Linux for dummies / by Richard Blum and Dee-Ann LeBlanc.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blum, Richard, 1962-

Contributor:

LeBlanc, Dee-Ann.

Series:

--For dummies.

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linux.

Operating systems (Computers).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (459 p.)

Edition:

9th ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : For Dummies ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One of the fastest ways to learn Linux is with this perennial favorite Eight previous top-selling editions of Linux For Dummies can't be wrong. If you've been wanting to migrate to Linux, this book is the best way to get there. Written in easy-to-follow, everyday terms, Linux For Dummies 9th Edition gets you started by concentrating on two distributions of Linux that beginners love: the Ubuntu LiveCD distribution and the gOS Linux distribution, which comes pre-installed on Everex computers. The book also covers the full Fedora distribution.Linux is an open-source

Contents:

Linux® FOR Dummies®; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; How to Use This Book; Three Presumptuous Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Your Feet Wet; Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted with Linux; Chapter 2: Prepping Your Computer for Linux; Chapter 3: Installing Linux; Chapter 4: Examining the GNOME Desktop; Chapter 5: Examining the KDE Desktop; Part II: Getting Up to Speed with Linux; Chapter 6: Getting to Know the Linux Filesystem

Chapter 7: Using the FilesystemChapter 8: Connecting to the Internet; Part III: Getting Things Done; Chapter 9: Using the Internet; Chapter 10: E-Mailing the World; Chapter 11: Putting the X in Text; Chapter 12: Word Processing and More with OpenOffice.org; Chapter 13: Messing with Audio; Chapter 14: Messing with Video and Graphics; Chapter 15: Playing with Google Gadgets; Part IV: Junior Administrator Boot Camp; Chapter 16: Adding Software to Linux; Chapter 17: Working without the GUI; Chapter 18: Basic System Administration; Chapter 19: A Secure Linux Box Is a Happy Linux Box

Chapter 20: The Virtual WorldPart V: The Part of Tens; Chapter 21: Ten Steps to Setting Up a Samba Server; Chapter 22: Ten Troubleshooting Tips; Part VI: Appendixes; Appendix A: Common Linux Commands; Appendix B: About the DVD; Index

Notes:

Previous ed.: published as by Dee-Ann LeBlanc and Richard Blum. Hoboken, NJ: J. Wiley, 2007.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-470-55404-5

OCLC:

469740979