Sams Teach Yourself Mandrake Linux in 24 Hours

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Sams Teach Yourself Linux-Mandrake in 24 Hours Starter Kit is a results oriented, step-by-step guide designed to help you learn about the Linux-Mandrake distribution in a non-threatening environment. It gives a tour of the operating system and many of the applications that come with the distribution. After reading this book and working through the exercises, you will be able to install and configure the Linux-Mandrake distribution on a variety of machines and possess a good knowledge of Linux in general. It provides a coherent introduction to command line usage and good opportunities for you to gain experience with command line usage as a logical part of a productive work exercise. You are also guided through these same or similar exercises using the graphical user environments.

Table of Contents:
Introduction. I. INSTALLING LINUX-MANDRAKE. Hour 1. Preparing for the Installation Before You Begin. Deciding How to Install Linux-Mandrake. Selecting Applications to Install with Linux-Mandrake. Making Sure You Have the Right Equipment. Getting Ready for the Installation. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Hour 2. Installing Linux-Mandrake. Locating the Boot Disk. Preparing the Hard Drive. Installing the Distribution. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Hour 3. Troubleshooting the Linux-Mandrake Installation. Adjusting the Video Display. Wiring the Computer for Sound. Getting Help. Finding Help on the Internet. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. II. AN INTERFACE FOR ALL OCCASIONS. Hour 4. Living in a Graphical Workspace. Finding a GUI: An Open and Shut Case. Moving Around the GUI. Exploring the Panel. Working with Application Windows. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Hour 5. Changing Your View of the Desktop. Commuting in a Virtual World. Adding Desktop Backgrounds and Wallpapers. Changing the Décor with Screensavers. Adding New Color to Windows. Customizing Desktop Icons. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. III. UNDERSTANDING THE FILESYSTEM. Hour 6. The Marvelous, Mystical Filesystem Tour. Exploring the Directory Structure. Understanding Linux File Commands. Managing Directories from the Command Line. Getting Started with Graphical File Managers. Managing Files and Directories. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Hour 7. System Administration Tasks. Configuring Accounts with Linuxconf. Working with User Accounts. Working with Group Accounts. Sharing Files with a Group of Users. Gathering System Information. Updating the Time. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Hour 8. Backing Up the Filesystem. Deciding How and What to Back Up. Using the Backup Tools. Working with Floppy Disk Drives. Cross-Platform Filing. Creating Backups on CD Read/Write Media. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Hour 9. Managing Applications. Finding a Few Good Programs. Installing Applications. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Hour 10. Networking the Small Office/Home Office. When Is the Right Time to Build a Network? The Importance of Planning. Document Everything About the Network. Building an Intranet. Tips for Administering the Network. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. IV. PUTTING LINUX-MANDRAKE TO WORK. Hour 11. Getting on the Internet. What You Need Before You Begin. Setting Up a PPP Connection. Working on the Web with Netscape Communicator. Transferring Files with gFTP. Chatting with Your Friends in Xchat. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Hour 12. Document Processing with KlyX. Creating a New Document. Editing A Document. Formatting the Document. Using Headers and Footers. Design Elements for Your Documents. Spell Checking a Document. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Hour 13. Checkbooks Gone Digital. Getting Started with CBB. Using Categories to Track Spending Habits. Recording Transactions. Balancing an Account. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Hour 14. Building a Web Site with Screem. Getting Ready to Screem. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Hour 15. Printing and Faxing Documents. Getting Ready to Print Your Documents. Sending Faxes from Your Computer. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. V. THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO EMACS. Hour 16. Text Processing with Emacs. Getting Started with Emacs. Working in Enriched Text Mode. Enhancing a Document. Creating an Outline. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Hour 17. The Emacs Help System. Reading the Linux man Pages. Using the Texinfo Documentation System. Introducing Lisp Functions. Workshop. Hour 18. Time Management with Emacs. Trying the Emacs Calendar. A Few Fun Features. Dear Diary. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. VI. GOING FOR THE GRAPHICS. Hour 19. The Gimp. Getting Ready for an Art Adventure. And Here's…The Gimp. Enhancing Photographs. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Hour 20. Killustrator. Getting Started with Killustrator. Setting Up Your Drawing. Colorizing Drawing Objects. Adding Text to a Drawing. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Hour 21. Morphing Is for Comedians. Creating Saturday Morning Cartoons. 3D Modeling. Creating Animations with Morphing Software. Getting Started with XMRM. Going Hollywood. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Hour 22. Graphics Viewers and Utilities. Coloring and Resizing Images with Electric Eyes. Managing Image Files with GQView. Watching Slideshows with Kview. Creating Icons with the KDE Icon Editor. Taking Snapshots of Your Desktop. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. VII. SIT BACK AND HAVE SOME FUN - 355 -. Hour 23. Multimedia. Playing Music CDs. Listening to WAV and MIDI Files. Karaoke in Your Own Backyard. Watching Videos. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Hour 24. Games. Fun Stuff that Comes with Linux-Mandrake. Playing Linux Games. Finding Games on the Internet. Playing Windows Games with Wine. Summary. Q&A. Workshop. Appendix A: Answers. Hour 1. Hour 2. Hour 3. Hour 4. Hour 5. Hour 6. Hour 7. Hour 8. Hour 9. Hour 10. Hour 11. Hour 12. Hour 13. Hour 14. Hour 15. Hour 16. Hour 17. Hour 18. Hour 19. Hour 20. Hour 21. Hour 22. Hour 23. Hour 24. Index.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780672318771
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Sams Publishing
  • Height: 233 mm
  • No of Pages: 408
  • Weight: 704 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0672318776
  • Publisher Date: 19 Apr 2000
  • Binding: SA
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 22 mm
  • Width: 188 mm


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