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William von Hagen (Bill) has been a Unix system administrator for over twenty years, and a Linux fanatic since the early 1990s. He has worked as a Linux product manager, systems programmer, system administrator, writer, application developer, drummer, and content manager. Bill has written or co-written books on such topics as Linux Server Hacks, Linux Filesystems, SUSE Linux, Red Hat Linux, GCC, SGML, Mac OS X, and Hacking the TiVo. He has also written numerous articles on Linux, embedded computing, Mac OS X, Unix, and various Open Source topics. An avid computer collector specializing in workstations, he owns more than 200 computer systems but is not compulsive at all. You can reach him at [email protected].

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Part I: Getting Started with Ubuntu Linux.

Chapter 1: The Ubuntu Linux Project.

Chapter 2: Installing Ubuntu.

Chapter 3: Installing Ubuntu on Special-Purpose Systems.

Part II: Ubuntu for Desktop Users.

Chapter 4: Basic Linux System Concepts.

Chapter 5: Using the GNOME Desktop.

Chapter 6: Using Command-Line Tools.

Chapter 7: Working with Text Files on Ubuntu.

Chapter 8: Reading and Sending Mail with Evolution.

Chapter 9: Surfing the Web with Firefox.

Chapter 10: Creating and Publishing Documents.

Chapter 11: Other Office Software: Spreadsheets and Presentations.

Chapter 12: Working with Graphics.

Chapter 13: Working with Multimedia.

Chapter 14: Would You Like to Play a Game?

Chapter 15: Connecting to Other Systems.

Chapter 16: File Transfer and Sharing on Ubuntu.

Chapter 17: Consumer Electronics and Ubuntu.

Chapter 18: Software Development on Ubuntu.

Part III: Ubuntu for System Administrators.

Chapter 19: Understanding the Ubuntu Startup and Shutdown Processes.

Chapter 20: Adding, Removing, and Updating Software.

Chapter 21: Managing Users, Groups, Authentication, and Advanced Permissions.

Chapter 22: Backing Up and Restoring Files.

Chapter 23: Adding Hardware and Attaching Peripherals.

Chapter 24: Network Configuration and Security.

Chapter 25: Going Wireless.

Part IV: Configuring Servers on Ubuntu.

Chapter 26: Setting Up a Web Server.

Chapter 27: Setting Up a Mail Server.

Chapter 28: Setting Up a DHCP Server.

Chapter 29: Setting Up a DNS Server.

Chapter 30: Setting Up a Print Server.

Chapter 31: Setting Up an NFS Server.

Chapter 32: Setting Up a Samba Server.

Index.