Linux in the Workplace

By SSC, Publisher of Linux Journal, Linux Journal, SSC

"Linux in the Workplace" introduces Linux users to the desktop capabilities of Linux and the K Desktop Environment (KDE) graphical user interface, a powerful Open Source graphical desktop environment... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1886411867
• ISBN13: 9781886411869
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: No Starch Pr
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Nice book for a desktop Linux user to start with...

Target AudienceUsers of Linux desktop environments who need to learn the basic tools that are equivalents of Windows software.ContentsThis is a highly illustrated, detailed explanation of the basic programs and utilities found on a typical Linux desktop environment.The book is divided into the following chapters: Introduction; Learning About The Pieces; Logging In and Moving Around; Managing Files; Getting Organized; The OpenOffice Suite; Alternative Office Software; Working with Graphics; More on Graphics: The GIMP; Communication: Working with Email, Usenet News, and Faxes; Accessing the Web; Customizing Your Desktop; Making Job Backups; Using The Command Line; OpenOffice Default Key Bindings/Keyboard Shortcuts; What Does What: Matching Your Task with the Appropriate Program; Creating and Maintaining a GPG Key for KMail; IndexReviewWhen I first looked at Linux way too many years ago, it was nothing more than a DOS style operating system that required a fair amount of geekiness to use. For various reasons, my experimentation with it didn't go much further. I recently gave it another shot and was blown away by how far it's come and how close to a Windows environment you can get. But what Linux programs do what when it comes to normal day-to-day activities? This is where Linux In The Workplace comes in.This is not a book on how to download and install a Linux system. To get that type of information, you'll need to check out some other title. But once you get your Linux system set up, you'll need to know how the desktop works, how to find files, how to create a document, etc. Using the KDE graphical interface, the authors show you the commands and menu options available to you. You'll quickly find that there is a matching Linux process to do just about everything you would do in Windows. Once you're comfortable with the desktop interface, they then start to examine different productivity tools, such as OpenOffice. You will quickly find that you can, once again, do just about anything in OpenOffice that you would need to do in Microsoft Office.There is a chapter towards the end that gets into the command line interface that is part of Linux. Power users will find this useful to see what they might be able to do if they want to push their knowledge. True geeks will definitely want to find another title that goes into command line information in depth if that's what their next step will be. And average users can bypass this information with no problems. The authors have successfully (in my opinion) walked the line in the amount of information they convey in the book. They don't try to tell you absolutely everything there is to know about a utility, but they do give you enough information that you can effectively use it right away.ConclusionIf you're looking to try out a Linux desktop to replace your Windows operating system, and you need help understand what the different utilities and programs are, this is a perfect book to help you ma

Easy-to-understand and enthusiastically recommended

Compiled by the staff of Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc. (publishers of Linux Journal magazine), Linux In The Workplace: How To Use Linux In Your Office is a straightforward and "user friendly" guide to using the (free!) Linux operating system in the workplace as a workable alternative to paying [] licencing fees for other systems such as Microsoft's Windows. Individual chapters address using word processing programs ideally suited for desktop operations, graphics, web browsers, using the command line, and numerous other practical nuances of using a Linux operating system to aid in carrying out all manner of corporate and workplace tasks. Black-and-white photographs and detailed examples enhance this refreshingly easy-to-understand and enthusiastically recommended primer.