Knoppix For Dummies [Paperback]

Paul G. Sery (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764597795 | ISBN-13: 978-0764597794 | Publication Date: November 11, 2005 | Edition: 1

DVD lets you test-drive Knoppix in just minutes!

Surf with Firefox?, build secure Web servers, create network clients, and more

An adventure awaits you! With this book as your guide, you can start exploring Knoppix in just minutes. You'll be able to use the cool Firefox Web browser and Thunderbird e-mail, work with network clients and servers, play with Linux multimedia and games, use Knoppix to troubleshoot and repair Windows?, and even build a Web server and firewall.

Discover how to
* Use Linux? without installing
* Install Knoppix without removing Windows
* Connect to a wired or wireless network
* Create diskless clients
* Rescue and repair malfunctioning systems

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DVD lets you test-drive Knoppix in just minutes!

Surf with Firefox®, build secure Web servers, create network clients, and more

An adventure awaits you! With this book as your guide, you can start exploring Knoppix in just minutes. You'll be able to use the cool Firefox Web browser and Thunderbird e-mail, work with network clients and servers, play with Linux multimedia and games, use Knoppix to troubleshoot and repair Windows®, and even build a Web server and firewall.

Discover how to

• Use Linux® without installing
• Install Knoppix without removing Windows
• Connect to a wired or wireless network
• Create diskless clients
• Rescue and repair malfunctioning systems

About the Author

Paul G. Sery is a systems administrator employed by Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He manages and troubleshoots Unix and Linux systems.
When he’s not beating his head against stubborn computers, Paul and his wife, Lidia, enjoy riding their tandem bicycle through the Rio Grande valley. They also enjoy traveling throughout Mexico. Paul is the author of Linux Network Toolkit and the coauthor of several other books. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of New Mexico.

Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (November 11, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764597795
• ISBN-13: 978-0764597794
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,124,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 2 major uses for Knoppix, November 11, 2005

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This review is from: Knoppix For Dummies (Paperback)

Linux is linux, right? Why then this variant, which calls itself Knoppix, after its creator?

Sery explains that Knoppix has one main reason for being. It can be run from a bootable DVD, without having to install it on your machine. And, no surprise, just such a DVD is included with the book.

So if you have a Microsoft Windows machine, you can plug in this DVD, boot off it, without having to disturb your disk containing the Microsoft operating system. Sery shows the advantages of this. For one, you can "test drive" linux on your own machine, without having to overwrite the disk. No commitment. So if you have never used linux, and want to see what all the hoopla is about, this is a very simple way to get acquainted.

The book also shows, once you've booted into Knoppix, how to do common tasks in it. The KDE desktop is used. Different from what you might be used to under Microsoft, but the overall ideas are the same.

Sery also explains another major reason for Knoppix. It can be a valuable emergency boot, if your Microsoft or linux disk crashes. Or gets corrupted due to malware. The read-only nature of the Knoppix DVD means that you have a clean operating system you can boot from, without having to redo your disk, which undoubtedly has data that you want to preserve.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great way to learn a system, October 20, 2007

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Carl G. Davis "All things in their own time" (Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Knoppix For Dummies (Paperback)

I always find a Dummies Book to be helpful in learning a new system, in this case Linux. I have used them for a number of years for Windows as well as Linux. They are always helpful, with a touch of humor

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Knoppix Information Overwhelmed by Dumb Dummies Jokes, July 29, 2010

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This review is from: Knoppix For Dummies (Paperback)

Not fond of Dummies series. They need to get right to the point and leave out their lite humor.