Running Linux

Once a little-known productivity boost for personal computers, Linux is becoming a central part of computing environments everywhere. This book, now in its third edition, has been widely recognized for years in the Linux community as the getting-started book people need. It goes into depth about configuration issues that often trip up users but are glossed over by other books. Running Linux has all the information you need to understand, install, and start using the Linux operating system. This includes a comprehensive installation tutorial, complete information on system maintenance, tools for document development and programming, and guidelines for network, file, printer, and Web site administration. New topics in the third edition include:

* KDE, a desktop that brings the ease-of-use of Windows or the Macintosh to Linux
* Samba, which turns Linux into an office hub that serves files and printers to Microsoft systems
* PPP, the most popular software for logging into remote systems over phone lines
* Revised instructions for installation and configuration, particularly covering the Red Hat, SuSE and Debian distributions