Ubuntu Unleashed 2008 Edition

Ubuntu Unleashed 2008 Edition presents comprehensive coverage of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. Windows users, Mac users, and Linux enthusiasts have been increasingly turning to Ubuntu for a user-friendly, easy-to-use Linux distribution. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

This book provides detailed information on installing, using, and administering Ubuntu. You will learn how to set up a workstation or a server, and you will find complete details on Ubuntu’s easy-to-use desktop and productivity software. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Ubuntu Unleashed 2008 Edition 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. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

For the hardcore Linux enthusiast, there is complete coverage of the X Window system, Linux programming, web server administration, and network administration. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Includes a DVD with a full Ubuntu Linux distribution, plus a free upgrade to Ubuntu Linux 8.10 once it is released http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

About the Author

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 at andy.hudson@gmail.com. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

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 in Mac 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. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Table of Contents

• Part I Installation and Configuration
• Installing Ubuntu
• Ubuntu Quickstart
• Part II Desktop Ubuntu
• Working with Gnome
• Command-line Quickstart
• On the Internet
• Productivity Applications
• Multimedia Applications
• Printing with Ubuntu
• Games
• Part III System Administration
• Managing Users
• Automating Tasks
• System Resources
• Backing up
• Networking
• Remote Access with SSH
• Xen
• Part IV Ubuntu as a Server
• Apache Web Server
• Administering Database Services
• File and Print
• Remote file serving with FTP
• Handling Electronic Mail
• Setting up a Proxy Server
• Managing DNS
• LDAP
• Part V Programming Linux
• Using Perl
• Working with Python
• Writing PHP scripts
• C/C++ Programming
• Mono
• Part VI Ubuntu Housekeeping
• Securing Your Machines
• Performance Tuning
• Command-line Masterclass
• Shell scripting
• Advanced Software Management
• Managing the File System
• Kernel and Module Management
• Part VII Appendixes
• Appendix A: The History of Ubuntu
• Appendix B: Planning your installation
• Appendix C: Ubuntu Resource
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