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Large is the universe of all-purpose Linux books that ship with a distribution of the popular open-source Unix clone on CD-ROM. Linux Desktop Starter Kit definitely fits into that group (with four distributions included), but it differentiates itself from the herd through its balanced treatment of several popular Linux distributions and a strong chapter on home networking with Linux. The book also pays careful attention to productivity applications that compete with Microsoft Office and other mainstream suites, instead of treating them like an afterthought like other books--which tend to focus on the operating system at the expense of the things you can do with it.