- The Official Ubuntu Book, 3e: Ubuntu Equivalents to Windows Programs
- Feb 26, 2009
- This appendix lists common Windows applications and their Ubuntu counterparts.
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- The Official Ubuntu Book, 3e: Ubuntu Foundation Documents
- Feb 26, 2009
- Review some of the key documents that define Ubuntu.
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- The Official Ubuntu Book, 3e: Ubuntu-Related Projects
- Feb 26, 2009
- Explore the universe of other distributions that surround Ubuntu, including Xubuntu, Gobuntu, Ubuntu Studio, Launchpad, and Bazaar.
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- The Official Ubuntu Book, 3e: Using Edubuntu
- Feb 26, 2009
- Read in-depth coverage of the Edubuntu distribution and community for educators.
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- The Official Ubuntu Book, 3e: Using Kubuntu
- Feb 26, 2009
- The most popular spin-off project from Ubuntu is Kubuntu. This chapter provides a solid primer for getting started.
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- The Official Ubuntu Book, 3e: Welcome to the Command Line
- Feb 26, 2009
- Take advantage of the power of the Ubuntu command line with clear, easy-to-use examples in this brief primer.
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- Taming the Wild Eee PC: Replacing the Operating System, Part 1
- Feb 20, 2009
- A. Lizard discusses one of the possible options for replacing the limited OEM operating system in the Asus Eee PC.
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- Installing and Configuring TrueCrypt for Full Disk Encryption
- Nov 24, 2008
- Security expert Randy Nash describes how he deployed a FDE solution using the free, cross-platform, and open-source solution from TrueCrypt.
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- Lotus Symphony for Linux: Not Ready for Prime Time
- Nov 10, 2008
- A. Lizard explains why Linux users should avoid Lotus Symphony for now, mainly because of its text font display.
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- Examining Alternative Linux Distributions
- Nov 3, 2008
- A. Lizard runs down the good, the bad, and the ugly about three of the best-known alternatives to the "big" Linux user distros.
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- Installing Linux on the PlayStation 3
- Oct 22, 2008
- Matthew Scarpino explains how to install Linux on the PlayStation 3.
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- Installing OpenSUSE 11: Not Ready for Prime Time
- Oct 13, 2008
- A.Lizard explains how to install OpenSUSE 11 with KDE 4, pointing out the good and bad (mostly bad) points of this distribution in its current form.
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- Ubuntu-Hardy-Gnome: The Review
- Sep 19, 2008
- A. Lizard provides installation and configuration instructions for Ubuntu-Hardy Linux.
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- Sun VirtualBox (xVM): A Virtualization Environment for Linux, Part 2
- Aug 22, 2008
- A. Lizard shows how to install a Linux guest VM on a Linux host.
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- Sun VirtualBox (xVM): A Virtualization Environment for Linux, Part 1
- Aug 18, 2008
- Part 1 of a 2-part series where A. Lizard shows how Sun VirtualBox virtual machines work on Linux hosts.
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- Breaking Down OpenSolaris on the Desktop
- Jul 18, 2008
- A.Lizard runs down the peaks and valleys of OpenSolaris, the community-supported version of Sun's Solaris operating System.
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- Ubuntu Command Line Quickstart
- Jul 9, 2008
- Andrew Hudson and Paul Hudson look at some of the basic commands that you need to know to be productive at the command line.
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- The Official Ubuntu Book, 3e: Using Ubuntu on the Desktop
- Jun 25, 2008
- Get started with GNOME and use it to do the normal and not-so-normal things you face every day with your computer.
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- Ubuntu Post-Installation Configuration
- Jun 10, 2008
- Andrew Hudson and Paul Hudson look at getting up and running with Ubuntu following installation.
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- Fedora Quick Start
- Jun 9, 2008
- This chapter introduces the fundamentals of working with Fedora.
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