How Is This Book Organized?

This book is organized in 19 chapters. Each chapter focuses on a topic, providing an overview and how-to information. The chapters are as follows:

  • Chapter 1, Understanding Open Source Software: Describes open source beliefs and practices. See how they differ from the beliefs and practices prevalent with proprietary software.

  • Chapter 2, Choosing a Linux Distribution: Provides the information needed to choose among the many Linux flavors.

  • Chapter 3, Getting Ready to Install Linux: Instructions for preparing your computer for a Linux install.

  • Chapter 4, Installation: Installation steps.

  • Chapter 5, Interacting with Linux: How to get work done using Linux.

  • Chapter 6, Using Your Desktop: How to use the two major Linux desktops—KDE ...

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