Nine minibooks in this guide include administrators all need to know about the five major versions: Ubuntu, Fedora Core, OpenSUSE, Mint, and Mandriva. Open source operating system Linux is gaining market share worldwide for both desktop and server use, this guide-to-pea soup includes installation and everything else an administrator needs to know about Ubuntu, Fedora Core, OpenSUSE, Mint, and Mandriva Nine self -containing minibooks covers the basics of Linux, desktop, network, internet, administration, security, Linux servers, programming, and scripting Updated to cover the latest version of the five distribution above, with complete installation instructions and a DVD including a full Ubuntu installation and ISO images for the other Linux users and administrators will be able to install and sample five popular Linux flavor with information on the Linux All-in-One For Dummies.