Linux For Dummies?, 8th Edition
by Dee-Ann LeBlanc (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, author ); Richard BlumFormat: eBook
Pub. Date: 2007-09-01
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary
Focusing on Fedora Core 6, this accessible guide shows newcomers how to create a full-featured Linux desktop setup that's comparable to a Windows system Substantially revised and updated with new material on setting up a wireless home network, recycling an old Windows computer as a Linux home-networking server, running Linux on a laptop, editing digital photos, managing and playing audio and video, using open source productivity software, and more The DVD features the full Fedora Core installation and Fedora Core CD ISOs; there's also a coupon for readers who prefer to get Fedora Core on CD-ROM A companion Web site provides installation options and information on other popular Linux distributions, including SuSE, Mandriva, Linspire, Knoppix, and UbuntuNote: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | |
| Getting Your Feet Wet | |
| Getting Acquainted with Linux | |
| Prepping Your Computer for Linux | |
| Installing Fedora | |
| Booting and Stopping Fedora | |
| Checking Out the Desktops | |
| Getting Up to Speed with Linux | |
| Working without the GUI | |
| Getting to Know the Linux Filesystem | |
| Using the Filesystem in GNOME and Nautilus | |
| Connecting to the Internet | |
| Getting Things Done | |
| Using the Internet | |
| Putting the X in Text | |
| Word Processing and More with OpenOffice.org | |
| Messing with Audio | |
| Messing with Video and Graphics | |
| Windows-Only Media Formats and Programs | |
| Junior Administrator Boot Camp | |
| Adding Software to Linux | |
| Basic System Administration | |
| A Secure Linux Box Is a Happy Linux Box | |
| The Part of Tens | |
| Ten Steps to Making Your Own Wireless Access Point | |
| Ten Steps to Setting Up a Samba Print Server | |
| Ten Steps to Setting Up a File Server | |
| Ten Troubleshooting Tips | |
| Appendixes | |
| Common Linux Commands | |
| About the DVD-ROM | |
| Index. d. Standard Values Are Everywhere | |
| Final Thoughts | |
| Calculate the Value | |
| Using Historical Costs | |
| Key Issues in Using Records and Reports | |
| Case Study: A Metropolitan Transit Authority | |
| Linking with Other Measures | |
| Classic Relationships | |
| Case Example: A European Postal Service | |
| Case Example: Sears, Roebuck and Company | |
| Concerns When Using Relationships Between Measures to Assign Monetary Values | |
| Final Thoughts | |
| Find the Value | |
| Using Internal and External Experts | |
| Working with Internal Experts | |
| Working with External Experts | |
| Case Example: A Manufacturing Plant | |
| Case Example: A Health Care Firm | |
| Using External Databases | |
| Internet Searches | |
| Case Example: A Regional Bank | |
| Case Example: A Federal Agency | |
| Other Sources of Databases | |
| Final Thoughts | |
| Estimate the Value | |
| Using Estimates from Participants | |
| Case Example: A Manufacturing Plant | |
| Key Issues in Using Participant Estimates | |
| Using Estimates from Supervisors and Managers | |
| Using Estimates from Senior Management | |
| Using Staff Estimates | |
| Final Thoughts | |
| Use of Data Conversion Techniques | |
| Selecting the Appropriate Technique | |
| Ensuring the Accuracy and Credibility of Data | |
| Credibility: The Key Issue | |
| How the Credibility of Data Is Influenced | |
| Rules for Determining Credibility | |
| Pager: Please style the following items as a sublist to the previous item | |
| Reputation of the Source of the Data | |
| Reputation of the Source of the Study | |
| Motives of the Evaluators | |
| Audience Bias | |
| Methodology of the Study | |
| Assumptions Made During the Analysis | |
| Realism of the Outcome Data | |
| Type of Data | |
| Scope of Analysis | |
| Pager: End of sublist | |
| How to Address the Issue of Credibility | |
| Pager: Please style the following items as a sublist to the previous item | |
| Use the Most Credible and Reliable Sources for Estimates | |
| Remain Unbiased and Objective | |
| Prepare for Potential Audience Bias | |
| Fully Explain Your Methodology at Each Step in the Process | |
| Define Assumptions Made During the Analysis | |
| Prepare for an Unrealistic Value | |
| Use Hard Data Whenever Possible | |
| Keep the Scope of Analysis Narrow | |
| Pager: End of sublist | |
| Making Adjustments | |
| Consider the Possibility of Management Adjustment | |
| Consider the Issue of Short-Term Versus Long-Term Programs | |
| Consider an Adjustment for the Time Value of Money | |
| Converting Data ployee's Report of Tips to Employer | |
| 5 8% tip allocation calculation is illustrated | |
| F Microstructure in Pure Aluminum (Toshanda Landes) | |
| Multicultural Assessment: Trends and Future Directions | |
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