Targeted at new Linux users who have Windows experience, this book offers readers a helpful guide to successfully installing Linux and dealing with common problems. It: encourages readers to explore the many benefits and uses of Linux while also providing them with the background of information necessary to understand what to do when faced with an unfamiliar scenario; explains how to determine which Linux distribution is right for specific needs, choose an installation package, partition the hard drive, and customize the environment; includes coverage on backing up data, installing and removing software, and integrating Linux and Windows with SAMBA; also includes a Linux distribution on the CD-ROM.
- ISBN10 0471777692
- ISBN13 9780471777694
- Publish Date 1 March 2006
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 28 July 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 442
- Language English