Linux X User's Guide

The most exciting and dynamic area in Linux today is the Graphical User Interface (GUI). Programs like Gnome and KDE have brought genuine ease of use to the Linux interface; window managers like Enlightenment have put powerful graphical tools in the hands of programmers. In the "Linux X User's Guide, O'Reilly brings its authoritative coverage of X to the Linux environment. This book orients the new user to window system concepts and provides detailed descriptions of key programs. The reader will learn how to set up and install X, how to use and configure basic programs like xterm, and how to set up and customize window managers like fvwm and enlightenment. This book also provides coverage of Linux's major desktop environments, Gnome and KDE. In the Linux X User's Guide O'Reilly extends the rich coverage of its X Window System Series to the Linux platform. Comprehensive, easy to use, loaded with examples, tutorials, and hints, this book provides a definitive user's guide to the X Window System on Linux.Siever, Ellen is the author of 'Linux X User's Guide', published 2000 under ISBN 9781565926523 and ISBN 1565926528.