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Practical Linux gears itself toward people who don't want to be burdened with technobabble, but just want to use Linux just as they would any other operating system. Most books in this category concentrate mostly on the installation and configuration process, while neglecting content that helps you use Linux for daily tasks. This book covers all the bases, making use of a systematic approach, while providing numerous cross-references. Topics include working with the KDE and Gnome desktops, using the command line, getting help and maintaining your system, connecting to the Web, using browsers, setting up e-mail, setting up printers and adding peripherals, using graphics and multimedia tools, and networking.

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Provides a useful reference focusing on configuring Linux, regardless of the distribution. Centered on task-based solutions and easy-implement tips. Softcover.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   9 of 9 people found the following review helpful: Practical, step-by-step guide, August 26, 2000 By  Jacob S. Nikom "jacob_nikom" (Cambridge, MA USA) - See all my reviews    This book is one of the rare guides which is organize not by what the author knows but what are the typical problems you (the reader) have to solve. I would call it "How to.." book. Almost every time when I need to mount the disk, add the device I found exact instructions how to do it and it worked. I am not very experienced Linux user (< 2 years) and I found this book just right for me.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   0 of 1 people found the following review helpful: Practical (outdated) approach, June 24, 2003 By  David (Olhão, Portugal) - See all my reviews 685 pages divided by 31 chapters and 6 big parts. The big parts are: Linux basics (entering commands, using text editors, etc, everything on the command line), Configuring your system (from the command line), The X window system (with an overview of multimedia tools), Connecting to the ISP (and using email, FTP, browsers, telnet and IRC), system administration (basic programming and shell programming, boot managers, users, network connections, daemons, FS, kernel,...) and appendices. This book pretends to teach how to do things not why you need to do this or that. So this is a practical book and, because linux is evolving fast, it is outdated. Another problem of the book is that there are many authors, each responsable for a chapter or so, and there is no good coordination between them. This brings some repeated things and a feeling of no constant evolution in complexity or evolution on the presentation himself.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you?