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The Official Ubuntu Book
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The Official Ubuntu Book

by Benjamin Mako Hill, Jono Bacon, Corey Burger, Jonathan Jesse, Ivan Krstić
August 2006
Beginner content levelBeginner
448 pages
9h 22m
English
Pearson
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Chapter 2. Installing Ubuntu

IF YOU ARE READING THIS, it is fairly safe to assume that you have made the decision to give Ubuntu a try. What a wise choice. Ubuntu is a cutting-edge Linux distribution with a dedication to freedom, ease of use, and flexibility. This flexibility not only manifests in creating a powerful and extensible operating system (OS) for your computer but also in how you evaluate and install it.

Trying out Ubuntu is simple. The Ubuntu desktop CD is a special live CD. You can use this disc to run Ubuntu from the CD itself, without it ever coming into contact with your hard disk. This is ideal ...

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