Linux in easy steps
By Mike McGrath
£10.99
Publication: January 11, 2008
Pages: 192
ISBN: 978-1-84078-351-3
About the book
Begun as a small-scale labor of love, Linux has blossomed into the world’s most versatile and flexible operating system. The reasons for its appeal are manifold: This open source OS allows numerous users to simultaneously work with multiple applications without experiencing any traffic problems, thus making it an ideal operating system for web servers. In addition, Linux is an extremely stable operating system that serves as a platform for an ever-growing number of quality applications. And not least, it’s free! You can download it for nothing from the Internet.
With Linux in easy steps, joining the Linux Revolution is as easy as one, two, three. Following its simple instructions, you can learn to install the operating system, explore the desktop, and launch great applications. This fully illustrated primer teaches you to climb the Linux directory tree, navigate with the File Browser, and much more. Its easy-to-understand tutorials guide you through the OpenOffice business suite and media applications that let you enjoy the web, music, video, and graphics. Later chapters show you how to use the Linux shell to communicate directly with the kernel at the very heart of the operating system, allowing you total control over your Linux system.
Linux in easy steps opens the door to a whole new world of digital possibilities!
About the author
Mike McGrath now lives in South-east Europe, on the sun-kissed shores of the Aegean Sea. Mike gained his extensive knowledge of computer languages while working as a developer contracting to companies around the world. His interests include coins of ancient Greece, dining-out with friends, and the ongoing evolution of the world wide web.
- Getting started
- Exploring the desktop
- Touring the filesystem
- Running office applications
- Running media applications
- Commanding the shell
- Handling files in the shell
- Performing shell operations
- Networking with the shell
- Command reference
Linux in easy steps
Linux in easy steps, 5th edition
By Mike McGrath
£10.99
Publication: September 2, 2010
Pages: 192
ISBN: 978-1-84078-396-4
About the book
Begun as a small-scale labor of love, Linux has blossomed into the world’s most versatile and flexible operating system. The reasons for its appeal are manifold: This open source OS allows numerous users to simultaneously work with multiple applications without experiencing any traffic problems, thus making it an ideal operating system for web servers. In addition, Linux is an extremely stable operating system that serves as a platform for an ever-growing number of quality applications. And not least, it’s free! You can download it for nothing from the Internet.
With Linux In Easy Steps, joining the Linux Revolution is as easy as one, two, three. Following its simple instructions, you can learn to install the operating system, explore the desktop, and launch great applications. This fully illustrated primer teaches you to climb the Linux directory tree, navigate with the File Browser, and much more. Its easy-to-understand tutorials guide you through the OpenOffice business suite and media applications that let you enjoy the web, music, video, and graphics. Later chapters show you how to use the Linux shell to communicate directly with the kernel at the very heart of the operating system, allowing you total control over your Linux system.
Linux In Easy Steps opens the door to a whole new world of digital possibilities!
About the author
Mike McGrath now lives in South-east Europe, on the sun-kissed shores of the Aegean Sea. Mike gained his extensive knowledge of computer languages while working as a developer contracting to companies around the world. His interests include coins of ancient Greece, dining-out with friends, and the ongoing evolution of the world wide web.
Customer Review
By Richard Pearn, review from Amazon.co.uk
“I needed to use Linux for the first time in years so was very rusty. I needed a book that could bring me up to speed in a weekend and this book did the trick. “
Linux in easy steps
Pages: 192
Publication: September 25th, 2018
About the book
Linux has become an increasingly popular alternative to the Windows operating system. The reasons for its growing appeal are manifold: Linux is an extremely stable operating system that serves as a platform for an ever-growing number of quality applications; it has become more user-friendly with each version released; and perhaps best of all… it’s free!
Linux in easy steps, 6th edition explains the Linux environment and how to get more out of this popular free operating system.
It starts by showing how to download, install and customize Linux, guides you around the Desktop, and then introduces many great apps, including:
- The LibreOffice suite of apps: Writer (word processor), Calc (spreadsheet), Impress (presentation), Draw (drawing tool, for creating drawings, charts, diagrams and graphs), and Base (database).
- Firefox for browsing the web.
- Thunderbird for exchanging emails.
- GIMP, Pix, VLC and Rhythmbox media apps to edit photos and videos, and enjoy music and movies.
This guide even shows how to use the powerful Linux shell to communicate directly with the kernel at the very heart of Linux for total control.
Linux in easy steps, 6th edition opens the door to a whole new world of digital possibilities using Linux.
Illustrated using Linux Mint.
- Getting Started
- Exploring the Desktop
- Setting Preferences
- Touring the File System
- Engaging the Internet
- Producing with Office
- Organizing Multimedia
- Employing Utilities
- Commanding the Terminal
- Performing Operations
About the author
Mike McGrath now lives in South-east Europe, on the sun-kissed shores of the Aegean Sea. Mike gained his extensive knowledge of computer languages while working as a developer contracting to companies around the world. His interests include coins of ancient Greece, dining-out with friends, and the ongoing evolution of the world wide web.
ISBN: 978-1-84078-808-2
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Explains the Linux environment and how to get more out of this popular, user-friendly, and free operating system
Now in its seventh edition, Linux in easy steps explains the Linux environment and how to get more out of this stable, as well as free, operating system. You’ll be able to download, install and customize Linux, and master the desktop, in no time. Then, explore the key Linux apps, including:
- The LibreOffice suite: Writer (word processor), Calc (spreadsheet), Impress (presentation), Draw (drawing tool), and Base (database).
- Firefox for browsing the web.
- Thunderbird for exchanging emails.
- GIMP, Pix, Celluloid, Hypnotix, and Rhythmbox media apps to edit photos and videos and to enjoy music and movies.
The final chapters show how to use the powerful Linux shell to communicate directly with the kernel at the very heart of Linux for total control.
This guide will open the door to the whole new world of digital possibilities using Linux. Ideal for Linux newbies!
Illustrated using Linux Mint.
About the author
Mike McGrath now lives in South-east Europe, on the sun-kissed shores of the Aegean Sea. Mike gained his extensive knowledge of computer languages while working as a developer contracting to companies around the world. His interests include coins of ancient Greece, dining-out with friends, and the ongoing evolution of the world wide web.
- Getting started
- Exploring the Desktop
- Setting Preferences
- Touring the File System
- Engaging the Internet
- Producing with Office
- Enjoying Media
- Using Accessories
- Commanding the Terminal
- Performing Operations
Linux in easy steps: Illustrated using Linux Mint, 6th Edition
Linux has become an increasingly popular alternative to the Windows operating system. The reasons for its growing appeal are manifold: Linux is an extremely stable operating system that serves as a platform for an ever-growing number of quality applications; it has become more user-friendly with each version released; and perhaps best of all… it’s free!
Linux in easy steps, 6th edition explains the Linux environment and how to get more out of this popular free operating system.
It starts by showing how to download, install and customize Linux, guides you around the Desktop, and then introduces many great apps, including:
- The LibreOffice suite of apps: Writer (word processor), Calc (spreadsheet), Impress (presentation), Draw (drawing tool, for creating drawings, charts, diagrams and graphs), and Base (database).
- Firefox for browsing the web.
- Thunderbird for exchanging emails.
- GIMP, Pix, VLC and Rhythmbox media apps to edit photos & videos, and enjoy music & movies.
This guide even shows how to use the powerful Linux shell to communicate directly with the kernel at the very heart of Linux, for total control.
Linux in easy steps, 6th edition opens the door to a whole new world of digital possibilities using Linux.
Illustrated using Linux Mint.
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