Say Goodbye to Crashes, Viruses, Hassles, and Cost!
Today, Linux is more powerful, useful, and practical than ever before.
Moving to Linux, Second Edition can help you migrate from
Windows to the latest, best versions of 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 work and play, write documents, create spreadsheets, surf the Web, send
emails, listen to music, watch movies, play games--and want to do it 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 using Firefox, the fast, powerful browser that's
replacing Microsoft Internet Explorer everywhere.
- Send and receive email--even send instant messages using your existing
AOL, MSN, and Yahoo! accounts.
- Manage all your digital photos without the hassle, using digikam.
- Rip music, burn and play CDs, even watch movies.
- Discover the world of Linux games ... and learn how to run Windows games
on your Linux PC.
- Take control of Linux the easy way, with the quick, efficient KDE 3.4
graphical environment.
There's more! Write, calculate, and present with OpenOffice.org 2.0--the
free office suite for Linux that's now easier, more powerful, and even more
compatible with Microsoft Office.
Say goodbye to expensive software upgrades, burdensome Microsoft licensing,
Windows viruses, and "blue screens of death." Say hello to computing the
way it's supposed to be--with Linux!
Table of Contents
Preface.
1. Introduction.
Is Linux Really FREE?
The GPL
So What Do I Gain?
What Do I Lose?
Some Tips on Using This Book
Help Me!
About the CD
It's My Philosophy
Resources
2. An
Introduction to the WFTL Edition Knoppix Disk.
Ready to Try Linux?
Playing with WFTL Knoppix
Just Looking Around
Configure Now, Remember Me Later
The Persistence of Memory
Setting Up the Network
HELP!
Remember to Share
Resources
3. Ready
. . . Set . . . Linux!
Getting Linux
Getting a Free Copy of Linux
Dual Booting
Preserving Your Data
A Linux-Only System
Windows on Linux
Breaking Free!
Resources
4. Getting
Your Hands Dirty.
Getting to Know You. . . KDE
Logging In
Becoming One with the Desktop
Your First Application
Windows, Title Bars, and Menus, Oh My!
Resizing Windows
Command Central
A Polite Introduction to the Command Line
Give Me More!
Changing Your Password
User Security
I Need More Help!
Konquest of the Desktop
Resources
5. Konquering
Your World.
Files, Directories, and the Root of All Things
Wherever You Go. . .
Enhancing Konqueror
Uh, Roger, Copy That. . .
Creating New Folders
Copying Files and Directories (and Moving, Too!)
Deleting Files and Directories
My World, My Way
Making Your Home a Home
6. Customizing
Your Desktop (or Making Your World Your Own).
I Am Sovereign of All I Survey. . .
Save My Screen, Please!
Moving Things Around
Is That a Theme or a Motif?
Adding Icons and Shortcuts to Your Desktop
Miscellaneous Changes
Resources
7. Installing
New Applications.
Linux and Security
The Many Faces of Software Installation
SuSE Software Package Installs
Mandrakes's urpmi
Searching for Common Ground
Kpackage
RPMs, the Shell Way
The Extract and Build Five-Step
Resources
8. Printers
and Other Hardware.
Yes, It Runs with Linux
Plug and Play
Getting Familiar with Your Hardware
Printers and Printing
Kprinter
Modems versus Winmodems
What? More Devices?
Resources
9. Connecting
to the Internet.
Before You Begin
Getting on the Net
Connecting to the Net with a Modem
Cable Modems and High-Speed DSL
Okay, I'm Connected. Now What?
Kopete
Resources
10. Surfing
the Internet.
Konqueror
Cool Konqueror Tricks
Mozilla Firefox
Wrapping Up
Resources
11. Electronic
Mail Clients.
Be Prepared. . .
Kontact
KMail
Let's Communicate!
Evolution
Other Options
Resources
12. Getting
Organized.
KOrganizer
Evolution
Other Tools
Resources
13. Word
Processors (It Was a Dark and Stormy Night. . .).
OpenOffice.org Writer
Write Now!
Toolbars of Every Kind. . .
Help!
To Word or Not to Word?
Personalizing Your Environment
A Wizard of Words
Navigating Style
Speaking of Document Elements. . .
More! Give Me More!
Other Options
Resources
14. Spreadsheets
(Tables You Can Count On).
Starting a New Spreadsheet and Entering Data
Basic Math
Saving Your Work
Complex Charts and Graphs, Oh My!
Alternatives
Resources
15. Presentation
Graphics (For Those Who Need No Introduction).
Getting Ready to Impress
Instant Web Presentations
How About a Little Flash? Shocking!
So What's with the Penguin?
Extra! Extra!
Alternatives
Resources
16. Digital
Photography.
Working with a Digital Camera
Picture-Perfect Konqueror
Picture-Perfect digiKam
Scanning. . .
Scanning under KDE-Kooka
Optical Character Recognition
Resources
17. Digital
Art with the GIMP.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your GIMP
Printing Your Masterpiece
Tools, Tools, and More Tools
Resources
18. Linux
Multimedia (If Music Be the Food of Love. . .).
Adjusting the Levels
KsCD, the KDE CD Player
XMMS
Noatun
Ripping and Burning Songs
KAudioCreator
K3b, for a Friendlier Burn
Put Another Nickel In . . .
Lights, Camera, Action: Moving Pictures
It's a Wrap!
Resources
19. Fun
and Games (Very Serious Fun).
Take Me Out to the Arcade
Deal Those Cards, Ace
B-4. Miss. E-7. Hit!
Educational Games
3D Accelerated Fun
The 13-Year Old's Picks
More Games! I Need More Games!
Resources
Appendix
A: The GNU General Public License.
Appendix
B: Installation.
Appendix
C: Taking Command of Linux.
Appendix
D: Working with Editors.
Index.
