Ubuntu for Non-Geeks: A Pain-Free, Project-Based, Get-Things-Done Guidebook - Brossura

Grant, Rickford

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1593271522 ISBN 13: 9781593271527

Casa editrice: Oreilly & Associates Inc, 2007

Riassunto

This newbie's guide to Ubuntu - now updated for Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn), the latest Ubuntu release, which puts the spotlight on multimedia enablement and desktop effects - lets readers learn by doing. Using immersion-learning techniques favored by language courses, step-by-step projects build upon earlier tutorial concepts, stimulating the brain and increasing the reader's understanding.

Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, 2nd Edition covers all the topics likely to be of interest to an average desktop user. Inside, you'll learn to:

Download and install free applications, games, and utilities Connect to the Internet and wireless networks Configure your hardware, including printers, scanners, and removable storage devices Watch DVDs, listen to music, and even sync your iPod Download photos and videos from your digital camera, then edit and share them Tackle more advanced tasks as soon as you're ready

Full of tips, tricks, and helpful pointers, Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, 2nd Edition is a hands-on, project-based, take-it slow guidebook intended for those interested in-but nervous about-switching to the Linux operating system. Step-by-step projects build upon earlier tutorial concepts, helping you absorb and apply what you've learned.

Included is a companion CD that lets you try out Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) without making any changes to your computer and then install it when you're ready.

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Contenuti

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Becoming a Penguinista
Welcome to the World of Linux

Chapter 2: Wading and Diving
Running and (If You Like) Installing Ubuntu

Chapter 3: A New Place to Call Home
Getting to Know the Desktop

Chapter 4: More Than Webbed Feet
The Internet, Linux Style

Chapter 5: Rounding Out the Bird
Downloading, Installing, and Updating Programs the Easy Way

Chapter 6: A Tidy Nest
File and Disk Handling in Ubuntu

Chapter 7: Dressing Up the Bird
Customizing the Look and Feel of Your System

Chapter 8: Simple Kitten Ways
Getting to Know the Linux Teminal and Command Line

Chapter 9: Automatix and Not So Automatix
More Ways to Install Programs

Chapter 10: Gutenbird
Setting Up and Using Your Printer and Scanner

Chapter 11: Font Feathered Frenzy
Adding New Fonts to Your System

Chapter 12: Polyglot Penguins
Linux Speaks Your Language

Chapter 13: Penguins Back at Work
Getting Down to Business in Linux

Chapter 14: Brush-Wielding Penguins
Linux Does Art

Chapter 15: Tux Rocks
Music a la Linux

Chapter 16: Pluggin' In the Penguin
Ubuntu and Your iPod

Chapter 17: Couch Penguins
Video and DVD Playback in Ubuntu

Chapter 18: Defending the Nest
Security

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Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Oreilly & Associates Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1593271522
• ISBN 13: 9781593271527
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 328
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile