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Linux(R) Desktop Garage

ISBN: 0131494198
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2006
Pages: 141

Authors: Susan Matteson

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• LINUX DESKTOP GARAGE
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• The Garage Series
• Preface: Why a Book About the Linux Desktop?
• What Is in This Book
• Conventions Used in This Book
• What Is on the CD
• What Is on the Web Site
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Chapter 1. What Are You Getting Into?
• Mastering the Lingo
• How to Get a Linux Distribution
• Which Distro?
• Burning Disk Images
• Dual-Booting
• A Few Installation Notes
• Startup and Login
• Links
• Chapter 2. The All-Expense-Paid Desktop Tour
• Login Managers
• The Desktop Landscape
• Panels and Menus
• Virtual Desktops
• Manage Your Files
• The Terminal
• Links
• Chapter 3. System Tools and Utilities
• What Are System Tools and Utilities?
• Fedora s System Tools and System Settings
• Mandrakelinux Control Center
• Printing
• Connecting to the World
• Installing New Software
• Links
• Chapter 4. What s Your Preference?
• What Can You Change on Your Desktop?
• KDE Control Center
• GNOME Control Center
• Icons
• Fonts
• Links
• Chapter 5. Browse the Internet
• Mozilla
• Mozilla Firefox
• Konqueror
• Other Browsers Available for Linux
• Multimedia on the Web
• The Skinny
• Links
• Chapter 6. E-mail and Newsgroups
• E-mail
• Newsgroups
• The Skinny
• Links
• Chapter 7. Schedules, Contacts, and Tasks
• Evolution
• KDE-PIM Suite
• Syncing with Your PDA
• The Skinny
• Links
• Chapter 8. Office Documents and Software Suites
• Building D: Section b, Custodial Engineering Plaza
• OpenOffice.org
• Other Office and Productivity Programs
• PDF Documents
• The Skinny
• Links
• Chapter 9. Photos and Graphics
• Digital Cameras
• Create and Edit Images
• Manage Images and Photo Albums
• The Skinny
• Links
• Chapter 10. Instant Messaging and Chat
• Dustological Empiricism and Instant Messaging
• Gaim
• Kopete
• Yahoo Messenger
• What Is IRC?
• ChatZilla
• XChat
• The Skinny
• Links
• Chapter 11. Music and Movies
• Play Music
• Watch Movies
• The Skinny
• Links
• Chapter 12. Play Games
• Prometheus Fragged: The Lost Play of Aeschylus
• Free Games
• Other Free Games
• Commercial Games
• Other Commercial Games
• Emulators
• WineXCedega
• The Skinny
• Links
• Chapter 13. Running Windows Applications
• Wine
• CrossOver Office
• Win4Lin
• VMWare
• The Skinny
• Links
• FAQ
• Windows to Linux Switcher Toolkit
• Glossary
• Article
• About the CD-ROM
• CD-ROM Disclaimer
• Index
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