Test Driving Linux

From Windows to Linux in 60 Seconds

David Brickner

342 pages, parution le 31/05/2005

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Résumé

For years, computer users have put up with the bugs, security holes, and viruses on Windows because they had no choice. Until recently, there has never been a good alternative to Windows. But now, Windows users can switch to Linux, the reliable, secure, and spyware free operating system. Linux is easy to use, runs on almost any PC, and enables you to perform all the tasks you can do with Windows.

Getting to know Linux has never been easier, because now there's a way to test-drive Linux without changing, installing, or configuring a thing on your computer. It's called Test Driving Linux: From Windows to Linux in 60 Seconds.

This latest release from O'Reilly comes with a Live CD called Move, that allows Windows users to try all the features of Mandrake Linux, a popular Linux distribution without the hassle of actually installing Linux. Users simply place the Move CD into their CD drive, boot from the disc, then watch an entire Mandrake system run on the fly from the CD-ROM.

Test Driving Linux: From Windows to Linux in 60 Seconds is a detailed step-by-step guide to the Linux operating system and several popular open source programs. With this guide you can quickly learn how to use Linux to perform the tasks you do most: surf the web, send and receive email, instant message with friends, write letters, create spreadsheets, and even how to enhance your digitial photos.

Test Driving Linux: From Windows to Linux in 60 Seconds provides both home and business users with a hassle-free way to investigate this operating system before they purchase and install a complete Linux distribution.

L'auteur - David Brickner

David Brickner is an editor of Linux and Open Source books at O'Reilly Media, Inc., and the author of the beginning Linux user book Test Driving Linux (O'Reilly). He enjoys reading Fantasy and Science-Fiction books, real German gummi bears, and going to the movies with his wife.

David wishes his hobbies were woodworking and camping, but he hasn't done enough of either for this to be true.

Sommaire

Getting Started
Surf the Web
File Management
Music and Videos
Play Games
Email, Organizers, and Instant Messaging
Edit Digital Images
Customize Your Desktop
A Free Office Suite
Manage Your Finances
The Command Line
Great Programs That Aren't on the CD
Pre-Switching Information
Appendix. Solutions to Common Problems

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	O'Reilly
Auteur(s)	David Brickner
Parution	31/05/2005
Nb. de pages	342
Format	15,5 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	520g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780596007546
ISBN13	978-0-596-00754-6