Apress Expands Its Desktop Linux Line with New Fedora Book
Aug 23rd, 18:01 UTC
In recent years, Linux has made great strides in many sectors of the desktop market, and the Fedora distribution has played a significant role in raising Linux's prominence in this regard. Berkeley, CA--23 August 2007--In recent years, Linux has made great strides in many sectors of the desktop market, and the Fedora distribution has played a significant role in raising Linux's prominence in this regard. A replacement to Red Hat Linux's consumer distribution, Fedora's appeal is based on its out-of-the-box functionality, community support, and solid backend.
Recognizing this, Shashank Sharma and Keir Thomas have come together to write Beginning Fedora: From Novice to Professional. Aimed at anyone wanting to make the switch to Fedora, this book offers everything a user needs to get started, including a DVD that contains the full version of Fedora 7 and much more.
According to the authors, "This book purely and simply focuses on what you need to know to use Linux, done in the context of one of the most popular flavors of Linux. Beginning Fedora is concise and to the point, aiming to re-create under Linux all the stuff you are used to doing under Windows."
Highlights of Beginning Fedora: From Novice to Professional:
* Targets consumers wanting to make the transition from Windows and other Linux distributions
* Describes in detail installation and basic undertakings (such as setting up printers, using OpenOffice, and watching movies), troubleshooting and administrative tasks, and how to use the command-line interface/shell
* Includes a companion DVD containing a full installation version of Fedora 7
To read more about Beginning Fedora: From Novice to Professional, or the authors, or to view a table of contents and sample chapter, please select this title from our online catalog at www.apress.com..
Apress Authors: The Expert's VoiceTM
SHASHANK SHARMA has contributed articles extensively to Linux.com and NewsForge. He conducts classes on various aspects of Linux at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. Using Linux since 1997, Shashank has helped several newbies with his 1,000-plus posts at the popular LinuxQuestions.org forum board. Interested in the workings of free/open source software licenses, he actively participates in the discussions on the Creative Commons mailing list. His blog on licensing, LinuxLala, is regularly linked to by major web sites such as IPcentral and LXer.
KEIR THOMAS is an award-winning author who has written several best-selling beginning-level Linux titles for Apress. A former computer magazine editor, he has been writing about computers, operating systems, and software for a decade. He has also edited many computing titles. Keir currently works as a full-time author and has written four books for Apress. He lives on the side of a mountain in England, and his hobbies include hiking and playing musical instruments.
(Submitted by Julie Miller of Apress)
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