作者：Keir Thomas
出版日期：March 30, 2007
出版社：Apress
页数：684
ISBN：ISBN-10: 1590598202 ISBN-13: 978-1590598207
文件格式：PDF


Product DescriptionIve read lots of good books about Ubuntu and Linux in the past few months. This is the first great book.
— Arsgeek.com review of Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Second Edition

Keir Thomas walks you through the whole Ubuntuexperience from beginning to end, comforting you with a calm voice whenyou might be feeling a bit lost … He has done a great and thorough job.
— Free Software Magazine review of Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Second Edition

Winner of a Linux Journal Editor’s Choice 2006 award (first edition)!Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Second Edition updates thebest-selling and award-winning first edition. Its the perfect guide forthose switching to the worlds favorite Linux. The new edition has beenthoroughly updated to cover technology introduced in the 6.10 release.
In the 680+ fully illustrated pages, you’ll learn how to installLinux, set up your hardware and software, customize the desktopexperience, browse the Web and send/receive e-mail, play back audio andvideo, edit digital images, use the OpenOffice.org office suite, andmore.
Additionally, youll discover how to perform vital maintenance tasks,such as securing your computer against hackers, updating online,optimizing your system, installing and managing software, backing up,accessing your computer remotely, scheduling tasks, and more.
A whole third of the book is dedicated to Linux internals, includingmanaging system processes and working at the command line. Twoappendixes provide a glossary of Linux terms and an index of commandsthat can be used to control Ubuntu.
Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Second Edition is a complete, comprehensive, and unbiased guide to getting the most from Ubuntu.

In DetailPart 1: Introducing the World of LinuxOpening the book are several chapters providing a brief but completehistory of Linux. Youll learn about the key figures in the Linuxmovement and discover why the politics behind free software are soimportant.
Part 2: Installing UbuntuHere youll find a fully illustrated guide to both installing Ubuntuon your computer and initially preparing the computer for Ubuntu.Detailed screenshots guide you through every step. In addition, theresa problem-solving chapter providing solutions for the most commonissues.
Part 3: The No-Nonsense Getting Started GuideThe six chapters of Part 3 take you from zero to hero in as littletime as possible. Youll learn whats what on the Ubuntu desktop and howto customize Ubuntu to suit your workflow. Youll be introduced to Linuxreplacements for your favorite Windows programs, and youll beintroduced to the Linux file system, so you can start workingstraightaway.
Part 4: The Shell and BeyondThe five chapters in Part 4 introduce the heart of Linux: thecommand line. Youll be introduced to the BASH shell, and a full rundownof the Linux filesystem is provided. Youll learn how to work with textfiles. The closing chapters of this section teach pro-level tricks youcan use at the command line to work more efficiently.
Part 5: MultimediaHere youll learn how to set up Ubuntu to work with common audio andvideo files that you might have used under Windows or Macintosh. Thenyoull be introduced to Ubuntus audio and video playback software.Additionally, a complete guide to image editing and digital imagemanagement is provided.
Part 6: Office TasksThe seven chapters in this section provide a comprehensive guide tothe OpenOffice.org office suite. Youll learn how to undertake commontasks using the word processor, spreadsheet, presentations package, anddatabase applications. Additionally, a complete guide to using Ubuntuse-mail and personal information manager is provided.
Part 7: Keeping your System RunningThe six chapters in this part of the book pick up from Part 4 andexpand on various system management/command-line skills. Youll learnhow to perform vital maintenance tasks, such as managing users, orinstalling and removing software. Its in this part of the book thatyoull really learn your Linux stripes!
About the Author
Keir Thomas is an award-winning author who has written severalbest-selling beginning-level Linux titles for Apress. A former computermagazine editor, he has been writing about computers, operatingsystems, and software for a decade. He has also edited many computingtitles.
Keir currently works as a full-time author and has written fourbooks for Apress. He lives on the side of a mountain in England, andhis hobbies include hiking and playing musical instruments.