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Linux for Non-Geeks shows the new Linux user how to use Linux every day, whether to surf the Internet, send email, write letters, listen to music, or burn CDs.
Once the province of computer geeks, Linux has made dramatic strides in usability in the last couple of years. Most people can install Linux on their computers in about half an hour and, with a bit of introduction, will find that they can do just what they?re used to doing with Windows with their new fast, free, and secure operating system. Today?s Linux is a viable alternative to Microsoft Windows, and it?s free. While that makes Microsoft very nervous, it excites the Linux-advocating folks at No Starch Press in San Francisco. ?We wanted to publish a book for people who are new to Linux but not quite sure how to begin to use it,? says No Starch Press publisher William Pollock. Linux for Non-Geeks is a book that Linux newbies can use as a resource and introduction, just as they would a basic book on Microsoft Windows.?
Projects in each chapter build on each other so that readers move from basic to more complex tasks, and have fun doing it. For example, an early project introduces the GNOME desktop and takes readers step-by-step through adding folders, moving icons, and adding program launchers. Subsequent projects build on their knowledge of the desktop, showing them more advanced desktop customization like changing wallpaper and themes, and even how to create their own unique emblems (using a graphics program they?ve installed in an earlier project). Linux for Non-Geeks includes a full version of Fedora Linux on two CDs. This book and CD combination is everything the home user needs to make the move to Linux