The Linux cookbook : tips and techniques for everyday use

Over 1,500 step-by-step “recipes” show how to use Linux for everyday tasks. The Linux Cookbook shows how to use Linux for everyday tasks such as: printing; converting and managing files; editing and formatting text; working with digital audio; creating and manipulating graphics; and connecting to the Internet. The quick-reference, cookbook-style format includes step-by-step Linux “recipes” covering many hundreds of day-to-day issues. The Linux Cookbook: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use......Page 0 The Linux Cookbook: Cover......Page 2 Table of Contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 21 PART ONE: Working with Linux......Page 544 Introduction......Page 535 What Every Linux User Knows......Page 512 The Shell......Page 491 The X Window System......Page 480 PART TWO: Files......Page 479 Files and Directories......Page 454 Sharing Files......Page 446 Finding Files......Page 433 Managing Files......Page 419 PART THREE: Text......Page 418 Viewing Text......Page 410 The Text Editing......Page 393 Grammar and Reference......Page 376 Analyzing Text......Page 366 Formatting Text......Page 352 Searching Text......Page 336 Typesetting and Word Processing......Page 311 Fonts......Page 303 PART FOUR: Images......Page 302 Viewing Images......Page 291 Editing Images......Page 275 Importing Images......Page 268 PostScript......Page 260 PART FIVE: Sound......Page 259 Sound Files......Page 250 The Audio Compact Discs......Page 242 Editing Sound Files......Page 232 PART SIX: Productivity......Page 231 Disk Storage......Page 224 Printing......Page 212 Cross-Platform Conversions......Page 203 Reminders......Page 187 Mathematics......Page 178 PART SEVEN: Networking......Page 177 Communications......Page 167 Email......Page 151 The World Wide Web......Page 132 Other Internet Services......Page 111 Administrative Issues......Page 100 Linux Resources on the Web......Page 98 License......Page 92 Program Index......Page 78 Concept Index......Page 29 Introduction -- What Every Linux User Knows -- The Shell -- The X Window System -- Files And Directories -- Sharing Files -- Finding Files -- Managing Files -- Viewing Text -- Text Editing -- Grammar And Reference -- Analyzing Text -- Formatting Text -- Searching Text -- Typesetting And Word Processing -- Fonts -- Viewing Images -- Editing Images -- Importing Images -- Postscript -- Sound Files -- Audio Compact Discs -- Editing Sound Files -- Disk Storage -- Printing -- Cross-platform Conversions -- Reminders -- Mathematics -- Communications -- Email -- The World Wide Web -- Other Internet Services. Michael Stutz. Includes Indexes. The Linux Cookbook shows Linux users at all levels how to perform a variety of everyday computer tasks such as: printing stationery; converting and managing files; editing and formatting text; working with digital audio; and creating and manipulating graphics. The quick-reference, "cookbook"-style format, includes step-by-step Linux "recipes." With step-by-step recipes to show readers the best ways to use Linux tools to accomplish specific tasks, this guide details how to perform a variety of everyday computer tasks, such as printing stationery, converting and managing files, editing and formatting text, and much more Explains how to use the open-source operating system to print stationary, manage files, manipulate text, integrate multimedia effects, and create graphics. In order to understand what Linux is all about, it helps to know a bit about how it all began.