The Complete Xandros Starter Kit

The Complete Xandros Starter Kit includes Xandros Desktop Standard Edition and "Linux Made Easy" by Rickford Grant. By combining the power of Xandros' easy-to-use desktop OS with a user guide aimed at new Linux users, the Starter Kit is perfect for the new Linux user.

Xandros Desktop OS Version 3 Standard Edition

Xandros Desktop OS Version 3 Standard Edition gives you everything that you need to get started using Linux.

You may have heard that using Linux requires a lot of technical knowledge, even requiring you to work from the command line. We have engineered Standard Edition to be easy-to-use for anyone familiar with Windows.

Standard Edition installs with 4-clicks and comes pre-loaded with a variety of useful software like:

Mozilla Firefox Web browser
Mozilla Thunderbird E-mail
OpenOffice.org Suite
CodeWeavers CrossOver Office 5.0 30-day trial
30 days of technical support via email

With our easy installation, intuitive graphical interface and full suite of productivity applications pre-loaded, Standard Edition is truly "Linux Made Easy."

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Linux Made Easy

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Based on Xandros 3, one of the most user-friendly versions of Linux available today, Linux Made Easy concentrates on the subjects of most interest to the average home user or hobbyist: installation, using the Internet, playing CDs and audio files, using scanners, working with digital cameras and images, games, downloading software and fonts, USB storage devices, PDAs, printing, Internet telephony, and more.

Rickford Grant, author of Linux for Non-Geeks, has been a computer operating system maniac for more than 20 years, from his early days with an Atari XL600 to his current Linux machines. Grant spent the past seven years as an Associate Professor at Toyama University of International Studies in Japan before relocating to Wilmington, North Carolina.

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