Sams Teach Yourself Linux-Mandrake in 24 Hours

by Witherspoon, Coletta

• ISBN13: 9780672318771
• ISBN10: 0672318776
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Summary

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
Part I Installing Linux-Mandrake	7	(40)
Preparing for the Installation	9	(12)
Installing Linux-Mandrake	21	(12)
Troubleshooting the Linux-Mandrake Installation	33	(14)
Part II An Interface for All Occasions	47	(36)
Living in a Graphical Workspace	49	(18)
Changing Your View of the Desktop	67	(16)
Part III Understanding the Filesystem	83	(74)
The Marvelous, Mystical Filesystem Tour	85	(18)
System Administration Tasks	103	(16)
Backing Up the Filesystem	119	(10)
Managing Applications	129	(12)
Networking the Small Office/Home Office	141	(16)
Part IV Putting Linux-Mandrake to Work	157	(86)
Getting on the Internet	159	(22)
Document Processing with KLyX	181	(24)
Checkbooks Gone Digital	205	(16)
Building a Web Site with Screem	221	(12)
Printing and Faxing Documents	233	(10)
Part V The Beginner's Guide to Emacs	243	(42)
Text Processing with Emacs	245	(20)
The Emacs Help System	265	(8)
Time Management with Emacs	273	(12)
Part VI Going for the Graphics	285	(50)
The Gimp	287	(10)
KIllustrator	297	(16)
Morphing is for Comedians	313	(12)
Graphics Viewers and Utilities	325	(10)
Part VII Sit Back and Have Some Fun	335	(20)
Multimedia	337	(8)
Games	345	(10)
Appendix A Answers	355	(16)
Index	371