Bharat Operating System Solution

Bharat Operating System Solution Features

A. Built In Applications 1. Anti-virus Not required 2. Open office is equivalent to MS Office
Writer (word processor) Calc (Execel) Impress (Power Point) Draw (Paint Brush) Base (Access) Math (Formula editor)

3. GNU Image Mainuplation program is equivalent to Photoshop 4. XPDF is equivalent to Adobe reader

Bharat Operating System Solution Features

B. Built in Accessories & Tools 1. All chat messenger Client Software 2. BOSS available in many Indian languages 3. WinZip 4. 3D Desktop 5. DVD writer software C. Internet Tools( Ekiga,Pipgin,Iceweasel web browser) D. Other Disc Mentanance 1. User Friendly Graphical Installer 2. Smart Common Input Method 3. Multimedia support 4. Auto mounting of all Hard disk partitions

To Use Internet

 First go to application there you will find an option internet. At internet you will find a option Iceweasel Web Browser which is use for browsing same as Firefox/IE.

If you move to Evolution Mail it is use for mail client (Outlook).

For remote desktop you can go to the option remote desktop viewer

To Use Aplication

 First go to application there you will find a option graphic.

At graphic you will find document viewer which is used as Adobe PDF.
Next if you move to F-spot photo manager it is use for photo manager . Next if you move to GNU Image Manipulation Program it is use as photo editor(Adobe Photoshop). Next if you move to GNU Paint it is use as Paint brush. Next if you move to PDF Editor it is use for editing PDF

To Use System Hard device

 First go to System there you will find a option Preferences.

At Preferences you will find 3D Acceleration which is used as Graphic Card Related Option.
Next if you move towards Appearance it includes Desktop properties like wallpaper, toolbar etc. Next if you move to Compizconfig setting Manager it is used as Compizfision (Config.Of Rotating desktop). Next if you move towards SCIM Input Method Setup it is used for handling different Character Sets.

To Use CD/DVD Creator

First go to Places. At Places you will find a option Home Folder it is same as My Documents in Windows. After that if you move towards Computer it includes List of Different Storage Devices Connected to the System. Next if you move to CD/DVD Creator it is used as CD/DVD Burner (Nero).

To Use Office

 First go to application there you will find a option Office. At Office you will find Contacts which is Same as Address Book.

Next if you move to Evolution it is used for Mail Client (Out Look).
Next if you move to Openoffice.org 3.0 Base used as Ms Access (Data Base).

Next if you move towards Openoffice.org 3.0 Cafe it is same as Ms Excel (Spread Sheet).
After that there is Openoffice.org 3.0 Draw it is used for CorelDraw.

Next there is Openoffice.org 3.0 Impress Which is same as Ms Power Point (Presentation).
And at last there is Openoffice.org 3.0 Writer Which is same as Ward Editor (Ms Ward).

Configuration of BOSS Components

Network Configuration Prerequesites If DHCP your IP will be automatically configured If Static IP, - Find out your IP address from your Network Administrator. It will be in the form of xxx.xxx.xxx.xx[x]. - And, your Gateway Address. Simple steps for network configuration: Go to System -> Administration -> Networking. Select the type of connection ie., Ethernet or Wifi or modem. Set the IP address, Gateway etc.. (or) DHCP.

Configuration of BOSS Components

Printer Configuration Steps for Printer Configuration Go to System -> Administration -> Printing and Double Click on New Printer. Select the Network Printer , select the type of the printer and enter the IP address, click Forward. Select the Printer Model, click Apply . To make it as Default Printer Right click on the printer configured and select Make Default

Configuration of BOSS Components

Mail Client

Mail Client is a program that is used to send and receive emails.

One of the famous e-mail client is Icedove. To start Icedove choose Applications -> Internet -> Icedove Mail Client Select the type of account click Next. On the next screen, enter the Email account details. Specify the incoming and outgoing server information Enter the name by which you would like to refer the account A screen showing the account information appears. Click Finish to save these settings and exit the account wizard.

Bluetooth
Bluetooth Bluetooth provides a way to connect and exchange information between devices such as mobile phones, laptops, PCs Transfer data from your PC to other external device(a device that supports bluetooth). Activate bluetooth in both the PC and the external device. Rightclick on the file you want to send through bluetooth and select Sent to.... A window appears. In Sent to select the device to which you want to transfer the file.

Bluetooth
Transfer data from external device(a device that supports bluetooth) to your PC. External device will detect your PC as 'boss0' (scan it) Send file from your device using bluetooth. In your PC , Accept request from your device. Data will be in your $HOME folder.

