Linux For Dummies, 7th Edition 7th Edition by Dee-Ann LeBlanc (PDF)

Description

Thinking about switching to Linux but find the prospect too daunting? Many people think it takes years of practice to become a Linux user. Actually, only takes a few tries to become fluent in the system and take advantage of all of its capabilities! Linux For Dummies, 7th Edition shows you the ins and outs that you need to master in order to build a smoothly functioning Linux system—and gives you the know-how and confidence to use it. This easy-to-read guide walks you through installation, using tools, securing systems, and more. Providing a general overview of the program as well as basic instructions, you’ll have the tools you need to:Install and configure LinuxConnect to the internetBrowse the Web with FirefoxManipulate files and directoriesUnderstand and use the Linux filesystemDownload and install software to LinuxChoose a secure passwordWork without the GUIView and edit text filesTake full advantage of OpenOffice.orgControl and use your multimediaPacked with troubleshooting tips and steps for recovering data with Knoppix, along with a bonus DVD that includes full Fedora Core and Knoppix distributions and ISO images of Linspire, Five-O, SUSE Xandros, ad Mandriva, Linux For Dummies, 7th Edition is the authoritative reference to this classic system!

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover Use the DVD to sample Linux without installingPick a flavor and see what this stable, economical operating system can do!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 toPrepare your computer and install LinuxChoose and set up softwareConnect to the InternetExplore Skype® phone serviceUse the GNOME and KDE desktopsWork with multimedia tools About the Author Dee-Ann LeBlanc, RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer), is a writer, course developer, journalist, and trainer who specializes in Linux. While these various professions may sound scattered, they in fact reinforce one another by allowing her to see what people are doing with Linux in the real world and where they need help. She is the Linux Games editor for the Linux Journal, the Desktop editor for LinuxToday.com, and is the author of numerous books on Linux and other computer topics. Dee-Ann has also been a regular contributor to Computer Power User magazine for two years, writing this publication’s Linux content. When Dee-Ann isn’t teaching, developing course materials, writing technical nonfiction or fantasy fiction, interviewing interesting people, chatting about Linux online or at conferences, or trying in one way or another to save the world, she hikes with her dogs and experiments on her husband Rob with new recipes. See the latest that Dee-Ann’s up to and join her readers’ mailing list at www.Dee-AnnLeBlanc.com and http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/. Contact Dee-Ann at dee@renaissoft.com.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Okay

⭐This book is terrible and makes no sense. Yes it is written in plain english and is easy to understand, but it tells you very little actually about linux. It spends time evangelizing about open systems, it spends time telling you about how to install linux from 7 different distributions. Ok the discussions of the 7 distributions were valuable for 1 chapter, maybe 2, but that was enough. It doesn’t help you learn linux to have the instructions with 7 different nuances. Just say that there are these different distributions and why, then just work with the commonalities of Linux. Of the 400 pages of this book, maybe 100 were valuable.

⭐I built a new computer. Use this book to load the Linux on it. Very good and step by step instruction for Windows users that know how to load windows. More instructions on how to load the applications. I would buy it again. You need another book if you want to learn more after this introduction to get you started.

⭐I bought a used book from one of the other sellers and i got the book without a working cd. but it is also a very simplistic book and was hoping that it would go into the opperation of linux and not how to install and the versions of linux. was kinda upset with the product but it is a for dummies book which is to inform people who have never tried before

⭐This is a great book for new Linux users. Speaks to you in plain English

⭐This book has been a great reference for me, I didn’t know anything about Linux before and now I am much better at it.

⭐I don’t intend to program much with linus or any other similar program, but I needed some basic program terminology tips and this book provided them.

⭐It did not arrive with its disk.

⭐I have just installed lubuntu Linux and found this book very helpful

⭐Just what the doctor ordered.

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