Teach Yourself Linux In 24 Hours

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Teach Yourself
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Teach Yourself Linux in 24 Hours
Sams’
Teach Yourself
L
INUX
in 24 Hours
Bill Ball
Stephen Smoogen
201 West 103rd Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46290
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Teach Yourself Linux in 24 Hours
To Cathy and Nat for their kindness, love, and warm fuzzies.—Bill Ball
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 Overview
Introduction
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Part I
Installation and Configuration
1
Hour 1 Preparing to Install Linux
3
2 Installing Linux
11
3 Configuring the X Window System
31
Part II
Learning Linux Basics
4 1
Hour 4 Reading and Navigation Commands
43
5 Manipulation and Searching Commands
63
6 Using the Shell
83
7 Using the X Window System
103
8 Exploring Other X11 Window Managers
127
Part III
Connecting to the Outside World
1 3 9
Hour 9 Using Communications Programs
141
10 Connecting to the Internet
161
11 Configuring Internet Email
173
12 Configuring Internet News
185
13 Internet Downloading and Browsing
193
Part IV Using Linux Productively
2 1 1
Hour 14 Text Processing
213
15 Preparing Documents
229
16 Graphics Tools
243
17 Learning Math and Financial Tools
259
18 Personal Productivity Tools
271
19 Playing Linux Games
281
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