Ubuntu: Up and Running: A Power User's Desktop Guide

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Название: Ubuntu: Up and Running: A Power User's Desktop Guide

Автор: Robin Nixon

Издательство: O'Reilly

Год: 2010

Страниц: 464

ISBN: 0596804849, 9780596804848

Формат: PDF

Размер: 21 Мб

Язык: English

Ubuntu: Up and Running shows you the ins and outs of the open source Ubuntu operating system with a complete hands-on tour. In the book you'll learn how Ubuntu works, how to quickly configure and maintain Ubuntu 10.04, and how to use this unique operating system for networking, business, and home entertainment.

Spercifically you will learn how to:

Choose among three desktop environments: GNOME, KDE, or XFCE

Connect printers, sound cards, cameras, webcams, and iPhones

Use the Linux filesystem with either the desktop or the command line

Access networking functions, such as file and folder sharing and Internet access

Get an in-depth introduction to the OpenOffice.org business productivity suite

Use WINE to run Windows programs

Implement upgrades quickly and easily

Find out where to get, and how to install, other great software for Linux

This book includes a DVD with the complete Ubuntu system, which you can use either from the disc without installation, or you can install it alongside or in place of Windows or OS X. It also features a number of videos on Ubuntu specially produced by the book's author.