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Linux For Dummies, 8th Edition

Linux For Dummies, 8th Edition


By Dee-Ann LeBlanc, Richard Blum

ISBN: 978-0-470-11649-4
Format: Paper
Pages: 432 Pages
Pub. Date: July 2007

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Introduction.

Part I: Getting Your Feet Wet.

Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted with Linux.

Chapter 2: Prepping Your Computer for Linux.

Chapter 3: Installing Fedora.

Chapter 4: Booting and Stopping Fedora.

Chapter 5: Checking Out the Desktops.

Part II: Getting Up to Speed with Linux.

Chapter 6: Working without the GUI.

Chapter 7: Getting to Know the Linux Filesystem.

Chapter 8: Using the Filesystem in GNOME and Nautilus.

Chapter 9: Connecting to the Internet.

Part III: Getting Things Done.

Chapter 10: Using the Internet.

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: Windows-Only Media Formats and Programs.

Part IV: Junior Administrator Boot Camp.

Chapter 16: Adding Software to Linux.

Chapter 17: Basic System Administration.

Chapter 18: A Secure Linux Box Is a Happy Linux Box.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 19: Ten Steps to Making Your Own Wireless Access Point.

Chapter 20: Ten Steps to Setting Up a Samba Print Server.

Chapter 21: Ten Steps to Setting Up a File Server.

Chapter 22: Ten Troubleshooting Tips.

Part VI: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Common Linux Commands.

Appendix B: About the DVD-ROM.

Index.

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