For Dummies
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- This easy-to-understand book for beginning SUSE Linux users starts off with step-by-step installation instructions and a discussion of what happens when the system is started for the first time
- Explains how to use SUSE on the desktop, work with the file manager, connect to the Internet, and set up a home network
- Topics addressed include performing everyday tasks, such as browsing the Web; reading e-mail and newsgroups; and using the OpenOffice.org office productivity suite and multimedia applications
- Offers details on basic system administration and security and shows how to add new software and keep the system up to date with YaST (Yet another Setup Tool) and YaST Online Update (YOU)
- The DVD contains SUSE 9.3 Special Edition
- Eight minibooks spanning over 850 pages deliver the scoop on the latest versions of seven leading Linux distributions: Fedora Core, SUSE, Debian, Xandros, SimplyMEPIS, Knoppix, and Ubuntu
- The DVD includes the full Fedora Core and Knoppix distributions plus ISO images of the other distributions covered, saving hours of downloading time
- This new edition includes all-new coverage of the SimplyMEPIS and Ubuntdistributions, an added section on the Skype Internet telephone system, and expanded coverage of Firefox, SELinux, and OpenOffice.org applications
- The eight minibooks cover Linux basics, desktops, networking, the Internet, administration, security, Internet servers, and programming
- The Linux share of the operating system market is expected to grow from three to 11 percent in the next four years
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.