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    Ubuntu® 8.10 Linux® Bible

    • Ubuntu® 8.10 Linux® Bible

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    • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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    • Print ISBN: 978-0-470-29420-8

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    Overview

    Bring yourself up to date on everything you need to know about Ubuntu Linux The Ubuntu Linux Bible covers all of the latest developments in version 8.10 and 8.04, including tips for newcomers as well as expert guidance for seasoned system administrators. Learn about topics like the Gnome Desktop, the Bash shell, virtual machines, wireless networking, file sharing, and more.

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    Table of Contents

     Index

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    Copyright

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    Dedication

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    About the Author

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    Credits

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    Acknowledgments

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    Introduction

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    Part I: Getting Started With Ubuntu and Kubuntu

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    Chapter 1. The Ubuntu Linux Project
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    Section 1.1. Background

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    Section 1.2. Introducing Ubuntu Linux

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    Section 1.3. Why Choose Ubuntu or Kubuntu?

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    Section 1.4. What Versions of Ubuntu Are Available?

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    Section 1.5. Installation Requirements

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    Section 1.6. Ubuntu CDs

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    Section 1.7. Support for Ubuntu and Kubuntu

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    Section 1.8. Getting More Information About Ubuntu

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    Section 1.9. Summary

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    Chapter 2. Installing Ubuntu and Kubuntu
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    Section 2.1. Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Which Kubuntu

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    Section 2.2. Getting a 64-Bit or Kubuntu Desktop CD

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    Section 2.3. Booting from a Desktop CD

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    Section 2.4. Installing Ubuntu or Kubuntu from a Desktop CD

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    Section 2.5. Test-Driving Ubuntu or Kubuntu Linux

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    Section 2.6. Wubi: Installing Ubuntu or Kubuntu on Windows

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    Section 2.7. Summary

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    Chapter 3. Installing Ubuntu and Kubuntu on Special-Purpose Systems
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    Section 3.1. Getting a Different Install CD

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    Section 3.2. Booting from a Server or Alternate Install CD

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    Section 3.3. Install Options on the Server Install CD

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    Section 3.4. Install Options on the Alternate Install CD

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    Section 3.5. Summary

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    Part II: Ubuntu and Kubuntu for Desktop Users

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    Chapter 4. Basic Linux System Concepts
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    Section 4.1. Working with Files and Directories

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    Section 4.2. Introduction to Linux Filesystems

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    Section 4.3. Working with Partitions and Filesystems

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    Section 4.4. Understanding Linux Permissions

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    Section 4.5. Summary

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    Chapter 5. Using the GNOME Desktop
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    Section 5.1. What's a Desktop? Graphical Environments for Linux

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    Section 5.2. Using the Mouse

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    Section 5.3. GNOME Desktop Overview

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    Section 5.4. GNOME Application Windows

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    Section 5.5. Menus in GNOME

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    Section 5.6. Customizing Your Desktop

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    Section 5.7. GNOME Keyboard Shortcuts

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    Section 5.8. Introducing the Nautilus File Manager

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    Section 5.9. Using the Tracker Desktop Search Application

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    Section 5.10. Using a Window Manager

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    Section 5.11. Summary

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    Chapter 6. Using the Compiz Window Manager
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    Section 6.1. What Is Compositing? Why All the Fuss?

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    Section 6.2. Compiz History: Compiz, Emerald, Beryl, and Friends

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    Section 6.3. Enabling Special Effects in Compiz

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    Section 6.4. Other Useful Packages for Compiz

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    Section 6.5. Using Compiz with KDE

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    Section 6.6. Summary

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    Chapter 7. Using the KDE 3 Desktop
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    Section 7.1. A Short Course in KDE History

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    Section 7.2. Using the Mouse

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    Section 7.3. KDE 3 Desktop Overview

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    Section 7.4. KDE 3 Application Windows

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    Section 7.5. Menus in KDE 3

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    Section 7.6. Customizing the KDE 3 Desktop

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    Section 7.7. KDE Keyboard Shortcuts

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    Section 7.8. Introducing the Dolphin File Manager

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    Section 7.9. Using the Konqueror Browser

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    Section 7.10. Using the Strigi Desktop Search Application

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    Section 7.11. Changing the Window Manager for KDE

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    Section 7.12. Installing KDE on an Ubuntu System

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    Section 7.13. Summary

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    Chapter 8. Using the KDE 4 Desktop
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    Section 8.1. What's New in KDE 4

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    Section 8.2. KDE 4 Desktop Overview

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    Section 8.3. Using Widgets

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    Section 8.4. KWin and Compositing

