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Moving to Ubuntu Linux
By Marcel Gagné
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Publisher: Addison Wesley Professional
Pub Date: August 17, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-321-42722-X
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-321-42722-9
Pages: 496

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Acknowledgments
		Foreword
		Chapter 1.  Introducing Ubuntu!
			But What Is Linux?
			Is Linux Really FREE?
			What Do I Gain?
			What Do I Lose?
			Some Tips on Using This Book
			Quick Tips and Shelling Out
			Meet Your Desktop
			Help Me!
			About the DVD
			It's My Philosophy
			Resources
		Chapter 2.  Running and Installing the Ubuntu Live DVD
			Ready to Try Ubuntu Linux?
			HELP!
			Taking a Tour of Ubuntu Linux
			Installing the Ubuntu Live DVD
			Remember to Share
			Resources
		Chapter 3.  Getting Your Hands Dirty (Desktop Overview)
			Getting to Know You . . . GNOME
			Logging In
			Becoming One with the Desktop
			Your First Application
			Windows, Title Bars, and Menus, Oh My!
			Command Central
			A Polite Introduction to the Command Line
			Give Me More!
			Changing Your Password; It's All About You!
			User Security
			Much Ado About sudo
			I Need More Help!
			Logging Out
			Navigating Your Ubuntu Desktop
			Resources
		Chapter 4.  Navigating Nautilus
			Files, Directories, and the Root of All Things
			Wherever You Go . . .
			Search Me . . .
			Navigating Networks
			Uh, Roger, Copy That . . .
			Creating New Folders
			Copying Files and Directories (and Moving, Too!)
			Deleting Files and Folders
			Other Interesting Places to Visit
			My World, My Way
			Making Your Home a Home
		Chapter 5.  Customizing Your Desktop (or Making Your World Your Own)
			I Am Sovereign of All I Survey . . .
			Save My Screen, Please!
			Moving Things Around
			Is That a Theme or a Motif?
			Adding Icons and Shortcuts to Your Desktop
			Applets Galore: Back to the Panel!
			Miscellaneous Changes
			Resources
		Chapter 6.  Printers and Other Hardware
			Yes, It Runs with Linux!
			Plug and Play
			Printers and Printing
			Getting Familiar with Your Other Hardware
			Modems versus Winmodems
			What? More Devices?
			Resources
		Chapter 7.  Connecting to the Internet
			Before You Begin
			Getting on the Net
			Connecting to the Net with a Modem
			Cable Modems and High-Speed DSL
			Going Wireless
			Okay, I'm ConnectedNow What?
			Resources
		Chapter 8.  Installing New Applications
			Linux and Security
			Identifying Software Packages
			The Simplest Way to Add Applications
			The Synaptic Package Manager
			Installing Software with Synaptic
			Keeping Ubuntu Up-to-Date
			DEBs, the Shell Way
		Chapter 9.  Instant Messaging, and IRC, Too!
			Why Jabber?
			Instant Messaging with Gaim
			IRC: Internet Relay Chat
			Resources
		Chapter 10.  Surfing the Net with Firefox
			Mozilla versus Firefox
			Extending Firefox
			Wrapping UpOther Browsers to Consider
			Resources
		Chapter 11.  Evolution: Email and More!
			Be Prepared . . .
			Evolution
			Other Options
			Resources
		Chapter 12.  Evolution: Keeping Organized
			Evolution and Planning
			Resources
		Chapter 13.  OpenOffice.org Writer (It Was a Dark and Stormy Night . . .)
			Getting Started with OpenOffice.org Writer
			Alternative Word Processor Choices
			Resources
		Chapter 14.  OpenOffice.org Calc (Tables You Can Count On)
			Starting a New Spreadsheet and Entering Data
			Nice, Colorful, Impressive, and Dynamic Graphs
			Final Touches
			Alternatives
			Resources
		Chapter 15.  OpenOffice.org Impress (For When You Need to Impress Someone)
			Getting Ready to Impress
			Instant Web Presentations
			So What's with the Penguin?
			Extra! Extra!
			Alternatives
			Resources
		Chapter 16.  OpenOffice.org Base
			The Beginning: Creating a New Database
			Setting the Table
			Creating Mailing Labels
			Further Exploring
			Resources
		Chapter 17.  Digital Art with the GIMP
			Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your GIMP
			Printing Your Masterpiece
			Tools, Tools, and More Tools
			On to the Tool Icons
			Touching Up Photographs
			What Is Script-Fu?
			Resources
		Chapter 18.  If Music Be the Food of Love . . . (Ubuntu Linux Multimedia)
			Adjusting the Levels
			Playing Audio CDs with the Sound Juicer
			A Simpler CD Player
			Ripping and Burning Songs
			Playing Your Songs
			Can You Feel the Burn?
			Put Another Nickel In . . .
			Resources
		Chapter 19.  Would You Like to Play a Game? (Very Serious Fun)
			Ubuntu Preinstalled Games
			Must-Have Linux Games
			More Games! I Need More Games!
			Resources
		Chapter 20.  Turning Ubuntu into Kubuntu
			Installing the Kubuntu Desktop
			Doing It with the Shell
			Resources
		Chapter 21.  Taking Command of Ubuntu Linux
			Linux Commands: An Easy Start
			Working with Files
			A Peek at Metacharacters
			File Permissions in the Shell
			More on rm (or, "Oops! I didn't really mean that")
			Making Your Life Easier with alias
			Standard Input and Standard Output
			Pipes and Piping
			Linux Commands: Working with Directories
			There's No Place Like $HOME
			More on File Permissions
			User and Group Ownership
			Who Was That Masked User?
			Finding Anything
			Processes
			Working with Editors
			Resources
		Appendix A.  The GNU General Public License
			GNU General Public License
			Resources
		Index