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Index
Table of Contents
BackCover
Moving from Windows to Linux
Introduction
Section I: Linux Fundamentals
Chapter 1: Making the Move from Windows to Linux
What Is Linux?
Where Did Linux Come From?
How Does Linux Compare to Windows?
Linux Distributions
Where Is Linux Going?
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 2: Installing Linux
Getting Started
Disk Partitioning
Continuing with the Installation
Choosing Packages
Completing the Installation
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 3: Basics of the Linux Operating System
Desktops and Shells
Shell Basics
Moving Around in KDE
Summary
Review Questions
Section II: The Linux Graphical User Interface
Chapter 4: System Configuration in KDE
Desktop Preferences
Setting Preferences
Hardware Information
Internet Settings
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 5: Using KDE for Everything You Used to Do in Windows
Introduction
Text Editors
Calculators
Paint Programs and Screen Capture
The File Manager
Accessibility
Other Office Applications
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 6: Linux Administration from KDE
Managing Users and Groups
Important System Tools
Using the KDE Control Center
System Administration
Regional and Accessibility
Scheduling Tasks
Kickstart Configurator
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 7: The GNOME Interface
Getting Around in GNOME
GNOME Graphics Applications
GNOME Office Applications
System Tools
Summary
Review Questions
Section III: Moving from Microsoft Office to Open Office
Chapter 8: Moving from Microsoft Word to Open Office
Open Office Address Book
Essentials of Open Office Writer
Creating a Document
Extra Features
Formatting and Configuring
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 9: Spreadsheets with Open Office Calc
Calc Basics
Working Through a Spreadsheet
Configuration
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 10: Moving from Microsoft PowerPoint to Open Office Impress
Getting Started with Impress
Creating a Basic Slide Show
Setting Up Your Slide Show
Formatting and Configuring
Templates
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 11: Other Open Office Applications
Draw
HTML Editor
Open Office Setup
Math
Global
Summary
Review Questions
Section IV: Important Linux Applications
Chapter 12: Moving from Adobe Photoshop to GIMP
What Is GIMP?
GIMP Basics
The Toolbox
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 13: Web Browsers, E-Mail, and Internet Applications
IP Addresses and the Web
Web Browsers
E-Mail
FTP Clients
Chat
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 14: Miscellaneous Linux Applications
GNOME Pilot
KDEPrintFax
Configure Panel
GNOME Toastmaster
Video and Multimedia
Kandalf's Tips
Digital Camera Tool
Adding Packages
Utilities
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 15: Web Servers in Linux
The Apache Web Server
How to Set Up Apache
The Apache Configuration File
Configuring Apache from Within KDE
Other Web Servers for Linux
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 16: Linux FTP Servers
What Is an FTP Server?
VSFTP
ProFTPD
PureFTPd
WU-FTP
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 17: Fun and Games in Linux
Kolf
KBattleship
KAsteroids
KMines
KWin4
Finding Other Linux Games
Summary
Review Questions
Section V: Advanced Linux
Chapter 18: Linux Shell Commands
The Shell Itself
File and Directory Management
System Commands
Network Utilities
Miscellaneous Commands
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 19: System Administration from the Shell
Run Levels and init
The Filesystem
Configuring and Activating Network Cards
Miscellaneous Shell Commands
File Compression from the Shell
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 20: Basic Shell Scripting
Script Basics
Variables in Shell Scripts
System Variables
Getting Input from the User
Math in Scripts
if Statements in Scripts
Loops in Scripts
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 21: Advanced Shell Functions
Advanced Shell Commands
Shell Editors
pico filename
Advanced Shell Scripting
Summary
Review Questions
Chapter 22: Samba, Printing, and More
What Is Samba?
Configuring Samba
Other Services
Summary
Review Questions
Appendix A: Other Resources
Distributions
Linux Tutorials
Linux Software
Linux Games
General PC Tutorials
Appendix B: Glossary of Linux and Operating System Terms
Appendix C: Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Appendix D: PC Hardware*
Appendix E: Red Hat Packages
Packages-Part 2-A-H
Packages-Part 2-I-M
Packages-Part 2-N-R
Packages-Part 2-S-Z
Index
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Index_N
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Index_P
Index_Q
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Index_T
Index_U
Index_V
Index_W
Index_X
Index_Z
List of Figures
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