Ubuntu Unleashed - Brossura

Hudson, Andrew; Hudson, Paul

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ISBN 10: 0672329514 ISBN 13: 9780672329517

Casa editrice: Sams, 2007

Riassunto

Ubuntu Unleashed presents comprehensive coverage of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. Windows users, Mac users, and Linux enthusiasts have been turning in droves to Ubuntu for a user-friendly, easy-to-use Linux distribution.

This book provides detailed information on installing, using, and administering Ubuntu. You’ll learn how to set up a workstation or a server, and you’ll find complete details on Ubuntu’s easy-to-use desktop and productivity software.

Ubuntu Unleashed 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.

• Install and configure Ubuntu
• Get all your system’s devices and peripherals up and running
• Configure and use the X Window System
• Manage Linux services and users
• Run a printer server
• Connect to a local network and the Internet
• Set up and administer a web server with Apache
• Secure your machine and your network from intruders
• Learn shell scripting
• Share files with Windows users using Samba
• Get productive with OpenOffice.org
• Play games on Linux
• Use Linux multimedia programs
• Create and maintain a MySQL database
• Configure a firewall
• Set up an FTP server
• Use Ubuntu’s development and programming tools
• Tune your Ubuntu system for maximum performance
• Learn to manage and compile the kernel and modules

Andrew Hudson is a regular freelance contributor to Linux Format magazine, the UK’s largest Linux magazine. He is the co-author ofFedora Unleashed.

Paul Hudson is a professional developer and full-time journalist for Future Publishing. His articles have appeared inMac Format, PC Answers, PC Format, PC Plus, and Linux Format. He is the co-author ofFedora Unleashed.

DVD includes

• The full Ubuntu 7.04 distribution for Intel x86 computers
• The complete OpenOffice.org office suite
• Hundreds of additional programs and utilities

Category: Operating Systems/Linux

Covers: Ubuntu 7.04 “Feisty Fawn”

User Level: Intermediate—Advanced

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Informazioni sull?autore

Andrew Hudson is a freelance journalist who specializes in writing about Linux. He has significant experience in Red Hat and Debian-based Linux distributions and deployments and can often be found sitting at his keyboard tweaking various settings and config files just for the hell of it. He lives in Wiltshire, which is a county of England, along with his wife, Bernice, and their son, John. Andrew does not like Emacs. He can be reached atandy.hudson@gmail.com.

Paul Hudson is a recognized expert in open-source technologies. He is also a professional developer and full-time journalist for Future Publishing. His articles have appeared inMac Format, PC Answers, PC Format, PC Plus, and Linux Format. Paul is passionate about free software in all its forms and uses a mix of Linux and BSD to power his desktops and servers. Paul likes Emacs. Paul can be contacted through http://hudzilla.org.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Sams
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0672329514
• ISBN 13: 9780672329517
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 871
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile