Table of Contents

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LINUX® DESKTOP GARAGE
By Susan Matteson
Publisher	: Prentice Hall PTR
Pub Date	: February 15, 2005
ISBN	: 0-13-149419-8
Pages	: 384

		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
			WineX/Cedega
			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