| 1. Table of Contents |
| 2. BackCover |
| 3. Linux For Non-Geeks-A Hands-On, Project-Based, Take-It-Slow Guidebook |
| 4. Preface | Who Is This Book For? |
| 5. Concept and Approach | Concept and Approach |
| 6. How to Use This Book | How to Use This Book |
| 7. About the Conventions Used in This Book | About the Conventions Used in This Book |
| 8. Version Compatibility and Updates | Version Compatibility and Updates |
| 9. About the CDs Accompanying This Book | About the CDs Accompanying This Book |
| 10. Chapter 1: Becoming a Penguinista | Overview |
| 11. What Is Linux? | What Is Linux? |
| 12. About the Penguin | About the Penguin |
| 13. Why Should I Use Linux? | Why Should I Use Linux? Is It All Just About Money? |
| 14. But Is Linux Really Ready for the Desktop? | But Is Linux Really Ready for the Desktop? |
| 15. What Is a Distribution? | What Is a Distribution? |
| 16. What Is Fedora Core? | What Is Fedora Core? Is Fedora Core Different from Red Hat Linux? Why Fedora Then? |
| 17. Hardware Compatibility | Hardware Compatibility |
| 18. Hardware Requirements | Hardware Requirements |
| 19. Where Do I Go from Here? | Where Do I Go from Here? |
| 20. Chapter 2: Making Commitments | Protecting You from Yourself |
| 21. Single- or Dual-Boot Setup? | Single- or Dual-Boot Setup? |
| 22. Pre-Installation: Can You Boot from CD? | Pre-Installation: Can You Boot from CD? |
| 23. Doing the Deed | Doing the Deed |
| 24. Dual-Boot Installation | Dual-Boot Installation |
| 25. Post-Installation Steps | Post-Installation Steps |
| 26. Chapter 3: A New Place to Call Home | Overview |
| 27. Welcome to the GNOME Desktop | Welcome to the GNOME Desktop |
| 28. Desktop Icons | Desktop Icons Trash Start Here users Home |
| 29. Nautilus | Nautilus Nautilus as an Image Viewer Using Nautilus to View Text and PDF Files The Nautilus Side Pane Bookmarks Within Nautilus Changing File and Folder Permissions Within Nautilus |
| 30. The Main Menu | The Main Menu |
| 31. The GNOME Panel | The GNOME Panel |
| 32. Project 3A: Customizing the GNOME Panel | Project 3A: Customizing the GNOME Panel 3A-1: Adding a Show Desktop Button to the Panel 3A-2: Adding a Home Folder Launcher to the Panel 3A-3: Deleting a Program Launcher from the Panel 3A-4: Adding a Program Launcher to the Panel 3A-5: Moving Icons on the Panel 3A-6: Reducing the Number of Desktops on the Workspace Switcher 3A-7: Adding a Drawer to the Panel 3A-8: Adding Program Launchers to the Drawer 3A-9: Adding a Fish to Your Panel 3A-10: Adding a Force Quit Button to Your Panel |
| 33. More Panel Fun | More Panel Fun Mac Users Can Feel Right at Home |
| 34. Virtual Desktops | Virtual Desktops |
| 35. Project 3B: Screenshots | Project 3B: Screenshots 3B-1: Full-Screen Screenshots 3B-2: Taking Screenshots of a Single Window 3B-3: Taking Screenshots with the GIMP |
| 36. Shutting Down | Shutting Down |
| 37. Chapter 4: More Than Webbed Feet | Getting the Hardware Connected Higher-Speed Connections Wireless Network Connections Internal Modems External Modems Making Sure All Is Well with Your Modem Setting Up KPPP as Your Internet Dialer Connecting and Disconnecting |
| 38. Mozilla - Your Internet Browser | Mozilla Your Internet Browser Tabbed Browsing in Mozilla Mozilla Popup Manager Using Mozilla to Create Web Pages |
| 39. Email |
| 40. Instant Messaging with Gaim | Instant Messaging with Gaim |
| 41. Other Internet Applications | Other Internet Applications Dictionary gFTP X-Chat |
| 42. Chapter 5: Dressing up the Bird | Overview |
| 43. Experimenting with a New User Account | Experimenting with a New User Account |
| 44. Project 5A: Customizing Your Desktop Environment | Project 5A: Customizing Your Desktop Environment 5A-1: Creating Folders 5A-2: Adding Emblems to Folders 5A-3: Setting Window Backgrounds (and Emblems Again) 5A-4: Dolling Up the Side Pane (and Emblems Yet Again) 5A-5: Changing the Desktop Background 5A-6: Changing Window Borders Controls and Icon Sets 5A-7: Installing Additional Window Borders Controls and Icons |
| 45. Changing Your Login Screen | Changing Your Login Screen Downloading a Login Manager Theme Installing Your New Login Manager Theme |
| 46. Choosing a Screensaver | Choosing a Screensaver |
| 47. Setting System Sounds | Setting System Sounds |
| 48. Mozilla Themes | Mozilla Themes Trying Out the Preinstalled Themes Installing New Themes |
| 49. Chapter 6: Gutenbird | Is My Printer Supported? |
| 50. Setting Things Up | Setting Things Up |
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