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BL
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947549
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b701919
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Proffitt, Brian
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| Title & Author
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Introducing Ubuntu : : desktop Linux /\ Brian Proffitt.
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| Publication Statement
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Boston, MA :: Course Technology,, 2008.
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, ©2008
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1 online resource (xv, 439 pages) :: illustrations
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1598637657
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: 9781598637656
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1598634151
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9781598634150
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I: INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING UBUNTU""; ""Chapter 1 What Is Ubuntu?""; ""What Is Linux?""; ""What Ubuntu Is""; ""A Cosmonaut�s View""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 2 Before You Install Ubuntu""; ""Choosing the Right Ubuntu""; ""Getting Ubuntu""; ""Installation Preparation""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 3 Installing Ubuntu""; ""Try Before You Buy""; ""One or Two Operating Systems?""; ""Running Ubiquity""; ""Reviewing the Settings""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 4 Desktop Basics""; ""Understanding the GNOME Desktop""; ""Desktop Settings and Features""
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""Chapter 13 Multimedia Tools""""The Big Deal: Formats and Codecs""; ""Audio on Ubuntu""; ""Video on Ubuntu""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 14 Getting All the Goodies""; ""Installing Automatix2""; ""Using Automatix2""; ""Working with Windows""; ""Playing DVDs""; ""Looking Forward""; ""Conclusion""; ""PART III: USING OPENOFFICE.ORG""; ""Chapter 15 Documenting with Writer""; ""The Writer Interface""; ""Creating Documents""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 16 Analyzing with Calc""; ""A Spreadsheet Primer""; ""Learning the Calc Interface""; ""Good-Looking Data""; ""Conclusion""
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""Chapter 17 Presenting with Impress""""The Second Greatest Fear""; ""Learning the Tools to Use""; ""Creating a Presentation""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 18 Organizing with Base""; ""Database Concepts""; ""Building Your Own Database""; ""Conclusion""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""
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""Special Hardware Concerns""""Conclusion""; ""PART II: USING UBUNTU""; ""Chapter 8 Taking the Grand Tour""; ""Introducing Firefox""; ""Introducing Evolution""; ""Introducing OpenOffice.org""; ""Other Nifty Ubuntu Tools""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 9 Basic File Management""; ""Using Nautilus""; ""Command-Line File Management""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 10 Surfing the Web""; ""Using Firefox""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 11 Mail Call""; ""Using Evolution""; ""Using Thunderbird""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 12 Messaging Tools""; ""Using Gaim (Pidgin)""; ""Using Ekiga Softphone""; ""Conclusion""
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""Window Dressing""""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 5 Getting Online""; ""How to Get on the Internet""; ""Configuring Connections""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 6 Installing and Updating Software""; ""How Ubuntu Installs Software""; ""Understanding Software Repositories""; ""Using Update Manager""; ""Using Synaptic Package Manager""; ""Managing Software with Install and Remove Applications""; ""Managing Software with Apt-get""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 7 Making Things Work""; ""Setting Up User Accounts""; ""Using Printers""; ""Using USB Mass Storage Devices""; ""Setting Up a Digital Camera""
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Operating systems (Computers)
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COMPUTERS-- Operating Systems-- Linux.
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COMPUTERS-- Operating Systems-- UNIX.
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COMPUTERS-- System Administration-- Linux UNIX Administration.
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Operating systems (Computers)
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Linux.
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Ubuntu (Electronic resource)
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Linux.
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Ubuntu (Electronic resource)
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| Dewey Classification
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005.432
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QA76.76.O63P76174 2008eb
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