Linux for dummies
From the Publisher: 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 …
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- Full title :Linux for dummies.
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From the Publisher: 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. The book also covers the full Fedora distribution. Linux is an open-source operating system and a low-cost or free alternative to Microsoft Windows; of numerous distributions of Linux, this book covers Ubuntu Linux, Fedora Core Linux, and gOS Linux, and includes them on the DVD. Install new open source software via Synaptic or RPM package managers. Use free software to browse the Web, listen to music, read e-mail, edit photos, and even run Windows in a virtualized environment. Get acquainted with the Linux command line. If you want to get a solid foundation in Linux, this popular, accessible book is for you.
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- Publication Date:©2009.
- Edition:9th ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Wiley
- Place of Publication:Hoboken, N.J
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2009.
Notes
Previous edition: 2007.
Waterfield Library's copy does not include DVD-ROM.
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:xii, 438 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm +
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780470467015, 0470467010
- oclc:ocn373480233
- LC Classification:QA76.76.O63
- Dewey Decimal:005.446
Table of Contents
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.
Introduction -- About this book -- How to use this book -- Three presumptuous assumptions -- How this book is organized -- Part 1: Getting your feet wet -- Part 2: Getting up to speed with Linux -- Part 3: Getting things done -- Part 4: Junior administrator boot camp -- Part 5: Part of tens -- Part 6: Appendixes -- Icons used in this book -- Where to go from here -- Part 1: Getting Your Feet Wet -- Chapter 1: Getting acquainted with Linux -- Is free really free? -- Linux: revolution or just another operating system? -- Anatom…
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