Linux for Non-Geeks-A Hands-On, Project-Based, Take-It-Slow Guidebook @Team DDU by Grant, Rickford -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Table of Contents BackCover Linux For Non-Geeks-A Hands-On, Project-Based, Take-It-Slow Guidebook Preface

Concept and Approach How to Use This Book About the Conventions Used in This Book Version Compatibility and Updates About the CDs Accompanying This Book

Chapter 1: Becoming a Penguinista

What Is Linux? About the Penguin Why Should I Use Linux? But Is Linux Really Ready for the Desktop? What Is a Distribution? What Is Fedora Core? Hardware Compatibility Hardware Requirements Where Do I Go from Here?

Chapter 2: Making Commitments

Single- or Dual-Boot Setup? Pre-Installation: Can You Boot from CD? Doing the Deed Dual-Boot Installation Post-Installation Steps

Chapter 3: A New Place to Call Home

Welcome to the GNOME Desktop Desktop Icons Nautilus The Main Menu The GNOME Panel Project 3A: Customizing the GNOME Panel More Panel Fun Virtual Desktops Project 3B: Screenshots Shutting Down

Chapter 4: More Than Webbed Feet

Mozilla - Your Internet Browser Email Instant Messaging with Gaim Other Internet Applications

Chapter 5: Dressing up the Bird

Experimenting with a New User Account Project 5A: Customizing Your Desktop Environment Changing Your Login Screen Choosing a Screensaver Setting System Sounds Mozilla Themes

Chapter 6: Gutenbird

Setting Things Up Printing with the Printer Printing to PDF Changing Printer Settings Adding Another Print Queue (and Why You Might Want to Do So) Selecting Print Queues Canceling a Print Job

Chapter 7: Putting Your Data on Ice

Floppies Reading Data CDs Playing Music CDs CD-RW Drives Burning Data CDs Dealing with CD-RW Disks Duplicating Audio and Data CDs Burning ISO Images to Disk

Chapter 8: RPM Isn't a 1980's Atlanta-Based Band

Project 8A: Working Directly with RPM Packages Project 8B: Adding and Removing RPM Packages via the Package Management Window Uninstalling Packages

Chapter 9: Simple Kitten Ways

Meet the Terminal Nontoxic Commands Commands with Some Teeth A Couple of Other Biters You'll Be Using Soon Project 9A: Command Practice with pyWings Project 9B: More Command Practice with pyChing (Optional) Project 9C: The Mozilla Flash Plug-In

Chapter 10: Yes, Yet Another Way

Project 10A: Installing APT and Synaptic Project 10B: Using Synaptic to Install MPlayer Updating the APT Package Database with Synaptic Finding New Packages and Upgrading Packages with Synaptic Removing Packages with Synaptic Adding Repositories to Synaptic's Lookup List Hungry for More?

Chapter 11: Dining on Tarballs

What Is Source? Tarballs: The Containers of Source Project 11A: Compiling and Installing Xmahjongg Project 11B: XPenguins (Optional)

Chapter 12: Data on Ice Revisited

Adding Additional USB Storage Devices Dual Booters: Mounting Windows Partitions or Drives

Chapter 13: Tux Rocks

Grip Sound Juicer Rhythmbox XMMS Project 13A: Installing MP3 Support for XMMS Project 13B: Using XMMS Skins EasyTAG Audacity Project 13C: RealOne Player

Chapter 14: Brush-Wielding Penguins

Project 14A: Tux Paint (Optional) Project 14B: Sodipodi (Optional) Viewing Your Images with gThumb Project 14C: Emblems Again! Creating Your Own Creating Your Own Icons (and Emblems) Scanning Digital Cameras

Chapter 15: Penguins Back to Work

OpenOffice.org The OpenOffice.org Applications Another Office Suite AbiWord Some Other Cool Productivity Apps Making Your Own Tarballs (and ZIP Files) with File Roller Project 15A: Checking Your System for Viruses (Optional)

Chapter 16: Font Feathered Frenzy

Installing Fonts Project 16A: Installing TrueType Fonts Using the Easy Method Project 16B: Installing TrueType Fonts for Use with Core X Project 16C: Dual Booters: Installing Fonts from Your Windows Partition (Optional) Customizing Your System Fonts Project 16D: Creating Your Own Fonts with PfaEdit (Optional)

Chapter 17: Tux Speaks Your Language

Read-Only Language Support Typing Nonstandard Characters Viewing Your System in Another Language Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Input Kdeedu Language-Learning Programs Project 17A: Installing the StarDict Dictionary (Optional) Hungry for More?

Chapter 18: Tux Untethered

Should I Go Wireless? Wireless Protocols Wi-Fi Hardware Setting Up Your Wireless Card Activating Your Wireless Network Interface Card A Quick Fix for the “Wi-Fi Quirkies”

Chapter 19: Leaving the Nest

KDE Keeping Your System Up to Date Odds and Ends Project 19A: Programming for Linux? (Absolutely Optional, but Kind of Fun) Project 19B: Running Windows Programs Under Linux with Wine (Optional)

Chapter 20: What To Do If Tux Starts Acting Up

Problems and Solutions

Appendix A: Launcher Specifications

Command and Launcher Specs for Programs Hidden in GNOME

Appendix B: Resources

Mailing Lists Hardware Compatibility Issues Wireless Related Sites Download Sites Linux Reference Sites News and Information Buying Linux CDs

Index

Index_Numbers Index_A Index_B Index_C Index_D Index_E Index_F Index_G Index_H Index_I Index_J Index_K Index_L Index_M Index_N Index_O Index_P Index_Q Index_R Index_S Index_T Index_U Index_V Index_W Index_X Index_Z

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