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Ubuntu Unleashed 2008 Edition presents comprehensive coverage of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. Windows users, Mac users, and Linux enthusiasts have been increasingly turning to Ubuntu for a user-friendly, easy-to-use Linux distribution.
This book provides detailed information on installing, using, and administering Ubuntu. You will learn how to set up a workstation or a server, and you will find complete details on Ubuntu’s easy-to-use desktop and productivity software.
Ubuntu Unleashed 2008 Edition includes a range of coverage: From the software you need in your everyday work, such as the OpenOffice.org productivity suite, to how to configure your Linux desktop to run smoothly using multiple printers, shell scripts, and more.
For the hardcore Linux enthusiast, there is complete coverage of the X Window system, Linux programming, web server administration, and network administration.
Includes a DVD with a full Ubuntu Linux distribution, plus a free upgrade to Ubuntu Linux 8.10 once it is released
Ubuntu Command Line Quickstart
Part I Installation and Configuration
1. Installing Ubuntu
2. Ubuntu Quickstart
Part II Desktop Ubuntu
3. Working with Gnome
4. Command-line Quickstart
5. On the Internet
6. Productivity Applications
7. Multimedia Applications
8. Printing with Ubuntu
9. Games
Part III System Administration
10. Managing Users
11. Automating Tasks
12. System Resources
13. Backing up
14. Networking
15. Remote Access with SSH
16. Xen
Part IV Ubuntu as a Server
17. Apache Web Server
18. Administering Database Services
19. File and Print
20. Remote file serving with FTP
21. Handling Electronic Mail
22. Setting up a Proxy Server
23. Managing DNS
24. LDAP
Part V Programming Linux
25. Using Perl
26. Working with Python
27. Writing PHP scripts
28. C/C++ Programming
29. Mono
Part VI Ubuntu Housekeeping
30. Securing Your Machines
31. Performance Tuning
32. Command-line Masterclass
33. Shell scripting
34. Advanced Software Management
35. Managing the File System
36. Kernel and Module Management
Part VII Appendixes
Appendix A: The History of Ubuntu
Appendix B: Planning your installation
Appendix C: Ubuntu Resource