Get step-by-step instructions for making Linux installation simple and painless; Familiarize yourself with the Linux shell, file system, and text editor; Use the XWindow System to customize your desktop menus, icons, window manager, and xterm; Create and publish formatted documents with Linux applications; Get step -by-step instructions for making Linux installation simple and painless; Gain key system administration skills including setting up users, automating system tasks, backing up and restoring files, and understanding the latest security issues and threats. Plus, this edition includes thorough coverage of updated installation procedures, new KDE desktop tools, how to use the Mozilla web browser and gaim instant messaging, how to administer automounting file systems, and how to burn CDs and configure CD writers. This book is accompanied by the UNLIMITED EDITIONA" web site. Only original buyers of the book will have access through special codes to the site, and can then be privy new chapters monthly, updates on the state of the software, Linux-related articles.

About the Author Chris Negus has been working with UNIX systems, the Internet, and (more recently) Linux systems for more than two decades. During that time, Chris worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories, UNIX System Laboratories, and Novell, helping to develop the UNIX operating system. Features from many of the UNIX projects Chris worked on at AT&T have found their way into Red Hat and other Linux systems. During the past few years, Chris has written several books on UNIX and the Internet, including Caldera OpenLinux Bible, Internet Explorer 4 Bible, and Netscape Plug-ins For Dummies for Hungry Minds (formerly IDG Books Worldwide). He also co wrote several books for Que Corporation, including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Networking (second and third editions) and Using UNIX (second edition). Chris's other writings include articles for Internet World, NetWare Connection, and Visual Developer magazines. At home, Chris enjoys spending time with his wife, Sheree, and his boys, Caleb and Seth. His hobbies include soccer, singing, and exercising with Sheree.