Hacking Ubuntu: Serious Hacks Mods and Customizations - Brossura

Krawetz, Neal

 
9780470108727: Hacking Ubuntu: Serious Hacks Mods and Customizations
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ISBN 10: 047010872X ISBN 13: 9780470108727
Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2007

Sinossi

Ubuntu, an African word meaning humanity to others, is the hottest thing in Linux today. This down-and-dirty book shows you how they can blow away the default system settings and get Ubuntu to behave however you want. You ll learn how to optimize its appearance, speed, usability, and security and get the low-down on hundreds of hacks such as running Ubuntu from a USB drive, installing it on a Mac, enabling multiple CPUs, and putting scripts in menus and panels.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Neal Krawetz, PhD, has been active in the security community for more than 15 years. He is skilled in computer forensics, profiling, cryptography and cryptanalysis, artificial intelligence, and software solutions, and often assists law enforcement. Neal enjoys a novel hobby—he collects operating systems. He's currently running RedHat, Ubuntu, Mac OS X, OpenBSD, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, Solaris, and HP-UX, among others.

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"I'm Ubuntu. Want to be friends?"

You've just gotta love Ubuntu; it's an irresistible package of usability, security, and support features. But a power user like you is just itching to teach it some new tricks. Show it how to play nicely with other systems. Develop its multitasking and communication skills. Free its inner video nd graphics talents. And make sure that when it ventures into the wild and wooly world of wireless, it keeps its doors locked.

Here's how to do all that and more.

Things you can do with Ubuntu

Step-by-step directions for all this and lots of other fun stuff

  • Create an awesome interface

  • Fine-tune Firefox®

  • Expand your desktop across monitors or other computers

  • Add VoIP and instant messaging

  • Discover the joys of emulators

  • Focus on cameras and scanners

  • Customize application windows

  • Configure wireless networks

  • Boost boot-up efficiency

  • Tune kernel parameters

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Editore
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Data di pubblicazione
2007
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
047010872X
ISBN 13 
9780470108727
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
388
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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