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The Official Ubuntu Book

The Official Ubuntu Book

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  • Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date：2021-03-08 03:22:53
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Matthew Helmke
  • ISBN：0134513428
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Summary

The free Ubuntu operating system has won the hearts and minds of millions of users worldwide。 It combines a strong technical platform， impressive quality， and an enthusiastic global community of users who relentlessly support， document， and test it。

The Official Ubuntu Book， Ninth Edition， has been extensively updated with a single goal: to make running today’s Ubuntu even more pleasant and productive for you。 It’s the ideal one-stop knowledge source for Ubuntu novices， those upgrading from older versions or other Linux distributions， and anyone moving toward power-user status。

Its expert authors focus on what you need to know most about installation， applications， media， administration， software applications， and much more。 You’ll discover powerful Unity desktop improvements that make Ubuntu even friendlier and more convenient。 You’ll also connect with the amazing Ubuntu community and the incredible resources it offers you。

Learn how to
• Reliably install， customize， and update Ubuntu for any home， business， school， or government environment
• Get up and running quickly， and then explore Ubuntu and download powerful free software
• Customize Ubuntu for performance， accessibility， and fun
• Get comfortable with the highly efficient Ubuntu command line
• Install， administer， and secure Ubuntu Server， including advanced features such as LVM and RAID
• Get involved with related Ubuntu projects
• Help build， promote， distribute， support， document， or translate Ubuntu
• Get up-to-the-minute help and troubleshooting advice from Ubuntu users worldwide

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Reviews

Aaron ，

A great starter book for Ubuntu （or for the Linux world in general）。 If you're not familiar， Ubuntu is a distribution （"distro"） of Linux， which you can think of as a flavor of Linux。 Ubuntu is one of the major distros and it has an ever-growing list of specialties， but originally it was tailored as a user-friendly option for home computers。 I've been using Windows since I was 10 years old （Windows 3。0）， but for years I've been interested in getting into the Linux world。 I really didn't know whe A great starter book for Ubuntu （or for the Linux world in general）。 If you're not familiar， Ubuntu is a distribution （"distro"） of Linux， which you can think of as a flavor of Linux。 Ubuntu is one of the major distros and it has an ever-growing list of specialties， but originally it was tailored as a user-friendly option for home computers。 I've been using Windows since I was 10 years old （Windows 3。0）， but for years I've been interested in getting into the Linux world。 I really didn't know where to begin。 This book was an excellent guide。 I'd say I used about， say， 70% of it， which is really high for your average tech book。 If you're interested in trying out Linux （and Ubuntu in particular）， this is a good place to start。 I really don't know what more to say about it beyond that， so I'll just give a little relevant info about myself for context。My technical background:I'm a database administrator so I do a lot with databases and SQL。 On the side I do web development with PHP。 I can confidently say that all this is overkill for using Ubuntu。 The desktop （Unity） looks a bit different from the Windows desktop， but it basically works the same; I'd say it's about as different from Windows as a Mac desktop。 It only takes a couple minutes to get familiar。 The book gives you some background with the desktop and contains guidelines for customizing。 I never needed to bother。Install and Computer build:I just built a new computer from all new parts。 I don't have a lot of experience working with hardware， so I wanted to take this as a challenge as well as a way to get the most bang for my buck。 I was really fed up with Windows 10。 （You know。。。 lots of crashing， long load time， poor system feedback， cryptic user licenses， data dumps sent to Microsoft， and did I mention the frequent crashes？） This was a great opportunity for a clean start。 I figured the worst case scenario is that I'd just go back to Windows， but fortunately I haven't considered it since。 I don't have a bleeding-edge system， but I do have decent specs for everything。 I can't say for sure without testing， but I think I could have run this on my former computer （low end Dell from 9 years ago）， and it would have worked just fine。 Oh， and the install CD has a trial feature so you can get a feel without actually installing it。Version （and related issues）:I got the 2017 version of the book， which came with Ubuntu version 16。04。 The good news is that nearly every device worked immediately: Linux discovered the device and loaded the proper drivers。 The bad news is that the one device that was not working was ethernet; this means that I couldn't download anything or upgrade to 18。04 - a catch 22。 Fortunately， I was able to great a bootable DVD with 18。04 on my old computer and that worked just fine。 Everything worked fine after that， just a word of warning that you might need to do some technical troubleshooting。 Oh yeah， and only one crash so far。。。 my first week when I ran about 100 tabs of YouTube at once in Firefox just to see what would happen。 （That's not normal use for me。 Is it for you？）Command Line:I had some limited experience using Windows PowerShell but honestly I never felt comfortable with it。 Also， I always felt a little frustrated （and a little jealous？） whenever I was trying to troubleshoot a technical problems and online forums would have some one-line solution， I guess assuming that the audience was using Linux。 （This was actually another reason I wanted to use Linux - it just seems there are so many easy solutions available for all kinds of problems。） I've been using the command line （AKA shell AKA bash） pretty regularly since I installed Ubuntu。 Times I needed to use it: zero。 Times it made things easier: every time。 I basically only use the command line when it seems like there should be an easy way to do something， like moving a much of files and folders。 I only look for solutions or try out the solutions I find it if looks like I can do something in， say， a third the time; otherwise I'll just do it the long way。 The more I use it， the easier it gets， but you'll never need to touch the command line unless you want to。 The book has a whole chapter on the command line with a handful of useful starter commands to get familiar。That's it。 I'm not going to sell it to you， but I have found myself telling everyone I know about it just because it's been a game-changer and it took a lot of daily frustration out of my life。 If Windows （or whatever you use） is working for you， I hope it keeps working for you。 If you take up Ubuntu， I hope you have a great experience。 。。。more

Roger Mendoza ，

Great book。 This book got me interested in Linux。 It contains an excellent of version 16。04。 It's a little outdated from version 18。04LTS （the latest version）。 However， it was still worth reading。 Great book。 This book got me interested in Linux。 It contains an excellent of version 16。04。 It's a little outdated from version 18。04LTS （the latest version）。 However， it was still worth reading。 。。。more

Ietrio ，

Overall a decent book about an Operating System。 And that is about it。 Like all Open Source software it mimics what is written for Windows， or occasionally Mac。 I found particularly unpleasant the optimistic tone that glosses over the shortcomings， like the glorification of the command line which only signals missing parts in the Operating System。Also， there is no reference to privacy， at least not a clear part and the security seems quite irrelevant。

Scott Holstad ，

I think this is a really excellent book on Ubuntu Linux， not only as an easy-to-understand intro， but also as a more thorough covering of some more advanced topics。 Well written， better than most of the competition， and it certainly helped me as I was starting out with Ubuntu。 Definitely recommended。

Giacomo Montalcino ，

Excellent reference for Ubuntu Users - safety net for me！

Anthony Faber ，

Fairly helpful （if a bit swarmy） guide to Ubuntu。 I didn't read the whole thing， but I found most of what I was looking for。 Fairly helpful （if a bit swarmy） guide to Ubuntu。 I didn't read the whole thing， but I found most of what I was looking for。 。。。more

Saad ，

Great book for starting linux ubuntu。

Luis ，

Great starter book if your new to the open source world。

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