Deploying Linux on the Desktop

by Edward Haletky

0 ratings • 0 reviews • 0 shelved
Book cover for Deploying Linux on the Desktop

Bookhype may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure.

This book will meet the needs of those LINUX users who wish to set up a desktop LINUX workstations, and integrate them into their corporate environment.

It will provide practical answers to such questions as: a) What tools do I use to fully integrate with the Microsoft Office tool suite? b) How do I set up my email and interact with a Microsoft Exchange Server? c) Where can I obtain, and how do I install, Internet browser plug-ins needed for web access, media playing, and other corporate Internet functionality?

Provides a guide to using LINUX on the desktop for the corporate user. It will cover more than basic topics, such as whether to use OpenOffice or use another tool such as Evolution; they will delve into specific configurations necessary to interact efficiently with the Microsoft centric world of the Desktop. This guide will cover those problem areas that arise and discuss how to smooth over the bumps while meeting the goal of using a LINUX desktop.

Lastly this book will cover whether or not a complete LINUX solution is available, or if some hybrid desktop will be needed to interact smoothly in the modern corporate computing environment; including a discussion of necessary LINUX growth directions for future expansion and capability.
  • ISBN10 6610630011
  • ISBN13 9786610630011
  • Publish Date 22 July 2005 (first published 1 January 2005)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 22 June 2011
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Elsevier Science & Technology
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 224
  • Language English