Red Hat Linux Fedora All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies [Paperback]

Naba Barkakati (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 19, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0764542583 | ISBN-13: 978-0764542589

• Completely updated for the newest release of Red Hat Linux, with nine stand-alone, task-oriented minibooks that enable readers to understand all aspects of the Red Hat Linux operating system
• Includes a new minibook on the OpenOffice.org Desktop Productivity Suite; a new chapter on wireless Ethernet local area networks (LANs); new material on USB devices; and enhanced information on accessing databases, working with graphics and images, and using Linux multimedia tools
• Written in the friendly, easy-to-understand For Dummies style, the book offers nearly 900 pages of coverage on basic to advanced Red Hat Linux topics, making it the perfect desktop reference to help readers find quick answers or learn how to perform a particular task
• Includes a DVD that contains all of the CD-ROMs that make up the full Fedora Core distribution, including the source code.

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“…this book has merits beyond its marketing target…” (Linux Magazine, April 2004)

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9 books in 1– with the full Fedora Core distribution on DVD!

Your one-stop guide to Red Hat’s new Fedora Project, with a minibook on OpenOffice.org!

Red Hat has merged its flagship Red Hat Linux product with the Fedora Project to create the Fedora Core distribution. You’ll find all you need about Fedora in this handy, well-organized guide. Turn to the Basics minibook for help installing and configuring Fedora, let Workstations and Applications show you around the desktop, get online with the Internet section, and get going!

All this on the bonus DVD

• Full Fedora Core distribution, including source code, on DVD

Discover how to:

• Work with Fedora multimedia tools, databases, and images
• Set up a wireless Ethernet LAN
• Use OpenOffice.org desktop productivity tools
• Program with Perl, C, and shell scripting
• Run Internet servers with Fedora

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Product Details

• Paperback: 874 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (December 19, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764542583
• ISBN-13: 978-0764542589
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,073,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Long on pages, but short on substance, January 25, 2005

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This review is from: Red Hat Linux Fedora All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (Paperback)

If you have never seen or used a computer before, this book MIGHT help you...but I doubt it. While there are pages and topics galore, there is very little substance. In most cases, the author does little more than tell you how to access an item from the menu (ie: from the drop-down box select xxx -or- select the widget you want to include in the frammit and select "save" from the "file" menu. After reading this text, you will have an understanding of how to start programs, make your windows and menu bars multi-colored, and how to save documents...but little else. The only redeeming factor to this book is that it is available for $1.69 used - I pity the folks who paid full price.