Deploying Linux on the desktop

This book will meet the needs of those LINUX users who wish to set up a desktop LINUX workstations, and integrate them into their corporate environment. It will provide practical answers to such questions as: a) What tools do I use to fully integrate with the Microsoft Office tool suite? b) How do I set up my email and interact with a Microsoft Exchange Server? c) Where can I obtain, and how do I install, Internet browser plug-ins needed for web access, media playing, and other corporate Internet functionality? Provides a guide to using LINUX on the desktop for the corporate user. It will cove.

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Cover -- front cover -- table of contents -- Acknowledgments -- About this Book -- 1 The Requirements -- 2 Virtual Private Network (VPN) Connectivity -- 2.1 How Do I Connect Using PPTP? -- 2.1.1 RHEL3 -- 2.1.2 Other Versions -- 2.2 How Do I Connect Using IPSec? -- 2.2.1 RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) -- 2.2.2 Fedora -- 2.2.3 VMware -- 2.3 How Do I Connect Using SSH Tunneling? -- 2.4 Wireless and Other Network Devices -- 2.4.1 BCM5700 Driver via DKMS -- 2.4.2 NdisWrapper via DKMS -- 2.5 The Cost -- 2.6 Support Issues -- 3 Office -- 3.1 Word -- 3.1.1 OpenOffice -- 3.1.2 StarOffice -- 3.1.3 CrossOver Office -- 3.1.4 AbiWord -- 3.2 Excel -- 3.2.1 OpenOffice -- 3.2.2 StarOffice -- 3.2.3 CrossOver Office -- 3.3 PowerPoint -- 3.3.1 OpenOffice -- 3.3.2 StarOffice -- 3.3.3 CrossOver Office -- 3.4 Access Database -- 3.4.1 OpenOffice -- 3.4.2 StarOffice -- 3.4.3 CrossOver Office -- 3.5 FrontPage-Produced Web Pages -- 3.6 Visio -- 3.6.1 CrossOver Office -- 3.7 WordPerfect -- 3.8 Exchange Server Mail -- 3.8.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 3 (RHEL3) -- 3.9 Printing (Network or Attached) -- 3.9.1 Printing to a Windows print server -- 3.9.2 Printing to an AppleTalk or Macintosh printer -- 3.1…