3. About This Installation And User Guide

This book is divided into four parts. The first part, the Installation Guide, will help you install and configure your Mandrake Linux distribution by describing the preparation, installation and post-installation procedures. The second part, entitled Discover, is an introduction to Linux basics. In this section we also discuss the two most popular graphical environments, KDE and GNOME.

The third part is called Use, and discusses everyday applications such as office software (word processors, spreadsheets and the like), file managers and graphics software. We also discuss devices such as printers and scanners as well as multimedia applications for sound and video. We wrap up this section by describing Internet usage using a variety of tools, where you will learn about mail readers, web browsers, instant messaging and Internet Relay Chat, or "IRC".

In the last part, Personalize, we go deeper into the Mandrake Linux architecture. You will discover Mandrake-specific tools such as Bastille, which allows you to better secure your machine, the Mandrake Control Center where you can fine-tune your configuration and RpmDrake, a package management tool.

Thank you for choosing Mandrake Linux and have fun!


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