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Official Ubuntu Book, The, 6th Edition
- By Benjamin Hill, Matthew Helmke, Amber Graner, Corey Burger
- Published Jun 13, 2011 by Prentice Hall.
- Copyright 2011
- Dimensions: 7" x 9-1/8"
- Pages: 432
- Edition: 6th
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-13-274850-9
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-274850-6
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Product Author Bios
Matthew Helmke has been an Ubuntu user since April 2005 and an Ubuntu Member since August 2006. He served from 2006 to 2011 on the Ubuntu Forum Council, providing leadership and oversight of the Ubuntu Forums, and spent two years on the Ubuntu regional membership approval board for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He has written articles about Ubuntu for magazines and websites, is the lead author of Ubuntu Unleashed, and has written several books and articles on other topics. He works for The iPlant Collaborative, which is funded by the National Science Foundation and building the world's first cyberinfrastructure for the biological sciences. Amber Graner is an active Ubuntu Community member, whose path to Ubuntu activism started as she blogged about her transition to Ubuntu in 2009. Amber contributes to the Ubuntu News Team, Ubuntu Women Project, Ubuntu North Carolina LoCo Team, and more. She assists with many of the online Ubuntu tutorial weeks and various UbuCons. Amber resides in western North Carolina where she works as the associate web editor for Linux New Media. Her writing can be found online and in print for Linux Pro and Ubuntu User magazines. Additionally Amber is often found at Linux and open source events promoting, advocating, and encouraging participation in the Ubuntu Community and with the Ubuntu project. Corey Burger lives in Victoria, British Columbia, and is a long-term user and contributor to Ubuntu. A founder of the Ubuntu Canada group and a former member of the the Community Council, he has been involved with Ubuntu since its first release. Corey is currently a geography student and has most recently worked for a Canadian Linux company. He also contributes to OpenStreetMap and works to promote Ubuntu on Vancouver Island. Corey speaks regularly about Ubuntu, OpenStreetMap, and open source to a wide variety of audiences.
Ubuntu is a complete, free operating system that emphasizes community, support, and ease of use without compromising speed, power, or flexibility. It’s Linux for human beings, designed for everyone from computer novices to experts. Ubuntu 11.04 is the latest release–more powerful, more flexible, and friendlier than ever. The Official Ubuntu Book, Sixth Edition, will get you up and running quickly.
Written by expert, leading Ubuntu community members, this book covers all you need to know to make the most of Ubuntu 11.04, whether you’re a home user, small business user, server administrator, programmer, or novice. The authors explain Ubuntu 11.04 from start to finish: installation, configuration, desktop productivity, games, management, support, and much more. Among the many topics covered in this edition: Ubuntu One cloud storage, Ubuntu Server, and the groundbreaking Unity desktop.
This complete guide also covers standard desktop applications, from word processing, spreadsheets, Web browsing, e-mail, instant messaging, music, video, and games to software development, databases, and server applications. In addition, you will
- Learn how to customize Ubuntu for home, small business, school, government, and enterprise environments
- Learn how to quickly update Ubuntu to new release versions with upgraded applications
- Find up-to-the-minute troubleshooting advice from Ubuntu users worldwide from forums and other means to get the help you need quickly
- Learn Ubuntu Server installation and administration, including LVM and RAID implementation
- Learn how to use Ubuntu One to buy legal music from your favorite artists and how to use cloud storage to back up or share your important files
- Learn how you can be a part of the community that creates Ubuntu
The DVD includes the complete Ubuntu Linux operating system for installation on PC platforms. The disk is preconfigured with an outstanding desktop environment for both home and business computing. It can be used to install other complete variants of Ubuntu, including Kubuntu (with the KDE environment), and Ubuntu Server.
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This review is from: The Official Ubuntu Book (6th Edition) (Paperback)
This book promises to teach you how to *use* Ubuntu. Instead it includes a history of Ubuntu, a detailed discussion of the corporate structure of Canonical and the Ubuntu community, and a bit of Mark Shuttleworth's story. While I found the stories interesting it had nothing to do with what was promised from the author's nor did it help me to improve my ability to utilize Ubuntu.The information that does exist on installing and using Ubuntu includes statements of the obvious, circular definitions, and off-topic ramblings. The chapter on installing Ubuntu wastes page after page telling you exactly what you can already see on the screen, and includes screen shots. It tells you what anyone who has used any computer already knows, e.g., what a username is, how to pick a password, how to pick a "fun" computer name. The explanation of the graphical file manager is nauseating in its statement of the obvious. It provides a list of definitions for the different... Read more
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Any title that says "official..." whatever in the computer field should be both informative and exhaustive in it's scope. Not here. This is newbie 101 stuff. A waste of money for anyone who has spent more than a couple of months behind a keyboard.
