Ubuntu for Non-Geeks

PRAISE FOR UBUNTU FOR NON-GEEKS; Dedication; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Version Compatibility; Concept and Approach; How to Use This Book; About the Conventions Used in This Book; About the Projects in This Book; Chapter 1: BECOMING A PENGUINISTA; 1.1 What Is Linux?; 1.2 About the Penguin; 1.3 Why Should You Use Linux?; 1.4 But Is Linux Really Ready for the Desktop?; 1.5 What Is a Distribution?; 1.6 What Is Ubuntu?; 1.7 Why Ubuntu Then?; 1.8 Hardware Compatibility; 1.9 Hardware Requirements; 1.10 Good News for 64-Bit Machine Users; 1.11 Mixed News for Mac Users; 1.12 Speaking Ubuntu; 1.13 Where Do I Go from Here?; Chapter 2: WADING AND DIVING; 2.1 Going for a Dip; 2.2 Choices, Choices, Choices--Installation Options; 2.3 How Can I Get Back into Windows?; 2.4 Oh No, My Computer Won't Boot!; Chapter 3: A NEW PLACE TO CALL HOME; 3.1 Welcome to the GNOME Desktop; 3.2 The Top Panel; 3.3 The Bottom Panel; 3.4 Project 3A: Customizing the GNOME Panel; 3.5 Project 3B: Manipulating Menus; 3.6 Virtual Desktops; 3.7 Wanda Revisited--GNOME Easter Eggs; 3.8 Shutting Down; Chapter 4: MORE THAN WEBBED FEET; 4.1 How Do You Connect?; 4.2 Setting Up a Wired Connection; 4.3 Checking Your Connection; 4.4 Setting Up a Wireless Connection; 4.5 Connecting with a DSL or ADSL Modem; 4.6 Setting Up a Dial-up Connection; 4.7 Mobile (3G) Broadband Connections; 4.8 I'm Connected ... So Now What?; Chapter 5: SLIPPING AND SLIDING; 5.1 Firefox: Your Internet Browser; 5.2 Project 5: Installing Firefox Extensions; 5.3 Email with Evolution; 5.4 An Email Alternative: Thunderbird; 5.5 Chatting with Your Friends via Empathy; 5.6 Microblogging--Twitter and Friends; 5.7 Other Internet Applications; Chapter 6: ROUNDING OUT THE BIRD; 6.1 Project 6A: Installing Applications via the Ubuntu Software Center; 6.2 Performing System Upgrades via Update Manager; 6.3 Adding Extra Software Repositories; 6.4 Project 6B: Installing Software from a PPA: OpenSonic; 6.5 Project 6C: Installing DEB Packages Not Available via the Ubuntu Repositories: Skype; Chapter 7: A TIDY NEST; 7.1 Nautilus: Your File Manager; 7.2 File Handling in Nautilus; 7.3 Navigating in Nautilus; 7.4 Understanding the Linux Filesystem; 7.5 What's in All Those Other Folders?; 7.6 Using Nautilus as a Network Browser; 7.7 Reading Data CDs and DVDs; 7.8 Burning Data CDs and DVDs; 7.9 USB Storage Devices; 7.10 Working with Bluetooth Devices; 7.11 Backing Up Your Files; 7.12 Recovering from a Backup; 7.13 Removing Unwanted Files; 7.14 Project 7: Creating and Extracting Compressed Files; Chapter 8: DRESSING UP THE BIRD; 8.1 Project 8A: Creating a New User Account; 8.2 Project 8B: Customizing Your Desktop Environment; 8.3 Font Feathered Frenzy: Changing Your Fonts; 8.4 Project 8C: Installing TrueType Fonts; 8.5 Project 8D: Changing Your Login Screen; 8.6 Choosing a Screensaver; 8.7 Taking Screenshots; 8.8 Customizing Visual Effects; Chapter 9: SIMPLE KITTEN WAYS; 9.1 Meet the Terminal; 9.2 Some Goofy Yet Useful Fun with the Command Terminal; 9.3 Nontoxic Commands; 9.4 Commands with Some Teeth; 9.5 A Couple of Other Biters You'll Be Using Soon; 9.6 Project 9A: Creating a Plan; 9.7 Project 9B: More Command Practice with pyWings; 9.8 Project 9C: Command Practice Review with Briscola; 9.9 Project 9D: Compiling and Installing Programs from Source: Xmahjongg; 9.10 Customizing the Terminal; 9.11 Tabbed Shell Sessions in the Terminal; Chapter 10: GUTENBIRD; 10.1 Printers; 10.2 Scanners; Chapter 11: POLYGLOT PENGUINS; 11.1 Read-Only Language Support; 11.2 Typing Nonstandard Characters; 11.3 Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Input; 11.4 Project 11: Setting Up Asian-Language Support; 11.5 Setting Up IBus to Automatically Start Up When You Log In; 11.6 Viewing Your System in Another Language; Chapter 12: PENGUINS AT WORK; 12.1 OpenOffice.org; 12.2 Word Processing Done Lightly with AbiWord; 12.3 Some Other Cool Productivity Apps; Chapter 13: BRUSH-WIELDING PENGUINS; 