Linux Made Easy: The Official Guide to Xandros 3 Book/CD Package

"Linux Made Easy" is a hands-on, step-by-step, project-based guide that will make it easier than ever for you to join the world of Linux and start using it instead of Windows. And, thanks to the Xandros version of Linux (included with this book), the transition from Windows to Linux is easier than ever before.

"Linux Made Easy" concentrates on the subjects most non-geeks care about, like installation (easy as pie); using the Internet; playing CDs, using scanners; working with digital cameras and photos; playing games; downloading software; syncing PDAs; printing; and making Internet phone calls (we even give you a 120-minute SkypeOut coupon).

Whatever your level of experience, "Linux Made Easy" will show you how to do everything with Linux that you're used to doing with Windows--and more. And you've got everything that you need to get started right here: Xandros on CD and those free SkypeOut minutes so you can call Microsoft and ask for a refund on that unused version of Windows XP.

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Introduction

Part I: Starting Out

Chapter 1: Welcome to the World of Linux...A La Xandros

Chapter 2: Metamorphosis: Installing Xandros on Your Machine

Chapter 3: An Alternative Blue World: Getting to Know the Xandros Desktop

Part II: Getting Things Done

Chapter 4: An Untangled Web: Setting Up Your InternetConnection

Chapter 5: There's No Place Like Home: Working with Your Files in the Xandros File Manager

Chapter 6: Ports of Call: Working with Floppies, CDs, DVDs, and Other Removable Media

Chapter 7: Control Freaks: Getting Things the Way You Want Via the Control Manager

Chapter 8: The Keys to the Gates of Oz, or the Gates of Xandros Anyway: Expanding and Updating Your System Via Xandros Networks

Part III: Gadgetry

Chapter 9: Making Lasting Impressions: Setting Up and Using Your Printer

Chapter 10: Flatbed Memories: Working with Your Scanner

Chapter 11: Because Memory Sometimes Fails to Serve: Digital Cameras

Chapter 12: Keeping Tabs on Yourself: Working with Your PDA

Part IV: Applications

Chapter 13: Surf's Up: Internet Applications

Chapter 14: Ear Candy: Xandros Does Audio

Chapter 15: Couch Potatoes: Xandros Does Video

Chapter 16: Doing the Left Bank: Working with Graphics Applications

Chapter 17: Stuffed Shirts: Office and Other Productivity Applications

Chapter 18: Time to Unwind: Gaming

Chapter 19: Kids' Stuff: Applications for Children

Part V: For the More Adventurous

Chapter 20: Want to Get a Little Geeky?: Using Linux Commands

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