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    Section 8.5. Customizing Your Desktop

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    Section 8.6. Summary

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    Chapter 9. Managing E-mail and Personal Information with Evolution
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    Section 9.1. Starting Evolution

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    Section 9.2. Using the Evolution Setup Assistant

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    Section 9.3. Sending and Receiving Mail

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    Section 9.4. Filtering Incoming Mail

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    Section 9.5. Accessing Free and Web-Based E-mail

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    Section 9.6. Managing Contacts

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    Section 9.7. Managing Your Calendar

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    Section 9.8. Additional Sources of Information About Evolution

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    Section 9.9. Summary

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    Chapter 10. Managing E-mail and Personal Information with Kontact
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    Section 10.1. Starting Kontact

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    Section 10.2. Configuring Kontact

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    Section 10.3. Sending, Receiving, and Storing Mail

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    Section 10.4. Organizing and Filtering Mail

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    Section 10.5. Creating and Managing Contacts

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    Section 10.6. Using and Managing Your Calendar

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    Section 10.7. Summary

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    Chapter 11. Surfing the Web with Firefox
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    Section 11.1. A Quick History of Firefox

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    Section 11.2. Starting Firefox

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    Section 11.3. The Firefox User Interface

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    Section 11.4. Configuring Firefox

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    Section 11.5. Working with Bookmarks

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    Section 11.6. Enhancing Firefox

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    Section 11.7. Summary

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    Chapter 12. Migrating from Windows Systems
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    Section 12.1. Overview of Migration Scenarios

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    Section 12.2. Backing Up Your Personal Data

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    Section 12.3. Migrating E-mail to Linux

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    Section 12.4. Migrating Web/Browser Settings to Linux

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    Section 12.5. Working with Windows Application Data

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    Section 12.6. Summary

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    Chapter 13. Sending and Receiving Instant Messages
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    Section 13.1. Instant Messaging Overview

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    Section 13.2. Getting an Instant Messaging Account

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    Section 13.3. Instant Messaging on Ubuntu with Pidgin

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    Section 13.4. Instant Messaging on Kubuntu with Kopete

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    Section 13.5. Using IRC

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    Section 13.6. Other Instant Messaging Packages

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    Section 13.7. Resolving IM Communication Problems

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    Section 13.8. Summary

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    Chapter 14. Using Command-Line Tools
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    Section 14.1. Why Use the Command Line?

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    Section 14.2. Executing Commands from the Command Line

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    Section 14.3. What's a Shell?

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    Section 14.4. Getting to a Shell

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    Section 14.5. Popular Command-Line Commands

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    Section 14.6. Working with the Bash Shell

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    Section 14.7. Summary

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    Chapter 15. Working with Text Files on Ubuntu
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    Section 15.1. Introduction to Linux Text Editors

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    Section 15.2. Using vi

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    Section 15.3. Using Emacs

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    Section 15.4. Using gedit

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    Section 15.5. Popular KDE Text Editors

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    Section 15.6. Other Text Editors for Linux Systems

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    Section 15.7. Summary

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    Chapter 16. Creating and Publishing Documents
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    Section 16.1. Using Document Markup Languages

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    Section 16.2. Word Processing with OpenOffice.org Writer

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    Section 16.3. Word Processing (and More) with KWord

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    Section 16.4. Desktop Publishing with Scribus

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    Section 16.5. Other Word Processors and Office Suites

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    Section 16.6. Summary

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    Chapter 17. Other Office Software: Spreadsheets and Presentations
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    Section 17.1. Introduction to Spreadsheets: A Quick Tutorial

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    Section 17.2. Creating and Using OpenOffice.org Spreadsheets

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    Section 17.3. Creating and Using Gnumeric Spreadsheets

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    Section 17.4. Creating and Using KSpread Spreadsheets

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    Section 17.5. Creating and Using OpenOffice.org Presentations

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    Section 17.6. Summary

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    Chapter 18. Working with Graphics
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    Section 18.1. Overview of Digital Graphics Terminology

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    Section 18.2. Using GIMP

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    Section 18.3. Using Krita

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    Section 18.4. Photo Editing Overview

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    Section 18.5. Using OpenOffice.org Draw

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    Section 18.6. Vector Graphics Tools for Linux

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    Section 18.7. Other Graphics Applications

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    Section 18.8. Summary

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    Chapter 19. Working with Multimedia
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    Section 19.1. Overview of Digital Audio and Video Terminology

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    Section 19.2. Configuring Sound Devices, Levels, and System Sounds on Ubuntu Systems

