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 Part I: Getting Your Feet WetThis part sets the stage and includes an overview of and introduction to the terms, techniques, and software components that make Linux the raging software tiger that’s so ready, willing, and able to do its thing. To be a little more specific, we start out with a Linux overview that explains what Linux is, where it came from, and how it works. Next, we tackle the various tasks and activities involved in preparing for and installing Linux on a PC. After that, we tell you how to give Linux the boot — not to get rid of it by any means , but rather, to fire up your brand-new system to reach the heights of computing ecstasy. Part II: Getting Up to Speed with Linux In this part, you find out how to work in Linux both within and without the point-and-click world. You discover where various things are stored in your Linux filesystem and how to navigate your way through it. After you can find your way around, you’ll see how to find your way out of the system and connect to the Internet. Part III: Getting Things Done Linux includes a great many facilities and capabilities, so after you get past the initial installation and configuration, you probably want to use your system to do something. Here’s where the doing begins! In this part of the ebook, you find out how to use Internet tools like Web browsers, e-mail, instant messaging, and more. Then you discover how to edit text files, and then go whole hog with word processors and other office suite programs thanks to OpenOffice.org. The fun stuff is in this part too, like how to use audio and video in the Linux world, and how to access software and formats that you’re told are only available to Windows users. Part IV: Junior Administrator Boot Camp In this part of the book, you discover how to take care of your system. You see how to handle various file formats, how to install new software, and most important, how to keep your system updated so it’s not vulnerable. You also find out about basic system administration tasks like creating and managing user accounts, caring for your filesystem, setting up printing, and more. Then you find out a bit about keeping your Linux system secure. Hint: As with any operating system, the most important thing is keeping it up-to-date! Part V: The Part of Tens In this book’s grand climax, we sum up and distill the essence of what you now know about Linux and its inner workings. Here, you have a chance to revisit some key troubleshooting tips and tricks for Linux systems, along with some really fun kinda geeky stuff: setting up your own wireless access point, setting up a print server that all of your computers can print to, and setting up a file server that all of your computers can use. Part VI: Appendixes This book ends with a set of appendixes designed to sum up and further expand on this book’s contents. Appendix A delivers groups of Linux commands, complete with syntax and explanations, arranged according to their function. Appendix B lists details about what’s on the Linux For Dummies, 8th Edition, DVD. As we note in this appendix, the materials on the DVD include the Fedora Core 7 distribution. Download free ebooks: Linux For Dummies 8th Edition
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