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Ubuntu: Up and Running

Release Date: April 2010

Pages: 464

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Ubuntu for everyone! This popular Linux-based operating system is perfect for people with little technical background. It's simple to install, and easy to use -- with a strong focus on security. Ubuntu: Up and Running shows you the ins and outs of this system with a complete hands-on tour. You'll learn how Ubuntu works, how to quickly configure and maintain Ubuntu 10.04, and how to use this unique operating system for networking, business, and home entertainment.

This book includes a DVD with the complete Ubuntu system and several specialized editions -- including the Mythbuntu multimedia release.

Choose among three desktop environments: GNOME, KDE, or XFCE
Connect printers, sound cards, cameras, webcams, and iPhones
Use the Linux filesystem with either the desktop or the command line
Learn networking functions, such as file and folder sharing and Internet access
Get an in-depth introduction to the OpenOffice.org business productivity suite
Learn how to use WINE to run Windows programs
Implement upgrades quickly and easily
Find out where to get, and how to install, other great software for Linux

Chapter 1 About Ubuntu
1. Why Ubuntu?
2. The Parts That Make Up Ubuntu
3. Summary
Chapter 2 Installing and Upgrading Ubuntu
1. The Live DVD
2. Starting the Live DVD
3. Alternative Editions
4. Burning a CD or DVD
5. Virtual Installation
6. Full Installation
7. Upgrading to New Releases
8. Summary
Chapter 3 Configuring
1. Keyboard
2. Mouse
3. Graphics
4. Sound
5. PulseAudio
6. Basic Networking
7. Printing
8. TV Tuners
9. Webcams
10. USB Media
11. Summary
Chapter 4 The Desktop: Accessing Applications and Features
1. Logging In
2. Desktop Layout
3. Personalization
4. The Desktop Itself
5. Adding New Users
6. What’s New in 10.04
7. Summary
Chapter 5 The Filesystem, File Attributes, and Permissions
1. The Directory Tree
2. Case Sensitivity and Special Characters
3. Mounting Media
4. Hidden Files and Folders
5. Symbolic Links
6. File Extensions
7. File Permissions
8. Users and Groups
9. Other File Attributes
10. The Trash
11. Summary
Chapter 6 The Nautilus File Browser
1. Opening Files and Folders
2. Dragging and Dropping
3. Copying Files and Folders
4. Selecting Files and Folders
5. Zooming In and Out
6. The File Browser Menus
7. Other Features of the File Manager
8. Preferences
9. The View Menu
10. The Go Menu
11. The Bookmarks Menu
12. The Tabs Menu
13. Help
14. Context Menus
15. Template Files
16. The Toolbars
17. Configuration Editor
18. What’s New in 10.04
19. Summary
Chapter 7 The Command Line
1. The Terminal
2. Bash
3. The Command-Line Editor
4. Bash Commands
5. Using man
6. Absolute and Relative Paths
7. Using Quotation Marks
8. The PATH Environment Variable
9. Other Environment Variables
10. Alternative Shells
11. Using Nano to Edit Files
12. Shell Scripts
13. Using Backticks
14. Using Pipes
15. Using Redirection
16. Standard Input, Output, and Error
17. Wildcards, Sets, and Brace Expansion
18. Using Aliases
19. File Compression
20. File and Folder Permissions
21. Using sudo
22. System Processes
23. Summary
Chapter 8 Installing and Removing Software
1. The Ubuntu Software Center
2. The Synaptic Package Manager
3. Synaptic’s Menus
4. Using Aptitude
5. Using apt-get
6. Summary
Chapter 9 System Maintenance and Security
1. System Maintenance
2. Alpha and Beta Releases
3. System Security
4. Summary
Chapter 10 Networking Ubuntu
1. Remote Desktop
2. Controlling Multiple Local Computers
3. Using Shared Folders
4. Using Keyrings
5. Summary
Chapter 11 The Internet
1. Web Browsing
2. Email
3. Instant Messaging
4. Internet Telephony
5. Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
6. Telnet and SSH
7. Ubuntu One
8. Summary
Chapter 12 Using OpenOffice.org
1. Preparing the Example Files
2. Writer
3. Calc
4. Impress
5. Draw
6. Base
7. Math
8. Built-in Help
9. Evolution Calendar
10. What’s New in 10.04?
11. Summary
Chapter 13 Playing Games
1. Built-in Games
2. PlayDeb
3. Other Linux Games
4. PlayOnLinux
5. KDE Games
6. Browser-Based Games
7. Ubuntu Easter Eggs
8. OpenOffice.org StarWars
9. Aptitude Silliness
10. What’s New in 10.04
11. Summary
Chapter 14 Pictures, Sound, and Video
1. Movie Player
2. VLC Media Player
3. Rhythmbox Music Player
4. The GIMP Image Editor
5. F-Spot Photo Manager
6. Audacity Audio Editor
7. Rosegarden
8. PiTiVi Video Editor
9. The Take Screenshot Program
10. Summary
Chapter 15 Other Ubuntu Distributions
1. Installation
2. Kubuntu
3. Xubuntu
4. Mythbuntu
5. Edubuntu
6. Ubuntu Netbook Edition
7. Ubuntu Server Edition
8. Ubuntu Studio
9. Eeebuntu
10. Even More Distributions
11. Summary
Chapter 16 Using Wine
1. What Is Wine?
2. The Benefits of Wine
3. Wine’s Limitations
4. Installing Wine
5. Installing Microsoft Fonts
6. Configuring Wine
7. Accessing the Windows C: Drive
8. Further Information
9. Summary

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 About Ubuntu

Why Ubuntu?

The Parts That Make Up Ubuntu

Summary

Chapter 2 Installing and Upgrading Ubuntu

The Live DVD

Starting the Live DVD

Alternative Editions

Burning a CD or DVD

Virtual Installation

Full Installation

Upgrading to New Releases

Summary

Chapter 3 Configuring

Keyboard

Mouse

Graphics

Sound

PulseAudio

Basic Networking

Printing

TV Tuners

Webcams

USB Media

Summary

Chapter 4 The Desktop: Accessing Applications and Features

Logging In

Desktop Layout

Personalization

The Desktop Itself

Adding New Users

What’s New in 10.04

Summary

Chapter 5 The Filesystem, File Attributes, and Permissions

The Directory Tree

Case Sensitivity and Special Characters

Mounting Media

Hidden Files and Folders

Symbolic Links

File Extensions

File Permissions

Users and Groups

Other File Attributes

The Trash

Summary

Chapter 6 The Nautilus File Browser

Opening Files and Folders

Dragging and Dropping

Copying Files and Folders

Selecting Files and Folders

Zooming In and Out

The File Browser Menus

Other Features of the File Manager

Preferences

The View Menu

The Go Menu

The Bookmarks Menu

The Tabs Menu

Help

Context Menus

Template Files

The Toolbars

Configuration Editor

What’s New in 10.04

Summary

Chapter 7 The Command Line

The Terminal

Bash

The Command-Line Editor

Bash Commands

Using man

Absolute and Relative Paths

Using Quotation Marks

The PATH Environment Variable

Other Environment Variables

Alternative Shells