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    Section 19.3. Configuring Sound Devices, Levels, and System Sounds on Kubuntu Systems

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    Section 19.4. Exploring the Linux Multimedia Stack

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    Section 19.5. Playing CDs and DVDs

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    Section 19.6. Ripping Audio CDs

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    Section 19.7. Creating CDs and DVDs

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    Section 19.8. Working with Other Audio Sources

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    Section 19.9. Summary

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    Chapter 20. Would You Like to Play a Game?
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    Section 20.1. Default Games on Ubuntu

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    Section 20.2. Games on Kubuntu Systems

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    Section 20.3. Other Popular Games

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    Section 20.4. Summary

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    Chapter 21. Consumer Electronics and Ubuntu/Kubuntu
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    Section 21.1. Configuring Your System for Consumer Electronics Devices

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    Section 21.2. Working with Your Digital Camera

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    Section 21.3. Working with iPods and Other Digital Audio Players

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    Section 21.4. Working with CompactFlash and SD Cards

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    Section 21.5. Summary

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    Part III: Ubuntu and Kubuntu for System Administrators

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    Chapter 22. Understanding the System Startup and Shutdown Processes
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    Section 22.1. Overview of the Ubuntu/Kubuntu Startup Process

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    Section 22.2. Examining the Boot Process with Bootchart

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    Section 22.3. Optimizing the Boot Process

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    Section 22.4. The Ubuntu/Kubuntu Shutdown Process

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    Section 22.5. Summary

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    Chapter 23. Adding, Removing, and Updating Software
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    Section 23.1. Installing Software with the Add/Remove Menu Item

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    Section 23.2. Package Management Software Overview

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    Section 23.3. Ubuntu Repositories and Components

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    Section 23.4. Exploring Your System Using dpkg and Friends

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    Section 23.5. Using apt-get to Add and Remove Software

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    Section 23.6. Using aptitude to Add and Remove Software

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    Section 23.7. Using Synaptic to Add and Remove Software

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    Section 23.8. Using the Ubuntu Update Manager

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    Section 23.9. Using the Adept Tools

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    Section 23.10. Converting Packages from Other Package Formats

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    Section 23.11. Keeping Your System Lean, Mean, and Pristine

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    Section 23.12. Summary

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    Chapter 24. Adding Hardware and Attaching Peripherals
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    Section 24.1. Adding a Printer

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    Section 24.2. Using a Scanner

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    Section 24.3. Adding Internal Disks and CD/DVD Drives

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    Section 24.4. Using PCMCIA Cards

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    Section 24.5. Adding PCI Cards

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    Section 24.6. Examining and Troubleshooting Devices Graphically

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    Section 24.7. Summary

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    Chapter 25. Network Configuration and Security
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    Section 25.1. Networking 101

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    Section 25.2. Configuring Your Network Hardware

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    Section 25.3. Network Testing with Network Tools

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    Section 25.4. Tips for Securing Your System

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    Section 25.5. Installing a Firewall

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    Section 25.6. Summary

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    Chapter 26. Going Wireless
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    Section 26.1. Overview of Wireless Technologies

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    Section 26.2. Using Wicd

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    Section 26.3. Command-Line Tools for Wireless Networking

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    Section 26.4. Installing and Using Windows Networking Drivers

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    Section 26.5. Summary

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    Appendix A. What's on the DVD and CD-ROM?
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    Section A.1. System Requirements

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    Section A.2. Using the DVD with Windows

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    Section A.3. Using the DVD with Linux

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    Section A.4. What's on the DVD

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    Section A.5. What's on the CD

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    Section A.6. Troubleshooting

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    Part IV: Bonus Chapters

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    Chapter BC1. Connecting to Other Systems
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    Section BC1.1. Establishing Secure Connections to Other Systems

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    Section BC1.2. Connecting to Other Systems Using VNC

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    Section BC1.3. Connecting to Remote Windows Terminal Servers

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    Section BC1.4. Using Other Remote Connection Software

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    Section BC1.5. Summary

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    Chapter BC2. File Transfer and Sharing
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    Section BC2.1. Transferring Files to Other Systems

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    Section BC2.2. Peer-to-Peer File Sharing on Ubuntu

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    Section BC2.3. Summary

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    Chapter BC3. Software Development on Ubuntu and Kubuntu
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    Section BC3.1. Installing and Using Development Software

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    Section BC3.2. Building Open Source Software

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    Section BC3.3. Using an Integrated Development Environment

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    Section BC3.4. Source Code Control Software

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    Section BC3.5. Summary

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    Chapter BC4. Managing Users, Groups, Authentication, and Advanced Permissions
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    Section BC4.1. Creating and Managing Users and Groups

