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1 <chapter id="welcome-to-kde">
2 <chapterinfo>
3 <date>2002-01-18</date>
4 <releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo>
5 </chapterinfo>
6 <title>Welcome to &kde;</title>
7 <anchor id="welcome"/>
9 <para> <emphasis>The &kde; team welcomes you to user-friendly &UNIX;
10 computing.</emphasis> </para>
12 <sect1 id="welcome-page">
13 <title>Welcome to the K Desktop Environment</title>
15 <sect2 id="welcome-information-about-kde">
16 <title>Information about &kde;</title>
18 <para>&kde; is a powerful graphical desktop environment for &UNIX;
19 workstations.  A &kde; desktop combines ease of use, contemporary
20 functionality and outstanding graphical design with the technological
21 superiority of the &UNIX; operating system.  </para>
23 <para><link linkend="what-is-kde">What is the K Desktop Environment?</link></para>
25 <para><link linkend="contact">Contacting the &kde; Project</link></para>
27 <para><link linkend="support">Supporting the &kde; Project</link></para>
29 <para><link linkend="links">Useful links</link></para>
31 </sect2>
33 <sect2 id="welcome-getting-the-most-out-of-kde">
34 <title>Getting the most out of &kde;</title>
36 <sect3 id="welcome-general-documentation">
37 <title>General documentation</title>
39 <para><ulink url="help:/khelpcenter/quickstart">A Quick Start Guide to the Desktop</ulink></para>
41 <para><ulink url="help:/khelpcenter/userguide">&kde; User's guide</ulink></para>
43 <para><ulink url="help:/khelpcenter/faq">Frequently asked questions</ulink></para>
45 </sect3>
47 <sect3 id="welcome-basic-applications">
48 <title>Basic applications</title>
50 <para><ulink url="help:/kicker">Desktop Panel</ulink></para>
52 <para><ulink url="help:/kcontrol">Control Center</ulink></para>
54 <para><ulink url="help:/konqueror">File Manager</ulink></para>
56 </sect3>
57 </sect2>
58 </sect1>
59 </chapter>