Naba Barkakati

This second edition is being fully updated to reflect the latest version of SUSE Linux due out in November 2005.

New coverage includes:

• New features of SUSE Linux “X”
• Updated material to reflect any new wireless LAN standards
• Added content on Firefox
• Updated material to reflect new version of OpenOffice.org Desktop Productivity Suite
• New coverage on Skype and Linphone Internet telephone systems

Organized into eight task-oriented minibooks, this comprehensive guide shows beginning-to-intermediate users how to get up and running with today's top five Linux distributions: Fedora Core, SUSE, Debian, Xandros, and Knoppix

• The companion DVD features the full installable versions of Fedora Core 3 and Knoppix and the ISO images (saving hours of downloading time) for the following distributions: SUSE live, Debian full version, and Xandros Open Circulation version.
• Features step-by-step installation instructions for each distribution.
• The minibooks offer humorous, easy-to-understand coverage of Linux basics, desktops, networking, the Internet, administration, security, Internet servers, and programming.
• Lets readers explore the most popular distributions for desktop and server use.