The Linux Mint Beginner's Guide - Second Edition

· Computer Beginner's Guides Book 6 · Jonathan Moeller
4.4
31 reviews
Ebook
167
Pages
Eligible

About this ebook

The Linux Mint Beginner's Guide (Second Edition) will show you how to get the most out of Linux Mint, from using the Cinnamon desktop environment to advanced command-line tasks. In the Guide, you will learn how to:

-Install Linux Mint.

-Use the desktop environment.

-Manage files and folders.

-Manage users, groups, and file permissions.

-Install software on a Linux Mint system, both from the command line and the GUI.

-Configure network settings.

-Use the vi editor to edit system configuration files.

-Install and configure a Samba server for file sharing.

-Install SSH for remote system control using public key/private key encryption.

-Install a LAMP server.

-Install web applications like WordPress.

-Configure an FTP server.

-Manage ebooks.

-Convert digital media.

-And many other topics.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
31 reviews
AJ Wolfgang
February 10, 2017
OK, first things first, trying to make coding and command entry lively to unexperienced readers doesn't work. I roughly understand the basics, but reading the last 6 to 7 chapters gave me a migraine. Now, that being said, the book is descent. However, it lacks true fundamentals that, in my opinion, scare many people away from using Linux OS's. There's no really good explanation of what or where to acquire programs, or any real breakdown of the modern graphical (Windows-like) interface of Mint. What a shame.
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LuAnn Geddes
October 20, 2015
App is good, but lacks the ability to choose your own background color ; some eyes prefer a light blue background for reading thanks
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Robert Murphy
September 11, 2016
Very good reference for those new to Linux, and those more experienced in using and installing Linux. Highly recommended.
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About the author

Standing over six feet tall, Jonathan Moeller has the piercing blue eyes of a Conan of Cimmeria, the bronze-colored hair a Visigothic warrior-king, and the stern visage of a captain of men, none of which are useful in his career as a computer repairman, alas.

He has written the DEMONSOULED series of sword-and-sorcery novels, and continues to write THE GHOSTS sequence about assassin and spy Caina Amalas, the COMPUTER BEGINNER'S GUIDE series of computer books, and numerous other works.

Visit his website at:

http://www.jonathanmoeller.com

Visit his technology blog at:

http://www.computerbeginnersguides.com

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