BharateeyaOO
The OpenOffice package contains a set of applications for performing a number of tasks like word processing, spread sheet, etc. BharateeyaOO is a project to enable Indian languages support in OpenOffice The BharateeyaOO suite is the customized version of Open Office, with all the menus, status bars etc., localized for Indian languages. Languages supported - Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

SCIM
Smart Common Input Method(SCIM) provides an user friendly interface using which the input method can be changed. How to use SCIM? Open text editor(gedit) or any application. Type control+space bar to invoke notification icon on task bar. It will show toggle bar in all languages Select language in which you want to type Now you can start typing in the selected language

Scanner
Plug the scanner to your PC Choose Applications -> Graphics -> Xsane Image Scanning Program The scanner will be detected and the images can be scanned now. If your scanner drivers are not already present in BOSS GNU/Linux then you can download them from the link http://www.saneproject.org/sanemfgs.html and install the drivers. The steps for installation are mentioned in the software itself.

Burning CDs & DVDs

GnomeBaker(Gnome) and K3b(KDE) are the CD/DVD burning applications that come with BOSS 3.0 Features Creating a data CD/DVD Creating an audio CD Copying a data CD/DVD Copying an audio CD Blanking CD-RW Burning an ISO image In addition K3b also supports multisession, Creation of Video CD/DVD

Protecting Data from Unauthorized Access

GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) allows you to encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify communications and data, as well as create and manage the keys needed for these tasks. Seahorse provides a front end to many of the features of Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG) and integrates with multiple components of the GNOME desktop. To create keys choose Applications -> Accessories -> Password and Encryption Keys Creating Keys Choose Key > Create Key Pair Select PGP Key and click Continue Enter your full name, your email address and any additional information.

Protecting Data from Unauthorized Access

Text Editor Seahorse installs a plugin for gEdit that allows you to encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify plain text. To enable the GnuGP plugin for gEdit, choose Preferences from the Edit menu. Go to the Plugins tab, select the Text Encryption plugin, and click OK. Then you can select the text you want to encrypt, decrypt, or sign and choose the encryption option from Edit menu. Once done, you can copy and paste your encrypted or signed text to other applications. To decrypt open the file and choose Edit -> Decrypt/Verify

Protecting Data from Unauthorized Access

File Manager Menu Items for encryption can be found both under the Nautilus Edit menu and in the context menu when you right-click on a file or folder. To use them, select the files or folders you want to encrypt and select Edit -> Encrypt. GnuPG will create a new file with a .pgp extension for any files you encrypt. Your original, unencrypted file will remain unencrypted. To decrypt a file with a .pgp extension, right-click on it and select Open with Decrypt File.

Chat Applications
Joining a channel By default BOSS Server will be connected to BOSSnrcfoss channel. If the channel is not specified by default a dialog will popup asking you enter the channel to join.

If you know the name of the channel, type the channel name e.g. #BOSSnrcfoss (IRC channels usually begin with a hash symbol), and click OK. If you don't know the channel name, click Retrieve Channel list..., this will open a window and list all the possible channels on this network.

Chat Applications
Once you've selected a channel, XChat should join it for you and you can start chatting by typing the queries in the text box at the bottom of the window.

Onscreen Keyboard & Orca

Onscreen Keyboard Onscreen Keyboard is an application that displays a floating keyboard on the computer screen. Onscreen Keyboard is the other way which allows you to type in your native language and create your documentations, mails etc. Start the Onscreen Keyboard through Applications > Accessories > OnScreen Keyboard Select the language from, Languages menu. open any of your favorite editor, and start typing Accessibility Tools Orca(The screen Reader) is an assistive technology for people with visual impairments.

Special Purpose Tools

BOSS Bulk Document Converter This converter allows you to convert a group of documents of one format to other format like doc to pdf, doc to html etc., BOSS Presentation Tool BOSS Presentation tool is a simple presentation program that displays slideshows of image files, PDF or PPT or PPS or ODP documents. 3D Desktop Compiz-fusion is the 3D Desktop that comes with BOSS 3.0(tejas). 3DDesktop is an application for switching virtual desktops in a seamless 3dimensional manner on Linux.

Customizing Application Names

Users new to BOSS might have previously used some other operating systems. Some of the applications in BOSS are similar to that in the previously used OS but the name of the application differs. Users may find some difficulty in remembering two names for the same application. BOSS gives the users a feature to change the application name so that users can give their own name to the application.