Linux For Dummies - Softcover

This friendly guide gives Linux newcomers the lowdown on how to install and use Linux on the desktop-and join the worldwide community of twenty million Linux users Shows how to get up and running with the latest versions of Red Hat Linux as well as two other popular Linux distributions: Mandrake and SuSE Covers prepping a computer for Linux, booting and stopping Linux, connecting to the Internet, surfing the Web, using e-mail, working with cool Internet tools, and manipulating files and directories Now revised with enhanced coverage of the OpenOffice.org Desktop Productivity Suite. Includes a DVD that contains all of the CD-ROMs that make up the full Fedora Core Distribution, including the source code.

Set up a great Linux system–no experience needed!

Compare distributions, use Linux multimedia tools, and check out OpenOffice.org

Ready to explore the wonderful world of Linux? This is the place to start! Just follow the advice in this handy guide, and in no time you’ll have your personalized Linux system installed and configured, know your way around the GNOMETM and KDETM interfaces, be hooked up to the Internet, and start impressing your friends.

All this on the bonus DVD

Full Fedora Core distribution, including source code, on DVD

Discover how to:

• Work with popular Linux distributions: Red Hat’s Fedora, SuSE, and MandrakeTM
• Choose an ISP and configure dialup service
• Understand bash command syntax
• Install and use OpenOffice.org
• Manage the Linux file system