Linux. Guida pratica

by Michael Stutz

Linux is the robust, Open Source operating system of choice for millions of users. New from Linux Journal Press, The Linux Cookbook: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use is the complete reference and hands-on guide that shows how to use Linux for everyday activities-from working with text, images, and sound to productivity and networking issues.

The Linux Cookbook's step-by-step format makes it easy for readers to find what they need fast. In over 1,500 "recipes", author Michael Stutz shows readers how to accomplish everyday tasks using all the free, Open Source software that comes with Linux. Readers learn how to:

Connect to the Internet, manage email and chat online Produce professional-quality typeset documents and create posters and large banners Schedule automated reminders for appointments Browse the Web, archive entire Web sites, and write HTML with powerful Linux tools Send and receive faxes, prepare print files, and read and write data across platforms Use spelling and grammar checkers, word counters, and powerful dictionary tools Scan images, extract PhotoCD graphics, and capture screen shots Record and play sound, apply sound effects, make MP3 files, and run audio CDs

Genres: Reference, Computers, Technical

412 pages, Paperback

First published June 8, 2001

About the author

Michael Stutz is an American writer. His reality fiction (including Circuits of the Wind, a three-volume novel) explores Generation X nostalgia and life in the Net Age with trademark poetic rhythms and rhapsodic lyricism.

Reviews

[Jamie Grefe · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bit dated (at least the edition I read), but I love the practical approach. Easy to get your hands a bit dirty on the command line and walk away with a pretty great base from which you can jump into deeper waters. Plus, it's formatted in LaTex and has that textual feel.

[Kit · Rating 3 out of 5]

i'd say skip this one. i got it when i first started fooling around with linux and didn't find it particularly useful.

but then again, i've never really been in to cookbook style books.

[Scott Duede · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun to read as more than a reference book.