Not a reference or technical book,
This review is from: The Official Ubuntu Book (6th Edition) (Paperback)
While this isn't a bad book, it's not really geared towards the technical user who wants to learn the ins and outs of Ubuntu. The subject matter has more to do with the history of Linux and Ubuntu.
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The Official Ubuntu Book, 6th Edition: Gaining Greater Proficiency
The Official Ubuntu Book, 6th Edition: GNOME 3, GNOME Shell, and More
The Official Ubuntu Book, 6th Edition: Installing Ubuntu
The Official Ubuntu Book, 6th Edition: Introducing Ubuntu One
The Official Ubuntu Book, 6th Edition: More Applications for Ubuntu
The Official Ubuntu Book, 6th Edition: The Ubuntu Community
The Official Ubuntu Book, 6th Edition: The Ubuntu Server
The Official Ubuntu Book, 6th Edition: The UbuntuStory
The Official Ubuntu Book, 6th Edition: Ubuntu-Related Projects
The Official Ubuntu Book, 6th Edition: Using Kubuntu
The Official Ubuntu Book, 6th Edition: Welcome to the Command Line
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Table of Contents
Foreword xxi
Foreword to the First Edition xxiii
Preface xxix
Acknowledgments xxxi
About the Authors xxxiii
Introduction xxxv
Chapter 1: The UbuntuStory 1
The Vision 2
Free Software, Open Source, and GNU/Linux 3
How the Vision Became Ubuntu 7
What Is Ubuntu? 12
Ubuntu Promises and Goals 17
Sustaining the Vision: Canonical and the Ubuntu Foundation 25
Beyond the Vision: Ubuntu Subprojects, Derivatives, and Spin-offs 30
Summary 32
Chapter 2: Installing Ubuntu 33
Choosing Your Ubuntu Version 34
Getting Ubuntu 36
Installing from the Desktop CD 39
Installing from the Alternate Install CD 51
Installing from a USB Key 57
Installing from within Windows 58
Summary 58
Chapter 3: Using Ubuntu on the Desktop 59
Taking Your Desktop for a Ride 61
Using Your Applications 72
The Ubuntu File Chooser and Bookmarks 85
Ubuntu in Your Language 87
Customizing Ubuntu’s Look and Feel 87
Managing Your Files 90
Ubuntu and Multimedia 95
Moving to the Next Ubuntu Release 108
Summary 110
Chapter 4: Gaining Greater Proficiency 111
Adding and Removing Programs and Packages 112
Keeping Your Computer Updated 117
Adding Additional Users 122
Using and Abusing Devices and Media 123
Configuring a Printer in Ubuntu 126
How Linux Stores and Organizes Files 131
The Terminal 134
Backup Strategies 135
Working with Windows Programs 136
Summary 137
Chapter 5: The Ubuntu Server 139
What Is Ubuntu Server? 140
Installing Ubuntu Server 142
Ubuntu Package Management 154
Ubuntu Server Security 165
Advanced Topics 172
Summary 176
Chapter 6: More Applications for Ubuntu 179
Creating Graphics with GIMP and Inkscape 180
Desktop Publishing with Scribus 191
Creating Music with Jokosher 196
Playing to Learn with Educational Programs 200
Getting There Faster with Docky 206
Summary 208
Chapter 7: The Ubuntu Community 209
Venues 211
Teams, Processes, and Community Governance 226
Getting Involved 239
Summary 243
Chapter 8: Using Kubuntu 245
Introduction to Kubuntu 246
Installing Kubuntu 249
Navigating in Kubuntu 254
Customizing Kubuntu 257
System Administration 260
Managing Files with Kubuntu 270
Common Applications 274
Finding Help and Giving Back to the Community 287
Summary 287
Chapter 9: GNOME 3, GNOME Shell, and More 289
A Different Path 290
Installing the GNOME Shell 290
Exploring the GNOME Shell 291
Using the Keyboard 295
Common Questions 295
Summary 297
Chapter 10: Ubuntu-Related Projects 299
Officially Supported Derivatives 300
Recognized Derivatives 304
Other Distributions 305
Launchpad 307
Bazaar 314
Summary 315
Chapter 11: Introducing Ubuntu One 317
What Can I Do with Ubuntu One? 318
How Much Does Ubuntu One Cost? 318
How Do I Begin? 318
Syncing Files 321
Syncing Contacts 321
Syncing Notes 322
Syncing Bookmarks 323
Special Features of Ubuntu One Mobile 324
Summary 325
Appendix: Welcome to the Command Line 327
Starting Up the Terminal 327
Getting Started 328
Building Pipelines 329
Running Commands as the Superuser 330
Finding Help 331
Moving Around the Filesystem 331
Manipulating Files and Folders 332
System Information Commands 333
Searching and Editing Text Files 335
Dealing with Users and Groups 336
Getting Help on the Command Line 336
Searching for Man Files 337
Using Wildcards 337
Executing Multiple Commands 338
Moving to More Advanced Uses of the Command Line 340
Index 343
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