Linux For Dummies - Softcover

LeBlanc, Dee-Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471752827 ISBN 13: 9780471752820

Verlag: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S., 2006

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The fun and easy way for new Linux desktop users to get up and running on any of seven leading Linux distributions: Fedora Core, SUSE, Mandrake, Linspire, Knoppix, Xandros, and Ubuntu. The DVD includes the full Fedora Core and Knoppix distributions plus ISO images of the other distributions covered. Updated to cover the latest distribution versions, the book features brand-new coverage of the Ubunt distribution, the Skype Internet telephone system, and VNC (virtual desktop remote control) as well as expanded coverage of the OpenOffice.org applications. Focuses on using Linux as a desktop operating system, with easy-to-follow installation instructions for each distribution and plain-English guidance on working with the KDE and GNOME GUIs, using e-mail and surfing the Web, navigating the Linux file system, adding applications, and securing Linux.

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Dee-Ann LeBlanc, RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer), is a writer, course developer, journalist, and trainer who specializes in Linux. While these various professions may sound scattered, they in fact reinforce one another by allowing her to see what people are doing with Linux in the real world and where they need help. She is the Linux Games editor for the Linux Journal, the Desktop editor for LinuxToday.com, and is the author of numerous books on Linux and other computer topics. Dee-Ann has also been a regular contributor to Computer Power User magazine for two years, writing this publication’s Linux content.
When Dee-Ann isn’t teaching, developing course materials, writing technical nonfiction or fantasy fiction, interviewing interesting people, chatting about Linux online or at conferences, or trying in one way or another to save the world, she hikes with her dogs and experiments on her husband Rob with new recipes. See the latest that Dee-Ann’s up to and join her readers’ mailing list at www.Dee-AnnLeBlanc.com and http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/. Contact Dee-Ann at dee@renaissoft.com.

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Use the DVD to sample Linux without installing

Pick a flavor and see what this stable, economical operating system can do!

If you've ever wondered whether the Linux penguin knew something you should know, here's where to find out. This plain-English guide walks you through installing Linux, using the desktop and tools like OpenOffice.org, securing your system, and more. You even get to check out seven different Linux flavors and pick the one you like best.

Discover how to

• Prepare your computer and install Linux
• Choose and set up software
• Connect to the Internet
• Explore Skype® phone service
• Use the GNOME and KDE desktops
• Work with multimedia tools

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0471752827
• ISBN 13: 9780471752820
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 422