Table of Contents

Preface Chapter 1:. Distributions Choosing a Distribution Fedora Gentoo Mandriva SUSE Ubuntu Other Distributions Getting a Distribution Chapter 2:. Logging In Graphical Logins Text Logins Chapter 3:. GNOME GNOME Desktop File Manager The GNOME Menu and Program Launchers GNOME Configuration Chapter 4:. KDE The KDE Desktop File Manager The KDE Menu The KDE Control Center Chapter 5:. Applications Web Browsers Email Instant Messaging and IRC Office Suites Video Players Music Ripping, Encoding, and Playing CD and DVD Burning Digital Images Games Chapter 6:. Add, Remove, and Update Programs Fedora Gentoo Mandriva SUSE Ubuntu Using RPMs Build Your Own Chapter 7:. Configuration Sound Printing Wired Networking Wireless Networking X Chapter 8:. Laptops Touchpads Kernel Support for Power Management Extending Battery Life Putting Your Laptop to Sleep Hibernating Your Laptop Distribution Support Appendix: Running Commands and Editing Text Index

About the Author

David Brickner is an editor of Linux and Open Source books at O'Reilly Media, Inc., and the author of the beginning Linux user book Test Driving Linux (O'Reilly). He enjoys reading Fantasy and Science-Fiction books, real German gummi bears, and going to the movies with his wife. David wishes his hobbies were woodworking and camping, but he hasn't done enough of either for this to be true.