[TriLUG] Linux intro book recommendation?

[Chris Bullock]

Very Hard, we have tried to implement OpenOffice instead of MSOffice and 
have not gotten anything but opposition.  If you get a lot of heavly 
formatted MSOffice docs/spreadsheets you will loose a lot of data and 
possibly not be able to open them at all.  Going from Windows to Linux 
on the desktop depends on the apps you desire to run, if all you do is 
doc process and email.Internet it should be easy if you require other 
apps watch out.
--chris

Christopher L Merrill wrote:

> Today my BIL asked me "How hard would it be to get linux running
> on our desktop to replace Win98 and MSOffice."
>
> I have no problem sending a 'techie' to the right resources to get
> started...but he is not a 'techie'.  Stricly an end-user type.
> I told him he needs to get a good book to explain the key differences
> between the OSes and what to expect.  I was thinking 'book' because
> a website will not help him when he gets stuck halfway through the
> configuration process :>
>
> What 'Idiot's Guide to Linux' books do y'all recommend?
>