Linux for Dummies

With an influx of first-time Linux users comes the need for guidance laid out in simple everyday terms. The Linux For Dummies series has provided the backbone for beginning Linux user information for years. This book expands on this history by providing up-to-date guidance and information about the current popular Linux distributions. Linux For Dummies, 10th Edition focuses on two types of Linux distributions currently popular with beginners: Ubuntu and Mint.

Updates include:

• Updating to focus on currently popular Linux distributions Mint and Ubuntu
• Updating to address USB boot and VirtualBox boot
• Updating for new GNOME and KDE Plasma desktop features and tools
• Updating for new Network Manager tool for connecting to networks
• Updating to latest LibreOffice office suite of software
• Adding chapter on creating simple shell scripts
• Replacing Ten Steps to building a Samba server with Building your own web server, a more popular topic these days