> is.  In the meantime I am reading a text my husband got me, 
> Linux Unleashed.  

There are much better books out there.  The "Unleashed series" is a cobbled
together mess with lots of fluff.  Take it from someone who wrote 2 chapters
in one.  Do yourself a favor and grab some books by Oreilly, it will make
learning much less painless.  Or, linux.com has a very nice support section
with lots of howtos if you don't wanna spend any money.

Jay