Ubuntu Linux For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) | 
| Author: Paul G. Sery
Publisher: For Dummies
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 78252
Media: Paperback
Pages: 384
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0470125055
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.432
EAN: 9780470125052
ASIN: 0470125055
Publication Date: April 30, 2007
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Product Description
What has made Ubuntu the most popular Linux distribution in recent years? It's the emphasis on ease of installation and use. It gets even easier when paired with Ubuntu Linux For Dummies. This friendly reference shows you how to run Ubuntu directly from CD-ROM and install it on a PC as a personal workstation and network server. You’ll find out how to download Ubuntu and start using it right away. You'll also discover how to: - Connect to a LAN via a wireless and Ethernet
- Use OpenOffice.org and Mozilla Firefox drawing and editing
- Tap into multimedia, graphics and other applications using Ubuntu
- Create services for a home or small business network
- Generate and manage web pages, print services, and more
- Find helpful information about Ubuntu and Linux
- Troubleshoot and fix problems
"Ubuntu" means "humanity toward others." Operating system guidebooks don’t get any more humane than Ubuntu Linux For Dummies.
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 Good Ubuntu start July 26, 2007
Joe Sesmick (Philly, PA, USA)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
This book crisply describes what Ubuntu is and how to use it. You get examples that are easy to follow and get you going right away. I don't like wasting time (who does) wading through dense text and found the examples here great. They get to the point while also clearly explaining what's going on. Good deal.
Great product September 19, 2007
Kimberly A. Russell
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This was even better than I expected. Not only is the book ease to understand but it comes with a free verson of the programs it describes. This was just great.
 Good beginning May 11, 2008
W. Newton (Newport News, VA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This provides a great beginning overview to Ubuntu Linux and had some very interesting history about it. Switching from Microsoft to Linux, this book carefully explained the similarities and differences. Because Ubuntu is very intuitive, some of the book's sections were simplistic, but thorough in the explanation. Overall, a very good starting point in learning the new OS.
Does not include Live CD! October 4, 2007
L. R. Weeks (Orlando, Florida United States)
5 out of 12 found this review helpful
I am very fond of the For Dummies series of books. However, all throughout this book and on the cover it states that there is a free live CD that comes with this book. It does not in fact come with this. Even though Linux is always free and always will be, the book should not be advertised as complete with a free CD if it does not have this included with it.
 dumb March 17, 2008
Alvin Nicholson (Oroville ca)
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
They got the title wronge, it is ubuntu by dummies. I bought this book to understand how to install ubuntu. This is the most important thing. if this goes wrong your computer is trash. They put in a few paragraphs on this subjech; my computer is trash. I was also interested in a simple explanation of the linux language. all they talk about is gnome.
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