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background processing
backgrounds (desktop), changing
backreferencing
backslashes (/) as escape characters
backticks (`), replacing strings with output
backups
     as security
     configuration files 2nd
     consultants
     data loss, reasons for
     dd command
     floppy disks
     frequency of, determining
     FTP configuration files
     full backups
         incremental backup strategy for
         tar command-line backup software
     hard drive partitions
     hardware
         CD-RW drives
         FireWire (IEEE-1394) drives
         NAS
         solid-state drives
         tape drives
         USB drives
         Zip drives
     incremental backups
         full backup strategies with
         tar command-line backup software
     kernel
     levels of
     MBR
     needs assessments
     resources, availability of
     restoring files from
     software
         afio
         Amanda backup application
         ark
         cdbackup
         File Roller
         flexbackup
         kdat
         tar
     sound practices
     strategies
         choosing
         evaluating
         home user strategies
         inheriting
         large enterprise strategies
         mirroring data
         principles of
         RAID arrays
         small enterprise strategies
         small office strategies
badblocks command, file system optimization
bak file extensions
Balsa email client (GNOME Office) 2nd
banners
     display banners
     prelogin banners
Banshee CD ripping software
bar operator (|)
Base database program (OpenOffice.org)
bash (Bourne Again SHells) 2nd 3rd
     comparison of expression
         file comparisons
         logical comparisons
         number comparisons
         string comparisons
     test command
         file comparisons
         logical comparisons
         number comparisons
         string comparisons
batch command, scheduling tasks
Battle for Wesnoth (game)
beep codes
Behlendorf, Ben, Apache Server development
benchmarks, hard disk optimization
beta testing
bin command, FTP text-based client interface
/bin directory, essential commands
/bin/netstat network configuration tool
/bin/sh files, user login process overview
BIOS (Basic Input Output System)
     beep codes
     boot loading process, initiating
     hard disk optimization
     Ubuntu installation
.bmp graphics file format
/boot directory
boot loaders
     boot loading process, initiating
     BootMagic
     GRUB
         booting system services to nondefault runlevel
         dual-boot Ubuntu configurations
         installing
         passwords
         system boots
     initiating
     LILO
     passwords
BootMagic
Bootp protocol
break keyword (Python), controlling loops
break statements 2nd
bridges 2nd
broadcast addressing
browsers (Web)
     Epiphany
     Konqueror
     Mozilla Firefox
     Mozilla Suite
brute-forcing
Bsdftpd-ssl servers
Bt series video chipsets (Brooktree)
BugTraq mailing list
built-in variables (shell scripts) 2nd
bunzip2 command
burning
     CDs
         command-line burns
         GnomeBaker software
         IDE drives emulating as SCSI drives
         ISO images
         lun
         Nautilus file browser
         overburning website
         Serpentine software
         X-CD-Roast software
     DVDs
         GnomeBaker software
         packet writing
         Serpentine software
         session writing
         X-CD-Roast software
bye command, FTP text-based client interface
Bynari
bzDisk directive, kernel compilation
bzImage directive, kernel compilation
bzip2 command
bzip2 utility