which you can later store 1.153 +and burn, It's simple and intuitive and lets you create ISO images the size you want. 1.154 +</p> 1.155 +<p> 1.156 +Site Web : <a href="http://littlesvr.ca/isomaster/">http://littlesvr.ca/isomaster/</a> 1.157 +</p> 1.158 + 1.159 +<a name="xpad"></a> 1.160 +<h3>Xpad - Mini note-taking application</h3> 1.161 +<p> 1.162 +Xpad is a small application that can take quick notes via a 'sticky note' displayed on the desktop. Each 1.163 +consists of a note <em>pad</em> that you can hide and customise via a right click on the window in question. 1.164 +Once launched you can close Xpad via the dock located on the window manager taskbar. 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