Everyone’s talking about Ubuntu—it’s not just 100% free, it’s the most useful, practical desktop Linux ever! Now, Linux expert Marcel Gagné reveals Ubuntu’s amazing power and helps you migrate from Windows faster than you ever thought possible.
Moving to Ubuntu Linux will teach you how to do virtually anything with Ubuntu—write documents, create spreadsheets, surf the Web, use email, listen to music, watch movies, and play games.
Install Ubuntu fast, with easy, step-by-step instructions
Take control, with the GNOME desktop environment and Nautilus file manager
Browse the Internet using Firefox, the powerful browser that’s quickly replacing Microsoft Internet Explorer
Find and install all the software you’ll ever need, with Ubuntu’s powerful Synaptic package manager
Send email, track contacts, create calendars, and manage all your personal information with Evolution
Organize digital photos, rip music, burn and play CDs, watch movies, create graphics, and more
Discover the world of Linux games, and learn how to run Windows games on your Ubuntu PC
Set up an efficient, convenient network for your home or small business
Customize your desktop so it’s perfectly comfortable and totally efficient
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Introducing Ubuntu: Desktop Linux
Author: Brian Proffitt
Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition
Publication Date: 2007-06-27
ISBN-10: 1598634151
ISBN-13: 9781598634150
Paperback: 464 Pages
Completely free and highly robust, Ubuntu has the power to bring the Linux desktop to the masses. Introducing Ubuntu: Desktop Linux is ... Download
Pro Ubuntu Server Administration
Author: Sander van Vugt
Publisher: Apress; 1 edition
Publication Date: 2008-12-02
ISBN-10: 1430216220
ISBN-13: 9781430216223
Paperback: 424 Pages
Pro Ubuntu Server Administration teaches you advanced Ubuntu system building. After reading this book, you will be able to manage anything from ... Download
Ubuntu Server Administration
Author: Michael Jang
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition
Publication Date: 2008-11-17
ISBN-10: 0071598928
ISBN-13: 9780071598927
Paperback: 592 Pages
Administer Ubuntu Server in the Enterprise
Realize a dynamic, stable, and secure Ubuntu Server environment with expert guidance, tips, and techniques from a ... Download
Ubuntu: The Complete Reference
Author: Richard Petersen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition
Publication Date: 2008-08-07
ISBN-10: 0071598464
ISBN-13: 9780071598460
Paperback: 722 Pages
The Definitive Guide to Ubuntu--Covers Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Maximize the powerful features of Ubuntu with expert guidance, tips, and techniques from bestselling Linux ... Download
Ubuntu 7.10 Linux Unleashed, 3rd Edition
Author: Andrew Hudson, Paul Hudson
Publisher: Sams; 3rd edition
Publication Date: 2008-01-07
ISBN-10: 0672329697
ISBN-13: 9780672329692
Paperback: 840 Pages
A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 067232993X ISBN-13: 9780672329937
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A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux
Author: Mark G. Sobell
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication Date: 2007-12-28
ISBN-10: 013236039X
ISBN-13: 9780132360395
Paperback: 1200 Pages
A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0137003889 ISBN-13: 9780137003884
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Ubuntu on a Dime: The Path to Low-Cost Computing
Author: James Floyd Kelly
Publisher: Apress; 1 edition
Publication Date: 2009-06-09
ISBN-10: 1430219726
ISBN-13: 9781430219729
Paperback: 280 Pages
You know that Ubuntu software costs nothing. Now you want the PC system that costs as ... Download
Ubuntu Kung Fu: Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks
Author: Keir Thomas
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf; 1 edition
Publication Date: 2008-09-23
ISBN-10: 1934356220
ISBN-13: 9781934356227
Paperback: 400 Pages
Ubuntu builds on a solid base of Debian Linux to create an award-winning operating system that's light-years ahead of ... Download
I thought this book was pretty good. I bought it to become more familiar with bash and I think its great to start out on. However, it does have some information that will seem very basic for those previously exposed to Ubuntu. Nonetheless, it is definitely a good buy for someone who would like to learn a little more about Ubuntu.
