Linux For Dummies?, 8th Edition
by Dee-Ann LeBlanc (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, author ); Richard BlumFormat: eBook
Pub. Date: 2007-10-01
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Focusing on Fedora Core 6, this accessible guide shows newcomers how to create a full-featured Linux desktop setup that's comparable to a Windows system Substantially revised and updated with new material on setting up a wireless home network, recycling an old Windows computer as a Linux home-networking server, running Linux on a laptop, editing digital photos, managing and playing audio and video, using open source productivity software, and more The DVD features the full Fedora Core installation and Fedora Core CD ISOs; there's also a coupon for readers who prefer to get Fedora Core on CD-ROM A companion Web site provides installation options and information on other popular Linux distributions, including SuSE, Mandriva, Linspire, Knoppix, and UbuntuNote: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Table of Contents
| Introduction. | |
| Getting Your Feet Wet. | |
| Getting Acquainted with Linux | |
| Prepping Your Computer for Linux | |
| Installing Fedora | |
| Booting and Stopping Fedora | |
| Checking Out the Desktops | |
| Getting Up to Speed with Linux. | |
| Working without the GUI | |
| Getting to Know the Linux Filesystem | |
| Using the Filesystem in GNOME and Nautilus | |
| Connecting to the Internet | |
| Getting Things Done. | |
| Using the Internet | |
| Putting the X in Text | |
| Word Processing and More with OpenOffice.org | |
| Messing with Audio | |
| Messing with Video and Graphics | |
| Windows-Only Media Formats and Programs | |
| Junior Administrator Boot Camp. | |
| Adding Software to Linux | |
| Basic System Administration | |
| A Secure Linux Box Is a Happy Linux Box | |
| The Part of Tens. | |
| Ten Steps to Making Your Own Wireless Access Point | |
| Ten Steps to Setting Up a Samba Print Server | |
| Ten Steps to Setting Up a File Server | |
| Ten Troubleshooting Tips | |
| Appendixes. | |
| Common Linux Commands | |
| About the DVD-ROM | |
| Index. | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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