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    Section BC4.2. PAMs and the Linux Authentication Process

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    Section BC4.3. Customizing the sudo Command

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    Section BC4.4. Using ACLs for Sophisticated File Sharing

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    Section BC4.5. Configuring Kerberos Authentication

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    Section BC4.6. Summary

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    Chapter BC5. Managing System Policies and Security
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    Section BC5.1. Overview and Comparison of AppArmor and SELinux

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    Section BC5.2. Configuring and Using AppArmor

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    Section BC5.3. Configuring and Using SELinux

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    Section BC5.4. Summary

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    Chapter BC6. Backing Up and Restoring Files
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    Section BC6.1. Backups 101

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    Section BC6.2. Backup Software for Linux

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    Section BC6.3. Backing Up Files to Local, Removable Media

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    Section BC6.4. Installing and Using BackupPC

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    Section BC6.5. Linux Time Machines

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    Section BC6.6. Summary

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    Chapter BC7. Using Virtual Machines and Emulators
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    Section BC7.1. Overview of Virtualization and Emulation

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    Section BC7.2. Installing and Using VirtualBox

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    Section BC7.3. Installing and Using VMware Server

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    Section BC7.4. Installing and Using KVM

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    Section BC7.5. Installing and Using Xen

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    Section BC7.6. Installing and Using QEMU

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    Section BC7.7. Summary

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    Chapter BC8. Setting Up a Web Server
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    Section BC8.1. World Wide Web 101

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    Section BC8.2. Introduction to Web Servers and Apache

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    Section BC8.3. Installing Apache

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    Section BC8.4. Apache 2 File Locations

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    Section BC8.5. Configuring Apache

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    Section BC8.6. Troubleshooting

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    Section BC8.7. More Information

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    Section BC8.8. Summary

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    Chapter BC9. Setting Up a Mail Server
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    Section BC9.1. Introduction to Mail Servers

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    Section BC9.2. Installing Postfix and Friends

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    Section BC9.3. Configuring Postfix

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    Section BC9.4. Activating Qpopper for POP/POP3 Support

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    Section BC9.5. Adding Spam Filtering and Virus Scanning to Postfix

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    Section BC9.6. More Information

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    Section BC9.7. Summary

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    Chapter BC10. Setting Up a DHCP Server
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    Section BC10.1. Overview of DHCP

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    Section BC10.2. Installing a DHCP Server

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    Section BC10.3. Managing a DHCP Server from the Command Line

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    Section BC10.4. Managing a DHCP Server Graphically

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    Section BC10.5. Troubleshooting DHCP

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    Section BC10.6. Summary

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    Chapter BC11. Setting Up a DNS Server
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    Section BC11.1. Overview of DNS and BIND

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    Section BC11.2. Installing a DNS Server

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    Section BC11.3. Overview of BIND Configuration Files

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    Section BC11.4. Creating DNS Zone and Reverse Lookup Files

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    Section BC11.5. Restarting and Testing Your Name Server

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    Section BC11.6. Troubleshooting DNS

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    Section BC11.7. Getting More Information About DNS and BIND

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    Section BC11.8. Summary

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    Chapter BC12. Setting Up a Print Server
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    Section BC12.1. Linux and UNIX Printing History

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    Section BC12.2. Enabling Remote Hosts to Access Your CUPS Print Server

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    Section BC12.3. Integrating Windows Printing with an Ubuntu Print Server

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    Section BC12.4. Integrating Mac OS X Printing with an Ubuntu Print Server

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    Section BC12.5. Troubleshooting Remote Printing

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    Section BC12.6. Getting More Information About CUPS

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    Section BC12.7. Summary

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    Chapter BC13. Setting Up an NFS Server
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    Section BC13.1. Overview of the Network File System

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    Section BC13.2. Installing an NFS Server

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    Section BC13.3. Configuring an NFS Server

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    Section BC13.4. Mounting NFS Directories on Clients

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    Section BC13.5. Debugging NFS Problems

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    Section BC13.6. Getting More Information About NFS

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    Section BC13.7. Summary

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    Chapter BC14. Setting Up a Samba Server
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    Section BC14.1. Overview of Microsoft Windows File Sharing

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    Section BC14.2. Introducing Samba

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    Section BC14.3. Installing the Samba Server and Friends

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    Section BC14.4. Samba Server Configuration Essentials

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    Section BC14.5. Sharing Other Directories via Samba

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    Section BC14.6. Getting More Information About Samba

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    Section BC14.7. Summary

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    Index

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