Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye! - page 1
- Main Page
- Main Page
- Table of content
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Is Linux Really FREE?
- The GPL
- So What Do I Gain?
- What Do I Lose?
- Some Tips on Using this Book
- Help Me
- About the CD
- It s My Philosophy
- Resources
- Chapter 2. Ready . . . Set . . . Linux
- Getting Linux
- Getting a Free Copy of Linux
- Dual Booting
- Preserving Your Data
- A Linux-Only System
- Windows on Linux
- Breaking Free
- Resources
- Chapter 3. The Installation
- Getting Ready for Your Installation
- Hardware Considerations
- Dual Booting Revisited
- An Installation Comparison
- A Mandrake Linux Install
- Putting On The Red Hat
- A SuSE Install
- Not So Tough Installs
- Starting and Stopping Linux
- And Now . . . Linux
- Resources
- Chapter 4. Getting Your Hands Dirty
- Getting to Know You . . . KDE
- Logging In
- Becoming One with the Desktop
- Your First Application
- Windows, Title Bars, and Menus, Oh My
- Resizing Windows
- Command Central
- A Polite Introduction to the Command Line
- Changing Your Password
- Konquest of the Desktop
- Chapter 5. Konquering Your World
- Files, Directories, and the Root of All Things
- Wherever You Go . . .
- Enhancing Konqueror
- Uh, Roger, Copy That . . .
- Creating New Directories
- Copying Files and Directories (and Moving, Too)
- Deleting Files and Directories
- My World, My Way
- Making Your Home a Home
- Chapter 6. Customizing Your Desktop (or Making Your World Your Own)
- I Am Sovereign of All I Survey . . .
- Save My Screen, Please
- Moving Things Around
- Is That a Theme or a Motif?
- Adding Icons and Shortcuts to Your Desktop
- Miscellaneous Changes
- Chapter 7. Installing New Packages
- Linux and Security
- Kpackage
- RPMs, the Shell Way
- Look, Use the Source . . .
- The Extract and Build Five-Step
- Resources
- Chapter 8. Working with Devices
- Yes, It Runs with Linux
- Plug and Play
- Getting Familiar with Your Hardware
- Printers and Printing
- Modems versus Winmodems
- What? More Devices?
- Resources
- Chapter 9. Connecting to the Internet