Everyday Linux
Author(s): Kathy Miles and Ethan Metsger
Publication Date: January 2001
Paperback: 416 pages
ISBN: 0130917621
Publisher:
Prentice Hall PTR
Book excerpts:
Everyday Linux presented to you as a user's guide to installing and setting up the basics of
Red Hat Linux first. You'll go through the installation process and setting up GNOME and some of your hardware components, learning about how your computer operates and what you can do with it now that you're running Linux. Then you'll be presented with several chapters detailing applications that you can install and use on your system, like the GIMP, Star Office, WordPerfect for Linux (and the whole suite of tools), various games and other amusements, Internet applications, and many more.
This book will equip you to understand the essentials of your Linux system, and it will provide plenty of help getting started with building your system. Many users are nervous about diving into Linux because they've spent so much time working with Windows or the MacOS and don't know that they can make the switch seamlessly. That's where the book come in. By following the guidelines in the book, you'll have your computer up and running in no time, with little to no trouble importing your files and other documents written and stored in another format.
Reviews:
Eric S. Raymond
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 The real problem is that most of the ordinary people who could be benefitting from Linux don't *know* how easy it is. And that's the problem Ethan Metsger and Kathy Miles have set out to solve. With gentle introductions and step-by-step explanations, they demystify Linux and build the reader's confidence. |
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 This book may be a little too dated to be of practical use now. Still, it is one of the few books that does try to cover a number of the Linux desktop applications. |
Richard Ibbotson
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| I enjoyed it as a good read. I'm sure that someone else would get lots of help from this book if they needed it. |
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