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Table of Contents
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1. Overview
Linpus Lite" the choice of several of the #orld:s largest 0,3s in the personal co!puter space" is a Linu; operating syste! specially designed for a etter !o ile Internet e;perience. It includes an e;tre!ely po#erful yet versatile des$top" all%in%one" note oo$ and net oo$ operating syste!. The ne# version of Linpus Lite" creates the perfect alance for those see$ing productivity ut still en<oy a fulfilling !ulti%!edia and online e;perience. The Linpus Lite 2.0 des$top edition is a free version of Linpus Lite 2.0. It includes a uni=ue #ay of do#nloading and installing features and functionality that grants you greater fle;i ility and control over your syste!. Linpus Lite 2.0 initial do#nload is =uic$ and s!all> once installed you can go through Linpus online update or Chro!e store function to do#nload not only the applications you #ant" ut advanced *I features. Linpus Lite 2.0 $ey features? 8ual des$top !ode" including custo!ed @no!e shell and A 'e app center !ode. 8aily panel #ith useful (T3L5 ased #idget" include Cloc$" Ne#s" 'eather" Calendar" .hoto slide A Linpus online A..s @oogle Chro!iu! for fast and safe #e ro#sing. *,&I +ecure oot supported Auto .artition +upport? *ser can select auto%partition #hen there has t#o dis$s in the !achine. It #ill auto install the syste! to ++8 and preserve data on (8 Integrate @oogle Chro!e +tore service to deliver 1004 apps to do#nload. Linpus AppCenter provides thousands of native Linu; and #e applications. A net#or$ !anager #ith support for nu!erous 3@ !ode!s" 'LAN and LAN connectivity.

The syste! re=uire!ents to install the Linpus Lite 2.0 des$top edition are as follo#s? B2 it C.*? IntelCA38 1@(D or higher processor (88? /eco!!ended B@6 E+ATACI8,C++8F and 2@6 free contiguous space 3e!ory? /eco!!ended 1@6 /A3 or etter 9@A? Intel" n9idia or ATI 9@A cards

2. Installation
Linpus Lite 2.0 offers a Linu; partition installation" an entirely separate partition running ,-T2 file syste! #ill e created. That !eans you need to !a$e sure you have enough space on your hard drive to acco!!odate the ne# setup.

2.1 Why use a Linux Partition Installation?

&or the follo#ing scenarios" you !ay use the Linpus partition installation !ethod? If you don:t have a 'indo#s 0+

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)ou #ant to install Linpus Lite to free space on your drive Eif there isF )ou #ant to install Linpus Lite on your full drive and erase 'indo#s co!pletely

2.2 How to make a Linux Partition Installation?

If you #ant to !a$e a Linu; partition installation" you can first do#nload the I+0 and then urn a 898 for installation. 'hen your 898 is ready" please insert the 898 and re oot your co!puter to install the Linpus Lite 2.0. Note? )our co!puter:s 6I0+ !ust e set to oot fro! 898CC8 first" other#ise" it #ill oot fro! your hard dis$ and auto!atically go to #hatever 0+ is installed on your co!puter. 0nce your 6I0+ is configured to oot fro! 898CC8 first" if you have the 898 in the 088 drive" your co!puter #ill launch the installer auto!atic you should see the oot screen.

&igure 2%1 Language selection page &igure 2%1 displays the language selection page of the installation. The C8 installer supports three languages? ,nglish" +i!plified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. )ou can clic$ Ne;t utton to !ove to the dis$ partitioning page E&igure 2% 2F. In the dis$ partitioning page" you can select to install the Linpus Lite 1.G to the #hole dis$" free space" or a specified Linu; partition on your hard dis$. The ne# partition configuration #ill e applied until you clic$ 'rite changes to dis$ utton to confir!.

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&igure 2%2 8is$ partitioning page Installation #ill e detect and re!ind user to install Hefi oot!grI if you co!puter has *,&I +ecure oot supported" the install process #ill e continue until you clic$ Continue utton to confir!. After dis$ partitioning configuration co!pleted" installation #ill develop pac$ages for end user to install. Clic$ the Ne;t utton to start to install pac$age Esee &igure 2%3F if you confir!ed the pac$ages #hich you #ant to install. 'hen the installation is done" an Installation co!pletion page #ill e sho#n as &igure 2%2. )ou can clic$ the /e oot utton to restart the syste!.

&igure 2%3 .ac$age installation page

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&igure 2%2 Installation co!pletion page

2.3 Out Of

ox !xperience

After the Linpus Lite 2.0 is successfully installed and #hen you oot up the syste! the first ti!e" you #ill enter the 006, E0ut 0f 6o; ,;perienceF progra! to setup your personal settings. There #ill e the follo#ing steps in 006,? License agree!ent" *ser na!e and pass#ord setting" Location setting" Ti!e Done setting and (ard#are profile. In the License Agree!ent page" you #ill have to agree to the Linpus ,*LA ter! #hen you #ant to use this operating syste!.

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&igure 2%5 License Agree!ent page In the /oot pass#ord page" you #ill e as$ed to configure HrootI EAd!inistratorF pass#ord Esee &igure 2%BF.

&igure 2%B /oot pass#ord page In the *ser na!e page" you #ill e as$ed to configure your user na!e and pass#ord Esee &igure 2%7F.

