The Complete Idiot's Guide to Linux (2nd Edition) - Softcover

Ricart, Albe Manual

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9780789721969: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Linux (2nd Edition)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789721961 ISBN 13: 9780789721969

Publisher: Alpha, 1999

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Complete Idiot's Guide To Linux, Second Edition, covers: Preparing to install the system, Using shells and online documentation, The X Windows graphical interface, Networking and Internet, Administration, Configuring Linux for multimedia , and A guide to available software and tools. If you have been wanting to get started using Linux, but are not sure how to go about it or have not made deep inroads into your installed system, you'll benefit most from this book. In addition, the step-by-step guide to standard Linux tasks will satisfy your need to utilize the system's capabilities, especially its Internet functions.

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If the open-source movement becomes more popular among beginning to intermediate computer users, the Linux operating system may easily emerge as the operating system of choice. However, getting neophytes to jump on the Linux bandwagon is no easy sell unless the new user has access to a dependable and fairly thorough introductory Linux reference. Author Manuel Alberto Ricart supplies a clearly written introduction to this OS in The Complete Idiot's Guide to Linux.

The mark of any truly great Linux reference, whether it is written for the diehard kernel programmer or the new, curious OS explorer, is its documentation on installing Linux. To help get you started, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Linux includes a CD-ROM with a copy of Caldera's OpenLinux version 1.3. Between appendices A and B, Ricart provides a step-by-step explanation of the Linux OS installation as well as a fairly extensive list of hardware that is compatible with the OpenLinux 1.3. Quick to acknowledge the high potential for frustration during the installation process, Ricart includes helpful tips for getting around the most common configuration pitfalls.

The bulk of the book is distributed across three sections that teach you how to use the graphical interface, called the KDE Desktop; the command-line interface, which should be fairly familiar to anyone migrating from Unix to Linux; and the commands necessary for low-level system administration and maintenance. --Ryan Kuykendall

About the Author:

Manuel Alberto Ricart is an engineer for a prominent software development company. He has designed and developed training materials on many developer topics, including Java, JavaBeans, web application development, and distributed computing technologies.. Alberto’s focus is demystifying technology by making complicated and dry topics clear and easy to learn. He is the author of the Apache Server Survival Guide (Sams.net) and the upcoming e-speak: The Definitive Guide for Developers (Prentice Hall).

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