Red Hat® Linux® FedoraTM All–in–One Desk Reference For Dummies® - Softcover

Barkakati, Naba

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764542583 ISBN 13: 9780764542589

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Synopsis

• Completely updated for the newest release of Red Hat Linux, with nine stand–alone, task–oriented minibooks that enable readers to understand all aspects of the Red Hat Linux operating system
• Includes a new minibook on the OpenOffice.org Desktop Productivity Suite; a new chapter on wireless Ethernet local area networks (LANs); new material on USB devices; and enhanced information on accessing databases, working with graphics and images, and using Linux multimedia tools
• Written in the friendly, easy–to–understand For Dummies style, the book offers nearly 900 pages of coverage on basic to advanced Red Hat Linux topics, making it the perfect desktop reference to help readers find quick answers or learn how to perform a particular task
• Includes a DVD that contains all of the CD–ROMs that make up the full Fedora Core distribution, including the source code.

About this title

About the Author

Naba Barkakati (North Potomac, MD) is a Senior Technologist at the General Accounting Office′s Center for Technology and Engineering. He has worked as a professional software developer and is an expert computer programmer. Naba is an internationally recognized author of over 25 books, including Wiley′s best–selling Red Hat Linux Secrets, Red Hat Linux Weekend Crash Course, and Object–Oriented Programming in C++. 

From the Back Cover

9 books in 1 with the full Fedora Core distribution on DVD!

Your one–stop guide to Red Hat s new Fedora Project, with a minibook on OpenOffice.org!

Red Hat has merged its flagship Red Hat Linux product with the Fedora Project to create the Fedora Core distribution. You ll find all you need about Fedora in this handy, well–organized guide. Turn to the Basics minibook for help installing and configuring Fedora, let Workstations and Applications show you around the desktop, get online with the Internet section, and get going!

All this on the bonus DVD

• Full Fedora Core distribution, including source code, on DVD

Discover how to:

• Work with Fedora multimedia tools, databases, and images
• Set up a wireless Ethernet LAN
• Use OpenOffice.org desktop productivity tools
• Program with Perl, C, and shell scripting
• Run Internet servers with Fedora

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764542583
• ISBN 13: 9780764542589
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 874