Rating: 4 / 5
The book is easy to understand, but I could not install the Ubuntu Linux in any mode, text or graphical. He mentions his Writer and Thinker “at large” group and yes, he is at large because we can not send him an email telling that the DVDs of his books Moving to Ubuntu Linux and Moving to Free Software are defective. Without a succesful installation I can not get any benefit or learning from his book.
Rating: 3 / 5
Great information for setting up Ubuntu for a Linux newbie. I would get the latest version of the os though, the one in the book is out of date. Since it’s a free download this is no big deal. I’m now a happy dual booting user, and use Linux 90% of the time.
Rating: 4 / 5
I don’t quite know where to begin with this book except to say “Wow!” Marcel Gagné has captured the spirit of Ubuntu in this book. This is quite possibly the best beginner’s book I’ve ever read. Marcel’s style of writing is enough to capture even a techno neophyte such as my wife. Not to say my wife’s incapable of using technology but she’s resistant. I guess you could say, from all of the years I’ve been working on something and she’s said “Are you coming to bed?” and I reply “Yea, in just a second” then four hours later I attempt to slip into bed unnoticed, that she’s developed a distain for anything related to technology.
After reading the first two chapters of this book I handed the book to my wife and said “Here read this” she took the book and reluctantly began to read. After chapter one she was hooked! The next day I ended up handing her a laptop and using this book she fully installed Ubuntu Linux 6.06 by herself. Let me tell you this is huge now here’s what she had to say…
“Marcel Gagné has an amazing way of bringing you into the Ubuntu world with humor and knowledge without the boredom of the typical user’s manual
This book has easy to understand terms even for the inexperienced user. Step-by-Step directions provide a seamless move to Ubuntu Linux without the need to remove your existing operating system giving the reader the ability to try Ubuntu Linux fear free. Quick tips and user support information are also included.
I was most impressed by the wealth of information included in this book from the large community support groups that exists for Linux users to using windows based products and features hassle free. The ease of use was surprising to me. No complicated acronyms or programming codes just straight forward how to.
Moving to Ubuntu Linux has provided the reader with a virus and bug free operating system with all the extras we use everyday. I would recommend this book to anyone who has ever had a PC crash or has gotten the blue screen of death both professional and new users alike.”
I received 3 Ubuntu titles and thought it might be useful to compare them. Ubuntu is a fairly recent Linux distribution that strives to be usable out of the box, with strong support. It has deep pockets and a thriving community behind it. I admire a lot of the design choices that went into Ubuntu, such as limiting the use of the all-powerful root account, which can get people into trouble. The bare-bones server install is the cleanest Linux server I’ve seen – *no* open ports, minimal services. Just enough to log in at a console and then install what you want. On the other hand, if you want a LAMP server (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP – the most popular combination on the internet), that’s a one button install! Brilliant!
I think all three books are pretty good, and your choice will depend on your technical level and religious ferver. If you are uncomfortable with computers, I think _Moving to Ubuntu_ is your best choice. If you are somewhat comfortable and into the philosophy behind Ubuntu, _the Official Ubuntu book_ is your best choice. If you are unintimidated by the topic, _Ubuntu Unleashed_ has the most detailed technical coverage. You can get a free, fully-functional installation and livecd just for asking, or downloading. The only thing I don’t like is the iptables firewall. A “linux for everyone” needs an easier firewall to deal with. (I love pf, written for OpenBSD and now showing up on other systems.)
This is the most approachable of the three books. Gagne has an enthusiastic, conversational, even narrative approach to the material. The audience is people stuck using Windows desktops because they don’t know any Linux nerds willing to help them. I think it’s a terrific book, and it showed me some cool things to do on the desktop. I use Linux mainly for servers.
It covers productivity apps very well. About my only quibble: he introduces GAIM, for chatting on various systems, and then introduces another tool for IRC, which GAIM handles just fine. The multimedia coverage is the best of the three books. The section on games is good as well, and I like his approach of getting a teenage nephew to recommend the best Linux games.
