Synopses & Reviews
Complete Idiot's Guide To Linux, Second Edition, covers: Preparing to install the system, Using shells and online documentation, The X Windows graphical interface, Networking and Internet, Administration, Configuring Linux for multimedia , and A guide to available software and tools. If you have been wanting to get started using Linux, but are not sure how to go about it or have not made deep inroads into your installed system, you'll benefit most from this book. In addition, the step-by-step guide to standard Linux tasks will satisfy your need to utilize the system's capabilities, especially its Internet functions.
Synopsis
Users who have been wanting to get started, but are not sure how to go about it, or those who have not made deep inroads into their installed system, will benefit from this book that covers preparing to install the system, using shells and online documentation, plus much more. CD-ROM contains Caldera OpenLinux 2.2.
Description
System requirements: Microsoft DOS, Windows 95 or 98.
About the Author
Manuel Alberto Ricart is an engineer for a prominent software development company. He has designed and developed training materials on many developer topics, including Java, JavaBeans, web application development, and distributed computing technologies.. Albertos focus is demystifying technology by making complicated and dry topics clear and easy to learn. He is the author of the Apache Server Survival Guide (Sams.net) and the upcoming e-speak: The Definitive Guide for Developers (Prentice Hall).