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Beginning Ubuntu Linux
Fifth Edition
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Emilio Raggi, Keir Thomas,
Trevor Parsons, Andy Channelle,
Sander van Vugt
Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Fifth Edition
Copyright © 2010 by Emilio Raggi, Keir Thomas, Trevor Parsons, Andy Channelle, Sander van Vugt
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To my wife, Pim, and my two children, Camilo and Dante
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CONTENTS
Contents
About the Authors.................................................................................................. xxi
About the Technical Reviewers ............................................................................ xxii
Introduction ......................................................................................................... xxiii
Part 1: Introducing the World of Linux .....................................................................1
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Chapter 1: Meet Ubuntu Linux..............................................................................3
Ten Reasons to Try Ubuntu Linux ...........................................................................................................3
What Is Ubuntu Linux Anyway? .......................................................................................4
Ubuntu Linux Is an Operating System ....................................................................................................4
Ubuntu Is a Distribution of Linux, Based on Debian ...............................................................................5
Ubuntu Linux Is a Full Desktop Solution .................................................................................................6
The Ubuntu Linux Experience ..........................................................................................6
“Linux for Human Beings”......................................................................................................................6
A Powerful yet Flexible Operating System .............................................................................................7
Continuous Improvements......................................................................................................................8
The Product Family.................................................................................................................................9
The Ubuntu Linux Community...............................................................................................................10
Praise for Ubuntu Linux .................................................................................................11
Should I Stop Using Windows?.............................................................................................................11
Ubuntu Linux and its Strengths ............................................................................................................12
Summary .......................................................................................................................12
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