Linux for Small Business Owners: Using Free and Open Source Software to Power Your Dreams

Book Description

Learn how you can take complete control and run your small business with powerful, free open source software (FOSS). This book introduces small business owners to the power and security of Linux and other FOSS tools to manage any small business as well as the many advantages it has over expensive, proprietary software. While exploring the reasons for using Free Open Source Software, you’ll investigate the assertion that, “The value of any software lies in its usefulness not in its price,” set forth by Linux Torvalds, the creator of Linux.

This book examines the use of Linux and also the other Free Open Source Software you need to meet your business challenges including the usual accounting, Email, web browsing, word-processing tasks. You will be introduced to advanced tools such as those that enable you to create audio and video clips you can use to promote your business or that can even be your primary product, such as how-to instruction.

Most small business owners perform many tasks including that of administering their computers. This book shows you how to find and install new software you need to run your business and keep it up to date using the tools already provided by Linux and the secure, trusted repositories available online. It also explores how to decide which tasks to do in-house and which you might want to sub out to external resources such as advertising and contact services to attract and keep customers.

Linux for Small Business Owners provides some logic, reason, and explanation for each of the steps that are needed and the tools used to implement Linux in your small business. It is a detailed guide to removing Windows from your computers and installing Linux and some commonly used open source software like the LibreOffice suite of programs, accounting, and other software useful to many small businesses. It also provides the information and tools necessary to manage and maintain Linux and applications up-to-date and secure.

What You’ll Learn

• Understand what the term free/open source means and how you can apply it to your business.
• Look at the operational and financial advantages of using Free Open Source Software instead of expensive, proprietary software.
• See why you will never need to pay for anti-virus and anti-malware software again.
• Replace expensive software like Microsoft Office with open source tools such as LibreOffice
• Review the factors required to make an informed decision about switching to Linux.
• Install new applications, updates to Linux, and the application software.
• Explore why backups are critical, how to create them, and how to use them to restore lost data.

Who This Book Is For

Ideal for small business owners and owner-operated small businesses looking to streamline operations, save money, time and energy managing the common problems associated with using more popular operating systems.

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书名：Linux for Small Business Owners: Using Free and Open Source Software to Power Your Dreams

了解如何使用功能强大的免费开源软件(FOSS)完全控制和运营您的小型企业。这本书向小企业主介绍了Linux和其他自由/开源软件工具管理任何小企业的能力和安全性，以及它比昂贵的专有软件具有的许多优势。在探索使用免费开放源码软件的原因时，你将调查这样一种断言，即任何软件的价值都在于它的实用性，而不是它的价格，这是由Linux的创始人Linux Torvalds提出的。

这本书考察了Linux的使用，以及您需要的其他免费开源软件，以满足您的业务挑战，包括常见的会计、电子邮件、网页浏览和文字处理任务。我们将向您介绍高级工具，这些工具使您能够创建音频和视频剪辑，用于宣传您的业务，甚至可以是您的主要产品，如How-to说明书。

大多数小企业主执行许多任务，包括管理他们的计算机。这本书向您展示了如何使用Linux已经提供的工具和在线提供的安全、可信的存储库来查找和安装您运营业务所需的新软件，并使其保持最新。它还探讨了如何决定哪些任务在内部完成，哪些任务可能希望外包给外部资源，如广告和联系服务，以吸引和留住客户。

面向小型企业主的Linux 为在小型企业中实施Linux所需的每个步骤和工具提供了一些逻辑、原因和解释。它详细介绍了如何从您的计算机上删除Windows并安装Linux和一些常用的开源软件，如LibreOffice程序套件、会计和其他对许多小型企业有用的软件。它还提供管理和维护最新安全的Linux和应用程序所需的信息和工具。

你会学到什么？

• 了解免费/开源这一术语的含义，以及如何将其应用于您的企业。
• 看看使用免费开源软件而不是昂贵的专有软件的运营和财务优势。
• 看看为什么您再也不需要为防病毒和反恶意软件付费了。
• 用LibreOffice等开源工具取代昂贵的软件，如Microsoft Office
• 回顾做出有关切换到Linux的明智决定所需的因素。
• 安装新的应用程序、Linux更新和应用程序软件。
• 了解备份为何至关重要、如何创建备份以及如何使用备份来恢复丢失的数据。

Who This Book Is For

非常适合希望简化运营、节省资金、时间和精力来管理与使用更流行的操作系统相关的常见问题的小型企业主和所有者运营的小型企业。