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. 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.

Programming Linux Games discusses important multimedia toolkits (including a very thorough discussion of the Simple DirectMedia Layer) and teaches the basics of Linux game programming. Readers learn about the state of the Linux gaming world, and how to write and distribute Linux games to the Linux gaming community.

Programming Linux Games discusses the most important Linux multimedia toolkits and teaches the basics of game programming, all in the context of real-world examples.

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 build a scrolling game engine, play sound effects, manage compressed audio streams, build multiplayer games, construct installation scripts, and distribute games to the Linux community. Explains how to use the open-source operating system to print stationary, manage files, manipulate text, integrate multimedia effects, and create graphics. In 1991 a Finnish university student named Linus Torvalds began working on a new operating system in his spare time. In order to understand what Linux is all about, it helps to know a bit about how it all began.