Ubuntu Linux Bible: Featuring Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, 3rd Edition
- 20h 48m
- William von Hagen
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2010
Everything you need to know about Ubuntu—and then some!
Ubuntu Linux is hotter than ever, and now you can jump in with Ubuntu 9.10 or 10.04 and this information-packed guide. Want to set up text files? Use the GNOME desktop or command-line tools? Create a virtualized machine? Set up mail, Samba, or NFS servers? Thoroughly covering everything from the basics for newcomers to the essentials for all users to practical enterprise management for system administrators, this is the Ubuntu book you need to succeed.
- Master Ubuntu fundamentals for desktop and servers
- Use the GNOME desktop and the Compiz Window Manager
- Manage your e-mail, contacts, calendar, IM, and Web access
- Work with the Bash shell and the command line
- Go wireless or create virtual machines with VirtualBox or KVM
- Manage users and groups and set up Kerberos authentication
- Set up Web, mail, print, Samba, NFS, and other servers
- Play games and work with multimedia
About the Author
William von Hagen (Bill) has been a UNIX system administrator for more than 20 years, and a Linux fanatic since the early 1990s. He has worked as a Linux product manager, systems programmer, system administrator, writer, application developer, drummer, and content manager. Bill has written or co-written books on such topics as Linux server hacks, GCC, Xen virtualization, Linux filesystems, SUSE Linux, Red Hat Linux, SGML, Mac OS X, and hacking the TiVo. He has also written numerous articles on Linux, embedded computing, Mac OS X, UNIX, and various open source topics. An avid computer collector specializing in workstations, he owns more than 200 computer systems but is not compulsive at all.
In this Book
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Introduction
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The Ubuntu Linux Project
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Installing Ubuntu
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Installing Ubuntu on Special-Purpose Systems
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Basic Linux System Concepts
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Using the GNOME Desktop
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Using the Compiz Window Manager
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Managing E-Mail and Personal Information with Evolution
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Surfing the Web with Firefox
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Migrating from Windows Systems
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Sending and Receiving Instant Messages
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Using Command-Line Tools
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Working with Text Files
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Creating and Publishing Documents
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Other Office Software—Spreadsheets and Presentations
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Working with Graphics
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Working with Multimedia
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Would You like to Play a Game?
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Consumer Electronics and Ubuntu
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Adding, Removing, and Updating Software
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Adding Hardware and Attaching Peripherals
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Network Configuration and Security
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Going Wireless
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Software Development on Ubuntu
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Using Virtual Machines and Emulators
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Connecting to other Systems
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File Transfer and Sharing
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Managing Users, Groups, and Authentication
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Backing up and Restoring Files
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Setting up a Web Server
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Setting up a Mail Server
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Setting up a DHCP Server
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Setting up a DNS Server
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Setting up a Print Server
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Setting up an NFS Server
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Setting up a Samba Server
