Learning Linux For Beginners
Welcome In this book, introduce you to the wonders of the Linux operating system, originally created as a labor of love by Linus Torvalds in the early 1990s. My goal is to initiate you into the rapidly growing ranks of Linux users and enthusiasts busily rewriting the rules for the operating system marketplace. If you’ve contemplated switching to Linux but find the prospect too forbidding, you can relax. If you can boil water or set your alarm clock, you, too, can become a Linux user. (No kidding!)
When this book appeared in its first edition, Linux was an emerging phenomenon that was neither terribly well known nor understood. In this edition - for a new generation of Linux users - so much material is available that I have steered this particular title toward what Linux is and how you can make the best use of it on your desktop. To that end, these pages contain various online resources, tips, and tricks, as well as more general instruction. If you’re looking for material on servers, many other books can serve your needs.
I keep the amount of technobabble to a minimum and stick with plain English as much as possible. Besides plain talk about Linux installation, boot-up, configuration, and tuning, I include many examples, plus lots of detailed instructions to help you build and manage your very own Linux machine with a minimum of stress or confusion.
Contents at a Glance
Introduction
Part I: Getting Your Feet Wet
Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted with Linux
Chapter 2: Prepping Your Computer for Linux
Chapter 3: Installing Fedora Core
Chapter 4: Installing Other Linux Distributions
Chapter 5: Booting and Stopping Linux
Chapter 6: Checking Out Those Desktops
Chapter 7: Configuring Linux
Part II: Internet Now!
Chapter 8: Connecting to the Internet
Chapter 9: Using the Internet
Part III: Getting Up to Speed with Linux
Chapter 10: Manipulating Files and Directories
Chapter 11: Checking Out the Linux Filesystem
Chapter 12: Adding Software to Linux
Chapter 13: A Secure Linux Box Is a Happy Linux Box
Chapter 14: Working without the GUI
Chapter 15: Gettin’ Gooey with the GUIs
Part IV: Getting Things Done
Chapter 16: Putting the X in Text
Chapter 17: Word-Processing and More with OpenOffice.org
Chapter 18: Multimedia Wow!
Chapter 19: Windows-Only Media Formats and Programs
Part V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 20: Ten Troubleshooting Tips
Chapter 21: Ten Cool Uses for Knoppix
Part VI: Appendixes
Appendix A: Common Linux Commands
Appendix B: About the DVD-ROM
Index
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