Red Hat Linux Fedora For Dummies [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

Foolish Assumptions

You know what they say about people who make assumptions, but this book would never have been written if we didn’t make a few. This book is for you if you

Want to build a Red Hat Linux workstation: You want to use the Linux operating system to build your personal workstation. Surprise! The DVD-ROM in the back of this book contains the Red Hat Linux distribution.

Have a computer: It’s just a technicality, but you need a computer because this book describes how to install Red Hat Linux on a computer.

Have no duct tape: You want to put the Red Hat Linux operating system and the computer together, and using duct tape hasn’t worked.

Don’t want to be a guru: You don’t want to become a Red Hat Linux guru — at least not yet.

However, this book is not for you if you’re looking for

An all-encompassing reference-style book: We simply don’t have enough space, or permission from the publisher, to provide a comprehensive range of topics. We concentrate on providing help with getting popular and useful stuff up and running. We devote more space, for example, to getting your DSL or cable modem working than to describing the theory that makes them work.

A system administration book: Again, we don’t have enough space to do the subject justice. We provide instructions on how to perform certain essential administrative tasks, like adding users, packages, and network connections. This book selects certain topics to focus on and leaves the rest for other books.

Foolish Assumptions

You know what they say about people who make assumptions, but this book would never have been written if we didn’t make a few. This book is for you if you

Want to build a Red Hat Linux workstation: You want to use the Linux operating system to build your personal workstation. Surprise! The DVD-ROM in the back of this book contains the Red Hat Linux distribution.

Have a computer: It’s just a technicality, but you need a computer because this book describes how to install Red Hat Linux on a computer.

Have no duct tape: You want to put the Red Hat Linux operating system and the computer together, and using duct tape hasn’t worked.

Don’t want to be a guru: You don’t want to become a Red Hat Linux guru — at least not yet.

However, this book is not for you if you’re looking for

An all-encompassing reference-style book: We simply don’t have enough space, or permission from the publisher, to provide a comprehensive range of topics. We concentrate on providing help with getting popular and useful stuff up and running. We devote more space, for example, to getting your DSL or cable modem working than to describing the theory that makes them work.

A system administration book: Again, we don’t have enough space to do the subject justice. We provide instructions on how to perform certain essential administrative tasks, like adding users, packages, and network connections. This book selects certain topics to focus on and leaves the rest for other books.