Negus C. Linux Bible 2007 Edition: Boot Up Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, SUSE, and 11 Other Distributions

Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2007, - 890 pages.
Linux Bible 2007 Edition is here to open your eyes to what Linux is, where it came from, and where it’s going. But, most of all, the book is here to hand you Linux and help you get started. Because Linux is the operating system of free speech and free choice, Linux Bible gives you choices in selecting the Linux that is right for you.Part I assumes that someone has set up a Linux system in front of you. So after Starting with Linux in Chapter 1, you learn the basics of how to
Use the shell (Chapter 2)
Work with your graphical desktop (Chapter 3).Part II, you learn how to
Do basic administration (Chapter 4)
Connect to the Internet (Chapter 5)
Secure your Linux system (Chapter 6).If you don’t have Linux installed yet, this book helps you out in a big way: The companion DVD and CD include a variety of Linux distributions you can try. Part III (Chapters 7 through 19) describes each of those distributions and how to install them.In Part IV, you learn to get some fun and useful features going in Linux so that you can
Play music and video (Chapter 20)
Write documents and work with graphics (Chapter 21)
Use Web browsers and e-mail clients (Chapter 22).
Play games (Chapter 23).Linux creates powerful servers, and in Part V you learn to
Set up a Web server using Apache, MySQL, and PHP in Linux (Chapter 24)
Run a mail server (Chapter 25)
Share printers with a CUPS print server (Chapter 26)
Share files with a Samba or NFS file server (Chapter 27).If you are coming to Linux for its programming environment, Part VI provides chapters that describe
Programming environments and interfaces (Chapter 28)
Programming tools and utilities (Chapter 29).In addition, Appendix A tells you what’s on the DVD and CD, how to install from the DVD or CD, and how to burn additional installation CDs from the software that comes with this book.
Appendix B helps get you plugged in to the Linux community.