Linux made easy [[electronic resource] ] : the official guide to Xandros 3 for everyday users / / Rickford Grant

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783329903321
• Autore: Grant Rickford
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: San Francisco, : No Starch Press, 2005
• ISBN: 1-59327-092-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (498 p.)
• Disciplina: 005.4/32
• Soggetti: Operating systems (Computers)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries; Brief Contents; Contents In Detail; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Welcome To The World Of Linux . . . à La Xandros; Metamorphosis; An Alternative Blue World; An Untangled Web; There s No Place Like Home; Ports Of Call; Control Freaks; The Keys To The Gates Of Oz,; Making Lasting Impressions; Flatbed Memories; Because Memory Sometimes Fails To Serve; Keeping Tabs On Yourself; Surf s Up; Ear Candy; Couch Potatoes; Doing The Left Bank; Stuffed Shirts; Time To Unwind; Kids Stuff; Want To Get A Little Geeky?; Proxy Settings; Glossary; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Based on Xandros 3, arguably one of the most user-friendly versions of Linux available today, Linux Made Easy concentrates on the subjects of most interest to the average home user or hobbyist: installation, using the Internet, playing CDs and audio files, using scanners, working with digital cameras and images, games, downloading software and fonts, USB storage devices, PDAs, printing, Internet telephony, and more.