Premier Press - Lindows Fast &
Easy.



Lindows Fast
& Easyby Eric Greble
ISBN: 1-59200-060-6,
473 Pages, 2003


The book Lindows Fast &
Easy is designed "to help readers accomplish tasks as
quickly and easily as possible". The style is '
visual tutorial': a minimum of text and
maximum use of annotated 'screen
shots'. The format works well, making
Lindows Fast & Easy an ideal primer for
those who want a user-friendly a product-
Lindows-that does not require any special
knowledge to install and run.

As well
as installing and using LindowsOS, the
book covers programs that are part of the package and which
enable users to play music and videos, burn
CD's, play games, and view and manipulate
images. There are also a number of utilities, such as a text
editor, a clipboard tool, and an archiving tool.
Lindows also offers
Console, which is a
command-line interface.


Installing new software with
Lindows' Click-N-Run
feature is explained; Click-N-Run is
described as, "Truly the star player in the
Lindows lineup . it is an innovative,
easy-to-use way to install programs onto your
Lindows machine. Rather than.
Click-N-Run gives you access to hundreds of
different programs all at one price.
Click-N-Run is a subscription service where
you pay an annual fee for unlimited downloads of any software
in their catalog.". A chapter describes the process of
installing programs with Click-N-Run,
how to find what you want, and how to update
LindowsOS

A substantial
section deals with Internet
connections, browsing, e-mail, chat
sessions, and associated tasks (address books, distribution
lists, composing HTML, and so on). The
last part of the book, Advanced
Lindows, includes printers and printing, configuring
Lindows, understanding directories,
changing the boot sequence (LILO), and
using the console shell. A final chapter explains how to get
help, for which there are a number of options.


If you interested in
Linux as a viable alternative to
Microsoft Windows,
and inexpensive software, then Lindows
is well worth investigating-and this book is well worth
reading as a getting-started manual.




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