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 10.04 is the latest release—more powerful, more flexible, and friendlier than ever. The Official Ubuntu Book, Fifth 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 10.04, whether you're a home user, small business user, server administrator, or programmer. The authors explain Ubuntu 10.04 from start to finish: installation, configuration, desktop productivity, games, management, support, and much more. Among the many topics covered in this edition: Kubuntu, Ubuntu Netbook Edition, and Ubuntu Server.
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 and 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 install Ubuntu on a netbook
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), Ubuntu Netbook Edition, and Ubuntu Server.
From the Back Cover
The world’s #1 Ubuntu (and Linux!) book: authorized and promoted by Canonical, and fully updated for the newest release, Ubuntu 10.4
- Everything Ubuntu users need to know to make the most of the brand-new version 10.4 of Ubuntu – from installation through desktop and server capabilities
- Updated server chapter to cover cloud computing and more closely cross reference the official server book
- Co-marketed by Canonical with the official Ubuntu logo and an updated Foreword by Ubuntu project founder Mark Shuttleworth
Ubuntu is the most popular Linux distribution both in the U.S. and throughout the world. Our partnership with Canonical enables us to use their savvy, well-known branding for the cover of the book, including the logo and cover shot of international users faces in a friendly circle. Authorized and aggressively co-promoted by Canonical, The Official Ubuntu Book has consistently been the market’s best-selling Ubuntu guide – and it’s dominated Amazon’s Linux best-seller list for years. Now, this book has been fully revised to reflect Ubuntu 10.04 This new Fifth Edition contains extensive new coverage, including: ” Updated recipes for performing the most common tasks and solving the most common problems ” Updated server chapter to cover cloud computing and Armour App, and to more closely cross reference the Official Server book.
About the Author
Benjamin Mako Hill serves on Ubuntu's Community Council governance board, which helps oversee community aspects of Ubuntu. He is a fellow at the MIT Center for Future Civic Media, and a researcher and Ph.D. candidate at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Matthew Helmke is one of the administrators of the Ubuntu Forums and a member of the Ubuntu membership board for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Corey Burger serves on Ubuntu's Community Council governance board, Ubuntu's Marketing and News Teams, and is a geography student in his spare time.
Book Details
- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall; 5 edition (June, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0137081308
- ISBN-13: 978-0137081301
- File Size: 9.5 MiB
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