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This is a very good book for a Linux Newby.It will help you understand the Linux operating system in plain language that a person who has been using Windows all his life can understand.It deals with a few specific versions of Linux,although it cannot possibly cover them all,it does give you a solid foundation for several of the most popular versions.I use Freespire myself,and I have gotten to know it better because of this book.It also includes two DVD's with Linux on them in several versions free to try!
I've been looking for an alternative to Mr Gates products for a long time. Downloading and using Open Office.org and having it work so well was realy encouraging so I thought that it might be possible to thwart Mr Gates' efforts by using a LINUX distribution. She doesn't snswer all the questions that came to my mind. Remember this admonition: Unless you have an extra pc lying around that you can afford to have without a fully functional operating system,until you can get the bugs ironed out, stay away from linux, you can get in a lot of trouble real fast. The book is well written in a frendly atmosphere but looking for answers to questions that aren't there (like connectivity or choosing the right hardware) raises my anxiety. This is true with all the URL's I have visited looking for answers. This is not something that you can read and do, it requires a lot of unproductive time spent in front of your machine before you have an operating system that works. Who can afford it?Read full review
This book is good for beginners into the world of Linux. Its very easy to follow and with the included Linux software made it even better. I'm sure it will be close to my desk for a very long time. I love the dummies series of books for being easy to read, and in "plain English" I highly recommend Linux for Dummies if you venture into the world of Linux.
NEEDED SOMETHING CONDENSED BECAUSE CHANGING JOBS REQUIRES ME TO KNOW IT ALL YESTERDAY . Am steadily reading and LEARNING !!!
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