RED HAT LINUX 9 REV/E 2/E: Visual QuickPro Guide - Softcover

Davis, Harold; Merlino, Joe; Wrightson, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 032121918X ISBN 13: 9780321219183

Verlag: Addison Wesley, 2003

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Now sporting the Bluecurve graphical interface that's transformed the open-sourceOS into a real option for home computer users, Red Hat Linux has seen a multitude of changes since the last edition of this popular guide--and Red Hat Linux 9: Visual QuickPro Guide covers them all. The one thing that hasn't changed, however, in this thoroughly updated volume is the easy visual approach that taught a generation of intermediate to advanced Unix users how to get the most out of Red Hat Linux. Through step-by-step, task-basedinstructions peppered with ample visual aids, readers will be able to go straightto work with Linux as they learn how to navigate and configure the Gnome desktop, work with its native (and non-native) apps, use the command line, set up network and Web servers, and more. There's also loads of information-- concisely and clearly presented--about all that's new in Linux today: a refined installation process, an updated windows-based Gnome desktop, usability enhancements, and more useful end-user applications like OpenOffice andStarOffice.

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Software developer Harold Davis specializes in the Web and e-commerce. He has written numerous books on programming and software development, including Red Hat Linux 6: Visual QuickPro Guide and Visual Basic.NET for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide.

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You may just be figuring out what programmers and die-hard open-source fans have known for years: You're not a slave to Windows! There is an alternative: Red Hat Linux! With its Gnome desktop and GUI, Red Hat Linux 9 now represents a real OS option for home users, and this handy Visual QuickPro Guide is the best way to tap all of its power quickly. The best-selling author of the last edition of this popular guide--Harold Davis--uses the same easy visual approach here. By following the step-by-step, task-based instructions outlined in these pages, you'll be able to go straight to work with Linux as you learn how to navigate and configure the Gnome desktop, work with its native (and non-native) apps, use the command line, set up network and Web servers, and more. You'll also find loads of information--concisely and clearly presented--about all that's new in Linux today: a refined installation process, an updated windows-based Gnome desktop, usability enhancements, and more.

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• Verlag: Addison Wesley
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 032121918X
• ISBN 13: 9780321219183
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 354
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