Starting a Session
A session is the period of time you spend using GNOME. During a session, you use your applications, print, browse the web, and so on.
Logging in to GNOME begins your session. The login screen is your gateway to the GNOME Desktop: it is where you enter your username and password and select options such as the language you want GNOME to use for your session.
To log in to a session, perform the following steps:
On the login screen, click on the Session
icon. Choose the GNOME Desktop from the list of available desktop environments.
Enter your username in the Username field
on the login screen, then press Return.
Enter your password in the Password field
on the login screen, then press Return.
When you log in successfully, you will see a splash informing you of the steps GNOME is taking to start up. When GNOME is ready, you will see the Desktop and you can begin using your computer.
The first time you log in, then the session manager starts a new
session. If you have logged in before, then the session manager restores your
previous session, if you saved the settings for the previous session when
you logged out.
If you want to shut down or restart the system before you log in, click
on the System icon on the login screen. A dialog is displayed.
Select the option that you require, then click OK.
Using a Different Language
To log in to
a session in a different language, perform the following actions.
On the login screen, click on the Language
icon. Choose the language you require from the list of available languages.
Enter your username in the Username field
on the login screen, then press Return.
Enter your password in the Password field
on the login screen, then press Return.
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When you log in to a session in a different language, you choose
the language for the user interface. You do not specify a keyboard layout
for the session. To choose a keyboard layout, use the Keyboard Indicator applet. |
