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Release NotesBeginning Ubuntu Linux, Second Edition updates the best-selling and award-
winning first edition. It's the perfect guide for those switching to the world's
favorite Linux. The new edition has been thoroughly updated to cover technology
introduced in the 6.10 release.

In the 680+ fully illustrated pages, you'll learn how to install Linux, set up
your hardware and software, customize the desktop experience, browse the Web and
send/receive e-mail, play back audio and video, edit digital images, use the
OpenOffice office suite, and more.

Additionally, you'll discover how to perform vital maintenance tasks, such as
securing your computer against hackers, updating online, optimizing your system,
installing and managing software, backing up, accessing your computer remotely,
scheduling tasks, and more.

A whole third of the book is dedicated to Linux internals, including managing
system processes and working at the command line. Two appendixes provide a
glossary of Linux terms and an index of commands that can be used to control
Ubuntu.

Beginning UbuntuLinux, Second Edition is a complete, comprehensive, and unbiased
guide to getting the most from Ubuntu.

Table Of Contents

About the Authors xxiii
About the Technical Reviewers xxv
Acknowledgments xxvii
Preface xxix
Introduction xxxi
PART 1 Introducing the World of Linux
CHAPTER 1 Welcome! 3
CHAPTER 2 A History and Politics Lesson 13
CHAPTER 3 The Realities of Running Linux 23
PART 2 Installing Ubuntu
CHAPTER 4 Preinstallation Steps 31
CHAPTER 5 Installing Ubuntu 43
CHAPTER 6 Solving Installation Problems 75
PART 3 The No-Nonsense Getting Started Guide
CHAPTER 7 Booting Ubuntu for the First Time 97
CHAPTER 8 Getting Everything Up and Running 117
CHAPTER 9 How to Secure Your Computer 175
CHAPTER 10 Personalizing Ubuntu: Getting Everything Just Right 213
CHAPTER 11 Ubuntu Replacements for Windows Programs 257
CHAPTER 12 Managing Your Files 279
PART 4 The Shell and Beyond
CHAPTER 13 Introducing the BASH Shell 303
CHAPTER 14 Understanding Linux Files and Users 321
CHAPTER 15 Working with Text Files 347
CHAPTER 16 Taking Control of the System 365
CHAPTER 17 Cool Shell Tricks 377
PART 5 Multimedia
CHAPTER 18 Digital Audio 391
CHAPTER 19 Movies and Multimedia 413
CHAPTER 20 Digital Photos 429
PART 6 Office Tasks
CHAPTER 21 Making the Move to OpenOffice.org 453
CHAPTER 22 OpenOffice.org Overview 463
CHAPTER 23 In Depth: Writer 79
CHAPTER 24 In Depth: Calc 491
CHAPTER 25 In Depth: Impress 501
CHAPTER 26 In Depth: Base 511
CHAPTER 27 In Depth: Evolution 521
PART 7 Keeping Your System Running
CHAPTER 28 Installing and Removing Software 545
CHAPTER 29 Managing Users 575
CHAPTER 30 Optimizing Your System 585
CHAPTER 31 Backing Up Data 599
CHAPTER 32 Scheduling Tasks 613
CHAPTER 33 Accessing Computers Remotely 619
PART 8 Appendixes
APPENDIX A Glossary of Linux Terms 635
APPENDIX B BASH Command Index 657
APPENDIX C Getting Further Help 671
APPENDIX D Exploring the DVD-ROM and Other Ubuntu Versions 681
INDEX 695

Product Details

* ISBN: 1590599918
* ISBN-13: 9781590599914
* Format: Paperback, 768pp
* Publisher: Apress L. P.
* Pub. Date: June 2008
* Edition Number: 3
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