Linux for Non-Geeks: A Hands-On, Project-Based, Take-It-Slow Guidebook - Softcover

Grant, Rickford

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593270348 ISBN 13: 9781593270346

Publisher: No Starch Press, 2004

Synopsis

This book is for any home user who has switched or is thinking of switching to Linux. Based on Red Hat's Fedora Core, Linux for Non-Geeks avoids geeky subjects like server and network setup and concentrates on the subjects of interest to the average home user: Installation, the Internet, playing CDs and audio files, desktop customization, games, downloading software and fonts, USB storage devices, printing, and more. Readers with only basic experience with Windows or another Linux distribution will learn how to do everything on their Linux machine that they are used to doing with Windows. Includes a complete installation of Fedora Linux on two CDs.

About this title

About the Author

Rickford Grant is the author ofUbuntu for Non-GeeksandLinux Made Easy. He has been an operating system maniac for more than 20 years, from his early days with an Atari XL600 to his current Linux machines. Rickford is the international student advisor at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.

Review

"Author Rickford Grant, an impressive explainer, delivers well-written and clear guidance." -- Chicago Tribune, May 8, 2004

"By the time you've finished reading, you'll feel confident with Linux." -- Linux Online, May 11, 2004

"Definitely worth your time. Will teach newbies how to feel confident and comfortable as they explore Linux." -- Computerworld, November 29, 2004 http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0,10801,97834,00.html

"Linux for Non-Geeks is clear, to the point, and does an impressive job of avoiding geek-speak. Highly recommended." -- Linux Advocate, July 2004

"Linux for Non-Geeks is the perfect start for virtually anybody wanting to give Linux a try." -- SearchSA.com.au, July 2004

"Linux for Non-Geeks is without a doubt the best introductory Linux book currently on the market" -- Kickstartnews.com, July 2004

"Nicely balanced information for a new Linux user, an on again/off again Linux user or for the switcher." -- Slashdot, June 2004

"a good, solid book." -- UnixReview.com, June 2004

"a success in explaining the topic in a focused and understandable way, with humor and style." -- HostingResolve.com, May 2004

"highly recommended ... once you have read it, all the basic day-to-day tasks in Linux will be second nature" -- SA Computer Magazine, September 2004

Edition details

• Publisher: No Starch Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1593270348
• ISBN 13: 9781593270346
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320