Fedora is the community-driven edition of Red Hat's world-recognized namesake operating system, used by millions of individuals around the globe. With increasing interest in using Linux as a desktop alternative to Windows, a substantial amount of work has been put into Fedora's desktop features, and accordingly it has risen to be the third most popular Linux distribution according to industry standard Distrowatch.com.
Beginning Fedora is the first book to examine Fedora from the desktop perspective. Guiding the reader through all of the tasks Windows users have long grown accustomed to doing on a daily basis, but historically find difficult to do on Linux, readers learn how to manage MP3s, videos, and photos, perform office tasks, and create an office network. Adapted from Keir Thomas' best-selling Beginning Ubuntu, and including a DVD with the complete Fedora distribution, readers will learn how to quickly make the most of this powerful and popular operating system.
