Linux Annoyances for Geeks: Getting the Most Flexible System in the World Just the Way You Want It - page 1
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- Linux Annoyances for Geeks
- Linux Annoyances for Geeks
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Configuring a Desktop Environment
- Section 1.1. I Want the Advantages of Both KDE and GNOME
- Section 1.2. I Need a Custom Login Menu
- Section 1.3. I Can t Configure a Standard Background
- Section 1.4. I d Like Desktop Icons for My Applications
- Section 1.5. The Desktop Is Too Big for My Monitor
- Section 1.6. My Mouse Doesn t Do What I Want
- Section 1.7. My Users Mess Up Their Desktops
- Section 1.8. My CDDVD Is Locked
- Section 1.9. I Can t Get to the GUI
- Section 1.10. User Downloads Are Overloading Workstations
- Section 1.11. I Need to Manage Sound Events
- Chapter 2. Configuring User Workstations
- Section 2.1. I m Afraid of Losing Data
- Section 2.2. My Boss Insists on Real-Time Backups
- Section 2.3. I Lost Data When I Removed My FloppyMemory Stick
- Section 2.4. That Command Doesn t Write to My DVD
- Section 2.5. I Don t Remember Where That File Is
- Section 2.6. I Need to Search Within a Bunch of Files
- Section 2.7. I Can t Copy from the Command Line
- Section 2.8. How Do I Deal with Spaces and Odd Characters in Filenames?
- Section 2.9. Users Are Complaining There s No ZIP
- Chapter 3. Optimizing Internet Applications
- Section 3.1. Firefox Isn t Working as It Should
- Section 3.2. I m Drowning in Good Email
- Section 3.3. I m Having Trouble Converting from Outlook
- Section 3.4. I m Having Trouble Chatting on AIM, Yahoo, or MSN
- Section 3.5. I Need a Simple Web Browser
- Section 3.6. I Keep Having to Start an FTP Download from Scratch
- Section 3.7. I Need to Connect via Modem (GUI Tools)
- Chapter 4. Setting Up Local Applications
- Section 4.1. So Many Options for Applications
- Section 4.2. Microsoft Word Documents Don t Work on Linux
- Section 4.3. I Need My Microsoft Office
- Section 4.4. I Can t Read PDFs or PostScript Documents
- Section 4.5. I Want My Quicken
- Section 4.6. I Need a Screenshot
- Section 4.7. Making GUI File Managers Work for You
- Section 4.8. I Need a Movie Viewer
- Chapter 5. Installation Annoyances
- Section 5.1. Linux Won t Work with All My Hardware
- Section 5.2. I m Having Trouble with Microsoft-Dependent Hardware
- Section 5.3. Making That Laptop Sing with Linux
- Section 5.4. My Wireless Card Works on Another Operating System, but Not Linux
- Section 5.5. So Many Distributions, So Little Time
- Section 5.6. Downloading New Distributions Takes Too Long
- Section 5.7. Too Many Computers on Which to Install Linux
- Section 5.8. I Need Help and Am Afraid of Asking Online
- Chapter 6. Basic Start Configuration
- Section 6.1. It Takes Too Long to Boot
- Section 6.2. Rooting Out the Bootloader
- Section 6.3. Dual Boots Can Be Troublesome
- Section 6.4. Dual-Boot Recovery
- Section 6.5. My Computer Won t Stop Rebooting
- Section 6.6. User Passwords Are Too Weak
- Section 6.7. I Lost the Root Password
- Section 6.8. My Server Is So Secure I Can t Log In as Root
- Section 6.9. There Are Too Many Ways to Log In
- Section 6.10. The Boss Told Me to Secure the Server Without Locking the Room
- Chapter 7. Kernel Itches and Other Configuration Annoyances
- Section 7.1. The Kernel Needs an Upgrade
- Section 7.2. Recompiling the Kernel
- Section 7.3. I Can t Boot Because of a Kernel Panic
- Section 7.4. I Can t Boot Because of Some
- Section 7.5. I Need to Add a Custom Kernel Module
- Section 7.6. My Files Are on That Other Computer
- Section 7.7. Regular Users Can t Mount the CDDVD Drive
- Section 7.8. I m Having Trouble Connecting to an Existing Network
- Section 7.9. I Need to Work with Microsoft-Formatted Partitions
- Chapter 8. System Maintenance
- Section 8.1. I Can t Boot Because the Partition Is Corrupt
- Section 8.2. My Hard Drive Is Failing and I Need a BackupFast
- Section 8.3. A Windows User Reinstalled Windows on a Dual-Boot System
- Section 8.4. My home Directory Is Too Small
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