Ubuntu 9 10 Desktop Handbook

Petersen's emphasis is on what users will face when using Ubuntu, covering topics like installation, applications, software management, the GNOME and KDE4 desktops, shell commands, and administration and network tools.

The Ubuntu 10.10 desktop covers the Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverik Meerkat) release. The emphasis here is on what users will face when using Ubuntu, covering topics like installation, applications, software management, the GNOME and KDE4 desktops, shell commands, network connections, and system administration tasks. Office, multimedia, mail, and Web applications are reviewed. Desktops are examined in detail. Though administrative topics are covered, the emphasis is on what a user would need to know to perform tasks. Certain key tools are covered in detail like Network Manager, which supports both wireless 3G and Ethernet connections, the Ubuntu Software Center for easy software selection and installation, and the Ubuntu One synchronization and sharing service along with the Ubuntu Music service. Gufw provides a user interface for managing the ufw firewall, the default firewall. Advanced components of Ubuntu 10.04 are also examined such as the GRUB 2 boot loader, and the creation of Ubuntu Live and Netbook USB drives, Computer Janitor for removing unused software, PulseAudio sound configuration, and Disk Utility (Udisks) for storage device configuration and information (SMART).

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

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

The Ubuntu 10.04 desktop covers the Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) release. The emphasis here is on what users will face when using Ubuntu, covering topics like installation, applications, software management, the GNOME and KDE4 desktops, shell commands, network connections, and system administration tasks. Office, multimedia, mail, and Web applications are reviewed. Desktops are examined in detail including the new Ambiance desktop theme designed for Ubuntu. The KDE4 desktop provides a very different interface using plasma containers to support the panel, menu, desktop, configuration tools, and plasmoid applets. Though administrative topics are covered, the emphasis is on what a user would need to know to perform tasks. Certain key tools are covered in detail like Network Manager, which supports both wireless 3G and Ethernet connections, the Ubuntu Software Center for easy software selection and installation, and the Ubuntu One synchronization and sharing service along with the Ubuntu Music service. Gufw provides a user interface for managing the ufw firewall, the default firewall. Advanced components of Ubuntu 10.04 are also examined such as the GRUB 2 boot loader, and the creation of Ubuntu Live and Netbook USB drives, Computer Janitor for removing unused software, PulseAudio sound configuration, and Disk Utility (DeviceKit) for storage device configuration and information (SMART). Alternate multimedia releases like Ubuntu Studio and Mythbuntu are also referenced.

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.

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

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