How to go on a Linux system. No more death screen!

This book will help you move from Windows to Linux - and in a few hours. When you deal with it, you'll be able to do everything literally in Linux, and at the same time avoid nerves, failures, security problems or high costs.
This book is not for specialists. It is for people like you, those who write documents, create spreadsheets, use the WWW, send e-mails, listen to CD music and play computer games. You will learn from it as:

• change your Windows system step by step to Linux, which will do more for less money;
  
• use the Internet, send and receive e-mails, transfer messages using AOL, MSN and Yahoo accounts;
  
• connect a digital camera or scanner and discover the sensational Linux GIMP graphics program;
  
• rip music, burn CDs and play them using an amazing collection of easy-to-use Linux multimedia tools;
  
• discover the world of Linux games - from solitaire to flight simulators;
  
• use the free OpenOffice.org office suite running on Linux, where you can read and save documents received using Microsoft Office.
  

So use Linux and forget about costly software updates, cumbersome Microsoft licensing terms, Windows viruses and death screen. Start using the computer the right way.
Attention! On the CD you will find a special version of Linux, called Knoppix. So you can try the possibilities, simplicity and value of Linux without affecting the installed Windows system.

Table of Contents

From the translator
Preface

Chapter 1

Introduction

Is Linux really free
GPL
So what do I gain?
What am I losing?
A few notes on the use of this book
help me
About the CD
Here is my motto
Resources

Chapter 2

Introduction to the WFTL edition of the Knoppix disk

Ready to try Linux?
Fun with WFTL Knoppix
Just look around
Configure it, remind me later
Memory durability
Network configuration
Help!
Remember to share
Resources

Chapter 3

Ready ... turn on ... Linux!

Getting Linux
Get a free copy of Linux
Dwusystemowość
Data protection
Linux system only
Windows on Linux
Release!
Resources

Chapter 4

Keep your hands free

Meet ... KDE
Log in
Becoming someone at the desktop
Your first application
Windows, title bars and menus, oops!
Changing the size of windows
Command center
A gentle introduction to the command line
Give me more!
Password change
User safety
I need more help
Resources

Chapter 5

Conquer the world with Konqueror

Files, catalogs and the beginning of all things
Where you will not go ...
Enhancing Konqueror's capabilities
Brother, copy this ...
Creating new folders
Copying files and directories (and moving too!)
Deleting files and directories
My world, my way
The device of your home

Chapter 6

Desktop customization (or taming your world)

I am the master of what I have ...
Turn off my screen, please!
Moving elements
Is this a topic or a theme?
Add icons and shortcuts on the desktop
Different changes
Resources

Chapter 7

Installing new applications

Linux and security
Many faces install software
Installation of SuSE software packages
The urpmi program in the Mandrake system
Searching for a common basis
kpackage
RPM support from the shell
Look, use the sources ...
Unpacking and five steps of building
Resources

Chapter 8

Printers and other equipment

Yes, it works in Linux!
Connect and work
Conclusion of knowledge of the equipment
PCI devices
USB devices
Printers and printing
KPrinter
Modems and Winmodems
Summary of Winmodem / Linmodem
What? More devices?
Resources

Chapter 9

Connecting to the Internet

Before you start
Connecting to the network
Connecting to the network via a modem
Cable modems and fast DSL
All right, I have a connection. What now?
Kopete
Adding contacts in Kopete
Resources

Chapter 10

Internet surfing

Konqueror
Interesting tricks in Konqueror
No pop-up windows forever!
Mozilla Firefox
More information
Resources

Chapter 11

Email clients

Be ready...
Kontact
KMail
Let's communicate!
Evolution
Other possibilities
Resources

Chapter 12

Organizing yourself

KOrganizer
Adding an event
Evolution
Other tools
Resources

Chapter 13

Text processors (It was a dark and stormy night ...)

OpenOffice.org Writer
Now piz!
Toolbars of all sorts ...
Help!
Word or not Word?
Personalization of the environment
Word Wizard
Style navigation
Speaking of elements of the document ...
More! Give me more!
Other possibilities
Resources

Chapter 14

Spreadsheets (tables you can count on)

Creating a new sheet and entering data
Basics of mathematics
Saving work
Complicated charts and diagrams, oh my!
Other possibilities
Resources

Chapter 15

Presentation graphics (for those who do not need introduction)

Get ready to work with Impress
Permanent WWW presentations
Or maybe a little Flash? Impressive!
What about the penguin?
Additives! Additives!
Other possibilities
Resources

Chapter 16

Digital Photography

Working with a digital camera
Konqueror, perfect for photos
digiKam perfect for photos
Scanning...
Scanning in KDE - Kooka
Optical character recognition
Resources

Chapter 17

Digital art in the GIMP program

Ladies and gentlemen, we run GIMP
Printing your masterpiece
Tools, tools, more tools
Resources

Chapter 18

Multimedia in Linux (if music is the food of love ...)

Setting the volume
KsCD, a CD player in KDE
XMMS
noatun
Rip and record music
KAudioCreator
K3b - friendly firing
Insert a coin ...
Lights, camera, action: movies
It's just a sample!
Resources

Chapter 19

Fun and games (very serious fun)

Let's play platformers
Give these cards away, Asie
B-4. Box. E-7. Zapped!
Educational games
Fun with 3D acceleration
The choice of a thirteen-year-old
More games! I want more games!
Resources

Appendix A
The GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License
Resources

Appendix B
Installation
Preparation for installation
Hardware conditions
Dual system once again
Comparison of installations
Mandrake Linux installation
Installation of the Fedora system
SuSE installation
Xandros Desktop OS, Version 3.0 Deluxe
Installation is not so difficult
Starting and stopping Linux
Resources

Appendix C
Linux system commands
Linux system commands: an easy start
Working with files
A glance at metacharacters
Access rights to the file in the shell
More about rm (or "Oh her! I did not mean it")
Facilitate your life with the alias command
Standard input and standard output
Streams and stream processing
Linux system commands: working with directories
There's no place like home
More about file access rights
Belonging to the user and group
Who can do what?
Who was the masked user?
Searching for everything
Using the grep command
processes
Killing processes
Going forward...
Resources

Appendix D
Work in editors
Meet Kate
I am vi, great and powerful!
emacs, pico and nedit, oh my!
Resources

Index