Learning guide: Desktop Linux

By Jan Stafford and Amy Kucharik 19 Apr 2004 | SearchOpenSource.com

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What's that saying about shutting a door and opening a window? On enterprise desktops, many people are shutting their Windows and opening their doors to a penguin -- Tux. Find out how to invite the penguin to your desk in this handy learning guide.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
   Trends & Issues
   Distributions
   GUI
   Installation
   Windows vs. Linux
   Integration & Interoperability
   Migration
   Office suites
   E-mail
   Enterprise desktops in action: Projects, success stories
   Administration
   Security
   For more information

Trends & Issues
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• Perens on desktop adoption trends


• Desktop Linux breaking ground


• A Small Business Guide to Linux on the Desktop


• Pilot projects, success stories grow around Linux desktop


• Why the enterprise Linux desktop is possible
• More balls through Windows


• Desktop Linux gaining momentum


• Friedman: Expectations rising over Linux desktop


• Thinning down the Linux desktop


• Translation services aiding open source expansion

Distributions
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• A tour of Linux desktop distributions


• Choosing a desktop distro


• DistroWatch.com


• Featured topic: Facts about Fedora


• Can a geek love Xandros?


• New Lindows reaching out to users, resellers


• Knoppix: Instant gratification


• Debian GNU Linux: Not just another pretty face


• Slackware Linux


• Xandros unveils enterprise desktop


• Onebase, an interesting distribution


• Inside Lineox Linux


• Cobind Desktop


• New on the scene: Ark Linux desktop


• Ask our expert, Ladislav Bodnar, your questions about distributions

GUI
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• All about GNOME


• All about KDE


• All about X Window System


• Why I prefer GNOME over KDE


• GNOME 2.6 reviewed


• Why choose GNOME?


• KDE 3.2: A user's perspective


• KDE Quick Start guide


• KDE updates browser, app startups, HTML rendering


• Window manager links

Installation
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• Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye: How to select a Linux distribution and begin installing Linux


• Installing Fedora


• Installing OpenOffice tar file

Windows vs. Linux
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• Best choice for the desktop?


• Windows versus Linux: What works best?


• Is a Linux desktop as easy to use as a Windows desktop?
• Main strengths of Linux over Windows on desktop


• Linux vs. Windows XP: My Linux desktop odyssey, 2004

Integration and interoperability
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• Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) in Linux, Linux desktops with MS SQL Server?


• Using cygwin


• Using Vmware


• Drives and interoperability


• Can Linux connect to a MS-VPN server as a client?


• Can I run both MS Office and OpenOffice?


• GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection, for code portability across OS platforms

Migration
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• Desktop: Windows to Linux migration strategy


• Best practices for migrating from MS Office to OpenOffice


• Windows-to-Linux migration technical FAQ


• Enterprise computing for the office: Use Linux to augment or replace PCs

Office suites
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• Sun/StarOffice vs.Intel/MS Office


• OpenOffice.Org 1.0 Resource Kit


• StarOffice 7 is far faster and friendlier than SO 6


• Can OpenOffice filter for WordPerfect?


• ApplixWare Office?


• Can I run both MS Office and OpenOffice on one machine?


• Can StarOffice or OpenOffice open MS Publisher files?


• Lightweight OpenOffice format file viewers or browser plug-ins?


• StarOffice or OpenOffice?


• OpenOffice vs. StarOffice for cost, bilingual use


• StarOffice: The best and worst of Office


• Converting MS Office documents to StarOffice


• Sharing OpenOffice documents


• What to do if OpenOffice freezes


• OpenOffice training


• OpenOffice training tips

E-mail
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• Don't be a spam patsy


• What e-mail clients are available for desktop Linux clients?

Enterprise desktops in action: Projects, success stories
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• Where can I get a list of companies and schools using Linux desktops?


• Paris considers Linux desktop


• Penguin pilot flying on Texas desktops


• Austin chooses Linux desktops


• Organization moves to Linux-based thin clients


• Thin Linux implementation right prescription for doctors

Administration
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• Mozilla goes hand-in-hand with deploying Linux desktops, author says


• "Booting, logging in and configuring" from Sams Teach Yourself Red Hat Linux Fedora in 24 Hours


• More management apps for Linux desktops coming


• Remote control of Telnet or SSH logins in Linux


• Why does Mozilla look different on some apps?

Security
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• Internet Protocol Security: IPsec -- Chapter 17 of Red Hat: The Complete Reference Enterprise Linux and Fedora Edition


• The Swiss Army knife security tool


• Buffer overflows

For more information
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• General information links about Linux desktops


• Where can I find a Linux laptop?


• Getting a Unix feel on a PC


• Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO


• Extending the Linux desktop with business intelligence

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