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The Official Ubuntu Book

ISBN: 0132435942
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2006
Pages: 133

Authors: Benjamin Mako Hill, Jono Bacon, Corey Burger, Jonathan Jesse, Ivan Krstic

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• The Official Ubuntu Book
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Introducing Ubuntu
• A Wild Ride
• Free Software, Open Source, and GNULinux
• A Brief History of Ubuntu
• What Is Ubuntu?
• Ubuntu Promises and Goals
• Canonical and the Ubuntu Foundation
• Ubuntu Subprojects, Derivatives, and Spin offs
• Summary
• Chapter 2. Installing Ubuntu
• Choosing Your Ubuntu Version
• Getting Ubuntu
• Installing from the Desktop CD
• Installing Using the Alternate Install CD
• Post-Installation
• Summary
• Chapter 3. Using Ubuntu on the Desktop
• Taking Your Desktop for a Ride
• Using Your Applications
• The Ubuntu File Chooser and Bookmarks
• Ubuntu in Your Language
• Customizing Ubuntu s Look and Feel
• Managing Your Files
• Ubuntu and Multimedia
• Summary
• Chapter 4. Advanced Usage and Managing Ubuntu
• Adding and Removing Programs and Packages
• Keeping Your Computer Updated
• Moving to the Next Ubuntu Release
• Using and Abusing Devices and Media
• Configuring a Printer in Ubuntu
• Graphically Access Remote Files
• The Terminal
• Working with Windows
• Summary
• Chapter 5. The Ubuntu Server
• What Is Ubuntu Server?
• Installing Ubuntu Server
• Ubuntu Package Management
• Ubuntu Server Security
• Summary
• Chapter 6. Support and Typical Problems
• Your System
• Applications
• Multimedia
• Networking
• Hardware
• System Administration
• Other
• Summary
• Chapter 7. Using Kubuntu
• Introduction to Kubuntu
• Installing Kubuntu
• Customizing Kubuntu
• Systems Administration
• Managing Files with Kubuntu
• Common Applications
• Finding Help and Giving Back to the Community
• Summary
• Chapter 8. The Ubuntu Community
• Venues
• Ubuntu Mailing Lists
• IRC Channel List
• Teams, Processes, and Community Governance
• Getting Involved
• Summary
• Chapter 9. Ubuntu-Related Projects
• Partner Projects
• Derived Distributions
• The Launchpad
• Bazaar
• Summary
• Appendix A. Welcome to the Command Line
• Starting Up the Terminal
• Moving around the Filesystem
• Manipulating Files and Folders
• System Information Commands
• Searching and Editing Text Files
• Dealing with Users and Groups
• Getting Help on the Command Line
• Searching for Man Files
• Using Wildcards
• Executing Multiple Commands
• Moving on to More Advanced Uses of the Command Line
• Appendix B. Ubuntu Foundation Documents
• Code of Conduct
• Ubuntu Code of Conduct
• Ubuntu Philosophy
• Components
• License Policy
• Appendix C. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Open Publication License
• Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
• License
• Appendix D. Ubuntu Equivalents to Windows Programs
• On the Ubuntu Desktop
• Additional Applications
• DVD Warranty
• Index
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
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