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Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop

Linux for Prime Time with the Java Desktop System

By
Tom Adelstein, Sam Hiser
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Released:
September 2004
Pages:
416
Description
The ideal guide to JDS, Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop is clear and direct, and carefully covers such housekeeping chores as setting up networking, updates, and backups. It enters into great depth concerning the key productivity tools every user needs: email, web browsing, instant messaging, word processing, spreadsheets, and slide presentations.
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Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1 Introducing the JDS Linux Desktop

    1. So What Do You Get?

    2. How to Use This Book

    3. System Requirements

    4. Installing JDS

    5. What's on Your JDS Screen

    6. Where to Find the Information You Need

    7. What's Next?

  2. Chapter 2 Essential JDS

    1. Starting JDS

    2. Ending a Session or Shutting Down JDS

    3. Running Programs

    4. Managing Users

    5. Accessing Directories (Folders)

    6. So What Have We Learned?

  3. Chapter 3 Toward JDS Proficiency

    1. Role of the Operating System

    2. JDS Printing System

    3. Gaining JDS Proficiency

  4. Chapter 4 JDS Networking

    1. Looking at the Internet

    2. Connecting by Dial-up Modem

    3. JDS in a Local Network

    4. Going Wireless

    5. Public and Private Hotspots

    6. Joining Wireless Hotspots

    7. Different Networking Protocols Available in JDS

    8. JDS Networking Recap

  5. Chapter 5 Maintaining and Supporting JDS

    1. Using Online Update

    2. Install/Remove Software

    3. Backing Up and Restoring Files and Folders

    4. Maintaining and Supporting JDS

  6. Chapter 6 Using the Internet Applications

    1. Email and Calendar

    2. JDS Instant Messenger (IM)

    3. Web Browser

  7. Chapter 7 Word Processing with StarWriter

    1. StarWriter Basics

    2. StarWriter Power Tips

    3. StarOffice Initial Setup

    4. StarWriter Customizations

    5. StarWriter's File Format

  8. Chapter 8 Spreadsheets and Presentations Using StarOffice

    1. StarCalc

    2. StarCalc Basics

    3. StarImpress

    4. StarImpress Basics

  9. Chapter 9 Using Windows Applications with JDS

    1. Remote Desktop Protocol

    2. Using Windows Applications with JDS

  10. Chapter 10 Using Other JDS Software

    1. Adobe Acrobat Reader and StarOffice PDF Creator

    2. RealPlayer 8 Plug-in

    3. GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)

    4. Using Other JDS Software

  1. Appendix A Linux Commands

  2. Appendix B Online Documentation

    1. The Linux Documentation Project

    2. JDS Community Support

    3. Java Desktop System (Release2)

    4. Web Browser (Mozilla)

    5. Instant Messenger (gaim)

    6. StarOffice 7

    7. StarOffice Tutorials for Kids

    8. OpenOffice.org Documentation (FAQs)

  3. Appendix C Secure Connections Through SSH

    1. Examples

  4. Appendix D Using RPM Manager

    1. The RPM Manager

  5. Appendix E Known Problems and Solutions

    1. Problem: Panel Crashes

    2. Problem: Connecting by Modem

    3. Problem: Can't Run File from Remote Directories

    4. Problem: Sound Recorder Slide Bar

    5. Problem: Sound Recorder Stops

    6. Problem: Backspace Is Inserted

    7. Problem: RPMs Don't Recognize the Linux Release on Your Machine

    8. Problem: Clock Settings

    9. Problem: VMWare Failure

    10. Problem: Help

    11. Problem: Sun Java Desktop Doesn't Support DVD Playback

    12. Problem: ATI Video Cards

  6. Appendix F Installation Guide

    1. System Requirements

    2. Installing JDS

    3. Resizing Your Partition

    4. Creating a Custom Partitions Table

    5. Checking for and Installing System Updates

    6. Some Common Troubleshooting

  7. Glossary

  8. Colophon

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Product Details
Title:
Exploring the JDS Linux Desktop
By:
Tom Adelstein, Sam Hiser
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Formats:
  • Print
  • Safari Books Online
Print Release:
September 2004
Pages:
416
Print ISBN:
978-0-596-00752-2
| ISBN 10:
0-596-00752-3
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About the Authors

  1. Tom Adelstein

    Tom Adelstein works as a technical analyst writer for a large international publishing company headquartered in Texas. He became a young author in 1985 and has written prolifically ever since. Tom's career began as a CPA and progressed into investment banking where he excelled by using computer technology to help his companies become industry leaders. In 1993, he decided to change careers and pursue information technology. He says he chose to follow his heart instead of his head.

    View Tom Adelstein's full profile page.

  2. Sam Hiser

    Sam Hiser is Vice President & Director Business Affairs at the OpenDocument Foundation, Inc. He was advisor to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Information Technology Division on its pilot of OpenDocument-ready software this year. Hiser also blogs at www.PlexNex.com.

    View Sam Hiser's full profile page.

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