Hacking Ubuntu: Serious Hacks Mods and Customizations (ExtremeTech)
Hacking Ubuntu: Serious Hacks Mods and Customizations (ExtremeTech)
ISBN: 047010872X
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 124
Pages: 124
Authors: Neal Krawetz
- Back Cover
- Back Cover
- Hacking Ubuntu
- Introduction
- Living Dangerously
- Who This Book Is For
- How This Book Is Organized
- Conventions Used in This Book
- What You Need To Use This Book
- What s on the Companion Website
- Part I: Optimizing Your System
- Chapter 1: Hacking the Installation
- Selecting a Distribution
- Installing the Server or Workstation
- Using a USB Drive
- Upgrading Ubuntu
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Making Ubuntu Usable
- Using Ubuntu on a PC
- Tuning Ubuntu on a Macintosh
- Tweaking GDM
- Navigating Nautilus
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Configuring Devices
- Loading Modules
- Starting Software Devices
- Enabling Multiple CPUs (SMP)
- Adding Printers
- Adding Drives
- Adding Other Devices
- Summary
- Part II: Working with Compatibility
- Chapter 4: Managing Software
- Understanding Package Repositories
- Running Synaptic
- Living Without Synaptic
- Installing Common Functions
- Installing Common Packages by Hand
- Compiling and Developing Software
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Communicating Online
- Securing Web Access with SSH
- Managing E-mail with Evolution
- Using E-mail with Thunderbird Mail
- Instant Messaging with Gaim
- Talking with VoIP
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Collaborating
- Sharing Files
- Working with Open Office
- Collaborating Over the Network
- Running Software in Emulators
- Other Collaboration Tools
- Summary
- Part III: Improving Performance
- Chapter 7: Tuning Processes
- Viewing Running Processes
- Identifying Resources
- Finding Process Startups
- Tuning Kernel Parameters
- Speeding Up Boot Time
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Multitasking Applications
- Tweaking the Workplace Switcher
- Customizing Application Windows
- Buffering Buffers
- Automating Tasks
- Tracking Projects
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Getting Graphical with Video Bling
- Tuning Graphics
- Switching Screensavers
- Configuring Dual Monitors
- Summary
- Part IV: Securing Your System
- Chapter 10: Locking Down Ubuntu
- Hacking with Sudo
- Using Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG)
- Encrypting File Systems
- Managing Logs and Caches
- Summary
- Chapter 11: Advanced Networking
- Configuring Network Devices
- Configuring Wireless Networks
- Securing the Network
- Enabling Proxies
- Debugging the Network
- Summary
- Chapter 12: Enabling Services
- Recognizing Network Threats
- Mitigating Risks Before Going Public
- Monitoring Attacks
- Running Services
- Summary
- Index
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Listings
- List of Sidebars
Hacking Ubuntu: Serious Hacks Mods and Customizations (ExtremeTech)
ISBN: 047010872X
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 124
Pages: 124
Authors: Neal Krawetz