I Purchased this book, popped in the CD and had Linux set up on a partition within hours. The first half of this book covers installation, the rest covers File system, commands, and setting up hardware for internet, networking, etc. Excellent part of Tens, covers compatible hardware, support/online groups and Linux conventions. Good book for starting Linux. Includes Netscape Communicator 4.07, Red Hat Linux 5.2 and X Window System, also known as X. This book will get you started, but there is more to learn.