Table of Contents

Introduction. Part I: Starting Fast. Chapter 1: Ubuntu and U. Chapter 2: Live Ubuntu. Chapter 3: Preparing to Install Ubuntu. Chapter 4: Installing Ubuntu Linux. Chapter 5: Ubuntu 101. Part II: Networking and the Internet. Chapter 6: Zen and the Art of Ubuntu Networking. Chapter 7: Cut the Cord: Using Wireless Networking. Chapter 8: Broadening Your Horizons with Broadband. Chapter 9: Internet Old School: Using Dialup Modems. Chapter 10: Protecting Yourself with a Firewall. Part III: Working with Ubuntu Workstation. Chapter 11: Introducing GNOME. Chapter 12: GNOME's Going Places. Chapter 13: Printing with GNOME. Chapter 14: Firing up Firefox. Chapter 15: Evolution E Mail, Calendars, and Addresses. Chapter 16: Opening Your Ubuntu Office with OpenOffice.org. Part IV: Multimedia Ubuntu. Chapter 17: Telephonic Ubuntu. Chapter 18: Instant Messaging. Chapter 19: Connecting to the Dark Side: Working Remotely on Windows. Chapter 20: Lyrical Ubuntu: Using Multimedia Applications. Chapter 21: Graphical Ubuntu. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 22: Almost Ten Ubuntu Resources. Chapter 23: Almost Ten System Administration Functions. Part VI: Appendixes. Appendix A: Tutti Fruti Ubuntu. Appendix B: Stupendous OpenSSH Tricks. Appendix C: About the CD. GNU General Public License. Index.

About the Author

Paul G. Sery is a Computer Systems Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories and project leader for Linux thincomputing. Previously, he designed, implemented, and managed Sandia's computer and network systems.