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Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, Second Edition A Pain-Free, Project-Based, Get-Things-Done Guidebook

By Rickford Grant
Second Edition June 2007
Publisher: No Starch Press
Pages: 345
ISBN 10: 1-59327-152-2 | ISBN 13: 9781593271527
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This newbie's guide to Ubuntu - now updated for Feisty Fawn, the latest Ubuntu release - lets readers learn by doing. Step-by-step projects build upon earlier tutorial concepts and increase the reader's understanding of topics such as installing new software; Internet connectivity; working with removable devices; and even handling DVDs and iPods. Average desktop users are eased into the world of commands, thus allowing them to work with script-based applications; converting RPMs to DEB files; and compiling software from source.
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This newbie's guide to Ubuntu - now updated for Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn), the latest Ubuntu release, which puts the spotlight on multimedia enablement and desktop effects - lets readers learn by doing. Using immersion-learning techniques favored by language courses, step-by-step projects build upon earlier tutorial concepts, stimulating the brain and increasing the reader's understanding.

Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, 2nd Edition covers all the topics likely to be of interest to an average desktop user. Inside, you'll learn to:

Download and install free applications, games, and utilities

Connect to the Internet and wireless networks

Configure your hardware, including printers, scanners, and removable storage devices

Watch DVDs, listen to music, and even sync your iPod

Download photos and videos from your digital camera, then edit and share them

Tackle more advanced tasks as soon as you're ready

Full of tips, tricks, and helpful pointers, Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, 2nd Edition is a hands-on, project-based, take-it slow guidebook intended for those interested in-but nervous about-switching to the Linux operating system. Step-by-step projects build upon earlier tutorial concepts, helping you absorb and apply what you've learned.

Included is a companion CD that lets you try out Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) without making any changes to your computer and then install it when you're ready.

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Second Edition: June 2007
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1-59327-152-2
Pages: 345
Average Customer Reviews: (Based on 1 Reviews)

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Great for new users, September 25 2007

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This is one of the best books that I have ever read to introduce Ubuntu to new users. The author (Rickford Grant) balances the use of humor and real life examples to keep the readers interest.

The book is uses practical projects to teach the fundamentals of working with Ubuntu. You will not be overwhelmed with the command line. That is not to say that the command line is not introduced though. You will learn some basic commands but the majority of the time will be spent with the graphical tools.

The only thing about the book that I did not agree with was the use of Automatix. This is not a subject that I would have suggested for new users. It would have been better to have taught the reader how to do all of these things with the built in Ubuntu tools.

I highly recommend this book to anyone that is wondering what all this Ubuntu (Linux) stuff is all about.

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"Ubuntu for Non-Geeks is an excellent beginner's guide to the current version of Ubuntu...I have no hesitation in recommending the second edition of Ubuntu for Non-Geeks to anyone who asks for advice on a good text for Linux novices."
-- Major Keary, Book News

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