Linux for Non-Geeks: A Hands-On, Project-Based, Take-It-Slow Guidebook

Linux for Non-Geeks: A Hands-On, Project-Based, Take-It-Slow Guidebook, 9781593270346 (1593270348), No Starch Press, 2004

This resource is for those who have switched or will be switching to Linux; it avoids tech-talk, but focuses on subjects appealing to the average Joe--installation, playing CDs, the Internet, games, printing, and more.

This book is for any home user who has switched or is thinking of switching to Linux. Based on Red Hat's Fedora Core, Linux For Non-Geeks avoids geeky subjects like server and network setup and concentrates on the subjects of interest to the average home user: Installation, the Internet, playing CDs and audio files, desktop customization, games, downloading software and fonts, USB storage devices, printing, and more. Readers with only basic experience with Windows or another Linux distribution will learn how to do everything on their Linux machine that they are used to doing with Windows.

About the Author

Rickford Grant has been a computer operating system maniac for over 20 years. From his earliest days with his Atari XL600 to his present Linux machines, he has been the guy at the other end of the computer help line for family, friends and colleagues.

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