Ubuntu Unleashed 2012 Edition: Covering 11.10 and 12.04 (7th Edition), Rough Cuts, 7th Edition

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• Copyright 2012
• Dimensions: 7" x 9-1/8"
• Pages: 864
• Edition: 7th

• Rough Cuts
• ISBN-10: 0-13-287815-1
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-287815-9

This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.

Ubuntu Unleashed is filled with unique and advanced information for everyone who wants to make the most of the Ubuntu Linux operating system. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated by a long-time Ubuntu community leader to reflect the exciting new Ubuntu 11.10 (“Oneiric Ocelot”) and the forthcoming Ubuntu 12.04.

Former Ubuntu Forum administrator Matthew Helmke covers all you need to know about Ubuntu 11.10/12.04 installation, configuration, productivity, multimedia, development, system administration, server operations, networking, virtualization, security, DevOps, and more—including intermediate-to-advanced techniques you won’t find in any other book.

Helmke presents up-to-the-minute introductions to Ubuntu’s key productivity and Web development tools, programming languages, hardware support, and more. You’ll find brand-new coverage of the new Unity desktop, new NoSQL database support and Android mobile development tools, and many other Ubuntu 11.10/12.04 innovations. Whether you’re new to Ubuntu or already a power user, you’ll turn to this book constantly: for new techniques, new solutions, and new ways to do even more with Ubuntu!

Matthew Helmke 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 about Ubuntu for several magazines and websites, is a lead author of The Official Ubuntu Book. He works for The iPlant Collaborative, which is funded by the National Science Foundation and is building cyberinfrastructure for the biological sciences to support the growing use of massive amounts of data and computationally intensive forms of research.

• Quickly install Ubuntu, configure it, and get your hardware running right
• Configure and customize the new Unity desktop (or alternatives such as GNOME)
• Get started with multimedia and productivity applications, including LibreOffice
• Manage Linux services, users, and software packages
• Administer and use Ubuntu from the command line
• Automate tasks and use shell scripting
• Provide secure remote access
• Manage kernels and modules
• Administer file, print, email, proxy, LDAP, and database services (both SQL and NoSQL)
• Use both Apache and alternative HTTP servers
• Support and use virtualization
• Use Ubuntu in cloud environments
• Learn the basics about popular programming languages including Python, PHP, and Perl, and how to use Ubuntu to develop in them
• Learn how to get started developing Android mobile devices

Ubuntu 11.10 on DVD

DVD includes the full Ubuntu 11.10 distribution for Intel x86 computers as well as the complete LibreOffice office suite and hundreds of additional programs and utilities.

Free Upgrade!

Purchase this book anytime in 2012 and receive a free Ubuntu 12.04 Upgrade Kit by mail (U.S. or Canada only) after Ubuntu 12.04 is released. See inside back cover for details.

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Sample Content

Table of Contents

About the Authors     xxvii

Dedication/Acknowledgements     xxviii

Introduction     1

Part I  Installation and Configuration

1  Installing Ubuntu     7

Before You Begin the Installation.     7

Researching Your Hardware Specifications     8

Installation Options     8

Planning Partition Strategies     10

The Boot Loader.     10

Installing from CD or DVD or USB Drive.     11

Step-by-Step Installation.     11

Installing     12

First Update.     16

Wubi: The Easy Installer for Windows.     16

Shutting Down     17

References.     18

2  Post-Installation Configuration     19

Troubleshooting Post-Installation Configuration Problems     19

The sudo Command     21

Finding Programs and Files     21

Software Update     22

Configuring Software Repositories.     25

System Settings.     28

Installing Additional Drivers     28

Detecting and Configuring a Printer     30

Configuring Power Management in Ubuntu     30

Setting the Date and Time     31

Configuring Wireless Networks.     33

References.     34

Part II  Desktop Ubuntu

3  Working with Unity     35

Foundations and the X Server     35

Basic X Concepts.     36

Using X     37

Elements of the xorg.conf File     38

Starting X     43

Using a Display Manager     43

Changing Window Managers     44

Using Unity, a Primer     44

The Desktop     45

Customizing and Configuring Unity.     50

Power Shortcuts.     50

References.     51

4  On the Internet     53

Getting Started with Firefox.     54

Checking Out Google Chrome and Chromium     55

Choosing an Email Client     56

Evolution.     57

Mozilla Thunderbird.    

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