Marcel Gagne eBooks

Discover Ubuntu, Today's Hottest LinuxEveryone's talking about Ubuntu-it's not just 100% free, it's the most useful, practical desktop Linux ever! Now, Linux expert Marcel Gagn reveals Ubuntu's amazing power and helps you migrate from Windows faster than you ever thought possible.Moving to Ubuntu Linux will teach you how to do virtually anything with Ubuntu-write documents, create spreadsheets, surf the Web, use email, listen to music, watch movies, and play games. Install Ubuntu fast, with easy, step-by-step instructions Take control, with the GNOME desktop environment and Nautilus file manager Browse the Internet using Firefox, the powerful browser that's quickly replacing Microsoft Internet Explorer Find and install all the software you'll ever ne...

This book is a user guide for the Linux desktop, specifically geared toward the KDE desktop, and covering the most popular desktop tools. It covers getting on the Internet, e-mail, Web browsers, office applications (word processors, spreadsheets, presentations -- primarily the OpenOffice.org suite), playing and ripping songs, burning CDs, watching movies, playing games, and so on. The author provides the perfect way to really check out and get under the hood of Linux by including a special bootable Linux CD (Knoppix) -- not one you install from, but rather one you can just boot and run without reinstalling....