Linux For Dummies, 7e Source Code DVD MP (2 DVD Pack)
7th Edition
Published on 7. August 2006
Software
Digital media
384 pages
978-0-470-04987-7 (ISBN)
Description
The fun and easy way for new Linux desktop users to get up and running on any of seven leading Linux distributions: Fedora Core, SUSE, Mandrake, Linspire, Knoppix, Xandros, and Ubuntu
The DVD includes the full Fedora Core and Knoppix distributions plus ISO images of the other distributions covered
Updated to cover the latest distribution versions, the book features brand-new coverage of the Ubuntdistribution, the Skype Internet telephone system, and VNC (virtual desktop remote control) as well as expanded coverage of the OpenOffice.org applications
Focuses on using Linux as a desktop operating system, with easy-to-follow installation instructions for each distribution and plain-English guidance on working with the KDE and GNOME GUIs, using e-mail and surfing the Web, navigating the Linux file system, adding applications, and securing Linux
Publication timed to coincide with new releases of Fedora Core and SUSE
The DVD includes the full Fedora Core and Knoppix distributions plus ISO images of the other distributions covered
Updated to cover the latest distribution versions, the book features brand-new coverage of the Ubuntdistribution, the Skype Internet telephone system, and VNC (virtual desktop remote control) as well as expanded coverage of the OpenOffice.org applications
Focuses on using Linux as a desktop operating system, with easy-to-follow installation instructions for each distribution and plain-English guidance on working with the KDE and GNOME GUIs, using e-mail and surfing the Web, navigating the Linux file system, adding applications, and securing Linux
Publication timed to coincide with new releases of Fedora Core and SUSE
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Language
English
Place of publication
Foster City
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions
Height: 132 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
71 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-04987-7 (9780470049877)
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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.
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.