"Ubuntu Unleashed", written by Andrew Hudson, PaulHudson, Mathew Helmke and Ryan Troy is a very authoritative manual oneverything Ubuntu - covering the current Karmic Koala and the upcoming Lucid Lynx in April next year.
It is divided into 7 parts with 32 chapters and 3 appendixes. The 7 parts are:
Part 1- Installation and Configuration
Part 2- Desktop Ubuntu
Part 3- System Administration
Part 4- Ubuntu As a Server
Part 5- Programming Linux
Part 6- Ubuntu Housekeeping
Part 7- Appendixes
The 1st part focuses on how to get Ubuntu running runningon your system in a really simple and hassle free way. You are alsotaken through a brief introduction to the Terminal. Then the booksubtly transitions you to the 2nd part which teaches you how to turnyour Ubuntu install into a productivity box by tackling how to playmultimedia, make use of the various productivity tools and also tacklesthe issue of printing on Ubuntu.
The 3rd part deals with maintaining your system, setting up users,backing up and also tackles networking. Then the 4th part is dedicatedto the server aspect of Ubuntu with an emphasis on Apache Web ServerManagement. Part 5 teaches you programming in the Linux environmentusing Pearl, working with Python, writing PHP Scripts and more. Part 6is what I call the geek mode where you are you are taken through thecommand line master class. Then finally, part 7 has three appendixesdealing with Ubuntu under the hood, installation resources and Ubuntuand Linux internet resources.
This book was written on the assumption that you are very new to Ubuntuand thus nothing is left to your imagination. The power users are alsonot left out and are adequately supplied with parts that will put asmile on their faces. The language used is also that of the everydayEnglish we are all used to and thus no need to have a dictionary byyour side. This book is available on Amazon for a pre-release orderand ships for free with Super Save Shipping. Ubuntu Linux is a greatdistro, and getting yourself this indispensable book will help you getthe best out of it and also put you on the path to becoming a poweruser.
http://rapidshare.com/files/321027249/Ubuntu_Unleashed_2010.zip.001
http://rapidshare.com/files/321029127/Ubuntu_Unleashed_2010.zip.002
No comments:
Post a Comment