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Udtryk	Forklaring	Læs mere
distro, distribution	En samling af software, som udgør et fuldstændigt operativsystem med skrivebord og programmer. Sammenlignet med en bil, så svarer det til alt undtagen motoren	Nogle Linux distroer
live CD/DVD	En fuldstændig distribution på en CD eller DVD. Den lader dig se en distro uden at installere den. Kan køre på Windows uden st installere noget på din harddisk. Sikker men langsom.	Nogle Live CD'er
repo, repository	Samling af ekstra software, som kan downloades og installeres på din maskine. Se din distributions hjemmeside for mere information
terminal	Linux' kommandolinje . Hvis du bliver bedt om at skrive en kommando, så er det her det sker.	Konsole
Pakkehåndtering	Program til at gennemse repo'er og tilføje eller fjerne software. Distroer har ofte deres egen pakkehåndtering. Dette er den foretrukne måde at installere eller fjerne software på en sikker måde. Software installeret på denne måde vil automatisk blive holdt opdateret med de seneste sikkerhedsopgraderinger og fejlrettelser.	Nogle pakkehåndteringsprogrammer
root	Administratoren af din maskine. Selv om du administrerer din egen maskine er det alligevel bedst kun at logge på som root nåe det er absolut nødvendigt. Sædvanligvis vil du blive bedt om root's adgangskode, hvis du skal gøre noget, det kræver administratorrettigheder, så du behøver ikke at skifte bruger. Root betegner også roden af filhierarkiet, skrevet som /..
console	the Linux command line	Konsole
shell	the Linux command line	Konsole
su -	Shell command to switch user, usually to root. Used, when you need special rights to do something. You will be prompted for the root password before su takes effect. NB: remember to type exit when you are done. This gets you back to your regular user.
sudo	Like su, but it only grants root privileges for one command, so the command you want to run should immediately follow sudo. You will still be prompted for the root password. but will not need to exit.
path	Full specification of a file giving its placing in the file system. For example /home/myUser/Documents/Greetings.txt (an absolute path), or Document/Greeting.txt (path relative to my home directory).
bug	anything that may be wrong with an application or the underlying framework.	Reporting bugs
bko	Short name for the KDE bug reporting site	bugs.kde.org
user	A user account. Most Linux system are set up with at least one ordinary user (you) and an administrator, root.
session	When you log in to your system, an application or some server you start a session, which lasts until you log out of it again.
logon	The act of starting a new session on a system. This usually requires a username and a password. Several users might be logged on to a system simultaneously, although only one would be active at a time.
logout	The act of ending a session on a system. The system will then wait for another logon rather that just shutting down.
desktop	The workspace you see, when you log in. It typically has a panel with a start menu and other widgets. The workspace itself can also hold various widgets.
activity		Activities
pager	A widget to switch between virtual desktops	Pager
task manager	A widget that you will often see in your desktops panel. It will contain a small button for each application you are currently running. You can use it to switch between those applications.
systray	A widget that you will often see in your desktops panel. It contains icons for some system services such as the clipboard and the Device Notifier.	System Tray
thumbnail	A small (often icon sized) preview of the content a file
screenshot	An image of what is on your screen at a particular time - sometimes required when you ask for help	KSnapshot
window
tab
window decorations	The edges around windows including the title line and its buttons, for example the close button.
theme	A set of settings for the visual appearance of an application giving it a distinctive look and feel
panel	A widget that holds other widgets. You can have one or more panels on your desktop. A panel is always placed along one of the edges of the screen.	Panels
widget		Widget
kio slave		KIO
kpart		KPart
bookmark
virtual terminal
virtual console
Virtual desktop		Virtual Desktops
xko	where x is some letter. Abbreviation for some KDE web site. Examples: fko = forums.kde.org, bko = bugs.kde.ord and so on.
Konvi	short for Konversation, the IRC client	Konversation
Nepomuk		Nepomuk
Akonadi		Akonadi
Strigi		Strigi
KDE	The community of contributors and users of KDE technologies	What is KDE
KDE SC	The periodic releases of the KDE frameworks and core utilities — the Software Collection
KDE Software	Besides the KDE SC a number of other software projects are developed under the KDE umbrella and actively supported by the community
Plasma	The KDE workspace and supporting technology. Plasma workspaces comes in several varieties, Plasma Desktop, Plasma Netbook and Plasma Active
Plasma Desktop	The KDE workspace variety designed for traditional computers, ie. systems with traditional input devices such as keyboard and mouse and with large displays
Plasma Netbook	The KDE workspace variety designed for devices with small screens such as notebooks
Plasma Active	The KDE workspace variety designed for smartphones and similar compact devices
Planet	Short for the planet.kde.org. The Planet aggregates blogs about all things KDE	planet.kde.org
Dot	Short for dot.kde.org. The Dot is the official news site for KDE	dot.kde.org
Get Hot New Stuff	Technology that allows applications to offer users the option to easily download and install plugins, artwork, scripts or similar additions using a unified interface	Get Hot New Stuff
tar ball	An archive format for distributing files. To use the files contained in a tar ball you need to unpack it (see Archive Management in Dolphin).
snapshot	Latest development version of an application. Not as polished and well tested as the stable version.
sources	Text files containing source code of some software. It has to be compiled and installed before it can be used.
build
Context menu	A menu with items relevant for a particular object. Typically, it pops up when you right click the object.