Linux for dummies

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One of the fastest ways to learn Linux is with this perennial favorite. Eight previous top-selling editions of Linux For Dummies can't be wrong. If you've been wanting to migrate to Linux, this book is the best way to get there. Written in easy-to-follow, everyday terms, Linux For Dummies 9th Edition gets you started by concentrating on two distributions of Linux that beginners love: the Ubuntu LiveCD distribution and the gOS Linux distribution, which comes pre-installed on Everex computers. Th…

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Title Statements

Full title :Linux for dummies / by Richard Blum and Dee-Ann LeBlanc.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2009.
Edition:9th ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley
Place of Publication:Hoboken, NJ
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2009.

Notes

Includes index.

Excludes information found on DVD with original.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xii, 438 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780470554043, 0470554045, 9780470554050, 0470554053, 9780470553725, 0470553723
oclc:ocn469740979
LC Classification:QA76.76.O63
Dewey Decimal:005.4/46

Getting acquainted with Linux -- Prepping your computer for Linux -- Installing Linux -- Examining the GNOME desktop -- Examining the KDE desktop -- Getting to know the Linux filesystem -- Using the filesystem -- Connecting to the Internet -- Using the Internet -- E-mailing the world -- Putting the X in text -- Word processing and more with OpenOffice.org -- Messing with audio -- Messing with video and graphics -- Playing with Google gadgets -- Adding software to Linux -- Working without the GUI -- Basic system administration -- A secure Linux box is a happy Linux box -- The virtual world -- Ten steps to setting up a Samba server -- Ten troubleshooting tips.

Subjects

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING COMPUTERS -- Operating Systems COMPUTERS -- System Administration Linux Logiciels de base operating systems Operating systems (Computers) Programmation informatique Systèmes d'exploitation (Ordinateurs) Systems software