Linux Desktop Pocket Guide by David Brickner - ISBN: 9780596101046
Paperback
Using Linux doesn’t have to be hard. This book introduces you to the five popular desktop distributions, and covers topics such as configuring video cards screen resolution and wireless networking. It covers laptop issues, and explores desktop apps, including browsers, IM, and email clients with the…

Linux Desktop Pocket Guide

Advice for Running 5 Popular Distributions on Desktop or Laptop

$23.00

  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    1 November 2005

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Summary

While Mac OS X garners all the praise from pundits, and Windows XP attracts all the viruses, Linux is quietly being installed on millions of desktops every year. For programmers and system administrators, business users, and educators, desktop Linux is a breath of fresh air and a needed alternative to other operating systems. The “Linux Desktop Pocket Guide” is your introduction to using Linux on five of the most popular distributions: Fedora, Gentoo, Mandriva, SUSE, and Ubuntu. Despite wh…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780596101046
ISBN-10:059610104X
Author:David Brickner
Publisher:O'Reilly Media
Imprint:O'Reilly Media
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Edition:1st
Release Date:1 November 2005
Weight:181g
Dimensions:13mm x 108mm x 178mm
Series:Pocket References Ser.
A-Format
Linux Desktop Pocket Guide by David Brickner - ISBN: 9780596101046
108 × 178 mm
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C-Format
A4
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About The Author

David Brickner

David Brickner is an editor of Linux and Open Source books at O’Reilly Media, Inc., and the author of the beginning Linux user book Test Driving Linux (O’Reilly). He enjoys reading Fantasy and Science-Fiction books, real German gummi bears, and going to the movies with his wife. David wishes his hobbies were woodworking and camping, but he hasn’t done enough of either for this to be true.

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