Linux Bible: Boot Up to Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, OpenSUSE, and 11 Other Distributions

Christopher Negus, Chris Negus

John Wiley & Sons, Feb 19, 2008 - Computers - 845 pages

The perfect book to help you make the move to LinuxWith Linux, you can start with a full-featured desktop computer and scale up to powerful corporate servers. Get the most out of Linux for your home, small business, school, or corporate computing needs with this comprehensive reference as your guide. Youa'll walk through 16 different Linux distributions, find step-by-step instructions, and see how other enterprising Linux do-it-yourselfers are creating powerful and inexpensive systems. This is the book you need to succeed with Linux. Master Linux for desktops, servers, and workstations Find, install, and use tons of free and open source software Create your own cool apps with useful programming tools Launch all your music, video, images, and documents in Linux Browse, e-mail, or chat over the Internet from a Linux desktop Set up your own e-mail and Web (LAMP) servers Make safe connections with firewalls and other security tools A total of 16 different Linux distributions are included on the DVD and CD-ROM. To try out Linux, boot directly to KNOPPIX, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Gentoo, BackTrack, and other live Linux distributions To keep Linux permanently, install Fedora, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Debian, Damn Small Linux, Slackware Linux, and other distributions to your hard disk Whata's on the DVD and CD-ROM?DVD Includes Ubuntu Linux (live/install) Fedora Linux (install) openSUSE (live/install) KNOPPIX (live) Freespire (live/install) Gentoo Linux (install) Slackwarer Linux (install) BackTrack (live) Mandriva One (live/install) CD-ROM Includes Debian GNU/Linux (install) Damn Small Linux (live/install) SLAX (live/install) System Rescue CD (live) INSERT (live) Puppy Linux (live) Gentoo Linux (install) Coyote Linux (floppy firewall) System Requirements: All software built for x86 computers See chapters on each distribution for system requirements

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About the author

Chris Negus has written or co-written dozens of books on Linux and UNIX, including Red Hat Linux Bible (all editions), Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Bible, Linux Troubleshooting Bible, Linux Toys, and Linux Toys II. In late 2007, Chris co-authored three books for the new Linux Toolbox series for power users: Fedora Linux Toolbox, SUSE Linux Toolbox, and Ubuntu Linux Toolbox. For eight years, he worked with the organization at AT&T that developed UNIX before moving to Utah to contribute to Novell’s short-lived UnixWare project in the early 1990s. When not writing about Linux, Chris enjoys playing soccer and just hanging out with his family.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Linux Bible: Boot Up to Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, OpenSUSE, and 11 Other Distributions; Bible (Wiley); Volume 477 of Bible Series; Linux Bible, Chris Negus; Volume 1 of Linux Bible: Boot Up to Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, SUSE, and 11 Other Distributions, Chris Negus
• Authors: Christopher Negus, Chris Negus
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2008
• ISBN: 0470230193, 9780470230190
• Length: 845 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Operating Systems / General; Computers / Operating Systems / Linux