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Using Ubuntu Linux
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Ubuntu (operating system)
The purpose of this book is to provide a complete reference & guide for all things related to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution with a strong focus on usability, regular releases, and ease of installation.
Table of Contents
/Introduction/
/Introduction for new users/: An introduction for people new to/unfamiliar with computers
/Introduction for Windows users/: An introduction for computer users familiar with the Windows operating system
/Introduction for Mac users/: Yes, Linux can be cool too
/Introduction for Ubuntu users/: The secret handshake
/Introduction for users of other Linux distributions/: Comrades, welcome!
/Introduction for users of Unix and/or Unix-like operating systems/: Family ties...
/Introduction for users of other operating systems/: If you belong in this category, boy you are strange!
/Glossary/
/Ubuntu Variations/: Distros & sub-distros
/How to choose the right one/
/Getting Started/
/Live Boot/
/Installing/
/Virtualization/
/First Boot/
/Settings & How to Use Them/
/General Use/: The basics
/Desktop/
/Network/: Schools, computer labs, offices, etc
/Server/
/Cluster/
/Mobile/
/Other/
/Specialized Uses/
/Home/
/Business/Enterprise/: NOT the starship
/School/
/Computer Lab/
/Studio/
/Gaming/
/Stripped Down/
/For Older/Lower-Powered Systems/
/Other/
/Other/
/Software/
/Software Categories/
/Core Ubuntu Components/
/Other Software/
/Games/
/Hardware/
/Drivers/
/Help & Support/
/About Ubuntu/
/Primary Developers/
/Mark Shuttleworth/
/Canonical/
/The Ubuntu Foundation/
/The Ubuntu Community/
/Help & Support/
/Get Involved/
/Ubuntu History & Origins/: Ubuntu lore
/Ubuntu, The Word/: The OTHER Ubuntu
/Ubuntu Linux/: The software
/The Roots of Ubuntu Linux/
/Pre-Linux/: The history of the universe through Multics, Unics, Unix, & Unix-like operating systems, up to the time of Linus Torvalds... or, whatever happened to PlanKalkül?
/Gnu/Linux/: Richard Stallman, this is for you...
/Proto-Ubuntu/
/Ubuntu/: Let there be earth tones & a birth to the sound of drums...
/Sub-Guides/
/Ubuntu & Ubuntu-Derived Distributions/
/Canonical/: The official canon
/Ubuntu/
/Kubuntu/
/Xubuntu/
/Gobuntu/
/Edubuntu/
/Ubuntu Studio/
/Impi Linux/
/Deuterocanonical & Semi-Canon/: Distros with some connection to Canonical; business, commercial agreements, etc.
/Dell Ubuntu/
/Linspire/
/Freespire/
/Other/: The apocrypha & various heresies
/gOS/
/Mint/
/Former/: The dead, the dying, & the wretched exiles
/Mepis/
/Ubuntu Distro D.I.Y./: make your own
/Technical/
/Components of Ubuntu/
/Desktops/
The list of lists
/Master List of Concise Wisdom/: Advice, f.a.q.'s, help & how to's, tips, tricks, & warnings....
/Master List of Ubuntu & Ubuntu-Based Distributions/
/Master List of Ubuntu Releases/
/Master List of Links/
/Credits/LinuxU
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