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 I'd love a book like this to give to people, but
 this one just doesn't make me reach for the
 wallet.
 
 It should be noted that I find this unfortunate,
 since I am otherwise a fan of Gagne's other
 books, and his regular magazine columns.
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 All Customer Reviews
 Average Customer Review: 4 out of 5 stars
 
 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 2 out of 5 stars To basic for a prior windows user., July 16, 2004
 Reviewer: A reader
 
 The book went over things that work very similar
 to the way windows works. I was hoping for a
 through explination on the install which was not
 there. The book focuses on how to use the kde
 desktop (which works alot like windows). I read
 about half the book when I put it down and just
 jumped in and tried what worked in windows. Like
 right clicking on the desktop to custimize it
 and it brought up a menu with a configure desktop
 as an option that brought up what I was looking
 for.  I found the jumping in and playing option
 got me up and running alot quicker than reading
 the book an following along.
 
 I don't think this book would help the prior
 windows user much. But would be good for a
 person just starting out with linux without any
 windows background as it gives basic functons of
 a few programs usually included with linux.
 
 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
 1 out of 5 stars If you don't like KDE, don't buy it., July 11, 2004
 Reviewer: [102]"bill352" (Florida)
 
 This book has an oversimplified installation
 explanation(20pages), and then jumps right into
 KDE. I prefer GNOME so this book was a waste of
 money for me. I have been working towards
 switching to Linux for a few years, switching to
 a browser and office program available for both
 Windoz and Linux to simplify the transition, and
 playing with Linux on an old computer. I had
 hoped this book would help with the final step,
 but it didn't. Installation is a tedious
 process, even the "pros" don't get it right on
 the first try. I bought a new computer with
 Linux preinstalled, and it didn't work, and had
 to be reinstalled. A beginners book as this
 claims to be needs a thorough installation
 section, but less for the desktop which has many
 similarities to windoz.
 
 
 1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 5 out of 5 stars Great how to, shows that Linux
 can be fun, June 24, 2004  Reviewer: A reader
 
 This is a great book! It showed me that that
 everything in Windows is available in Linux and
 more. I can work on office spreadsheets and
 listen to my MP3s. I'm going to buy a second
 copy for my local library.
 
 
 3 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
 1 out of 5 stars don't email author for help -
 you are on your own, March 23, 2004
 Reviewer: [110]"jwsmi2002" (Denver, Colorado) -
 
 I was unable to get the "Knoppix" software to
 work with my dial-up modem(s), both of which
 other Linux distributions (Red Hat Fedora, SUSE
 Professional 9.0, etc.) had no problem finding.
 Sent author an email for help. Never heard back.
 Scrapped book and software. Have ordered "Moving
 from Windows to Linux" by Chuck Easttom.
 
 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
 If you were curious about linux....,March 9, 2004
 Reviewer: [66]"ironrose88" (Wichita, KS) -
 
 This is the best book for a newbie to linux or
 someone who is teaching a newbie how to use linux.
 
 
 

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