Linux for Dummies
Linux for Dummies by DeeAnn LeBlanc and Richard Blum
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 456
- ISBN:
- 0470467010
- Product Group:
- book
- Publisher:
- John Wiley & Sons
- Publication Date:
- Aug. 7, 2009
- BooksForGeeks.com ID:
- 1659
One of the fastest ways to learn Linux is with this perennial favorite Eight previous top-selling editions of Linux For Dummies can't be wrong. If you've been wanting to migrate to Linux, this book is the best way to get there.
Reviews for Linux for Dummies
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Be Careful
Rated out of 5 stars, February 12rd, 2008
This book, ordered from Watergate books, was three editions out of date - that means the accompanying Linux disk is not one that caters for drivers written in recent years. The advertised edition is 8th. The one I was sent is the 5th edition. The hours wasted trying to get the system to run and to find drivers etc before realizing what was wrong are unbelievable. Amazon is becoming sloppy with how it chooses associates... take care when ordering. -
Switching to Linux
Rated out of 5 stars, March 12th, 2010
For those people who wish to explore LINUX as an alternative to Windows, this is a very good book. The DVD provided with the book is a little dated (Fedora Core 5) but it will enable new users to make a start and once you are more familiar with Linux it is easy to update to newer version of Fedora or one of the many other 'Distros.' What a dreadful word, I wish Linux providers would talk of 'Versions' or even 'Flavours,' but 'Distros,' Ugh.
Having started from Fedora 5 I have now progressed to Linux Mint 8 which I have found to be very good indeed and very easy ro use. Long Live Linux.