System config

• You can control basic configuration options and desktop settings through the System Settings panel
• Linux always uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) for its own internal time-keeping . You can set Date and Time Settings from the System Settings window.
• The Network Time Protocol is the most popular and reliable protocol for setting the local time via Internet servers.
• The Displays panel allows you to change the resolution of your display and configure multiple screens.
• Network Manager can present available wireless networks, allow the choice of a wireless or mobile broadband network, handle passwords, and set up VPNs.
• Debian and RPM are the most popular package management systems used on Linux distributions.
• Debian distributions use dpkg and apt-based utilities for package management.
• RPM was developed by Red Hat, and adopted by a number of other 
  distributions, including the OpenSUSE, Mandriva, CentOS, Oracle Linux, and others.