Product: 1590594584

I am a Novell SuSE Linux Professional user. I do not consider myself a newbie, however, I went ahead and read Beginning SuSE Linux from Apress. I found the book very enjoyable to read because its focus is on the Linux desktop. I do not believe you can escape the need to understand the Linux file system or shell scripting. This book does go into it a little but the focus of the book is the desktop and proves that Linux can go head to head with Windows XP. You will learn about installation, a well written section on desktop applications, a great section on Open Office, and an introduction to administration. The desktop is focused on KDE and not on GNOME. I am a GNOME user and was a little disappointed that the book did not include it. However, this book is written as an introduction not as a comprehensive book in its entirety. I am going to go ahead and follow through with Apress’s Linux roadmap, which are 5 books as a whole.
Rating: 4
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