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About the Author Naba Barkakati is an electrical engineer and professional software developer who bought his first personal computer - an IBM PC-AT - in 1984. He has written over 22 computer books, and has extensive experience on a wide variety of systems, ranging from Windows to UNIX and Linux.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

PART I: Configuring Your Linux System.

Chapter 1: Installing Linux.

Chapter 2: Upgrading Linux.

PART II: Running Linux.

Chapter 3: An Overview of Linux.

Chapter 4: Secrets of X under Linux.

Chapter 5: Customizing Your Linux Startup.

Chapter 6: Secrets of Linux Commands.

Chapter 7: Secrets of DOS under Linux.

Chapter 8: Scripting in Linux with Tcl/Tk.

PART III: Exploiting Your Hardware in Linux.

Chapter 9: Computers.

Chapter 10: Video Cards and Monitors.

Chapter 11: Disk Drives.

Chapter 12: CD-ROM Drives and Sound Cards.

Chapter 13: Keyboards and Pointing Devices.

Chapter 14: Printers.

Chapter 15: Modems.

Chapter 16: Networks.

Chapter 17: PC Cards.

PART IV: Using Linux for Fun and Profit.

Chapter 18: Dial-up Networking in Linux.

Chapter 19: Setting Up a Linux Internet Host.

Chapter 20: Running a World Wide Web Server on Linux.

Chapter 21: Running a Business with Linux.

Chapter 22: Developing Software in Linux.

Chapter 23: X Programming in Linux.

Chapter 24: Text Processing in Linux.

Appendix A: Linux Applications Roundup.

Appendix B: Linux Commands.

Appendix C: Linux Resources.

Appendix D: About the CD-ROM.

Index.

GNU General Public License.

CD-ROM Installation Instructions.