Book description
What has made Ubuntu the most popular Linux distribution in recent years? It's the emphasis on ease of installation and use. It gets even easier when paired with
Ubuntu Linux For Dummies.
This friendly reference shows you how to run Ubuntu directly from CD-ROM and install it on a PC as a personal workstation and network server. You’ll find out how to download Ubuntu and start using it right away. You'll also discover how to:
Connect to a LAN via a wireless and Ethernet
Use OpenOffice.org and Mozilla Firefox drawing and editing
Tap into multimedia, graphics and other applications using Ubuntu
Create services for a home or small business network
Generate and manage web pages, print services, and more
Find helpful information about Ubuntu and Linux
Troubleshoot and fix problems
"Ubuntu" means "humanity toward others." Operating system guidebooks don’t get any more humane than Ubuntu Linux For Dummies.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Dedications
- Authors' Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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I. Starting Fast
- In this part . . .
- 1. Ubuntu and U
- 2. Live Ubuntu
- 3. Preparing to Install Ubuntu
- 4. Installing Ubuntu Linux
- 5. Ubuntu 101
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II. Networking and the Internet
- In this part . . .
- 6. Zen and the Art of Ubuntu Networking
- 7. Cut the Cord: Using Wireless Networking
- 8. Broadening Your Horizons with Broadband
- 9. Internet Old School: Using Dialup Modems
- 10. Protecting Yourself with a Firewall
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III. Working with Ubuntu Workstation
- In this part . . .
- 11. Introducing GNOME
- 12. GNOME's Going Places
- 13. Printing with GNOME
- 14. Firing up Firefox
- 15. Evolution E‐Mail, Calendars, and Addresses
- 16. Opening Your Ubuntu Office with OpenOffice.org
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IV. Multimedia
- In this part . . .
- 17. Telephonic Ubuntu
- 18. Instant Messaging
- 19. Connecting to the Dark Side: Working Remotely on Windows
- 20. Lyrical Ubuntu: Using Multimedia Applications
- 21. Graphical Ubuntu
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V. The Part of Tens
- In this part . . .
- 22. Almost Ten Ubuntu Resources
- 23. Almost Ten System‐Administration Functions
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VI. Appendixes
- In this part . . .
- A. Tutti‐Fruti Ubuntu
- B. Stupendous OpenSSH Tricks
- C. About the CD
Product information
- Title: Ubuntu Linux® For Dummies®
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2007
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470125052
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