13.1 Project 13A: Importing Images from Digital Cameras; 13.2 Project 13B: Working with Digital Images in F-Spot Photo Manager; 13.3 Getting Arty with the GIMP; 13.4 Phatch Photo Batch Processor; 13.5 gpaint; 13.6 Inkscape; 13.7 Project 13C: Installing Picasa; 13.8 A Few Other Graphics Apps to Consider; Chapter 14: TUX ROCKS; 14.1 Audio File Formats; 14.2 Project 14A: Installing MP3 Support for Audio Apps; 14.3 Rhythmbox--Your Audio Player; 14.4 Project 14B: Listening to Streaming Media with Rhythmbox; 14.5 Creating Audio CDs; 14.6 Project 14C: Listening to RealMedia Streams with RealPlayer; 14.7 Other Cool Audio Apps; Chapter 15: PLUGGIN' IN THE PENGUIN; 15.1 Knowing Your Limits; 15.2 Mounting and Ejecting Your iPod or iPhone; 15.3 (Not) Auto-updating Your iPod or iPhone; 15.4 Working with Android-Based Phones; 15.5 Working with Other Digital Media Players and Cell Phones; 15.6 Managing Your Audio Device's Audio Files with Rhythmbox; 15.7 Problems Writing to Your iPod; 15.8 Working with Photos on Your Digital Device; 15.9 Converting Audio File Formats; 15.10 Playing Locked AAC (M4P) Files; 15.11 Linux on Your iPod?; 15.12 Working with ... Your iPad?; Chapter 16: COUCH PENGUINS; 16.1 DVDs; 16.2 Project 16A: Installing Support for Encrypted DVDs; 16.3 Totem Movie Player; 16.4 An Alternative to Totem: VLC Media Player; 16.5 Editing Digital Video with PiTiVi; 16.6 Project 16B: Capturing Digital Video with Kino; 16.7 Other Video Apps; Chapter 17: FEATHERED FLIPPERS; 17.1 Project 17A: Expanding Your Game Collection via the Ubuntu Software Center; 17.2 3D Games; 17.3 Project 17B: Installing a Java-Based Game: Schnapsen; 17.4 Online Gaming; 17.5 Searching for More Games; Chapter 18: PENGUINS AT THE GATES; 18.1 Project 18A: Accessing Files on Your Windows Partition (for Dual-Booters); 18.2 Accessing a Linux Partition While Running Windows; 18.3 Project 18B: Installing Microsoft Windows Core Fonts; 18.4 Dual-Booting: Changing the Boot Order and Timeout; 18.5 Linux Equivalents to Your Windows Applications; 18.6 Project 18C: Running Windows Programs; 18.7 Installing Windows Inside Ubuntu; 18.8 Sharing Files with Windows Users on Your Network; Chapter 19: DEFENDING THE NEST; 19.1 Does My System Need Protection?; 19.2 The First Line of Defense; 19.3 Software Firewalls; 19.4 ClamAV: Antivirus Software, Linux Style; 19.5 Project 19A: Virus Scanning with avast!; 19.6 Project 19B: Encrypting Your Files; 19.7 Project 19C: Shredding Documents Digitally; Chapter 20: A COLONY OF PENGUINS; 20.1 Take Me to Your SABDFL; 20.2 Launchpad: Your Passport to the Ubuntu Community; 20.3 Bugs, Bugs, Glorious Bugs; 20.4 Sharing Ideas on How to Improve Ubuntu; 20.5 The Ubuntu Forums; 20.6 Chatting on IRC; 20.7 Keeping Up with the News; 20.8 LoCos and LUGs; 20.9 Stickers and Other Goodies; 20.10 Getting Involved; Chapter 21: WOUNDED WINGS; 21.1 I Can't Get Ubuntu Installed; 21.2 Something Goes Wrong Before Ubuntu Finishes Booting; 21.3 Sound and Video Problems; 21.4 Internet and Network Connection Problems; 21.5 Problems with the Display and Graphics Cards; 21.6 Hard Disks and Storage Problems; 21.7 Software Installation Problems; 21.8 Common Problems with Applications; 21.9 My Computer Is Running Slowly; 21.10 Lost Files; 21.11 Where Can I Go to Get More Help?; INSTALLING UBUNTU FROM A USB FLASH DRIVE; Preparing the Installer Files; Creating a Bootable Installer Disk; Booting from the USB Disk; UBUNTU DESKTOP CDS FOR AMD64, OPTERON, OR INTEL CORE 2 USERS; Downloading and Burning Ubuntu Desktop CD ISOs to CD; Ordering an Install Disc from Ubuntu; Ordering an Install Disc from Other Online Sources; MANUALLY PARTITIONING YOUR HARD DISK; Creating and Deleting Partitions; Editing Existing Partitions; Varieties of Partitions; Example Partition Layouts; Finishing Up; RESOURCES; Forums; Linux Reference; Blogs; Hardware Compatibility Issues; Wireless Connections; Free Downloads; News and Information; Magazines; Books; Ubuntu CDs; COLOPHON; UPDATES; ABOUT THE CD;