This book covers: Preparing to install the system, Using shells and online documentation, The X Windows graphical interface, Networking and Internet, Administration, A guide to available software and tools. Users who have been wanting to get started, but not sure how to go about it, or those who have not made deep inroads into their installed system, will benefit most from the book. This books step-by-step guide to standard Linux tasks satisfies the users' need to utilize the system's capabilities, especially its Internet functions.

• This book describes why the user is doing the tasks in order to convey Linux's logic and conventions. It also provides a guide to popular Linux software
• Provides a beginning-level installation and using guide to Caldera OpenLinux 1.3 and KDE, as well as a copy of the operating system and StarOffice 4.0 on CD. This is $50 worth of software - a terrific draw for users who haven't yet installed Linux.