Like Ubuntu Unleashed, this book has a lot of material lifted from earlier works. I don’t think that’s a bad thing if the material lifted is generic. In this case, Gagne uses material from the slightly earlier _Moving to Linux_, which mostly used on one (non-Ubuntu) distro and mentioned some differences. Unlike _Ubuntu Unleashed_, the material was applied carefully. They even updated some things that didn’t have to be, like an illustration in _MTL_ that had a graphic with a logo reading, “Welcome to Linux”. In _MTU_ they cared enough to change it to “Welcome to Ubuntu”. The chapters on Open Office are the same – and that’s appropriate because Open Office IS the same. The GIMP is the same. So I think it’s appropriate for the chapters to be the same.
Gagne pays some attention to the Ubuntu community ethos, but he’s mostly concerned with showing someone unfamiliar with the system how to do the things they are most likely to want to do.
Germany For Dummies
Author: Donald Olson
Publisher: For Dummies; 4 edition
Publication Date: 2009-07-27
ISBN-10: 0470474025
ISBN-13: 9780470474020
Paperback: 480 Pages
From the Bavarian Alps to the Rhine, from ...
TCP/IP For Dummies
Author: Candace Leiden, Marshall Wilensky
Publisher: For Dummies; 6 edition
Publication Date: 2009-08-11
ISBN-10: 0470450606
ISBN-13: 9780470450604
Paperback: 456 Pages
Packed with the latest information on ...
ASUS Eee PC For Dummies
Author: Joel McNamara
Publisher: For Dummies; illustrated edition edition
Publication Date: 2008-12-10
ISBN-10: 0470411546
ISBN-13: 9780470411544
Paperback: 384 Pages
What can you do with ...
Visio 2007 For Dummies
Author: John Paul Mueller, Debbie Walkowski
Publisher: For Dummies
Publication Date: 2006-12-18
ISBN-10: 0470089830
ISBN-13: 9780470089835
Paperback: 387 Pages
Reveal your inner business artist with ...
Outlook 2007 For Dummies
Author: Bill Dyszel
Publisher: For Dummies
Publication Date: 2006-12-26
ISBN-10: 0470038306
ISBN-13: 9780470038307
Paperback: 384 Pages
Most users take advantage of only two percent of ...
Excel 2007 For Dummies
Author: Greg Harvey
Publisher: For Dummies
Publication Date: 2006-12-26
ISBN-10: 0470037377
ISBN-13: 9780470037379
Paperback: 416 Pages
One look at Excel 2007, with its new Office ...
I thought this book was pretty good. I bought it to become more familiar with bash and I think its great to start out on. However, it does have some information that will seem very basic for those previously exposed to Ubuntu. Nonetheless, it is definitely a good buy for someone who would like to learn a little more about Ubuntu.
Rating: 4 / 5
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The book is easy to understand, but I could not install the Ubuntu Linux in any mode, text or graphical. He mentions his Writer and Thinker “at large” group and yes, he is at large because we can not send him an email telling that the DVDs of his books Moving to Ubuntu Linux and Moving to Free Software are defective. Without a succesful installation I can not get any benefit or learning from his book.
Rating: 3 / 5
[Reply]
Great information for setting up Ubuntu for a Linux newbie. I would get the latest version of the os though, the one in the book is out of date. Since it’s a free download this is no big deal. I’m now a happy dual booting user, and use Linux 90% of the time.
Rating: 4 / 5
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I don’t quite know where to begin with this book except to say “Wow!” Marcel Gagné has captured the spirit of Ubuntu in this book. This is quite possibly the best beginner’s book I’ve ever read. Marcel’s style of writing is enough to capture even a techno neophyte such as my wife. Not to say my wife’s incapable of using technology but she’s resistant. I guess you could say, from all of the years I’ve been working on something and she’s said “Are you coming to bed?” and I reply “Yea, in just a second” then four hours later I attempt to slip into bed unnoticed, that she’s developed a distain for anything related to technology.
