- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 edition (Aug 24 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0321159985
- ISBN-13: 978-0321159984
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 17.8 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 730 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #808,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
This book is a user guide for the Linux desktop, specifically geared toward the KDE desktop, and covering the most popular desktop tools. It covers getting on the Internet, e-mail, Web browsers, office applications (word processors, spreadsheets, presentations -- primarily the OpenOffice.org suite), playing and ripping songs, burning CDs, watching movies, playing games, and so on. The author provides the perfect way to really check out and get under the hood of Linux by including a special bootable Linux CD (Knoppix) -- not one you install from, but rather one you can just boot and run without reinstalling.
From the Inside Flap
Some time after completing my first book, Linux System Administration : A User's Guide, I said something akin to, "This was an amazing amount of work! I must have been crazy to do this." As it turns out, I may have been wrong. Either that, or the craziness I suspected at the time has taken permanent hold of my senses. With this book, which you now hold in your hands, I've learned that even a difficult undertaking can be exciting, rewarding, and fun, a feeling that I hope will echo in the words and pages that follow.
Nevertheless, I'm not sure that this is something I could have done on my own. Sure, I spent the hours writing the words, testing each command, and taking screenshots, but I was never alone. My wife, Sally, as well as my friends and family—all have played a part in the creation of this book. Their confidence, support, and love helped to keep me going even while I was revisiting my "madness" theory. I'd like to take a moment to recognize some of these people.
First and foremost, I have to thank my beautiful wife, Sally Tomasevic, first reviewer of everything I write. She is my inspiration and my strength.
Special thanks to my friend Robert J. Sawyer, who told me he desperately wanted this book—"I want you to write a book called Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye for me and people like me who want to move to Linux but don't know where to start." Well, Rob, here it is.
Many thanks to Richard Curtis, my agent. Thanks also to Mark Taub, my editor, and to everyone at my publisher, Addison-Wesley.
Sincere thanks to those people who reviewed my book along the way. They are (in alphabetical order by last name) Henry Ferlauto, Peter Halasz, Mark Halegua, Michael Jarvis, Carolyn Sinclair, and Sally Tomasevic. The process of reviewing is hard work and I truly appreciate their efforts, sharp eyes, and suggestions.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
To basic for a prior windows user.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye! (Paperback)
The book went over things that work very similar to the way windows works. I was hoping for a through explination on the install which was not there. The book focuses on how to use the kde desktop (which works alot like windows). I read about half the book when I put it down and just jumped in and tried what worked in windows. Like right clicking on the desktop to custimize it and it brought up a menu with a configure desktop as an option that brought up what I was looking for. I found the jumping in and playing option got me up and running alot quicker than reading the book and following along.I don't think this book would help the prior windows user much. But would be good for a person just starting out with linux without any windows background as it gives basic functons of a few programs usually included with linux.
1.0 out of 5 stars
If you don't like KDE, don't buy it.,
By "bill352" (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye! (Paperback)
This book has an oversimplified installation explanation(20pages), and then jumps right into KDE. I prefer GNOME so this book was a waste of money for me. I have been working towards switching to Linux for a few years, switching to a browser and office program available for both Windoz and Linux to simplify the transition, and playing with Linux on an old computer. I had hoped this book would help with the final step, but it didn't. Installation is a tedious process, even the "pros" don't get it right om the first try. I bought a new computer with Linux preinstalled, and it didn't work, and had to be reinstalled. A beginners book as this claims to be needs a thorough installation section, but less for the desktop which has many similarities to windoz.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great how to, shows that Linux can be fun,
By A Customer
This review is from: Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye! (Paperback)
This is a great book! It showed me that that everything in Windows is available in Linux and more. I can work on office spreadsheets and listen to my MP3s. I'm going to buy a second copy for my local library.
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