Linux Manual
Everything you need to get started with Ubuntu Linux
Published on 25. November 2010
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-1-84425-970-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Haynes Linux Manual offers a complete introduction to free, open-source Linux operating systems, and specifically Ubuntu, which is currently the most popular distribution with new users in particular. The manual comes complete with a bootable CD containing the latest available release of Ubuntu Linux. Readers will be able to trial Ubuntu on their computer by running the CD, or install it alongside (or in place of) their Windows operating system if they so choose.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Somerset
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Haynes Publishing Group
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
802 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84425-970-0 (9781844259700)
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Person
Mike Saunders is New Media Editor at Linux Format magazine. He has been writing about Linux since 1999, for over 100 issues of Linux Format (and occasionally its sister magazines PC Plus and PC Answers). He lives in Bath.
Content
The growth of Linux in recent years shows that it is now perceived as a serious alternative to Microsoft Windows for both private and commercial users. The Linux Manual introduces Linux and enables the reader to try it on their computer without affecting the existing operating system. They can then learn how to install Linux, connect to the internet and get started in the world of free, open-source software. Also covered is multimedia, system administration, networking, servers and an introduction to Linux programming. Includes bootable CD of Ubuntu 10.04.