&igure 2%7 *ser na!e page In the Location page Esee &igure 2%JF" you can configure your countryCregion and your $ey oard layout.

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&igure 2%J Location page In the Ti!e Done page Esee &igure 2%GF" you can configure your ti!e Done.

&igure 2%G Ti!e Done page In the (ard#are profile page Esee &igure 2%10F" you #ill e suggested to send your hard#are profile to Linpus. This info is especially useful for Linpus to i!prove our support on all popular hard#are and platfor!s.

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&igure 2%10 (ard#are profile page

3. Getting Started
3.1 "esktop
The default des$top for Linpus Lite 2.0 is the traditional @no!e des$top Esee &igure 3%1F. )ou can then go to Linpus online update or @oogle Chro!e store to do#nload a nu! er of advanced features. Clic$ Application utton on the top left to sho# the applications !enu" you can find all of your applications.

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&igure 3%1 @no!e 8es$top

&igure 3%2 Application !enu on @no!e des$top All applications #ith si!ilar purposes are grouped together in HApplicationsI !enu. There are totally J categories y default? Accessories" @a!es" @raphics" Internet" 0ffice" +ound A 9ideos " +yste! Tools" .references and
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Ad!inistation Esee &igure 3%2F. Accessories? syste! utilities @a!es? &un progra!s li$e ga!es @raphics? vie# photo progra!s Internet? .rogra!s that access and #or$ through the Internet 0ffice? +preadsheet" #or$ processor and presentation progra!s +ound A 9ideos? !ulti%!edia progra!s +yste! Tools? +etting tools .references? +o!e personal syste! !anage!ent tools Ad!inistation? +yste! !anage!ent tools for syste! ad!in.

6y default the 8aily .anel #ill e ena led on the right%hand side of your @no!e des$top Esee &igure 3%1F" it sho#s current date C ti!e" calendar" #eather forecast and ne#s. )ou can clic$ .o#er%off icon on the top right ar to disa le" or clic$ ,dit icon on 8aily .anel to add C re!ove #idget. In Linpus Lite 2.0" #e also deliver a 'e App Center. Clic$ .o#er%off icon then select 'e App Center to s#itch fro! @no!e des$top Esee &igure 3%3F" it sho#s !ore reco!!end #e applications y default" clic$ Application icon to launch. )ou can scroll left C right to s#itch to other page. 'e App Center #ill sho# a setting center for so!e settings of it. Clic$ an ite! of search result then open the application or launch the do#nload page of this application. And the daily panel can also e disa led use the daily panel s#itch utton on po#eroff !enuEsee &igure 3%2F

&igure 3%3 'e App Center

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&igure 3%2 'e App Center 'ithout 8aily .anel If you #ant to configure the the!es and ac$ground picture" you can clic$ .o#er%off icon K +yste! settings K +ettings to launch the H6ac$groundI setting tool. Clic$ 'indo#s utton or !ove your !ouse pointer to the top left hot corner> it sho#s you live thu! nails of all the #indo#s on current #or$space. )ou can drag a thu! nail to !ove to another #or$space Esee &igure 3%5F.

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&igure 3%5 H'indo#sI panel If there are !any #indo#s opened" and you need s#itch fro! the current one to another" alt%ta $eys can help you. Esee &igure 3%BF

&igure 3%B +#icth 'indo# )ou can drag and drop to add favorite applications fro! the HApplicationsI panel to the doc$ panel. 'hen an application is launched that icon #ill also display on the doc$ panel. To then display the thu! nail previe# of the opened #indo# Esee &igure 3%7F you can si!ply !ouse over or right clic$. After an application #indo# is launched" the doc$ panel #ill hide auto!atically. 8oc$ panel #ill ena le #hen you !ove your !ouse cursor near the left order of the des$top.

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&igure 3%7 Thu! nail previe# of opened #indo#

Instant Notifications
'hen you create a !ail o; account through H3ailI EThunder irdF" Linpus Lite #ill display instant notifications of inco!ing e%!ail on the application icon. The syste! C application !essage that pop up at the otto! of the screen" such as inserted a re!ova le *+6 storage. If you !iss the !essages" there are stored into the otto! of right corner until you ready to vie# the!.

Launch 3anager
Launch !anager is a =uic$ and si!ple control panel for you to change your syste!s !a<or settings. )ou can clic$ the launch !anager icon in the top right corner of @no!e panel or launch via the function $eys. All functions #ith si!ilar purposes are grouped together in the HLaunch 3anagerI panel. There are in total 5 categories? Connection" 9ideo output s#itcher" 8isplay resolution" +ound control and .o#er off. Connection? 3@" 6luetooth" 'i&i devices control and airplane !ode. 9ideo s#itcher? video output s#itch et#een LC8" Clone A 8%su C(83I display only. 8isplay resolution? change syste! resolution. +ound control? syste! volu!e and !icrophone control. .o#er off? +hut do#n" +leep" Loc$ +creen and Logout.

3.2 Online #p$ate %er&ice

If your net#or$ is connected" you #ill e notified that ne# applications are availa le for you to do#nload and install fro! the Linpus server.

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&igure 3%J Application Center )ou can launch the Linpus Application Center Esee &igure 3%JF fro! under +yste! Tools K Application Center. The icons of those ne#ly added applications #ill e displayed on the HApp 3anagerI category. After you select the ite! and clic$ the Install utton" you can start to install ne# applications.

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