Difference between revisions of "Ubuntu 10.x Essentials"

Revision as of 17:59, 21 October 2010

This Ubuntu 10.10 eBook is currently under development and is scheduled for completion in November 2010.

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1. About Ubuntu Essentials
   • Notes from the Author
   • About this Book
     
     
2. The History of Ubuntu
   • What exactly is Linux?
   • Who Created Linux?
   • The History of Ubuntu
   • What does the word "Ubuntu" Mean?
     
     
3. How to Download and Try Ubuntu
   • Ubuntu Download Options
   • Writing the Ubuntu Image to a USB Flash Drive
   • Try Ubuntu without Installing it
   • Installing Ubuntu on a Disk Drive Containing Microsoft Windows
   • Installing Ubuntu Inside a Windows Installation
   • Running Ubuntu in a Virtual Machine
   • Performing a Clean Ubuntu Installation
     
     
4. Performing a Clean Ubuntu Installation
   • Beginning the Ubuntu Installation
   • Booting Ubuntu for the First Time
   • Installing Updates
     
     
5. Installing Ubuntu on a Windows System (Dual booting)
   • Beginning the Ubuntu Installation
   • Configuring Time Zone, User and Keyboard Information
   • Booting Ubuntu for the First Time
   • Accessing the Windows Partition from Ubuntu
     
     
6. Installing Ubuntu 10.x on a Windows Disk with Wubi
   • What is Wubi?
   • Downloading Wubi
   • Starting the Wubi Installer
   • Completing the Ubuntu Installation
   • Starting the Ubuntu System
   • Removing Ubuntu
     
     
7. Allocating a Windows Partition to Ubuntu 10.x
   • Deleting the Windows Partition from the Disk
   • Formatting the Unallocated Disk Partition
   • Updating the Boot Menu
   • Mounting the New Partition
     
     
8. Logging into the Ubuntu 10.x GNOME Desktop
   
   
9. A Guided Tour of the Ubuntu 10.x GNOME Desktop
   • The Ubuntu GNOME Desktop
   • The Desktop Background
   • The Desktop Panels
     
     
10. Ubuntu 10.x Screensaver, Desktop Lock and Power Management Configuration
    • The Desktop Screensaver
    • The Desktop Screen Lock
    • Ubuntu Power Management on Desktop Systems
    • Ubuntu Power Management on Laptop and Netbook Systems
      
      
11. Changing the Ubuntu 10.x GNOME Desktop Background

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