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Reach for the best first Linux book for new or migrating users - Linux Bible: Boot Up to Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, openSUSE, and 11 Other Distributions, 2008 Edition. Jump headlong into Linux, regardless of the Linux distribution you choose. Choose the Linux distribution that's right for you. Detailed installation instructions, step-by-step descriptions of key Desktop and Server components, and the actual distributions on CD and DVD, let you get started using Linux immediately. The Bible is for everyone from those starting with Linux to anyone looking to evaluate different Linux distributions. Instead of just telling you about how the technology works, "Bringing Linux In" sections describe how people have implemented Linux in the real world. The DVD and CD includes the latest versions of at least the following Linux distributions: Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, KNOPPIX, Gentoo, Slackware, Mandriva, Damn Small Linux, SLAX, BackTrack, GeeXbox, and others.

How a small office created an inexpensive Web, print, and File server

How a do-it-yourselfer combined Linux Audio and Video features to create a home multimedia center

How a school built a Computer lab with free educational software

How a large corporation deployed thousands of Linux systems

Starting with Linux

Running Commands from the Shell

Getting into the Desktop

Basic Administration

Getting on the Internet

Securing Linux

Choosing and Installing

Fedora & Red Hat Enterprise, Debian GNU/Linux, SUSE & openSUSE, KNOPPIX, Yellow Dog, Gentoo, Slackware, Linspire & Freespire, Mandriva, Ubuntu

Firewall/Router

Bootable Distributions

Applications

Playing Music & Video

Working with Words and Images

E-Mailing & Web Browsing

Gaming

Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (LAMP) Server

Mail, Print, and File Servers

Programming Environments and Interfaces, Tools and Utilities

Entering the Linux Community

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