Product Description: Sams Teach Yourself Linux in 24 Hours is a tutorial aimed at making the Linux beginner more effective and productive users of the operating system. Most books in this category are more of a general reference in nature and are designed to cover Linux in general...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Concentrating on Red Hat 5.0 Linux software, a thorough reference guide shows beginner and intermediate users how to install, manage, and use their Linux operating systems for day-to-day tasks, with the help of cross-references and a non-technical index. Original. (Beginner). (view table of contents)

Covers installation of the operating system, connecting to the Internet, receiving and sending faxes, word processing, StarOffice, and capturing and creating graphics

A tutorial to the open-source operating system offers lessons in installation, configuration, graphical user interfaces, and accompanying applications. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Comprising "Sams Teach Yourself StarOffice in 24 Hours" and "Sams Teach Yourself Linux in 24 Hours" (2nd ed), this bundle provides the reader with a complete introduction to Linux and its most used application, StarOffice.

Shows more advanced computer users how to install, configure, and manage Red Hat Linux 6.0, explaining how the operating system works and providing coverage of shells and shell programming, Internet access, and more. Original. (Intermediate/Advanced). (view table of contents)

A valuable handbook for professionals with operating system experience focuses on the needs of programmers, power users, and administrators, while explaining how to use the programming tools that come with the Linux system. Original. (Intermediate/Advanced). (view table of contents)

Product Description: With help from best selling Linux author, Bill Ball, in just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be up and running with SuSE Linux. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon the previous one, allowing you to learn the essentials of SuSE Linux from the ground up...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Covers installation of SuSE Linux 6.2, system management, configuration, network security, Internet connections, backup, file storage, managing peripherals, and Linux productivity clients (view table of contents)

A systematic tutorial/guide to the practical applications of Linux explains how to install and configure Linux, covering such topics as how to use the command line, connecting to the Web, using browsers and email, setting up printers and other peripherals, graphics and multimedia tools, networking applications, and more. Original. (Intermediate) (view table of contents)

Product Description: Laptops present unique challenges for Linux users. They use additional hardware and drivers, are used in changing environments, and require special security strategies. Mobile Linux takes on these challenges and gives you hints for selecting the best notebook for your needs, successfully installing Linux on your laptop, optimizing Linux performance, and troubleshooting problems that occur on the road...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Showcases the operating system's updated features and covers configuration, chat clients, desktop use, networking, Samba, Apache, network management, security, remote printing, C/C++ programming, scripting, and kernal building. (view table of contents)

Product Description: The New XFree86 is included in the latest releases of Linux distributions. It has improved graphics support, speed, and the ability to support TrueType fonts out of the box. The New XFree86 covers this latest incarnation of Linux's graphical network system, X11 R6...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This guide covers installing, using, and managing Linux on the Macintosh platform. It is aimed at beginners, providing details to getting started. It takes the reader through the first steps of working with a new technology. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Discusses topics including kernel architecture, GNOME, routing, firewalls, filesystems support, XFree86 architecture, printing services, and KDE 2.1/2.2. (view table of contents)

Discusses topics including kernel architecture, GNOME, routing, firewalls, filesystems support, server and system administration, and multimedia programs. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Continuing with the tradition of offering the best and most comprehensive coverage of Red Hat Linux on the market, Red Hat Linux 9 Unleashed includes new and additional material based on the latest release of Red Hat Linux.Incorporating an advanced approach to presenting information about Red Hat Linux, the book aims to provide the best and latest information intermediate to advanced Red Hat users need to know about installation, configuration, system administration, server operations, and security...read more

Provides instructions on installing, using, and administering Fedora core.

Product Description: Red Hat Fedora 2 Unleashed is the most trusted comprehensive guide to the latest version of Red Hat’s open-community Fedora Linux distribution. Incorporating an advanced approach, the information presented aims to provide you with the best and latest information about installation, configuration, system administration, server operations and security...read more

Covers all of Fedora's software packages, including up-to-date materials on new applications, with an updated discussion of the architecture of the Linux kernel 2.6 and other networking and system administration concerns. Original. (Advanced)

Provides inforamation on the installation, use, and administration of Red Hat Fedora 4.