The title of the book, "Moving to Linux - Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye" (Second Edition), is a reasonably accurate description of the content of the book. This book definitely caters to the novice desktop Linux user. While it does not focus all that much on actually kissing anything good bye, by the time you finish reading it, you will discover that desktop Linux systems definitely offer a viable alternative to using the most commonly used proprietary systems.

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Would you recommend the product? yes | Rating: 9/10
Pros: Easy and entertaining to read, yet full of information
Cons: Not useful for deep, intimate details

I have found this book to be one of the best resources available for examining the easy to use desktop Linux systems and the applications that they run. While this book provides a custom copy of WFTL Linux (Writer and Free Thinker at Large), based on KNOPPIX, the contents of the book are aimed at anyone looking for an easy to use desktop Linux system. The book is entertaining and does an excellent job of presenting major applications, the basics of how they work, and a few alternatives of each major application.

For example, when discussing Web browsers, both KDE's Konqueror and Mozilla's Firefox are discussed, but references are given to a number of other alternatives.

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