Using Ubuntu Linux



The purpose of this book is to provide a complete reference & guide for all things related to Ubuntu.

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution with a strong focus on usability, regular releases, and ease of installation.

Table of Contents
/Introduction/
 * /Introduction for new users/: An introduction for people new to/unfamiliar with computers
 * /Introduction for Windows users/: An introduction for computer users familiar with the Windows operating system
 * /Introduction for Mac users/: Yes, Linux can be cool too
 * /Introduction for Ubuntu users/: The secret handshake
 * /Introduction for users of other Linux distributions/: Comrades, welcome!
 * /Introduction for users of Unix and/or Unix-like operating systems/: Family ties...
 * /Introduction for users of other operating systems/: If you belong in this category, boy you are strange!

/Glossary/

/Ubuntu Variations/: Distros & sub-distros
 * /How to choose the right one/

/Getting Started/
 * /Live Boot/
 * /Installing/
 * /Virtualization/

/First Boot/

/Settings & How to Use Them/

/General Use/: The basics
 * /Desktop/
 * /Network/: Schools, computer labs, offices, etc
 * /Server/
 * /Cluster/
 * /Mobile/
 * /Other/

/Specialized Uses/
 * /Home/
 * /Business/Enterprise/: NOT the starship
 * /School/
 * /Computer Lab/
 * /Studio/
 * /Gaming/
 * /Stripped Down/
 * /For Older/Lower-Powered Systems/
 * /Other/
 * /Other/

/Software/
 * /Software Categories/
 * /Core Ubuntu Components/
 * /Other Software/
 * /Games/

/Hardware/
 * /Drivers/

/Help & Support/

/About Ubuntu/
 * /Primary Developers/
 * /Mark Shuttleworth/
 * /Canonical/
 * /The Ubuntu Foundation/


 * /The Ubuntu Community/
 * /Help & Support/
 * /Get Involved/

/Ubuntu History & Origins/: Ubuntu lore
 * /Ubuntu, The Word/: The OTHER Ubuntu
 * /Ubuntu Linux/: The software
 * /The Roots of Ubuntu Linux/
 * /Pre-Linux/: The history of the universe through Multics, Unics, Unix, & Unix-like operating systems, up to the time of Linus Torvalds...    or, whatever happened to PlanKalkül?
 * /Gnu/Linux/: Richard Stallman, this is for you...
 * /Proto-Ubuntu/
 * /Ubuntu/: Let there be earth tones & a birth to the sound of drums...

/Sub-Guides/
 * /Ubuntu & Ubuntu-Derived Distributions/
 * /Canonical/: The official canon
 * /Ubuntu/
 * /Kubuntu/
 * /Xubuntu/
 * /Gobuntu/
 * /Edubuntu/
 * /Ubuntu Studio/
 * /Impi Linux/


 * /Deuterocanonical & Semi-Canon/: Distros with some connection to Canonical; business, commercial agreements, etc.
 * /Dell Ubuntu/
 * /Linspire/
 * /Freespire/


 * /Other/: The apocrypha & various heresies
 * /gOS/
 * /Mint/


 * /Former/: The dead, the dying, & the wretched exiles
 * /Mepis/


 * /Ubuntu Distro D.I.Y./: make your own

/Technical/
 * /Components of Ubuntu/
 * /Desktops/

The list of lists
 * /Master List of Concise Wisdom/: Advice, f.a.q.'s, help & how to's, tips, tricks, & warnings....
 * /Master List of Ubuntu & Ubuntu-Based Distributions/
 * /Master List of Ubuntu Releases/
 * /Master List of Links/

/Credits/

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