Ubuntu Linux Bible Third Edition: Featuring Ubuntu 10.04 LTS -- About the Author -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- Who Should Read This Book -- How This Book Is Organized -- Conventions Used in This Book -- Part I: Getting Started With Ubuntu -- Chapter 1: The Ubuntu Linux Project -- Background -- Introducing Ubuntu Linux -- Why Choose Ubuntu? -- What Versions of Ubuntu Are Available? -- Installation Requirements -- Ubuntu CDs -- Support for Ubuntu -- Getting More Information about Ubuntu -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Installing Ubuntu -- Getting a 64-Bit Desktop CD -- Booting from a Desktop CD -- Installing Ubuntu from a Desktop CD -- Test-Driving Ubuntu Linux -- Wubi: Installing Ubuntu on Windows -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Installing Ubuntu on Special-Purpose Systems -- Getting a Different Install CD -- Booting from a Server or Alternate Install CD -- Install Options on the Server Install CD -- Installing an Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud -- Install Options on the Alternate Install CD -- Summary -- Part II: Ubuntu for Desktop Users -- Chapter 4: Basic Linux System Concepts -- Working with Files and Directories -- Introduction to Linux Filesystems -- Working with Partitions and Filesystems -- Understanding Linux Permissions -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Using the GNOME Desktop -- What's a Desktop? Graphical Environments for Linux -- Using the Mouse -- GNOME Desktop Overview -- GNOME Application Windows -- Menus in GNOME -- Customizing Your Desktop -- GNOME Keyboard Shortcuts -- Introducing the Nautilus File Manager -- Using the Tracker Desktop Search Application -- Using a Window Manager -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Using the Compiz Window Manager -- What Is Compositing? Why All the Fuss? -- Compiz History: Compiz, Emerald, Beryl, and Friends -- Enabling Special Effects in Compiz -- Other Useful Packages for Compiz -- Summary.

Chapter 7: Managing E-Mail and Personal Information with Evolution -- Starting Evolution -- Using the Evolution Setup Assistant -- Sending and Receiving Mail -- Filtering Incoming Mail -- Accessing Free and Web-Based E-Mail -- Managing Contacts -- Managing Your Calendar -- Additional Sources of Information about Evolution -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Surfing the Web with Firefox -- A Quick History of Firefox -- Starting Firefox -- The Firefox User Interface -- Configuring Firefox -- Working with Bookmarks -- Enhancing Firefox -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Migrating from Windows Systems -- Overview of Migration Scenarios -- Backing Up Your Personal Data -- Migrating E-Mail to Linux -- Migrating Web/Browser Settings to Linux -- Working with Windows Application Data -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Sending and Receiving Instant Messages -- Instant Messaging Overview -- Getting an Instant Messaging Account -- Instant Messaging on Ubuntu with Empathy -- Instant Messaging on Ubuntu with Pidgin -- Using IRC -- Other Instant Messaging Packages -- Resolving IM Communication Problems -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Using Command-Line Tools -- Why Use the Command Line? -- Executing Commands from the Command Line -- What's a Shell? -- Getting to a Shell -- Popular Command-Line Commands -- Working with the Bash Shell -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Working with Text Files -- Introduction to Linux Text Editors -- Using vi -- Using Emacs -- Using gedit -- Other Text Editors for Linux Systems -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Creating and Publishing Documents -- Using Document Markup Languages -- Word Processing with OpenOffice.org Writer -- Desktop Publishing with Scribus -- Other Word Processors and Office Suites -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Other Office Software: Spreadsheets and Presentations -- Introduction to Spreadsheets -- Using OpenOffice.org Calc.

