Ubuntu: Up and Running (Google eBook)

Robin Nixon

O'Reilly Media, Inc., Apr 12, 2010 - Computers - 464 pages

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

What people are saying

User Review -

EINSTEIN NEILS B.MECANICA CUANTICA.
PROYECTO GENOCIDIO.
A
A
A
Website: WWW.docs.google.com/open?id=0B7rdd1w6dkcSamZTX1ZNWWZmVkk
A
A
A
NARCOTRAFICO DE PRESIDENTES.
DENUNCIA EN EL PARLAMENTO VENEZOLANO.
A
A
NOBEL ECONOMIA MODELO BANCARIO PERFECTIBLE.
A
A
NOBEL NEURO FISICA TEORIA DE MULTIVERSOS.
A
A
NOBEL Teorias de Fuerzas Tensoras en Sistemas Hiper Caoticos.
A
A
Sintesis de Derecho Canonico: Metodo Sistematico Repertorio de Canones ...
A
A
A
BRAIN WASHING LATINO AMERICA VENEZUELA ESPAIN, ENGLAND, GERMANY, JAPAN, CHINA, NORTH COREA.
A
A
A
A
A
CHAVEZ AND CRISTINA KIRSHNER Il-song Kim PAY TO INTELIGENCY PRESIDENTE CANADIENSES NARCOTRAFICANTE TORTURAS AGEN. DICIP CEBIN DIM TO KILL PEOPLE AN RADIATE PEOPLE. PERFECTIBLE BANCK.
A
A
A
Website: WWW.docs.google.com/open?id=0B7rdd1w6dkcSamZTX1ZNWWZmVkk
A
A
A
CHAVEZ Y CRISTINA KIRSHNER Il-song Kim PAGA A AGENCIAS DE INTELIGENCIA ESPAÑOLAS PARA QUE PRODUZACAN CANCER, VIOLACIONES Y ASESINATOS A VENEZOLANOS. BANCO PERFECTIBLE.
A
A
A
A
A
WWW.docs.google.com/open?id=0B7rdd1w6dkcSamZTX1ZNWWZmVkk
A
A
A
http://books.google.co.ve/books?id=CIBOw2_zkgcC&pg=PA29&dq=racismo+espa%C3%B1ol&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lrHEUISsHsmT0QGloYCoDw#
A
A
A
ROBOS CANONICO DEL REY ESPAÑA, ITALIA, ESPAÑA, SUIZA, INGLATERRA, ALEMANIA, CHINA JAPON Y COREA DEL NORTE.
A
A
A
A
A
A
WWW.docs.google.com/open?id=0B7rdd1w6dkcSamZTX1ZNWWZmVkk
A
A
A
A
A
CANONIC ROBS SPAINIAN KINGS, ITALY, SPAIN, SUISERLAND, ENGLAND, GERMANY, JAPAN, CINA, NORTH COREA
A
A
A
A
A
A
WWW.docs.google.com/open?id=0B7rdd1w6dkcSamZTX1ZNWWZmVkk
A
A
A
A
ACHAVEZ PAY TO RELIGIOUS INTELIGENCY AGEN. DICIP CEBIN DIM TO KILL PEOPLE AN RADIATE PEOPLE. PERFECTIBLE BANCK.CHAVEZ PAGA A AGENCIAS DE INTELIGENCIA ESPAÑOLAS PARA QUE PRODUZACAN CANCER, VIOLACIONES Y ASESINATOS A VENEZOLANOS. BANCO PERFECTIBLE.
A
CHAVEZ PAGA A AGENCIAS DE INTELIGENCIA ESPAÑOLAS PARA QUE PRODUZACAN CANCER, VIOLACIONES Y ASESINATOS A VENEZOLANOS. BANCO PERFECTIBLE.
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
A
A
A
A
A
WWW.docs.google.com/open?id=0B7rdd1w6dkcSamZTX1ZNWWZmVkk
http://books.google.co.ve/books?id=Mjs7Gb5leBgC&pg=PA358&dq=periodicos+africa&hl=en&sa=X&ei=L8LEUMG4LfHV0gG_8oD4DQ&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA
http://books.google.co.ve/books?id=XyPAYxw8Tw4C&pg=PA99&dq=ladrones+corea+del+norte&hl=en&sa=X&ei=D8fEUKKWN6bp0gH_moHACQ#v=onepage&q=ladrones%20corea%20del%20norte&f=false
http://books.google.co.ve/books?id=5mXVbF61d6YC&pg=PA87&dq=corea+del+norte+violaciones+mujeres&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JMfEUI_aIpS70AGO54CgCg#
http://www.google.co.ve/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&tbo=d&biw=1024&bih=540&tbm=isch&tbnid=eSo6G023uiq1rM:&imgrefurl=http://espanol.mapsofworld.com/&docid=rYLZ6m7Q96XsHM&imgurl=http://espanol.mapsofworld.com/maps/world-political-map-home.jpg&w=620&h=459&ei=E7_EUNr4M7Ko0AGji4HACA&zoom=1&iact=hc 

User Review -

uu

Contents

• Chapter 1 About Ubuntu: 1
• Chapter 2 Installing and Upgrading Ubuntu: 15
• Chapter 3 Configuring: 57
• Accessing Applications and Features: 101
• Chapter 5 The Filesystem File Attributes and Permissions: 151
• Chapter 6 The Nautilus File Browser: 169
• Chapter 7 The Command Line: 209
• Chapter 8 Installing and Removing Software: 257
• Chapter 9 System Maintenance and Security: 285
• Chapter 10 Networking Ubuntu: 313
• Chapter 11 The Internet: 331
• Chapter 12 Using OpenOfficeorg: 351
• Chapter 13 Playing Games: 369
• Chapter 14 Pictures Sound and Video: 383
• Chapter 15 Other Ubuntu Distributions: 399
• Chapter 16 Using Wine: 415
• Index: 423

About the author

Robin Nixon has worked with and written about computers s

Robin Nixon has worked with and written about computers since the early 1980s. He has written several books, includinince the early 1980s. He has written several books, including "Plug-in PHP" and "Plug-in JavaScript", and more than 500 g "Plug-in PHP" and "Plug-in JavaScript", and more than 500 articles for leading computer magazines. articles for leading computer magazines.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Ubuntu: Up and Running
• Author: Robin Nixon
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2010
• ISBN: 1449390730, 9781449390730
• Length: 464 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Desktop Applications / General; Computers / Operating Systems / Linux