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Linux for Non-Geeks: A Hands-On, Project-Based, Take-It-Slow Guidebook
Linux for Non-Geeks: A Hands-On, Project-Based, Take-It-Slow Guidebook
ISBN: 1593270348
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 188
Authors:
Rickford Grant
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Table of Contents
BackCover
Linux For Non-Geeks-A Hands-On, Project-Based, Take-It-Slow Guidebook
Preface
Concept and Approach
How to Use This Book
About the Conventions Used in This Book
Version Compatibility and Updates
About the CDs Accompanying This Book
Chapter 1: Becoming a Penguinista
What Is Linux?
About the Penguin
Why Should I Use Linux?
But Is Linux Really Ready for the Desktop?
What Is a Distribution?
What Is Fedora Core?
Hardware Compatibility
Hardware Requirements
Where Do I Go from Here?
Chapter 2: Making Commitments
Single- or Dual-Boot Setup?
Pre-Installation: Can You Boot from CD?
Doing the Deed
Dual-Boot Installation
Post-Installation Steps
Chapter 3: A New Place to Call Home
Welcome to the GNOME Desktop
Desktop Icons
Nautilus
The Main Menu
The GNOME Panel
Project 3A: Customizing the GNOME Panel
More Panel Fun
Virtual Desktops
Project 3B: Screenshots
Shutting Down
Chapter 4: More Than Webbed Feet
Mozilla - Your Internet Browser
Email
Instant Messaging with Gaim
Other Internet Applications
Chapter 5: Dressing up the Bird
Experimenting with a New User Account
Project 5A: Customizing Your Desktop Environment
Changing Your Login Screen
Choosing a Screensaver
Setting System Sounds
Mozilla Themes
Chapter 6: Gutenbird
Setting Things Up
Printing with the Printer
Printing to PDF
Changing Printer Settings
Adding Another Print Queue (and Why You Might Want to Do So)
Selecting Print Queues
Canceling a Print Job
Chapter 7: Putting Your Data on Ice
Floppies
Reading Data CDs
Playing Music CDs
CD-RW Drives
Burning Data CDs
Dealing with CD-RW Disks
Duplicating Audio and Data CDs
Burning ISO Images to Disk
Chapter 8: RPM Isn t a 1980 s Atlanta-Based Band
Project 8A: Working Directly with RPM Packages
Project 8B: Adding and Removing RPM Packages via the Package Management Window
Uninstalling Packages
Chapter 9: Simple Kitten Ways
Meet the Terminal
Nontoxic Commands
Commands with Some Teeth
A Couple of Other Biters You ll Be Using Soon
Project 9A: Command Practice with pyWings
Project 9B: More Command Practice with pyChing (Optional)
Project 9C: The Mozilla Flash Plug-In
Chapter 10: Yes, Yet Another Way
Project 10A: Installing APT and Synaptic
Project 10B: Using Synaptic to Install MPlayer
Updating the APT Package Database with Synaptic
Finding New Packages and Upgrading Packages with Synaptic
Removing Packages with Synaptic
Adding Repositories to Synaptic s Lookup List
Hungry for More?
Chapter 11: Dining on Tarballs
What Is Source?
Tarballs: The Containers of Source
Project 11A: Compiling and Installing Xmahjongg
Project 11B: XPenguins (Optional)
Chapter 12: Data on Ice Revisited
Adding Additional USB Storage Devices
Dual Booters: Mounting Windows Partitions or Drives
Chapter 13: Tux Rocks
Grip
Sound Juicer
Rhythmbox
XMMS
Project 13A: Installing MP3 Support for XMMS
Project 13B: Using XMMS Skins
EasyTAG
Audacity
Project 13C: RealOne Player
Chapter 14: Brush-Wielding Penguins
Project 14A: Tux Paint (Optional)
Project 14B: Sodipodi (Optional)
Viewing Your Images with gThumb
Project 14C: Emblems Again Creating Your Own
Creating Your Own Icons (and Emblems)
Scanning
Digital Cameras
Chapter 15: Penguins Back to Work
OpenOffice.org
The OpenOffice.org Applications
Another Office Suite
AbiWord
Some Other Cool Productivity Apps
Making Your Own Tarballs (and ZIP Files) with File Roller
Project 15A: Checking Your System for Viruses (Optional)
Chapter 16: Font Feathered Frenzy
Installing Fonts
Project 16A: Installing TrueType Fonts Using the Easy Method
Project 16B: Installing TrueType Fonts for Use with Core X
Project 16C: Dual Booters: Installing Fonts from Your Windows Partition (Optional)
Customizing Your System Fonts
Project 16D: Creating Your Own Fonts with PfaEdit (Optional)
Chapter 17: Tux Speaks Your Language
Read-Only Language Support
Typing Nonstandard Characters
Viewing Your System in Another Language
Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Input
Kdeedu Language-Learning Programs
Project 17A: Installing the StarDict Dictionary (Optional)
Hungry for More?
Chapter 18: Tux Untethered
Should I Go Wireless?
Wireless Protocols
Wi-Fi Hardware
Setting Up Your Wireless Card
Activating Your Wireless Network Interface Card
A Quick Fix for the Wi-Fi Quirkies
Chapter 19: Leaving the Nest
KDE
Keeping Your System Up to Date
Odds and Ends
Project 19A: Programming for Linux? (Absolutely Optional, but Kind of Fun)
Project 19B: Running Windows Programs Under Linux with Wine (Optional)
Chapter 20: What To Do If Tux Starts Acting Up
Problems and Solutions
Appendix A: Launcher Specifications
Command and Launcher Specs for Programs Hidden in GNOME
Appendix B: Resources
Mailing Lists
Hardware Compatibility Issues
Wireless Related Sites
Download Sites
Linux Reference Sites
News and Information
Buying Linux CDs
Index
Index_Numbers
Index_A
Index_B
Index_C
Index_D
Index_E
Index_F
Index_G
Index_H
Index_I
Index_J
Index_K
Index_L
Index_M
Index_N
Index_O
Index_P
Index_Q
Index_R
Index_S
Index_T
Index_U
Index_V
Index_W
Index_X
Index_Z
List of Figures
Linux for Non-Geeks: A Hands-On, Project-Based, Take-It-Slow Guidebook
ISBN: 1593270348
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 188
Authors:
Rickford Grant
BUY ON AMAZON
Project Management JumpStart
Building the Foundation
Initiating the Project
Controlling the Project Outcome
Appendix B Sample Project Management Forms
Appendix C Sample Project Management Checklists
OpenSSH: A Survival Guide for Secure Shell Handling (Version 1.0)
Step 4.4 How to Generate a Key Using PuTTY
Step 4.6 How to use PuTTY Passphrase Agents
Step 5.1 General Troubleshooting
Step 5.2 Troubleshooting Common OpenSSH Errors/Problems
Step 6.3 X11 Forwarding
Identifying and Managing Project Risk: Essential Tools for Failure-Proofing Your Project
Why Project Risk Management?
Identifying Project Scope Risk
Managing Project Constraints and Documenting Risks
Conclusion
Appendix A Selected Detail From the PERIL Database
C++ GUI Programming with Qt 3
Supporting Custom Drag Types
Container Classes
Databases
Translating Applications
Installing Qt/X11
The Complete Cisco VPN Configuration Guide
Cisco VPN Client Interface
VPN Client GUI Options
PIX and ASA Feature and Product Overview
PIX and ASA Site-to-Site Connections
Summary
Microsoft VBScript Professional Projects
Conditional Logic and Iterative Structures
VBScript Objects
Designing the Web Site
Converting Reports to HTML Pages
Report Distribution and Remote Archive Management
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