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Discovery 10.1

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With an included CD of the Mandrakelinux operating system and several applications this is an excellent way to learn about Linux and start using it right away. The book has a short section on installation but the software tends to install without any problems. After installing the system onto your hard drive the book walks the reader through the basics of the KDE desktop environment, Mozilla for Internet browser and mail, the OpenOffice suite of office productivity programs, the audio applications, and the graphics applications.

After going through the applications the book turns to configuring and troubleshooting your machine. This is a nice section that is not very technical but still gives you everything you need to resolve most problems. But if you want a more detailed understanding of Linux the next section provides a deeper view. Mandrakelinux is suitable as both a desktop and network client and is one of the more popular desktop versions. One problem with the book is that the special web page listed at the back of the book for downloading the next version of Mandrakelinux does not work. Because Mandrake combined with Connectiva linux it is now called Mandriva and the web page should now be www.mandriva.com/oreilly although downloading CDs of ISO images takes a long time without a high speed connection. Mandrakelinux Discovery 10.1 is highly recommended as a user friendly desktop system or network client.