| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Physical description |
1 online resource (xxxvi, 452 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Brief Contents; Contents in Detail; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Becoming a Penguinista -- Welcome to the World of Linux; What Is Linux?; About the Penguin; Why Should You Use Linux?; But Is Linux Really Ready for the Desktop?; What Is a Distribution?; What Is Ubuntu?; Why Ubuntu Then?; Hardware Compatibility; Hardware Requirements; Good News for 64-Bit Machine Users; Mixed News for Mac Users; Speaking Ubuntu; Where Do I Go from Here?; 2: Wading and Diving -- Running and (If You Like) Installing Ubuntu; Going for a Dip; Choices, Choices, Choices -- Installation Options. |
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How Can I Get Back into Windows?Oh No, My Computer Won't Boot!; 3: A New Place to Call Home -- Getting to Know the Desktop; Welcome to the GNOME Desktop; The Top Panel; The Bottom Panel; Project 3A: Customizing the GNOME Panel; Project 3B: Manipulating Menus; Virtual Desktops; Wanda Revisited -- GNOME Easter Eggs; Shutting Down; 4: More Than Webbed Feet -- Connecting to the Internet; How Do You Connect? ; Setting Up a Wired Connection; Checking Your Connection; Setting Up a Wireless Connectiong; Connecting with a DSL or ADSL Modem; Setting Up a Dial-up Connection. |
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Mobile (3G) Broadband ConnectionsI'm Connected ... So Now What?; 5: Slipping and Sliding -- Exploring the Internet, Linux Style; Firefox: Your Internet Browser; Project 5: Installing Firefox Extensions; Email with Evolution; An Email Alternative: Thunderbird; Chatting with Your Friends via Empathy; Microblogging -- Twitter and Friends; Other Internet Applications; 6: Rounding out the Bird -- Downloading, Installing, and Updating Programs the Easy Way; Project 6A: Installing Applications via the Ubuntu Software Center; Performing System Upgrades via Update Manager. |
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Adding Extra Software RepositoriesProject 6B: Installing Software from a PPA: OpenSonic; Project 6C: Installing DEB Packages Not Available via the Ubuntu Repositories: Skype; 7: A Tidy Nest -- File and Disc Handling in Ubuntu; Nautilus: Your File Manager; File Handling in Nautilus; Navigating in Nautilus; Understanding the Linux Filesystem; What's in All Those Other Folders?; Using Nautilus as a Network Browser; Reading Data CDs and DVDs; Burning Data CDs and DVDs; USB Storage Devices; Working with Bluetooth Devices; Backing Up Your Files; Recovering from a Backup; Removing Unwanted Files. |
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Project 7: Creating and Extracting Compressed Files8: Dressing up the Bird -- Customizing the Look and Feel of Your System; Project 8A: Creating a New User Account; Project 8B: Customizing Your Desktop Environment; Font Feathered Frenzy: Changing Your Fonts; Project 8C: Installing TrueType Fonts; Project 8D: Changing Your Login Screen; Choosing a Screensaver; Taking Screenshots; Customizing Visual Effects; 9: Simple Kitten Ways -- Getting to Know the Linux Terminal and Command Line ... and the Cool Things It Can Do; Meet the Terminal; Some Goofy Yet Useful Fun with the Command Terminal. |
| Summary |
"The new edition of this best-selling guide to Ubuntu for beginners covers Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx. Grant tackles topics likely to be of interest to the average desktop user such as installing software; connecting to the Internet; working with flash drives, printers, and scanners; burning CDs and DVDs; playing audio and video; using iPods; customization; and even a bit of the command line. Based on reader feedback, this edition includes even more screenshots and visuals; more troubleshooting help; more specific tips and tricks; and a bit more technical stuff, in plain English of course"--Resource description page. |
| Subject |
Ubuntu (Electronic resource)
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Operating systems (Computers)
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| ISBN |
159327257X |
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9781593272579 |
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9781593273347 |
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1593273347 |
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9781593272579 |
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