This book examines the suitability of the Linux operating system for everyday desktop computing tasks and contrasts some popular Linux applications with their counterparts in the Windows operating system. It begins by describing how to install and configure Linux on your own computer, then it explores a typical Linux graphical user interface (GUI). Example show how to navigate the file system, both graphically and from a command prompt, so you will quickly become comfortable with the Linux system.
Chapter 1: Introducing Linux
Chapter 2: Installing Linux
Chapter 3: Configuring hardware for Linux
Chapter 4: Exploring the KDE desktop
Chapter 5: Surfing the web
Chapter 6: Touring the Linux file structure
Chapter 7: Handling files
Chapter 8: Working in a Linux office suite
Chapter 9: Creating graphics
Chapter 10: Playing sound and video
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