Deploying Linux On The Desktop

Computers/Operating systems Systems and Network Administrators Deploying LINUX on the Desktop Jumpstart for Systems Administrators& IT Managers Edward L. Haletky "Mr. Haletky leverages his extensive experience with Linux/Unix to present a picture of the options for moving from a Windows Desktop to a Linux Desktop that is both wide and deep. This book will help you evaluate honestly whether Linux will work for your desktop, and if so, whether the move will be worth the cost." Christopher Sweeney, Pleasant Crab Consulting. Ed's book is a great tool for anyone with some basic Linux experience who is trying to implement a desktop with functionality similar to Microsoft Windows. Beyond just a hobbyist interest - If I was asked to implement Linux on my desktop at work, Ed's book is the first one I would go to. Pat Lampert, HP Services Deploying LINUX on the Desktop: Jumpstart for Systems Administrators & IT Managers' gives an Administrator and their Managements the tools necessary to implement and understand the implementation of a Corporate Desktop using LINUX. The book covers the detail required by an Administrator including any interoperability concerns, and the real world costs of implementation for the IT decision makers. While other material covers a pure LINUX environment, this Jumpstart looks at real world requirements and implementations with the goal of creating a solid, supportable LINUX desktop. Key Features Reviews real world requirements. Covers Pure LINUX, and Hybrid Corporate Desktops. Covers Enabling Tools such as CrossOver Office and the use of Windows Native programs on LINUX. Reveals Interoperability Concerns. Implements a solid Corporate Desktop. Reviews the complete costs of Implementing LINUX as a desktop. Additional information including up dates to Deploying LINUX... can be found at http://www.astroarch.com/~elh/books.html. Please email Edward at books@astroarch.com with comments, questions, or even updates to the book material. Edward L. Haletky graduated from Purdue University in 1988 with a degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. Since then, he has worked programming graphics and other low-level libraries on various UNIX platforms. He currently works for Hewlett-Packard in the High Performance Technical Computing Expert Team, dealing with Tru64 and Linux Clustering technologies, as well as general Linux and VMware environments. Edward has also published articles about interoperability, clustering, and security issues for Linux. www.digitalpressbooks.comHaletky, Edward is the author of 'Deploying Linux On The Desktop ' with ISBN 9781555583286 and ISBN 1555583288.