. A detailed walk-through of the installation process.
. Preserving an existing Windows installation for dual-boot launching.
. Configuring and using the X Window System, the Linux graphical interface, and
the two primary desktop environments for Linux??”KDE and GNOME.
. Making friends with your command line.
. Printing in Linux.
. Running OpenOffice and other productivity tools.
. Accessing the Internet.
. Managing email, Usenet, and file transfer with both FTP and peer-to-peer protocols.
. Playing music, video, and games.
. Burning CDs and DVDs.
. Turning your PC into a personal video recorder like TiVo.
. Creating your own websites and weblogs.
Parts 4 and 5 are about system administration. New users should at least review Part 4 to
learn how to manage data and users and use YaST and other tools to keep the system
updated. Professional system administrators can go deeper, with material on the following:
. Managing the boot process.
. Securing your system and network.
. Managing the kernel and its modules.
. Setting up networks.
. Working with Samba to network Linux and Windows systems together.
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