Sick of Windows Viruses, Crashes, and Expensive Upgrades? There's a better alternative: Linux. I's not just for "geeks" anymore. If's for you -and it's for real. With Peter van der Linden's Guide to Linux, Linux isn't just powerful, it's easy and fun. While writing this book, the author spent an entire year helping new Linux users get started and once again demonstrated that he is flatout brilliant at simplifying technology. He knows all the tricks and the quickest ways to help make you productive. Before demonstrating how lo do something faster, easier, and better with Linux, he reminds you how it works in Windows. Along the way, he anticipates potential missteps and questions, and fills in the gaps other books ignore. • Get connected to the Internet, your email account, instant messaging, and your network • Get productive with OpenOffice, the amazing Microsoft Office clone that's absolutely free • Get solutions with van der Linden's easy, stepbystep troubleshooting help • Get into digital media- music, movies, DVDs, CD burning, digital photography, and more • Get secure and keep your data and email private with ClA-strength encryption • Get beyond the basics and leave Windows behind, download the best free software, and even master the command line