Linux For Dummies, 7th Edition

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 422 pages
• Published by: For Dummies; Pap/Dvdr edition May 30, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0471752827
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0471752820
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 1.5 pounds

Product Description
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.

Includes a DVD with the full Fedora Core and Knoppix distributions plus ISO images of the other distributions.

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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

Reader Reviews
I know, I know! I should have at least tried Linux by now. But I hadn't. Then I found this book. Among all of the books on Linux at the book store, this one said, here's seven different distributions of Linux that you can install. Furthermore, in Chapter 4 it had 35 pages describing the different distributions. Why, for instance, would I want to install Xandros, Mandriva or SuSE instead of the Fedora (Red Hat) core. (Although I did find it a little strange that Debian wasn't discussed. But with 300+ distributions to choose from you have to cut it off somewhere.) Although this is a 'For Dummies' book, it isn't for the complete 'Dummy.' You should have some idea about setting your BIOS to boot from DVD, some idea about what particians are (or use an old PC and dedicate it to Linux - recommended) and so on. Finally this book is primarily concerned with the operating system itself. Linux comes with tons of applications programs. If you want to learn about Open Office or other packages, that's a different book. But in learning about the operating system, not bad at all.