Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 728 pages
- Published by: Apress; 2 Pap/DVD edition November 10, 2006
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1590596749
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1590596746
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 7 x 1.7 inches
- Weighs: 2.5 pounds
Product Description
Written by award-winning author Keir Thomas,
Beginning SUSE Linux, Second Edition is the comprehensive guide to openSUSE Linux 10.1, the community-created version of SUSE Linux.
The book starts with an introduction to the world of Linux and the open source community, and this is followed by an illustrated step-by-step guide to openSUSE installation and hardware configuration.
A special edition of openSUSE 10.1 is provided on the DVD-ROM that comes with the book. This version includes several additional items of proprietary software, as well as all the �devel�
software packages, making for a comprehensive package.
The book shows how to wield total control over your newly installed operating system. It will guide you through system customization opportunities and common tasks like listening to audio CDs and MP3s, watching movies, and performing office- and Internet-related tasks. A large part of the book is dedicated to advanced command-line techniques necessary to maintain your system and become a true Linux master!
This second edition of the best-selling first edition has been boosted by 200 pages to over 700 in total, and has been completely revised and updated.
Beginning SUSE Linux, Second Edition is the only print title to cover openSUSE 10.1.
About The Author
Keir Thomas is an award-winning author who has written several best-selling beginning-level Linux titles for Apress. A former computer magazine editor, he has been writing about computers, operating systems, and
software for a decade. He has also edited many computing titles.
Keir currently works as a full-time author and has written four books for Apress. He lives on the side of a mountain in England, and his hobbies include hiking and playing musical instruments.
Reader ReviewsI have several Suse Linux guides, this is the latest and by far the best book on Suse Linux I have come across. I'm not quite a newbie but have been using Suse for about a year so I am familiar with the basics. This book takes the reader from the basics through to some quite complex subjects but always remains easy to read. I'm no spring chicken and sometimes information retention is a bit slow but I found this book covers the topics in an easy to remember way. The best thing about this book however is that a great deal of the information can be used on other distributions and much of the details are generic. It covers usage of command line utilities in a way that the average user would use them, not in a high handed way using obscure options that are rarely used. If you only buy one book on Suse Linux, please, please buy this one you will not regret it.
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