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+ <title>Nautilus and Eazel Services</title>
+
+
+ <para>
+ Eazel Services are an Internet-based suite of tools
+ designed to simplify system management in
+ Linux. Nautilus and Eazel Services work together:
+ one complements the other. This chapter presents
+ a description of Eazel Services available for
+ the preview release two.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ For this release, Services will include:
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ Eazel Software Catalog
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ Eazel Software Installer
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ Eazel Online Storage
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </para>
+
+ <sect1 id="ch3-accessing">
+ <title>Accessing Services</title>
+
+ <para>
+ There are several ways to access Eazel Services.
+ When starting Nautilus for the first time, the user
+ is asked if they wish to learn about, sign up, or
+ log on to Services (Figure 1).
+ </para>
+
+
+ <figure>
+ <title>Signing Up for Eazel Services Upon Starting Nautilus</title>
+ <graphic fileref="ch3-sign-up" scale="50"></graphic>
+ </figure>
+
+
+ <para>
+ On a routine basis, Services can be reached by
+ simply clicking the Services icon on the Nautilus
+ toolbar. Alternatively, they can be reached
+ through any web browser, from www.eazel.com.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="ch3-registration">
+ <title>Registration and Login</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Registration--for this preview release--is not required for the
+ software catalog, but is for online storage.
+ </para
+
+ <para>
+ Registration is the same from Nautilus or from any browser. The
+ screen is divided into three sections: the required fields to open
+ an account (Figure 2); the optional personal profile section, and
+ the optional computing environment section.
+ </para>
+
+ <figure>
+ <title>Required Account Information in Registration</title>
+ <graphic fileref="ch3-account-info" scale="50"></graphic>
+ </figure>
+
+
+ <para>
+ The user completes the process by activating their account with the
+ instructions sent in a validation e-mail. The instructions are sent
+ almost instantaneously.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Logging in can be accomplished either from the greeting page which
+ follows account validation, from clicking services in Nautilus, or
+ from the Eazel website, www.eazel.com.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The Welcome screen, Figure 3, is organized into three basic sections.
+ The top section has links for reaching the Eazel support page, for
+ changing user preferences, and for logging out.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The support page has a number of FAQs and other help features. The
+ preferences link allows the user to change or update personal and
+ computer preferences, and even passwords.
+ </para/>
+
+ <figure>
+ <title>The Welcome Screen, Showing Online Storage and Software Catalog
+ </title>
+ <graphic fileref="ch3-welcome-screen" scale="50"></graphic>
+ </figure>
+
+
+ <para>
+ The second section down is devoted to Online Storage, and has links to
+ the users private and public storage folder.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The third section allows the user to either browse or search the Eazel
+ software catalog.
+ </para>
+
+
+
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="ch3-catalog">
+ <title>Eazel Software Catalog</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The Software Catalog is an on-line catalog of
+ Linux software, both Open Source and commercial, that should
+ install and work properly--in this preview release--on a Redhat 6.0
+ to 6.2 system.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The software is in RPM format.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The user is able to select software by either browsing the online
+ catalog by category, or by searching for a specific package with a
+ keyword. Both catalog browsing and searching can be further refined
+ by specifying a Redhat distribution version.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ When browsing, the user is presented with thirteen different categories, from Communications to Text Editors. Selecting the first, for example, opens a separate screen dedicated to communications software (Figure 4), with a list of package titles and short summaries.
+ </para>
+
+ <figure>
+ <title>Package Titles and Summaries</title>
+ <graphic fileref="ch3-package-titles" scale="50"></graphic>
+ </figure>
+
+
+ <para>
+ Selecting the package title takes the user to a further screen, giving
+ more complete information, including the version and release number,
+ the source and vendor, a more complete description, package size, etc.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Pressing the download button sets up a download of the selected package
+ --in RPM format--to the users home directory.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="ch3-installer">
+ <title>Eazel Software Installer</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The Software Installer, which functions when accessing Services through Nautilus, takes into account your distribution,
+ version, and current system, and installs not only
+ the chosen programs, but also automatically
+ installs the necessary dependencies.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ This is all accomplished with the help of a client-
+ side inventory program built into Nautilus--
+ making Nautilus an integral part of Eazel
+ Services.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="ch3-vault">
+ <title>Eazel Online Storage</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Each user is provided initially with 25MB of free storage space, in two folders, private and public.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Online Storage is more than just a one-directory
+ file repository. Users can create online folders--
+ even entire directory trees. They can upload and
+ download files, and Nautilus users can copy or
+ move entire folders from their own system to
+ Eazel Online Storage, and back again.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Clicking on either the Private or Public folder icon takes the user to the Online Storage screen (Figure 5).
+ </para>
+
+ <figure>
+ <title>The Online Storage Screen</title>
+ <graphic fileref="ch3-online-storage" scale="50"></graphic>
+ </figure>
+
+ <para>
+ From here, the user can see immediately which files they have in
+ storage, and how much space they have left available. They may also
+ choose to create a sub-folder, to upload or download files, or to
+ copy, move, or delete selected items.
+ </para>
+
+
+ </sect1>
+
+
+</chapter>
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