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Beginning Ubuntu Linux
From Novice to Professional|
32,09 € |
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| Verlag: | Apress |
| Format: | |
| Veröffentl.: | 20.12.2006 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781430201373 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 608 |
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Beschreibungen
<p><i>Beginning Ubuntu Linux: From Novice to Professional</i> is the best-selling guide to the hottest new Linux distribution. Within its 600 in-depth pages, you'll learn how to become a pro-level Linux user.</p>
<p>The book starts by introducing you to the world of Linux. Then, it outlines Ubuntu installation in illustrated steps, after which you'll learn how to configure every piece of everyday tech hardware such as your Internet connection, printers, 3D graphics cards, Bluetooth devices, and much more. Then you'll learn fun tasks such as listening to audio CDs and MP3s, watching movies, performing office tasks, and even image editing.</p>
<p>Additionally, there's a series of comprehensive tutorials on Linux internals and the command-line prompt—essential for any Linux expert—and the book includes special sections on optimization, security, and system maintenance.</p>
<p>The book comes with a CD containing the complete Linux distribution. All you need to do is insert the CD and follow the instructions in the book to install this distribution.</p>
<p>The book starts by introducing you to the world of Linux. Then, it outlines Ubuntu installation in illustrated steps, after which you'll learn how to configure every piece of everyday tech hardware such as your Internet connection, printers, 3D graphics cards, Bluetooth devices, and much more. Then you'll learn fun tasks such as listening to audio CDs and MP3s, watching movies, performing office tasks, and even image editing.</p>
<p>Additionally, there's a series of comprehensive tutorials on Linux internals and the command-line prompt—essential for any Linux expert—and the book includes special sections on optimization, security, and system maintenance.</p>
<p>The book comes with a CD containing the complete Linux distribution. All you need to do is insert the CD and follow the instructions in the book to install this distribution.</p>
Introducing the World of Linux.- Welcome!.- A History and Politics Lesson.- The Realities of Running Linux.- Installing Ubuntu.- Preinstallation Steps.- Installing Ubuntu.- Solving Installation Problems.- The No-Nonsense Getting Started Guide.- Booting Ubuntu for the First Time.- Getting Everything Up and Running.- How to Secure Your Computer.- Personalizing Ubuntu: Getting Everything Just Right.- Ubuntu Replacements for Windows Programs.- Managing Your Files.- The Shell and Beyond.- Introducing the BASH Shell.- Understanding Linux Files and Users.- Working with Text Files.- Taking Control of the System.- Cool Shell Tricks.- Multimedia.- Digital Music.- Movies and Multimedia.- Image Editing.- Office Tasks.- Making the Move to OpenOffice.org.- OpenOffice.org Overview.- In Depth: Writer.- In Depth: Calc.- In Depth: Impress.- In Depth: Base.- In Depth: Evolution.- Running Microsoft Office Under Ubuntu.- Keeping Your System Running.- Installing Software.- Managing Users.- Optimizing Your System.- Backing Up Data.- Scheduling Tasks.- Accessing Computers Remotely.
Keir Thomas is an award-winning author who has written several best-selling beginning-level Linux titles for Apress. A former computer magazine editor, he has been writing about computers, operating systems, and software for a decade. He has also edited many computing titles and works as a full-time author. He lives on the side of a mountain in England, and his hobbies include hiking and playing musical instruments.
According to Distrowatch.com, the standard site for determining Linux distribution market penetration, Ubuntu is presently the #1 most popular distribution out of the 100 monitored Bundled with a CD that will contain a full version of Ubuntu Authored by Keir Thomas, author of the bestselling book, "Beginning SUSE Linux: From Novice to Professional". The technical reviewer is John Hornbeck, a member of the core Ubuntu development team Careful to cover the desktop-specific tasks which have haunted Linux users for years, including multimedia management, office tasks, general system administration issues, and more. This practical approach to "Beginning SUSE Linux: From Novice to Professional" seems to have worked very well, and we intend to build on that approach with this book
<P>Beginning Ubuntu Linux: From Novice to Professional is the first comprehensive guide to Ubuntu Linux. Adapted from Keir Thomas' best-selling "Beginning SUSE Linux: From Novice to Professional" (Apress, 2005), Keir sets out to guide readers through the most commonly desired yet confusing concepts and tasks confronted by new Linux users. Purposely focused on end users to satisfy the growing interest in migrating away from windows to the increasingly mature Linux desktop platform, Beginning Ubuntu Linux serves as a guide to a rapid and transparent familiarization of those features most treasured by general and power desktop users alike.</P>
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