Moving from Windows to Linux by Chuck Easttom

With everyone always talking about moving from Windows to Linux, it is nice to see that someone out there put together a no-nonsense guide to making this happen. Chuck Easttom did all of the Linux newbies a real service with his book, Moving from Windows to Linux. Check out this review.

Moving from Windows to Linux declares in its opening paragraph that it is intended for Microsoft Windows power users and Linux novices. However, the focus of Moving from Windows to Linux is not always clear. At times the book seems to be oriented more toward new computer users. There is a lot of content on shell scripts, Web servers and FTP servers that would confuse even some Windows power users and possibly leave a new Linux user wondering what they had gotten themselves into or why it was important.

A more descriptive title might have included the terms open source and desktop applications, as a great deal of the book is devoted to showing the open-source analogs of Microsoft Office and other common Windows applications. The major desktop application territory is covered here, including e-mail, Web browsing, word processing, spreadsheets, graphics and presentation software. A brief introduction to GnuCash also is present.