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Moving to Linux®: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye!
By Marcel Gagné
Publisher	: Addison Wesley
Pub Date	: August 07, 2003
ISBN	: 0-321-15998-5
Pages	: 368

		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
			Before You Begin
			Getting on the Net
			Connecting to the Net with a Modem
			Okay, I'm Connected. Now What?
			What about My Windows Friends?
			Resources
		Chapter 10.  Electronic Mail
			Be Prepared . . .
			Kmail
			Let's Communicate!
			Evolution
			Other Options
			Resources
		Chapter 11.  Surfing the Net (Just Browsing?)
			Konqueror
			Cool Konqueror Tricks
			Mozilla
			Wrapping up
			Resources
		Chapter 12.  Keeping Up to Date
			Mandrake Update
			Red Hat up2date
			SuSE's Online Update
			Ximian's Red Carpet
			The Not-So-Final Word on Updates
			Resources
		Chapter 13.  Word Processors (It Was a Dark and Stormy Night…)
			OpenOffice.org Writer
			Write Now!
			Toolbars of Every Kind . . .
			Help!
			To Word or Not to Word?
			Personalizing Your Environment
			Running on AutoPilot
			Navigating Style
			Speaking of Document Elements . . .
			More! Give Me More!
			Other Options
			Resources
		Chapter 14.  Spreadsheets (Tables You Can Count on)
			Starting a New Spreadsheet and Entering Data
			Basic Math
			Saving Your Work
			Complex Charts and Graphs, Oh My!
			Alternatives
			Resources
		Chapter 15.  Presentation Graphics (For Those Who Need No Introduction)
			Getting Ready to Impress
			Instant Web Presentations
			So What's with the Penguin?
			Extra! Extra!
			Resources
		Chapter 16.  Graphics and Art (Just Call Me Leonardo)
			Working with a Digital Camera
			Scanning . . .
			Optical Character Recognition
			Welcome to the GIMP
			Printing Your Masterpiece
			Tools, Tools, and More Tools
		Chapter 17.  Multimedia (If Music Be the Food of Love . . . )
			Adjusting the Levels
			KsCD, the KDE CD Player
			XMMS
			Noatun
			Ripping and Burning Songs
			K3b for a Friendlier Burn
			Lights, Camera, Action: Moving Pictures
			Playing the MS-Only Plugin Game
			Then, There's Mplayer!
			Using MPlayer as a Browser Plugin
			It's a Wrap!
			Resources
		Chapter 18.  Fun and Games (Very Serious Fun)
			Security Revisited
			Take Me out to the Arcade
			Deal those Cards, Ace
			B-4. Miss. E-7. Hit!
			Educational Games
			3D Accelerated Fun
			More Games! I Need More Games!
			Resources
		Appendix A.  The GNU General Public License
			GNU General Public License
		Appendix B.  Take Command of Linux
			An Easy Start
			Working with Files
			A Peek at Metacharacters
			File Permissions in the Shell
			Standard Input and Standard Output
			Pipes and Piping
			Working with Directories
			More on File Permissions
			User and Group Ownership
			Who Can Do What?
			Finding Anything
			Forging on . . .
			References
		About the CD-ROM
			Minimun Suggested Requirements and Instructions
			License Agreement
			Technical Support