Moving from Windows to Linux.Moving From Windows to Linux Chuck Easttom Charles River Media 10 Downer down·er n. A depressant or sedative drug, such as a barbiturate or tranquilizer. Ave, Hingham, MA 02043 1-(781) 740-0400 ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 1584502800 $44.95 590 pages I am not a Linux geek A technically oriented person. It has typically implied a "nerdy" or "weird" personality, someone with limited social skills who likes to tinker with scientific or high-tech projects. The origin of the term dates back to the late 1800s. , but I am an Open Source fan. In fact, I'm typing this review on OpenOffice Writer. However, I am not a die-hard. What I see is a great operating system that offers a very cheap alternative to Microsoft Windows XP. Before my computer crashed, I hadn't really tried to use Linux. Once my laptop decided not to work anymore, I gave a free download of Fedora A free distribution of the Linux kernel from Red Hat along with a variety of open source utilities. Technical support is not provided for any of the Fedora distribution, only for Red Hat's full fee-based subscription of Linux. Core 3 (distributed by Red Hat) a try. With knowledge comes power, and to facilitate my use of Linux, I got a hold of a copy of Chuck Easttom's Moving From Windows to Linux. I've never read a computer book that is so easy to use. By the time I had finished the first few chapters, I was able to create and delete files inside what Windows users refer to as the command-line interface. A few chapters down the road and I was using OpenOffice writer as proficiently as I had been using Microsoft Word. Mr. Easttom writes with the beginning and intermediate users in mind, and that's the success of this book. Most average computer users think of Linux as a geek OS that is way above anyone who hasn't majored in computer science. The truth is that Linux, coupled with a good graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to , is as good an operating system as the other two major OS's (MS Windows and Macintosh OSX See Mac OS X. ). With this book, anyone can use Linux. |
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