Corel LINUX OS Starter Kit: The Official Guide (CD-ROM included) [Paperback]

Joe Merlino (Author), Kate Wrightson (Author), Michael C. J. Cowpland (Foreword)

Book Description

Series: Corel Press | Publication Date: March 29, 2000

-- Early access to alpha and beta software and chapter review by Corel's Linux team will ensure that our book is technically solid!
-- Co-marketing efforts with Corel will bring much visibility to this title -- including a card for the book in both the Corel Linux box and prominent visibility of the book at tradeshows and other events where Corel Linux is being demo-ed and profiled.
-- Bonus CD-ROM includes the Corel Linux distribution and 3rd Party Linux tools, utilities and games.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Corel's version of Linux aims to be as friendly as possible, so many of its new features will be particularly appealing to beginners. Corel Linux OS Starter Kit comes complete with Corel Linux and WordPerfect 8 on CD-ROM and provides all you need to know about installing and configuring this operating system.

The book warms up with a comparison of Linux, Windows, and Mac OS, and looks at the features that make this version stand out from the crowd. Corel Linux is designed to be easy to install, so the chapter on this is relatively short, though it's supported by screen shots and a troubleshooting section.

The main part of the book is divided into four easily digestible, well-structured sections--so you can skip many of the more technical areas and return when you feel ready. Once you have Corel Linux up and running, you're introduced to KDE (K Desktop Environment), Corel's File Manager, the Control Center, and Internet-connection setup. The third section examines directory structures, user accounts, and disk and file management, and serves up a healthy discussion of Corel's graphical-administration tools. Part 4 delves more deeply into system administration and covers shells, text editors, and hardware-related issues. You find out how to set up a TCP/IP network, plus you get overviews on DNS and Web services using Apache. Creating Web pages using WordPerfect rounds the lesson off. Appendices on kernel compilation and a compendium of shell commands provide the finale. --Dave Mitchell, Amazon.co.uk

Language Notes

Text: English

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Product Details

• Paperback: 704 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (March 29, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072124598
• ISBN-13: 978-0072124590
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,956,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Leaves the manual in the dust, April 28, 2000

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compulsive reader (Muenchen) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Corel LINUX OS Starter Kit: The Official Guide (CD-ROM included) (Paperback)

While the manual that comes with Corel Linux is superior to those of most other distribution, it really covers only the basics and presents Linux from within the KDE desktop. If you need more in-depth coverage this "Official Guide" will provide information that goes far beyond the KDE desktop: from the first steps all the way to advanced scripting. A look at the newsgroups, however, shows that despite automatic hardware detection some people need advice or trouble-shooting during installation. While this distribution is by far the easiest to install, some hardware (some graphics adapters and sound cards) may cause trouble. Installation troublshooting is the one area where this book could improve. The most frequent installation problems should have been covered in a more extensive way. Otherwise it as an excellent guide that will make your Linux experience a lot more fun.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book for beginners, May 24, 2000

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TheGonz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Corel LINUX OS Starter Kit: The Official Guide (CD-ROM included) (Paperback)

Once I began to read the book I couldn't put it down. The book is well written. The way it explains each issue is excellent. This book is a good start to this alternative OS.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I liked it but it was flawed, December 21, 2001

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Peter Timusk "exhausted scholar" (Ottawa, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Corel LINUX OS Starter Kit: The Official Guide (CD-ROM included) (Paperback)

While I enjoyed reading this book and now run the OS on my computer this book is not perfect. For one installing a printer took me through three sections with very little information just a sort of run around. I did get my printer installed but it is isn't complete. The Word Perfect 8 is not on the CD as far as I can tell it is a free download but Corel no longer offer it and the company that took over the Corel OS have nothing yet made. Now I find the OS provided very good and the book was fun and relaxing to read. I haven't finished it and I agree with another reviewer that it goes into depth on topics but I think generally it is a bit thin on important configuration of hardware issues. not a bad book I would recommend it if you need to install Linux OS on a Windows hard drive.