December 2025
Intermediate to advanced
704 pages
19h 14m
English
Content preview from Ubuntu Linux Bible, 11th Edition
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Appendix AExercise Answers
Chapter 2: Creating the Perfect Linux Desktop
The following section details some ways that these tasks can be completed on the GNOME 3 desktop.
- To get started, you need a Linux system in front of you to do the procedures in this book. An installed system is preferable, so you don’t lose your changes when you reboot. To start out, you can, for instance, install Ubuntu or launch a live USB session. Here are your choices:
- Ubuntu (GNOME 3): Install Ubuntu and the GNOME Shell software, as described at the beginning of Chapter 2, “Creating the Perfect Linux Desktop.”
- Launch a live USB session as described at the beginning of Chapter 2.
- To launch the Firefox web browser and go to the GNOME home page (
www.gnome.org), there are some easy steps to take. If your network is not working, refer to Chapter 14, “Administering Networking,” for help on connecting to wired and wireless networks.You can press the Windows key to get to the Activities screen. Then type
Firefoxto highlight just the Firefox web browser icon. Press Enter to launch it. Typegnome.orgin the location box, and press Enter. - To pick a background that you like from the GNOME art site (
www.gnome-look.org), download it to your Pictures folder and select it as your current background. Do the following:- Type
gnome-look.orgin the Firefox location box and press Enter. - Find a background that you like and select it. Then click the Download button and download it to your Pictures folder.
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