The Official Ubuntu Book, Ninth Edition

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The free Ubuntu operating system has won the hearts and minds of millions of users worldwide. It combines a strong technical platform, impressive quality, and an enthusiastic global community of users who relentlessly support, document, and test it. The Official Ubuntu Book, Ninth Edition, has been extensively updated with a single goal: to make running today’s Ubuntu even more pleasant and productive for you. It’s the ideal one-stop knowledge source for Ubuntu novices, those upgrading from older versions or other Linux distributions, and anyone moving toward power-user status. Its expert authors focus on what you need to know most about installation, applications, media, administration, software applications, and much more. You’ll discover powerful Unity desktop improvements that make Ubuntu even friendlier and more convenient. You’ll also connect with the amazing Ubuntu community and the incredible resources it offers you. Learn how to: Reliably install, customize, and update Ubuntu for any home, business, school, or government environment. Get up and running quickly, and then explore Ubuntu and download powerful free software. Customize Ubuntu for performance, accessibility, and fun. Get comfortable with the highly efficient Ubuntu command line. Install, administer, and secure Ubuntu Server, including advanced features such as LVM and RAID. Get involved with related Ubuntu projects. Help build, promote, distribute, support, document, or translate Ubuntu. Get up-to-the-minute help and troubleshooting advice from Ubuntu users worldwide. Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 6 Copyright Page......Page 7 Contents......Page 12 Foreword to the Sixth Edition......Page 20 Foreword to the First Edition......Page 22 Preface......Page 28 Acknowledgments......Page 32 About the Authors......Page 34 About This Book......Page 36 The Menu......Page 37 CHAPTER 1 The Ubuntu Story......Page 40 The Vision......Page 41 Free Software, Open Source, and GNU/Linux......Page 42 Free Software and GNU......Page 43 Open Source......Page 44 Mark Shuttleworth......Page 46 The Warthogs......Page 48 What Does Ubuntu Mean?......Page 49 Beyond the Vision......Page 50 What Is Ubuntu?......Page 51 What Is a Distribution?......Page 52 An Ecosystem of Distributions......Page 53 The Debian Project and the Free Software Universe......Page 55 Philosophical Goals......Page 56 Conduct Goals and Code of Conduct......Page 59 Technical Goals......Page 61 Bug #1......Page 63 Canonical, Ltd......Page 65 Canonical’s Service and Support......Page 66 The Ubuntu Foundation......Page 68 Beyond the Vision: Ubuntu Subprojects, Flavors, and Spin-Offs......Page 69 Summary......Page 71 CHAPTER 2 Installing Ubuntu......Page 72 Choosing Your Ubuntu Version......Page 73 Other Ubuntu Flavors......Page 74 Burning a DVD......Page 75 Creating a Bootable USB Stick......Page 77 Booting and Installing......Page 78 Preparing to Install Ubuntu......Page 80 Allocate Drive Space......Page 82 Configuring Your Keyboard......Page 86 Identification......Page 88 Finishing Up......Page 90 Choosing Your Spot in the World......Page 91 Configuring a User......Page 92 Creating Partitions......Page 93 Summary......Page 97 CHAPTER 3 Getting Started with Ubuntu......Page 98 Finding and Running Applications with the Launcher......Page 100 Other Icons in the Launcher......Page 103 Using Applications......Page 104 Managing Files and Folders......Page 105 Adding Additional Users......Page 107 The Notification Area......Page 108 Browsing the Web with Firefox......Page 111 Creating Documents with LibreOffice......Page 114 Managing Your E-Mail with Thunderbird......Page 117 Using Ubuntu in Your Language......Page 119 Configuring a Printer......Page 120 Launching the Wizard......Page 121 Remote Printing......Page 123 Using the GNOME Software Center......Page 124 Installing Updates......Page 126 Learning about What Was Updated......Page 127 Installing an Application That Is Not in the Repositories......Page 128 Doing the Actual Upgrade......Page 129 Installing Codecs......Page 130 Listening to Audio Files......Page 131 Playing and Ripping CDs......Page 133 Watching Videos......Page 134 Backing Up......Page 135 Customizing Ubuntu’s Look and Feel......Page 137 Summary......Page 138 CHAPTER 4 Finding and Installing Ubuntu Applications......Page 140 Using the GNOME Software Center......Page 141 Learning More about a Package and Installing It......Page 142 Removing a Package from the GNOME Software Center......Page 144 Using Synaptic......Page 145 Removing a Package......Page 147 Finding That Package......Page 148 Creating Graphics with GIMP