SUSE Linux 10 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
Product Description
Install SUSE Linux and take advantage of cool new tools
Use OpenOffice.org, go online with Firefox®, set up a wireless LAN, and more
SUSE Linux is gaining popularity everywhere, and you'll soon see why. This friendly guide will help you install and configure the newest version, then help you work with digital media, build a network, get acquainted with Firefox (the super-secure browser that has everybody excited),explore Skype and Linphone Internet phone services, and much more!
Discover how to
Set up an Ethernet LAN with wireless access
Use the OpenOffice.org productivity suite
Read newsgroups and use instant messaging
Play music and burn CDs
Secure your SUSE system
Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #530136 in Books
Published on: 2005-12-27
Number of items: 1
Binding: Paperback
356 pages
Editorial Reviews
Download Description
What the book covers: SUSE Linux For Dummies is for newbies who want to experiment with or choose the SUSE Linux distribution for desktop use. This second edition is being fully updated to reflect the latest version of SUSE due out in November 2005. It shows beginners how to install, get up and running, and use SUSE on the desktop. It has detailed, step-by-step installation instructions. It gets readers started with SUSE, covering how to use the desktop; find and organize files; connect to the Internet; and set up Ethernet LAN with Wireless access. It explains how to do everyday tasks, such as browse the Web; read e-mail and newsgroups; use instant messaging; work with the OpenOffice.org Office Productivity Suite; play music and burn CDs; and work with photos and images. It also covers securing the SUSE Linux system as well as some very basic system administration tasks.
About the Author
Naba Barkakati is a Senior Technologist at the U.S. Government Accountability Office's Center for Technology and Engineering. An electrical engineer and expert programmer, he has written more than 25 books.
Download Description
What the book covers: SUSE Linux For Dummies is for newbies who want to experiment with or choose the SUSE Linux distribution for desktop use. This second edition is being fully updated to reflect the latest version of SUSE due out in November 2005. It shows beginners how to install, get up and running, and use SUSE on the desktop. It has detailed, step-by-step installation instructions. It gets readers started with SUSE, covering how to use the desktop; find and organize files; connect to the Internet; and set up Ethernet LAN with Wireless access. It explains how to do everyday tasks, such as browse the Web; read e-mail and newsgroups; use instant messaging; work with the OpenOffice.org Office Productivity Suite; play music and burn CDs; and work with photos and images. It also covers securing the SUSE Linux system as well as some very basic system administration tasks.
Customer Reviews
Only Okay
This books is very much for a total beginner. If you are looking for some great book, this is not it. It deals with the basics only.
DEFRAG FIRST
Very good book. The installation didn't go well at first.
Then I did a defrag and all went very well.
Very different from the usual cutesy Dummies book
I was pleasant suprised, then delighted, to find that this was NOT the usual, repellently cutesy Dummies book, but a very complete, straighforward guide to SuSE Linux 10. Additionally, it's an A+ book for those who may be thinking about Linux but have been frustrated by their attempts to learn the basics and/or install one of the popular distributions unaided. Barkakati respects the reader's intelligence, but he doesn't assume too much. He starts easy and doesn't leap suddenly onto a higher level of technical complexity, as many authors of computer books do. A common complaint among those who dip a toe into Linux is that it's a technical nightmare. Barkakati does an excellent job of introducing new users to the world of the command line. As operating systems and applications have evolved, we've lost the best features of the DOS command line and text-based programs such as WordStar -- namely, power and speed. Barkakati gives the reader a gentle introduction to that "closer to the computer" world.
Labels: For Dummies, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Suse
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