Creating and Using OpenOffice.org Presentations -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Working with Graphics -- Overview of Digital Graphics Terminology -- Using GIMP -- Photo Editing Overview -- Using OpenOffice.org Draw -- Vector Graphics Tools for Linux -- Other Graphics Applications -- Summary -- Chapter 16: Working with Multimedia -- Overview of Digital Audio and Video Terminology -- Configuring Sound Devices, Levels, and System Sounds -- Exploring the Linux Multimedia Stack -- Playing CDs and DVDs -- Ripping Audio CDs -- Creating CDs and DVDs -- Working with Other Audio Sources -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Would You Like to Play a Game? -- GNOME Games on Ubuntu -- Other Popular Games -- Summary -- Chapter 18: Consumer Electronics and Ubuntu -- Configuring Your System for Consumer Electronics Devices -- Working with Your Digital Camera -- Working with iPods and Other Digital Audio Players -- Working with CompactFlash and SD Cards -- Summary -- Chapter 19: Adding, Removing, and Updating Software -- Installing Software with the Ubuntu Software Center -- Package Management Software Overview -- Ubuntu Repositories and Components -- Exploring Your System Using dpkg and Friends -- Using apt-get to Add and Remove Software -- Using aptitude to Add and Remove Software -- Using Synaptic to Add and Remove Software -- Using the Ubuntu Update Manager -- Converting Packages from Other Package Formats -- Keeping Your System Lean, Mean, and Pristine -- Summary -- Chapter 20: Adding Hardware and Attaching Peripherals -- Adding a Printer -- Using a Scanner -- Adding Internal Disks and CD/DVD Drives -- Using PCMCIA Cards -- Adding PCI Cards -- Examining and Troubleshooting Devices Graphically -- Summary -- Chapter 21: Network Configuration and Security -- Networking 101 -- Configuring Your Network Hardware -- Network Testing with Network Tools -- Tips for Securing Your System.

Installing a Firewall -- Summary -- Chapter 22: Going Wireless -- Overview of Wireless Technologies -- Using Wicd -- Command-Line Tools for Wireless Networking -- Installing and Using Windows Networking Drivers -- Summary -- Chapter 23: Software Development on Ubuntu -- Installing and Using Development Software -- Using an Integrated Development Environment -- Source Code Control Software -- Summary -- Chapter 24: Using Virtual Machines and Emulators -- Overview of Virtualization and Emulation -- Installing and Using VirtualBox -- Installing and Using KVM -- Installing and Using QEMU -- Summary -- Chapter 25: Connecting to Other Systems -- Establishing Secure Connections to Other Systems -- Connecting to Other Systems Using VNC -- Connecting to Remote Windows Terminal Servers -- Using Other Remote Connection Software -- Summary -- Chapter 26: File Transfer and Sharing -- Transferring Files to Other Systems -- Peer-to-Peer File Sharing on Ubuntu -- Summary -- Part III: Ubuntu for System Administrators -- Chapter 27: Managing Users, Groups, and Authentication -- Creating and Managing Users and Groups -- PAMs and the Linux Authentication Process -- Customizing the sudo Command -- Configuring Kerberos Authentication -- Summary -- Chapter 28: Backing Up and Restoring Files -- Backups 101 -- Backup Software for Linux -- Backing Up Files to Local, Removable Media -- Installing and Using BackupPC -- Backing Up and Mirroring to the Cloud with Ubuntu One -- Linux Time Machines -- Summary -- Chapter 29: Setting Up a Web Server -- World Wide Web 101 -- Introduction to Web Servers and Apache -- Installing Apache -- Apache 2 File Locations -- Configuring Apache -- Troubleshooting -- More Information -- Summary -- Chapter 30: Setting Up a Mail Server -- Introduction to Mail Servers -- Installing Postfix and Friends -- Configuring Postfix.

Activating Qpopper for POP/POP3 Support -- Adding Spam Filtering and Virus Scanning to Postfix -- More Information -- Summary -- Chapter 31: Setting Up a DHCP Server -- Overview of DHCP -- Installing a DHCP Server -- Managing a DHCP Server from the Command Line -- Managing a DHCP Server Graphically -- Troubleshooting DHCP -- Summary -- Chapter 32: Setting Up a DNS Server -- Overview of DNS and BIND -- Installing a DNS Server -- Overview of BIND Configuration Files -- Creating DNS Zone and Reverse Lookup Files -- Restarting and Testing Your Name Server -- Troubleshooting DNS -- Getting More Information about DNS and BIND -- Summary -- Chapter 33: Setting Up a Print Server -- Linux and UNIX Printing History -- Enabling Remote Hosts to Access Your CUPS Print Server -- Troubleshooting Remote Printing -- Getting More Information About CUPS -- Summary -- Chapter 34: Setting Up an NFS Server -- Overview of the Network File System -- Installing an NFS Server -- Configuring an NFS Server -- Mounting NFS Directories on Clients -- Debugging NFS Problems -- Getting More Information about NFS -- Summary -- Chapter 35: Setting Up a Samba Server -- Overview of Microsoft Windows File Sharing -- Introducing Samba -- Installing the Samba Server and Friends -- Samba Server Configuration Essentials -- Sharing Other Directories via Samba -- Getting More Information about Samba -- Summary -- Appendix: What's on the CD-ROM? -- System Requirements -- Using the CD with Windows -- Using the CD with Linux -- What's on the CD? -- Troubleshooting -- Index.