Ubuntu 9 04 Desktop Guide

The Official Ubuntu Desktop Guide contains information on how to using Ubuntu in a desktop environment.

Arguably one of the most highly regarded and widely used enterprise level operating systems available today is the Ubuntu 20.04 distribution. Not only is it considered to be among the most stable and reliable operating systems, it is also backed by the considerable resources and technical skills of Canonical, Ltd. Ubuntu 20.04 Essentials is designed to provide detailed information on the installation, use and administration of the Ubuntu 20.04 distribution. For beginners, the book covers topics such as operating system installation, the basics of the GNOME desktop environment, configuring email and web servers and installing packages and system updates. Additional installation topics such as dual booting with Microsoft Windows are also covered, together with all important security topics such as configuring a firewall and user and group administration. For the experienced user, topics such as remote desktop access, the Cockpit web interface, logical volume management (LVM), disk partitioning, swap management, KVM virtualization, Secure Shell (SSH), Linux Containers and file sharing using both Samba and NFS are covered in detail to provide a thorough overview of this enterprise class operating system.

This handbook covers the latest Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) features of interest to users, emphasizing installation, applications, software management, the GNOME and KDE4 desktops, shell commands, and both the Ubuntu 9.04 administration and network tools.

The Official Ubuntu Server Guide contains information on how to install and configure various server applications on your Ubuntu system to fit your needs. It is a step-by-step, task-oriented guide for configuring and customizing your system.

The official "Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop Guide" contains information on how to using Ubuntu in a desktop environment.

The official "Ubuntu 11.04 Classical Desktop Guide" contains information on how to using Ubuntu in a desktop environment (Classical desktop).

The official "Ubuntu 10.10 Installation Guide" contains installation instructions for the Ubuntu 10.10 system (codename "Maverick Meerkat").

The Bash Guide for Beginners (Second Edition) discusses concepts useful in the daily life of the serious Bash user. While a basic knowledge of shell usage is required, it starts with a discussion of shell building blocks and common practices. Then it presents the grep, awk and sed tools that will later be used to create more interesting examples. The second half of the course is about shell constructs such as loops, conditional tests, functions and traps, and a number of ways to make interactive scripts. All chapters come with examples and exercises that will help you become familiar with the theory.