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Linux in easy steps: Illustrated using Linux Mint

Linux in easy steps: Illustrated using Linux Mint

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  • Create Date：2021-03-07 03:20:44
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Mike McGrath
  • ISBN：1840788089
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Summary

Linux has become an increasingly popular alternative to the Windows operating system。 The reasons for its growing appeal are manifold: Linux is an extremely stable operating system that serves as a platform for an ever-growing number of quality applications; it has become more user-friendly with each version released; and perhaps best of all… it's free！

Linux in easy steps， 6th edition explains the Linux environment and how to get more out of this popular free operating system。

It starts by showing how to download， install and customize Linux， guides you around the Desktop， and then introduces many great apps， including:

• The LibreOffice suite of apps: Writer （word processor）， Calc （spreadsheet）， Impress （presentation）， Draw （drawing tool， for creating drawings， charts， diagrams and graphs）， and Base （database）。
• Firefox for browsing the web。
• Thunderbird for exchanging emails。
• GIMP， Pix， VLC and Rhythmbox media apps to edit photos & videos， and enjoy music & movies。

This guide even shows how to use the powerful Linux shell to communicate directly with the kernel at the very heart of Linux， for total control。

Linux in easy steps， 6th edition opens the door to a whole new world of digital possibilities using Linux。

Illustrated using Linux Mint。

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
• Exploring the Desktop
• Setting Preferences
• Touring the File System
• Engaging the Internet
• Producing with Office
• Organizing Multimedia
• Employing Utilities
• Commanding the Terminal
• Performing Operations

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Reviews

Alexander Ryuu ，

For a really entry-level user is very handy。 An explicative， clear and friendly introduction to GNU/Linux。 I find the last two chapters very interesting to me。 I would recommend this book to any Linux enthusiast who doesn't know where to start。 For a really entry-level user is very handy。 An explicative， clear and friendly introduction to GNU/Linux。 I find the last two chapters very interesting to me。 I would recommend this book to any Linux enthusiast who doesn't know where to start。 。。。more

Robert Theodorson ，

Linux in Easy Steps is exactly that， learning Linux Mint in easy steps， maybe a bit too easily。The majority of the book caters to people who have never used a GUI interface before， which may be zero unless you find a person who has never accessed Windows or Mac。 Most of the instruction is self-explanatory and while it is extremely helpful， it's common knowledge。 Linux Mint， for how great it is， really does not differ that much from Windows in terms of GUI。 Most information for new users can be l Linux in Easy Steps is exactly that， learning Linux Mint in easy steps， maybe a bit too easily。The majority of the book caters to people who have never used a GUI interface before， which may be zero unless you find a person who has never accessed Windows or Mac。 Most of the instruction is self-explanatory and while it is extremely helpful， it's common knowledge。 Linux Mint， for how great it is， really does not differ that much from Windows in terms of GUI。 Most information for new users can be learned off Youtube or other free sites。 Linux Mint has a wonderful community and there's no shortage of users willing to help each other。 Despite this I give the book 4 stars because it is exactly what it claims to be。I would skip ahead to the terminal chapters for intermediate users。The chapters are helpfully illustrated and everything is worded concisely。 This book is best used side-by-side with your computer; follow the instructions in the book on your computer and you'll learn the basics in minutes。Having said all that Linux Mint is the perfect OS for those looking to get away from MS。 Get this book as a handy reference if you're not sure what advice to follow online。 。。。more

Cynthia Frazer ，

Because only Dummies use Windows！

Michael ，

Quick and easy to read had some commands I had forgot about。 It's good for anyone thinking of starting to use any linux distro。 Quick and easy to read had some commands I had forgot about。 It's good for anyone thinking of starting to use any linux distro。 。。。more

Kevin de Ataíde ，

From newbie to guru， it says。 Quite a short read， lots of useful detail about using the shell in the last chapter。 Someday， I'll jump headlong into shell stuff。 For now， I'm happy to play about with the xwindows system and KDE。 From newbie to guru， it says。 Quite a short read， lots of useful detail about using the shell in the last chapter。 Someday， I'll jump headlong into shell stuff。 For now， I'm happy to play about with the xwindows system and KDE。 。。。more

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