After reading the first two chapters of this book I handed the book to my wife and said “Here read this” she took the book and reluctantly began to read. After chapter one she was hooked! The next day I ended up handing her a laptop and using this book she fully installed Ubuntu Linux 6.06 by herself. Let me tell you this is huge now here’s what she had to say…
“Marcel Gagné has an amazing way of bringing you into the Ubuntu world with humor and knowledge without the boredom of the typical user’s manual
This book has easy to understand terms even for the inexperienced user. Step-by-Step directions provide a seamless move to Ubuntu Linux without the need to remove your existing operating system giving the reader the ability to try Ubuntu Linux fear free. Quick tips and user support information are also included.
I was most impressed by the wealth of information included in this book from the large community support groups that exists for Linux users to using windows based products and features hassle free. The ease of use was surprising to me. No complicated acronyms or programming codes just straight forward how to.
Moving to Ubuntu Linux has provided the reader with a virus and bug free operating system with all the extras we use everyday. I would recommend this book to anyone who has ever had a PC crash or has gotten the blue screen of death both professional and new users alike.”
Another satisfied computer user.
Best,
Steve
Rating: 5 / 5
[Reply]
I received 3 Ubuntu titles and thought it might be useful to compare them. Ubuntu is a fairly recent Linux distribution that strives to be usable out of the box, with strong support. It has deep pockets and a thriving community behind it. I admire a lot of the design choices that went into Ubuntu, such as limiting the use of the all-powerful root account, which can get people into trouble. The bare-bones server install is the cleanest Linux server I’ve seen – *no* open ports, minimal services. Just enough to log in at a console and then install what you want. On the other hand, if you want a LAMP server (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP – the most popular combination on the internet), that’s a one button install! Brilliant!
I think all three books are pretty good, and your choice will depend on your technical level and religious ferver. If you are uncomfortable with computers, I think _Moving to Ubuntu_ is your best choice. If you are somewhat comfortable and into the philosophy behind Ubuntu, _the Official Ubuntu book_ is your best choice. If you are unintimidated by the topic, _Ubuntu Unleashed_ has the most detailed technical coverage. You can get a free, fully-functional installation and livecd just for asking, or downloading. The only thing I don’t like is the iptables firewall. A “linux for everyone” needs an easier firewall to deal with. (I love pf, written for OpenBSD and now showing up on other systems.)
This is the most approachable of the three books. Gagne has an enthusiastic, conversational, even narrative approach to the material. The audience is people stuck using Windows desktops because they don’t know any Linux nerds willing to help them. I think it’s a terrific book, and it showed me some cool things to do on the desktop. I use Linux mainly for servers.
It covers productivity apps very well. About my only quibble: he introduces GAIM, for chatting on various systems, and then introduces another tool for IRC, which GAIM handles just fine. The multimedia coverage is the best of the three books. The section on games is good as well, and I like his approach of getting a teenage nephew to recommend the best Linux games.
Like Ubuntu Unleashed, this book has a lot of material lifted from earlier works. I don’t think that’s a bad thing if the material lifted is generic. In this case, Gagne uses material from the slightly earlier _Moving to Linux_, which mostly used on one (non-Ubuntu) distro and mentioned some differences. Unlike _Ubuntu Unleashed_, the material was applied carefully. They even updated some things that didn’t have to be, like an illustration in _MTL_ that had a graphic with a logo reading, “Welcome to Linux”. In _MTU_ they cared enough to change it to “Welcome to Ubuntu”. The chapters on Open Office are the same – and that’s appropriate because Open Office IS the same. The GIMP is the same. So I think it’s appropriate for the chapters to be the same.
Gagne pays some attention to the Ubuntu community ethos, but he’s mostly concerned with showing someone unfamiliar with the system how to do the things they are most likely to want to do.
A good book, GREAT for newbies.
Rating: 5 / 5
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