Linux in a Box For Dummies, (Set includes 3 CD-ROM disks) (For Dummies (Computers))

Feel like you’re ready to close the door on Windows once and for all? Want to take the leap into the brave new world of the Linux OS but don’t know where to begin? Then Linux in a Box For Dummies is definitely for you—it’s your goof-proof way to get started with Linux.

There is no better Linux deal currently available on the market. With this three-CD bundle you get a top Linux distribution, a leading Linux office suite, and two great For Dummies e-books—plus a bonus installation book—all for one terrific price. The fast and easy way to install Linux and put it to work—immediately—Linux in a Box For Dummies gives you:

• Caldera OpenLinux 2.3
  Features preconfigured installation options for home and business
• Includes state-of-the-art LIZARD point-and-click installer

“I have not seen a distribution easier to install, configure, and use.”
—Linux Magazine

“Full of goodies...the easiest most idiot-proof.”
—Salon.com

“A masterpiece.”
—LinuxWorld

• StarOffice 5.1
  The premier full-featured productivity suite for Linux
• Features modules for word processing, spreadsheets, drawing, image editing, presentations, scheduling, databases, Internet browsing, and e-mail
• Easy compatibility with Microsoft Office and other productivity applications
• Winner, LinuxWorld Editor’s Choice Award for Productivity Application/Suite software

Caldera OpenLinux for DummiesE-Book
Jon “maddog” Hall and Nicholas Wells

• Based on the bestselling Second Edition of Linux For Dummies
• Hall is Executive Director of Linux International
• Wells is the former director of Technical Marketing at Caldera Systems, Inc.

StarOffice For Linux For DummiesE-Book
Michael Meadhra

• The fun, easy way to get up to speed on the many StarOffice tools
• Covers version 5.1
• Expert advice on how to easily transfer StarOffice data back and forth from a Windows environment

Bonus Installation Book

• A 128-page guide that walks you step-by-step through the process
• Covers the installation of both OpenLinux and StarOffice

Providing everything you need to get up and running with Linux, right away, Linux in a Box For Dummies is your ticket to the brave new world of open source computing.