SUSE Linux 9.3 For Dummies (Paperback)

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Product Description

• This easy-to-understand book for beginning SUSE Linux users starts off with step-by-step installation instructions and a discussion of what happens when the system is started for the first time
• Explains how to use SUSE on the desktop, work with the file manager, connect to the Internet, and set up a home network
• Topics addressed include performing everyday tasks, such as browsing the Web; reading e-mail and newsgroups; and using the OpenOffice.org office productivity suite and multimedia applications
• Offers details on basic system administration and security and shows how to add new software and keep the system up to date with YaST (Yet another Setup Tool) and YaST Online Update (YOU)
• The DVD contains SUSE 9.3 Special Edition

From the Back Cover
Find your way around this latest version of SUSE Linux

Install SUSE Linux 9.3, work on the desktop, and start using cool office and multimedia tools

With this friendly book, you will get to know SUSE Linux in no time! Every chapter helps you get the hang of necessary tasks, so you can install the operating system, explore the desktop and file manager, start using OpenOffice.org, play with multimedia, keep the system up to date with YaST, and secure your system.

Discover how to

• Install SUSE Linux
• Connect to the Internet via dial-up or DSL
• Browse the Linux file system
• Create a home network
• Set up security
• Edit images and burn CDs

Companion DVD contains SUSE Linux 9.3 Special Edition

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (May 20, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764596152
• ISBN-13: 978-0764596155
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,129,588 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for 1st time Linux users to learn with SUSE 9.3, August 19, 2005

By	SBJ400 "SBJ400" (Mt. Laurel, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

If your new to Linux and want a nice package....

this book and Suse 9.3 would be the way to go.

Suse 9.3 is very much like Windows XP and this book will take you through it step by step. You will be up and running in a day and be very advanced after a weekend!

My father is 60 years old and barely knows computers or understands Windows XP. I gave him a copy of Suse 9.3 and this book for his birthday. Now, 2 months later, my father is actually teaching me tricks I did not know about!

This book goes over installation, navigating the environment, connecting to the internet, networking, setting up printers, applications, configuring your wireless network, and the list goes on and on.

It takes you through all the foundations of everything you need to know as a beginner. Once you get that down and if you desire to extend your knowledge and skills, you can pick up a more in-depth tome like the Linux Bible 2005 by Wiley publishing.

This book scratches the surface of all things Suse and Linux. It gives you an excellent overview and general amount of knowledge without overloading you. It is chock full of detailed screenshots, diagrams and step by step how-to sections that won't confuse you.

This book is a very pleasant surprise since most publishers are hesitant to publish a book on a specific Linux distro. They typically just go with "linux" and give general features and details but this mostly confuses the beginning Linux user and scares them off. SUSE 9.3 is popular and widespread enough to warrant it's own book.

Grab this book, buy a copy of SUSE 9.3 or just use the free version that is included with the book and try it out yourself.

Free yourself of the Microsoft shackles, enjoy free, open-source computing. Watch the speed of your old or new computers increase greatly and run more efficiently.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Friendly, easy to read "dummy"'s book., September 23, 2005

By	Alex Vox (Winnetka, IL) - See all my reviews

This book is very well written and useful as a first book on Linux or UNIX in general. Many subjects have been covered with much attention to the details and overall impression of the book is very positive. It is not a book for advance UNIX user and should not be judged as a such.
I also found it to be useful to pair this book with Linux and UNIX for a beginner training suite, 4DVDs + 2CDs includes 4 Unix Academy Certifications ed.2008 and they contribute very well one another. It gives you ability to discover whole workflow as you read. Don't be fooled by the title of the book, despite it is for "dummies" it goes throughly over many subjects.
It is a decent and friendly book and it takes you to new many things if you have never touched Linux or UNIX before. If you like good reading, not the manual of action it is one.

4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This book truly is for dummies, August 19, 2005

By	Jungsoo Kim "john kim" (Delaware USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

simple concepts that can easily be derived from a user's intuitiveness are broken down into "concepts" in this book. i can literally learn the first 200 pages of this book in 10 minutes by installing the SuSE Linux software myself.

A little too beginnerish IMO. if you know the slightest bit about Linux, go for more advanced material.