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Linux For Dummies

LeBlanc, Dee-Ann

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Linux For Dummies

"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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Title of ebook: Linux For Dummies
ISBN: 9780470047934
Publisher: For Dummies
Internet download file size: 8935 kb
Pages: 422
Released online for download: 07-28-2006
Author of eBook: LeBlanc, Dee-Ann

Linux for Dummies

Chapter One

Getting Acquainted with Linux

In This Chapter

* Diving into Linux origins and features

* Telling Linux apart from the rest of the operating-system pack

* Depending on GNU and the GPL

* Marveling at the Linux Company (or lack thereof)

* Checking out popular Linux distributions

Ford, you're turning into a penguin. Stop it! - Arthur Dent

Welcome to the world of Linux, the operating system developed by over a thousand people around the world! In this chapter, you find out about Linux itself - what it is, where it comes from, and why it gets so much attention in the news these days. Prepare to have your assumptions about how software must be developed and sold challenged, and your mind opened to new possibilities.

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