Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005.43 EAN: 9780131872844 ISBN: 0131872842 Label: Prentice Hall PTR Manufacturer: Prentice Hall PTR Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 640 Publication Date: August 18, 2005 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Sales Rank: 653469 Studio: Prentice Hall PTR
Product Description'Linux software is like gold on the moon. It's wonderful, if you have a way to get it.' --Kevin Carmony, President and CEO, Linspire Inc.Sick of Windows Viruses, Crashes, and Expensive Upgrades? There's a better alternative: Linux. It's not just for 'geeks' anymore. It's for you--and it's for real. With Peter van der Linden's Guide to Linux(R), Linux isn't just powerful, it's easy and fun. While writing this book, the author spent an entire year helping new Linux users get started and once again demonstrated that he is flat-out brilliant at simplifying technology. He knows all the tricks and the quickest ways to help make you productive. Before demonstrating how to do something faster, easier, and better with Linux, he reminds you how it works in Windows. Along the way, he anticipates potential missteps and questions, and fills in the gaps other books ignore.* Get connected to the Internet, your email account, instant messaging, and your network*Get productive with OpenOffice, the amazing Microsoft Office clone that's absolutely free*Get solutions with van der Linden's easy, step-by-step troubleshooting help*Get into digital media--music, movies, DVDs, CD burning, digital photography, and more*Get secure and keep your data and email private with CIA-strength encryption *Get beyond the basics and leave Windows behind, download the best free software, and even master the command line The book includes a Linspire 5.0 CD-ROM, the world's easiest desktop Linux! Boot into Linux from the included CD, without installing anything or changing any Windows files at all.
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Rating: - CD does not work on any of my computers
"Linux software is like gold on the moon. It's wonderful, if you have a way to get it."
--Kevin Carmony, President and CEO, Linspire Inc.I would paraphrase it" if you have a way to get it work".
I got the book, read the tear dropping story about Uncle Josch and the whole chapter how wonderful Linspire is as compared to Miscosoft OS, how CHEAPER it is. I went to Linspire web site before I decided to buy the book with CD and they have they list of system requirements which gives you an ... Read More
Rating: - I've been using this book for 2 Years
I've been running Linspire Five-O for about two years. This book
still helps me. I just re-installed the operating system after a
Western Digital 10GB drive failed. (or filled up?) The OS would not load.
in about 2 hours I had an old W98 PC back up. This book helped quite a bit.
Linspire has been very stable on this old PC, I have it running 24-7
now with a new WD 80GB drive. Anyone with a old W98 PC should try it.
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Rating: - Almost time to bid farewell to Microsoft!
I have been building PCs since the Dos days and I struggled through the many imperfections of Win95/98/ME etc. Win2K was a vast improvement but still the security issues and constant patches are enough to drive anyone crazy. XP and Vista require faster, more expensive hardware than I care to invest. I tried several distributions of Linux and the learning curb required more time and effort than I was willing or able to commit. I installed the free version of Linspire called Freespire which is nearly ... Read More
Rating: - Linden's Guide to Linux
This is the book for anyone wanting to get full use out of Linspire 5.0. It has all the technical stuff you need to make using Linspire, the World's Easiest Desktop. It is a must for anyone that has already read The No Nonsense Guide.
Rating: - The ONE book a new Linspire user must have
The info in this book tells how to do everything a typical home user will want to do with Linspire, and how to configure and tweak things, and more important, how to resolve problems that creep up.
I think any company that sells pre-installed Linspire computers would be very well served by jacking up their price $30 and including this book. For a Windows user who buys a pre-installed Linspire system for the first time, this book can be the difference between 1) frustration and regreting the purchase, ... Read More
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- CD does not work on any of my computers
- I've been using this book for 2 Years