Linux desktop pocket guide

While Mac OS X garners all the praise from pundits, and Windows XP attracts all the viruses, Linux is quietly being installed on millions of desktops every year. For programmers and system administrators, business users, and educators, desktop Linux is a breath of fresh air and a needed alternative...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brickner, David (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Beijing ; Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly 2005.
Edition:First edition
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009649834206719
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Preface; Distributions; Choosing a Distribution; Fedora; Installation; Configuration; Package Management; Documentation; Gentoo; Installation; Configuration; Package Management; Documentation; Mandriva; Installation; Configuration; Package Management; Documentation; SUSE; Installation; Configuration; Package Management; Documentation; Ubuntu; Installation; Configuration; Package Management; Documentation; Other Distributions; Getting a Distribution; Logging In; Graphical Logins; Text Logins; GNOME; GNOME Desktop; Virtual Desktops and Window Management
  • Fast User Switching and SessionsFile Manager; The GNOME Menu and Program Launchers; GNOME Configuration; KDE; The KDE Desktop; Virtual Desktops and Window Management; Fast User Switching and Sessions; File Manager; Keyboard Commands; Configuring Konqueror; Protocol Handlers; The KDE Menu; The KDE Control Center; Applications; Web Browsers; Email; Instant Messaging and IRC; Office Suites; Video Players; Music Ripping, Encoding, and Playing; CD and DVD Burning; Digital Images; Games; Add, Remove, and Update Programs; Fedora; Gentoo; Mandriva; SUSE; Ubuntu; Using RPMs; Build Your Own
  • ConfigurationSound; Printing; GNOME; KDE; Generic; Wired Networking; Wireless Networking; X; Creating a Base X Configuration; Setting Resolution and Color Depth; Multiple Mice and Keyboards; Multiple keyboards; Multiple mice; Touchpads; Kernel Support for Power Management; Extending Battery Life; Testing Your Battery Life; CPU Throttling; Dim or Blank Your Display; Power Down Your Hard Drive; Putting Your Laptop to Sleep; Hibernating Your Laptop; Distribution Support; Fedora; Gentoo; Mandriva; SUSE; Ubuntu; Running Commands and Editing Text; Index