-
Book Overview & Buying
-
Table Of Contents
-
Feedback & Rating
Linux Essentials - Second Edition
By :
This chapter begins a more hands-on look at Linux, as opposed to the more abstract information presented in the previous chapters. This chapter starts with a look at Linux desktop environments, including information on the most common desktop environments and their basic uses. If you’re using a desktop environment, chances are good that you’re doing so in order to run productivity software. Thus some common productivity packages for Linux are described. In addition, you likely will want to install additional productivity software, so software package management is briefly covered at the chapter’s end.
Another major use of a Linux system is as a network server, so a few common server programs that you may encounter are covered. Although you might not need to write programs, you may need to compile programs from source code, so you should also be familiar with the common Linux programming tools covered in this chapter.
Change the font size
Change margin width
Change background colour