The Linux Mint Beginner's Guide - Second Edition

by Jonathan Moeller

The Linux Mint Beginner's Guide (Second Edition) will show you how to get the most out of Linux Mint, from using the Cinnamon desktop environment to advanced command-line tasks. In the Guide, you will learn how -Install Linux Mint. -Use the desktop environment. -Manage files and folders. -Manage users, groups, and file permissions. -Install software on a Linux Mint system, both from the command line and the GUI. -Configure network settings. -Use the vi editor to edit system configuration files. -Install and configure a Samba server for file sharing. -Install SSH for remote system control using public key/private key encryption. -Install a LAMP server. -Install web applications like WordPress. -Configure an FTP server. -Manage ebooks. -Convert digital media. -And many other topics. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Standing over six feet tall, Jonathan Moeller has the piercing blue eyes of a Conan of Cimmeria, the bronze-colored hair a Visigothic warrior-king, and the stern visage of a captain of men, none of which are useful in his career as a computer repairman, alas. He has written the DEMONSOULED series of sword-and-sorcery novels, and continues to write THE GHOSTS sequence about assassin and spy Caina Amalas, the COMPUTER BEGINNER'S GUIDE series of computer books, and numerous other works.

Genres: Reference, Technology

203 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 16, 2012

About the author

Standing over six feet tall, USA Today bestselling author Jonathan Moeller has the piercing blue eyes of a Conan of Cimmeria, the bronze-colored hair of a Visigothic warrior-king, and the stern visage of a captain of men, none of which are useful in his career as a computer repairman, alas.

He has written the DEMONSOULED series of sword-and-sorcery novels, and continues to write THE GHOSTS sequence about assassin and spy Caina Amalas, the COMPUTER BEGINNER'S GUIDE series of computer books, and numerous other works. His books have sold over one million copies worldwide.

Reviews

[Eric_W · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been fooling around with several (10+) different Linux distros and I really like Linux. I have pretty much settled on about six different distros that I have set up as dual boots (often with more than one distro in addition to Windows) on several laptops I've fixed up. Mint is one of the best, and I thought this book would be useful in filling in some gaps. It's a bit elementary for me, but would be excellent for someone just jumping in with little technical experience.

[Harold Brown Jr. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good staring point

Just beginning to learn about Linux and chose Mint as my starting point. This ebook is a good intro for Windows users who might be considering a switch to linux.

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic introduction to Mint!

Well laid out with the perfect amount of detailed instruction to get a very good handle on what the OS can do. Highly recommended!

[Umar Salah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Technical

There is a lot of jargon not explained in this book for the "beginner". To help beginners I would suggest more and bigger screenshots.

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

An extremely well-written book. This author knows English grammar, spelling and punctuation -- so necessary for a technical subject. Very clear and presented in an understandable way. Well done, Jonathan!

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Linux Mint Beginner's Guide

Very useful informative book. Some good items I am going to attempt to install also. I am enjoying Linux mint very much so far and books like this make Linux even more productive, fun and useful, as well as windows security constant nonsense free.

[Reader (Show me, don't tell me) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I Like it. Easy for a beginner to understand. Would be wonderful if it gets updated as Linux Mint is now up to Rosa 17.3.