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The Official Ubuntu Book

ISBN: 9780132354134 | 0132354136
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback w/Disk
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008

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SummaryTable of Contents
Praise for The Official Ubuntu Book". . . this one (Ubuntu Linux book) is at the head of the pack for getting started with your penguin experience. . . ."Tom Duff "Benjamin Mako Hill et al. have produced an excellent book that speaks to everyone who uses or is considering using Ubuntu."James Pyles, Reviewer, "The Linux Tutorial""Well written in an easy-to-follow format. Full of information for folks new to Linux or just new to Ubuntu. Even nontechnical users would find this a very helpful resource."Ben Gerber,Arsgeek.com"I'd recommend picking i... MORE
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Forewordp. xix
Prefacep. xxv
Acknowledgmentsp. xxvii
About the Authorsp. xxix
Introductionp. xxxi
About This Bookp. xxxi
Introducing Ubuntup. 1
A Wild Ridep. 2
Free Software, Open Source, and GNU/Linuxp. 3
A Brief History of Ubuntup. 7
What Is Ubuntu?p. 12
Ubuntu Promises and Goalsp. 18
Canonical and the Ubuntu Foundationp. 24
Ubuntu Subprojects, Derivatives, and Spin offsp. 28
Summaryp. 30
Installing Ubuntup. 31
Choosing Your Ubuntu Versionp. 32
Getting Ubuntup. 34
Installing from the Desktop CDp. 36
Installing Using the Alternate Install CDp. 45
Post-Installationp. 52 Summary
Using Ubuntu on the Desktopp. 55
aking Your Desktop for a Ridep. 57
Using Your Applicationsp. 65
The Ubuntu File Chooser and Bookmarksp. 99
Ubuntu in Your Languagep. 100
Customizing Ubuntu’s Look and Feelp. 101
Managing Your Filesp. 103
Ubuntu and Multimediap. 109
Summaryp. 115
Advanced Usage and Managing Ubuntup. 117
Adding and Removing Programs and Packagesp. 118
Keeping Your Computer Upd
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