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Discover Ubuntu, Today’s Hottest Linux Everyone’s talking about Ubuntu—it’s not just 100% free, it’s the most useful, practical desktop Linux ever! Now, Linux expert Marcel Gagné reveals Ubuntu’s amazing power and helps you migrate from Windows faster than you ever thought possible. Moving to Ubuntu Linux will teach you how to do virtually anything with Ubuntu—write documents, create spreadsheets, surf the Web, use email, listen to music, watch movies, and play games. Install Ubuntu fast, with easy, step-by-step instructions Take control, with the GNOME desktop environment and Nautilus file manager Browse the Internet using Firefox, the powerful browser that’s quickly replacing Microsoft Internet Explorer Find and install all the software you’ll ever need, with Ubuntu’s powerful Synaptic package manager Send email, track contacts, create calendars, and manage all your personal information with Evolution Organize digital photos, rip music, burn and play CDs, watch movies, create graphics, and more Discover the world of Linux games, and learn how to run Windows games on your Ubuntu PC Set up an efficient, convenient network for your home or small business Customize your desktop so it’s perfectly comfortable and totally efficient

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments xix Foreword xxi Chapter 1: Introducing Ubuntu! 1 But What Is Linux? 2 Is Linux Really FREE? 4 What’s a Distribution? 4 Linux and the GPL 5 What Do I Gain? 5 What Do I Lose? 7 Some Tips on Using This Book 8 Quick Tips and Shelling Out 9 Meet Your Desktop 9 Help Me! 10 About the DVD 12 It’s My Philosophy 13 Resources 14 Chapter 2: Running and Installing the Ubuntu Live DVD 15Ready to Try Ubuntu Linux? 17 HELP! 18 Installing the Ubuntu Live DVD 31 Remember to Share 40 Resources 40 Chapter 3: Getting Your Hands Dirty (Desktop Overview) 41Getting to Know You . . . GNOME 42 Logging In 43 Becoming One with the Desktop 44 Your First Application 46 Windows, Title Bars, and Menus, Oh My! 48 Command Central 52 A Polite Introduction to the Command Line 54 Give Me More! 55 Changing Your Password; It’s All About You! 56 User Security 58 Much Ado About sudo 60 I Need More Help! 61 Logging Out 62 Navigating Your Ubuntu Desktop 64 Resources 64 Chapter 4: Navigating Nautilus 65Files, Directories, and the Root of All Things 66 Wherever You Go . . . 70 Search Me . . . 71 Navigating Networks 75 Uh, Roger, Copy That . . . 78 Creating New Folders 79 Copying Files and Directories (and Moving, Too!) 80 Deleting Files and Folders 86 Other Interesting Places to Visit 87 My World, My Way 88 Making Your Home a Home 88 Chapter 5: Customizing Your Desktop (or Making Your World Your Own) 89I Am Sovereign of All I Survey . . . 90 Save My Screen, Please! 93 Moving Things Around 95 Is That a Theme or a Motif? 98 Adding Icons and Shortcuts to Your Desktop 102 Applets Galore: Back to the Panel! 106 Miscellaneous Changes 109 Resources 109 Chapter 6: Printers and Other Hardware 111Yes, It Runs with Linux! 112 Plug and Play 113 Printers and Printing 114 Getting Familiar with Your Other Hardware 123 Modems versus Winmodems 129 What? More Devices? 132 Resources 133 Chapter 7: Connecting to the Internet 135Before You Begin 136 Getting on the Net 137 Connecting to the Net with a Modem 137 Cable Modems and High-Speed DSL 143 Going Wireless 144 Okay, I’m Connected—Now What? 146 Resources 147 Chapter 8: Installing New Applications 149Linux and Security 150 Identifying Software Packages 151 The Simplest Way to Add Applications 151 The Synaptic Package Manager 155 Installing Software with Synaptic 158 Keeping Ubuntu Up-to-Date 162 DEBs, the Shell Way 164 Chapter 9: Instant Messaging, and IRC, Too! 169Why Jabber? 170 Instant Messaging with Gaim 170 IRC: Internet Relay Chat 176 Resources 182 Chapter 10: Surfing the Net with Firefox 183Mozilla versus Firefox 184 Extending Firefox 193 Wrapping Up—Other Browsers to Consider 196 Resources 197 Chapter 11: Evolution: Email and More! 199Be Prepared . . . 200 Evolution 200 Sending and Receiving Mail 204 Your Little Black Book 207 Attached to You . . . 209 Other Options 210 Resources 210 Chapter 12: Evolution: Keeping Organized 211Evolution and Planning 212 Resources 223 Chapter 13: OpenOffice.org Writer (It Was a Dark and Stormy Night . . .) 225Getting Started with OpenOffice.org Writer 226 Alternative Word Processor Choices 244 Resources 244 Chapter 14: OpenOffice.org Calc (Tables You Can Count On) 245 Starting a New Spreadsheet and Entering Data 246 Nice, Colorful, Impressive, and Dynamic Graphs 252 Final Touches 255 Alternatives 257 Resources 257 Chapter 15: OpenOffice.org Impress (For When You Need to Impress Someone) 259Getting Ready to Impress 260 Instant Web Presentations 270 So What’s with the Penguin? 275 Extra! Extra! 276 Alternatives 277 Resources 277 Chapter 16: OpenOffice.org Base 279The Beginning: Creating a New Database 280 Setting the Table 284 Creating Mailing Labels 289 Further Exploring 293 Resources 294 Chapter 17: Digital Art with the GIMP 295Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your GIMP 296 Printing Your Masterpiece 303 Tools, Tools, and More Tools 305 On to the Tool Icons 306 Touching Up Photographs 314 What Is Script-Fu? 317 Resources 317 Chapter 18: If Music Be the Food of Love . . . (Ubuntu Linux Multimedia) 319Adjusting the Levels 320 Playing Audio CDs with the Sound Juicer 321 A Simpler CD Player 323 Ripping and Burning Songs 324 Playing Your Songs 329 Can You Feel the Burn? 331 Put Another Nickel In . . . 340 Resources 345 Chapter 19: Would You Like to Play a Game? (Very Serious Fun) 347Ubuntu Preinstalled Games 348 Must-Have Linux Games 364 More Games! I Need More Games! 368 Resources 369 Chapter 20: Turning Ubuntu into Kubuntu 371Installing the Kubuntu Desktop 372 Doing It with the Shell 379 Resources 379 Chapter 21: Taking Command of Ubuntu Linux 381Linux Commands: An Easy Start 382 Working with Files 384 A Peek at Metacharacters 386 File Permissions in the Shell 386 More on rm (or, “Oops! I didn’t really mean that”) 389 Making Your Life Easier with alias 389 Standard Input and Standard Output 392 Pipes and Piping 394 Linux Commands: Working with Directories 397 There’s No Place Like $HOME 399 More on File Permissions 399 User and Group Ownership 400 Who Was That Masked User? 403 Finding Anything 405 Processes 409 Working with Editors 416 Resources 424 Appendix A: The GNU General Public License 425 Index 435


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780321427229
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc
  • Height: 179 mm
  • No of Pages: 496
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 726 gr
  • ISBN-10: 032142722X
  • Publisher Date: 31 Aug 2006
  • Binding: SA
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 24 mm
  • Width: 234 mm


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