SUSE Linux 9.3 For Dummies

387 Pages·2005·9.743 MB·English

by  Naba Barkakati

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SUSE Linux 9.3
®
FOR
DUMmIES
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by Naba Barkakati
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SUSE Linux 9.3
®
FOR
DUMmIES
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SUSE Linux 9.3
®
FOR
DUMmIES
‰
by Naba Barkakati
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SUSE Linux®9.3 For Dummies®
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About the Author
Naba Barkakati is an electrical engineer and a successful computer-book
author who has experience in a wide variety of systems, ranging from
MS-DOS and Windows to UNIX and Linux. He bought his first personal
computer — an IBM PC-AT — in 1984 after graduating with a PhD in electrical
engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park. While pursuing
a full-time career in engineering, Naba dreamed of writing software for the
emerging PC software market. As luck would have it, instead of building a
software empire like Microsoft, he ended up writing successful computer
books. Currently, Naba is a Senior Level Technologist at the Center for
Technology and Engineering in the U.S. Government Accountability
Office (GAO).
Over the past 16 years, Naba has written over 25 computer books on a
number of topics, ranging from object-oriented programming with C++ to
Linux. He has authored several best-selling titles, such as The Waite Group’s
Turbo C++ Bible, Object-Oriented Programming in C++, X Window System
Programming, Visual C++ Developer’s Guide, Borland C++ 4 Developer’s Guide,
and Linux Secrets.His books have been translated into many languages,
including Spanish, French, Polish, Greek, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and
Korean. Naba’s most recent book is Linux All-in-One Desk Reference For
Dummies, also published by Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Naba lives in North Potomac, Maryland, with his wife Leha, and their chil-
dren, Ivy, Emily, and Ashley.
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Dedication
I would like to dedicate this book to my wife Leha, and daughters Ivy, Emily,
and Ashley.
Author’s Acknowledgments
I am grateful to Terri Varveris for getting me started on this book — a For
Dummiesguide about the up and coming SUSE Linux. As the project editor,
Linda Morris guided me through the manuscript-submission process and
kept everything moving. I appreciate the guidance and support that Terri and
Linda gave me during this project.
I would like to thank Susan Douglas for reviewing the manuscript for techni-
cal accuracy and providing many useful suggestions for improving the book’s
content.
Thanks to everyone at Wiley Publishing for transforming my raw manuscript
into this well-edited and beautifully packaged book.
Of course, there would be no reason for this book if it were not for Linux. For
this, we have Linus Torvalds and the legions of Linux developers around the
world to thank. Thanks to Christian Egle, Andreas Jaeger, and others at
Novell for providing beta copies of SUSE Linux and for the Special Edition
DVD that’s bundled with this book.
Finally, and as always, my greatest thanks go to my wife, Leha, and our
daughters, Ivy, Emily, and Ashley — it is their love and support that keeps me
going. Thanks for being there!