Moving to Linux can help you migrate from Windows to Linux in just hours! By the time you've finished, you'll be able to do virtually anything in Linux-without the aggravation, crashes, security risks, or high costs of running Windows!
This is not a book for techies! It's a book for people like you: people who write documents, create spreadsheets, surf the Web, send emails, listen to CDs, play games-and want to do it simply in Linux, without becoming technical experts!
- Convert your Windows PC to a Linux system that does more
for less money-one step at a time
- Browse the Internet, send and receive email, even send
instant messages using your existing AOL, MSN, and Yahoo!
accounts
- Connect your digital camera or scanner
- Rip music, burn and play CDs
- Discover the world of Linux games: from solitaire to flight
simulators, and beyond
There's more!! Write, calculate, and present with OpenOffice.org, the free office suite for Linux that can also read and write all of your existing Microsoft Office documents.
About the CD-ROM
Includes special bootable Linux "Knoppix" CD: prove the power, simplicity, and value of Linux to yourself without touching your current Windows system!
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 2 An introduction to the WFTL edition Knoppix disk
Chapter 3 Ready ... set ... Linux! 31
Chapter 4 Getting your hands dirty 41
Chapter 5 Konquering your world 65
Chapter 6 Customizing your desktop
(or making your world your own)
Chapter 7 Installing new applications
Chapter 8 Printers and other hardware
Chapter 9 Connecting to the Internet
Chapter 10 Surfing the Internet
etc.