Linux / Richard Blum.
With an influx of first-time Linux users comes the need for guidance laid out in simple everyday terms. The Linux For Dummies series has provided the backbone for beginning Linux user information for years. This book expands on this history by providing up-to-date guidance and information about the current popular Linux distributions. Linux For Dummies, 10th Edition focuses on two types of Linux distributions currently popular with beginners: Ubuntu and Mint.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781119704256
- ISBN: 1119704251
- Physical Description: 460 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: 10th edition.
- Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Install Linux and start using open source software - Browse the web, use email, edit photos, and listen to music - Learn to use Ubuntu and openSUSE distributions" -- front cover.Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Getting Your Feet Wet: Getting acquainted with Linux -- Prepping your computer for Linux -- Installing Linux -- Examining the GNOME desktop -- Examining the KDE Plasma desktop -- Exploring alternative desktops. Getting Up to Speed with Linux: Getting to know the Linux Filesystem -- Using the Filesystem -- Connecting to the Internet. Getting Things Done: Using the Internet -- Putting the X in text -- Word processing and more with LibreOffice -- Messing with Audio -- Messing with video and graphics. Junior Administrator Boot Camp: Adding software to Linux -- Working without the GUI -- Basic system administration -- A secure Linux Box is a happy Linux Box -- Automating your world -- The virtual world. The Part of Tens: Ten steps to running a web server -- Ten troubleshooting tips. Appendix A: Common Linux commands. Appendix B: Linux distributions.
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