After offering stiff competition to NT, Linux is now craving to find a place on the desktop. Aimed primarily for novices, the 339 pages virtually spoon-feed the reader with every fact required to install Linux. The book is nicely categorized into seven parts, each further simplified into different chapters and further sub topics. Though it is advisable to read the book from 'Part I to Part VII' in tandem don't let the rules bully you.
Every chapter is interlinked with the previous topic.
It can however be read in any manner, provided you know what it is about and have a rough idea of the past. All the 18 chapters are comprehensively explained keeping the 'lame' user in mind. The small icons or smileys offer an interactive way of dealing with the technical stuff when the going seems to be getting a little tough. Every chapter has a small summary as to what it contains and what you should know at the end of it. There's an abundance of screen shots and serve the purpose of both teacher and a guide.