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Bill McCarty, a university professor who has introduced hundreds of students to Linux, has written this book specifically for new users, those who want to know how to install, administer, and use a Linux system, even though they've had no previous experience with Unix.

Works by Bill McCarty

Learning Debian GNU/Linux (1999) 60 copies
Red Hat Linux Firewalls (2002) 16 copies
Java Distributed Objects (1999) 10 copies
Visual C 6: Core Language (1999) 5 copies
PHP 4 IT-Tutorial (2002) 4 copies

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In this book, the author focuses on the new Linux user and on desktop Linux applications. The book is written specifically for the version of Red Hat Linux that came packaged with the book on a CD-ROM.

McCarty tells how to install and configure Linux and the X Window System. He also tells how to use the GNOME desktop and set up a variety of Linux applications ranging from office suites to games. Furthermore, McCarty tells how to install and configure the Apache web server, the Samba file service, and the Linux print services.… (more)
 
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