What You Need To Use This Book


To use this book, you will need:

  • A computer for running Ubuntu's Dapper Drake. This book primarily focuses on the PC (i386) platform, but includes sections for the Macintosh (PowerPC) platform. Although the AMD64 and Sparc platforms are not explicitly discussed, most of the hacks will work on these, too.

    • For the Desktop installation, you will need at least 256 Megabytes of RAM and 3 Gigabytes of disk space.

    • For the Server installation, you will need at least 64 Megabytes of RAM and 500 Megabytes of disk space.

  • Internet access for downloading ISO images and additional software packages from the online Ubuntu repositories. You will also need Internet access for the chapters that cover network services.

  • For Chapter 1 (Hacking the Installation), you will need a CD-ROM burner and blank CD-R or CD-RW media. For playing with USB media, you should have one or more USB thumb drives or a USB hard drive.

  • Chapter 3 (Configuring Devices) and Chapter 9 (Getting Graphical with Video Bling) cover a variety of peripherals. You will need the peripherals in order to do the hacks. For example, you cannot do a printer hack without a printer and you cannot expand your desktop across monitors if you only have one monitor.

  • Chapter 6 (Collaborating) is best done with access to other operating systems. A computer running Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, XP, or ME is a good option. However, other operating systems are also acceptable. These computers should be located on the same network and have network connectivity.



Hacking Ubuntu
Hacking Ubuntu: Serious Hacks Mods and Customizations (ExtremeTech)
ISBN: 047010872X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 124
Authors: Neal Krawetz

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