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This is the first book of its kind to cover the hottest new Linuxdistribution, and will teach you how to make the most of your Ubuntudesktop. First, the book introduces you to the world of Linux and theopen source community, and then outlines Ubuntu installation andconfiguration in detail. You'll learn how to wield control over yournewly installed operating system. Then you'll learn about systemcustomization opportunities and fun tasks like listening to audio CDsand MP3s, viewing movies, performing office and Internet-relatedtasks, and maintaining your Ubuntu system in general. The book comeswith a CD containing the complete Ubuntu distribution. You areencouraged to take full advantage of this powerful operating systemby inserting the disk into the drive, and then following closelyalong with the supplementary material.
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Beginning Ubuntu Linux From Novice to Professional
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Beginning Ubuntu Linux: From Novice to Professional Copyright © 2006 by Keir Thomas All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner and the publisher. ISBN-13 (pbk): 978-1-59059-627-2 ISBN-10 (pbk): 1-59059-627-7 Printed and bound in the United States of America 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Trademarked names may appear in this book. Rather than use a trademark symbol with every occurrence of a trademarked name, we use the names only in an editorial fashion and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark. Lead Editor: Jason Gilmore Technical Reviewer: J