Following its simple instructions, the reader will learn how to install the operating system, explore the desktop, and launch great applications. This fully illustrated primer teaches how to climb the Linux directory tree, navigate with the File Browser, and much more. It s easy-to-understand tutorials will guide the reader through the OpenOffice business suite and media applications to enjoy the web, music, video, and graphics. Later chapters show you how to use the Linux shell to communicate directly with the kernel at the very heart of the operating system, allowing the reader total control over his/her Linux system.