* Organized into eight task-oriented minibooks, this comprehensive 816-page guide shows beginning-to-intermediate users how to get up and running with today's top five Linux distributions: Fedora Core, SUSE, Debian, Xandros, and Knoppix *The companion DVD features the full installable versions of Fedora Core 3 and Knoppix and the ISO images (saving hours of downloading time) for the following distributions: SUSE live, Debian full version, and Xandros Open Circulation version. * Features step-by-step installation instructions for each distribution * The minibooks offer humorous, easy-to-understand coverage of Linux basics, desktops, networking, the Internet, administration, security, Internet servers, and programming * Lets readers explore the most popular distributions for desktop and server use