and Inkscape......Page 149 Desktop Publishing with Scribus......Page 159 Editing Videos with OpenShot......Page 164 Play Games with Steam......Page 165 Playing to Learn with Educational Programs......Page 167 Stellarium......Page 168 Marble......Page 169 Blinken......Page 170 Summary......Page 171 CHAPTER 5 Customizing Ubuntu for Performance, Accessibility, and Fun......Page 174 Unity Terminology......Page 175 Appearance Tool......Page 180 Unity......Page 182 Window Manager......Page 183 Compiz ConfigSettings Manager......Page 186 Unity Lenses and Scopes......Page 192 Summary......Page 193 CHAPTER 6 Becoming an Ubuntu Power User......Page 194 Administering System and User Settings......Page 195 Security & Privacy Settings......Page 196 Default Settings......Page 198 Understanding How Linux Stores and Organizes Files......Page 199 Using Windows Files on Another Partition......Page 201 Workspaces......Page 203 Using the Terminal......Page 206 Working with Windows Programs......Page 207 Installing Software from PPAs......Page 208 Compiling Software from Source......Page 210 Summary......Page 211 CHAPTER 7 Welcome to the Command Line......Page 212 Starting Up the Terminal......Page 213 Getting Started......Page 214 Building Pipelines......Page 215 Running Commands as Superuser......Page 216 Finding Help......Page 217 Moving around the Filesystem......Page 218 Manipulating Files and Folders......Page 219 System Information Commands......Page 220 Searching and Editing Text Files......Page 221 Dealing with Users and Groups......Page 222 Getting Help on the Command Line......Page 223 Using Wildcards......Page 224 Using Byobu to Manage Your Terminal......Page 225 Moving to More Advanced Uses of the Command Line......Page 227 Summary......Page 228 CHAPTER 8 The Ubuntu Server......Page 230 What Is Ubuntu Server?......Page 231 Installing Ubuntu Server......Page 233 Partitioning Your Ubuntu Server......Page 234 The Story of RAID......Page 235 Setting Up RAID......Page 237 The Story of the Logical Volume Manager......Page 239 Setting Up LVM......Page 241 Encrypted Home and Software Selection......Page 243 You’re Done: Now Watch Out for Root!......Page 244 The Ubuntu Archive......Page 245 APT Sources and Repositories......Page 246 dpkg......Page 247 Installing a Package Manually......Page 248 apt-get and apt-cache......Page 249 Running a Distribution Upgrade......Page 252 Tips and Tricks......Page 255 Ubuntu Server Security......Page 256 User Account Administration......Page 257 Filesystem Security......Page 258 System Resource Limits......Page 259 System Log Files......Page 260 A Sprinkling of Network Security......Page 261 Final Words on Security......Page 262 Virtualization......Page 263 Cloud Computing......Page 266 Summary......Page 270 CHAPTER 9 Ubuntu-Related Projects and Derivatives......Page 272 Recognized Flavors......Page 273 Kubuntu......Page 275 Edubuntu......Page 276 Lubuntu......Page 277 Xubuntu......Page 279 Ubuntu Studio......Page 280 Mythbuntu......Page 281 Ubuntu Kylin......Page 282 Ubuntu MATE......Page 283 Ubuntu Server......Page 285 Ubuntu Core......Page 287 Guadalinex......Page 288 Launchpad......Page 289 Soyuz......Page 291 Launchpad Translations......Page 292 Launchpad Bugs......Page 294 Launchpad Blueprint Tracker......Page 295 Bazaar......Page 297 Summary......Page 299 CHAPTER 10 Ubuntu, Convergence, and Devices of the Future......Page 300 The Convergence Vision......Page 301 Unity......Page 302 The First Ubuntu Phones and Tablets......Page 303 Commercial Phone and Tablet......Page 304 The Internet of Things and Beyond......Page 307 Major Devices......Page 308 The Cloud......Page 310 The Future of the Ubuntu Desktop......Page 311 Summary......Page 312 CHAPTER 11 The Ubuntu Community......Page 314 Venues and Events......Page 316 Mailing Lists......Page 317 Internet Relay Chat......Page 319 Web Forums......Page 321 Wikis......Page 322 The Fridge......Page 323 Social Media......Page 325 Online Summits and Sprints......Page 326 UbuCons......Page 327 Planet Ubuntu......Page 329 Teams, Processes, and Community Governance......Page 330 The Ubuntu Community Team at Canonical......Page 331 Local Community Teams......Page 332 MOTUs......Page 333 The Community Council......Page 334 The Technical Board......Page 336 Other Councils and Boards......Page 337 The SABDFL......Page 338 Ubuntu Members......Page 339 Advocacy......Page 340 Documentation......Page 341 Quality Assurance and Bugs......Page 342 Summary......Page 343 A......Page 344 C......Page 345 D......Page 347 E......Page 348 G......Page 349 I......Page 350 K......Page 351 L......Page 352 N......Page 353 P......Page 354 S......Page 356 T......Page 358 U......Page 359 V......Page 361 Z......Page 362