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Ubuntu Linux Bible, 11th Edition
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Ubuntu Linux Bible, 11th Edition

by David Clinton, Christopher Negus
December 2025
Intermediate to advanced
704 pages
19h 14m
English
Wiley
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APPENDIX BMedia

Unless you bought a computer with Linux preinstalled or had someone install it for you, you need to find a way to get a Linux distribution and then either install or run it live on your computer. Fortunately, Linux distributions are widely available and come in a variety of forms.

In this appendix, you learn how to do the following:

  • Get a few different Linux distributions
  • Create a bootable disk to install your distribution
  • Boot Linux from a USB drive

To use this book effectively, you should have a Linux distribution in front of you to work on. It’s important to be able to experience Linux as you read. So, try the examples and do the exercises.

Linux distributions are commonly available from the websites of the organizations that produce them. The following sections describe websites associated with Linux distributions that offer ISO images you can download.

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