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Peter van der Linden's Guide to Linux(R)
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by Peter van der Linden
Sales Rank: 664258
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List Price: $39.99
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Paperback: 640 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR August 18, 2005
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0131872842
ISBN-13: 978-0131872844
Product Dimensions:
9.2 x 7 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
Back Cover Copy
“Linux software is like gold on the moon. Its wonderful, if you have a way to get it.”
Kevin Carmony, President and CEO, Linspire Inc. Sick of Windows Viruses, Crashes, and Expensive Upgrades?
Theres a better alternative: Linux. Its not just for “geeks” anymore. Its for youand its for real. With Peter van der Lindens Guide to Linux®, Linux isnt just powerful, its easy and fun.
While writing this book, the author spent an entire year helping new Linux users get started and once again demonstrated that he is flat-out brilliant at simplifying technology. He knows all the tricks and the quickest ways to help make you productive. Before demonstrating how to do something faster, easier, and better with Linux, he reminds you how it works in Windows. Along the way, he anticipates potential missteps and questions, and fills in the gaps other books ignore.- Get connected to the Internet, your email account, instant messaging, and your network
- Get productive with OpenOffice, the amazing Microsoft Office clone thats absolutely free
- Get solutions with van der Lindens easy, step-by-step troubleshooting help
- Get into digital mediamusic, movies, DVDs, CD burning, digital photography, and more
- Get secure and keep your data and email private with CIA-strength encryption
- Get beyond the basics and leave Windows behind, download the best free software, and even master the command line
The book includes a Linspire 5.0 CD-ROM, the worlds easiest desktop Linux! Boot into Linux from the included CD, without installing anything or changing any Windows files at all.
About The Author
Peter van der Linden is one of the world’s foremost computer book authors. He’s been in the computer industry for more than twenty-five years, working for companies ranging from start-ups to Apple and Sun Microsystems. van der Linden is also author of The Official Handbook of Practical Jokes (NAL-Penguin, 1991).
Customer Reviews & Comments
One of the benefits to being an active reviewer is that you occasionally get sneak previews of books that are not yet published. Prentice Hall sent me a draft manuscript copy of Peter van der Linden's Guide to Linux due to be published in August. While good for all Linux distros, it will be especially valuable if you're focusing on Linspire. Contents: Hello Linux; Running the Linux Live CD; The KDE Desktop; Onto the Net; All About Email; Web Tools; Adding Software; More Applications; Filesystems and Optical Storage (CDs and DVDs); Sharing On Your Local Network; Keeping Your Data Private; Installation and Boot; Malicious Windows Software; Making Your Hardware Obey You - BIOS and Device Drivers; Sample Output from WiFi Network Commands; Commands for the Command Line; Disk Basics and Partitioning; Troubleshooting With Strance Since Peter has focused on Linspire, the target audience is going to be Window users who want to switch over to Linux without becoming a geek. I think he hits that target dead on. The style of the book is extremely readable. There's plenty of content that Joe Average will be able to read and understand, and as a result will be able to start using the Linux desktop quite effectively. Jane Power User will also benefit, as there is also material that gets into more difficult concepts like file sharing using packages such as Samba. Even if Joe isn't ready for that on day one (Joe just wants to surf the 'net and read email), he'll be able to refer back to the book on numerous occasions to push his limits. When the book is published, there will be a bootable Linspire CD included that will allow you to try out Linspire without making any changes to your current hardware. Bootable CDs like Knoppix bring up a Linux environment that runs completely from memory without making physical changes to your hard drive. If you think that Linspire is a distro that you'd like to use, getting this book will be the logical first step in your evaluation process. You'll learn if your system can run Linspire, and then you can experiment with the desktop GUI before making your final commitment. Very well done work, and I'm looking forward to the final version of the book. This will be a nice addition to the world of Linux books, and it will be a highly recommended purchase if you're going with Linspire.
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