December 2012
Intermediate to advanced
888 pages
48h 24m
English
Content preview from Ubuntu Unleashed 2013 Edition: Covering 12.10 and 13.04, Eighth Edition
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We are pleased to present the 2013 edition of Ubuntu Unleashed. Ubuntu is a Linux-based computer operating system that has taken the world by storm. From its humble beginning in 2004, Ubuntu has risen to be the vanguard of desktop Linux, as well as a popular choice for servers.
Ubuntu descends from one of the oldest and most revered Linux distributions, Debian. Debian is assembled by a team of talented volunteers, is one of the most stable and customizable distributions of Linux, and is well respected for its quality and technological prowess. It is, however, an operating system for geeks; the bar for entry into the ...
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