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| Praise For Ubuntu For Non-Geeks | |
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| Dedication | |
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| About The Authors | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Version Compatibility | |
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| Concept and Approach | |
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| How to Use This Book | |
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| About the Conventions Used in This Book | |
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| About the Projects in This Book; | |
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| Becoming A Penguinista | |
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| What Is Linux? | |
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| About the Penguin | |
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| Why Should You Use Linux? | |
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| But Is Linux Really Ready for the Desktop? | |
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| What Is a Distribution? | |
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| What Is Ubuntu? | |
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| Why Ubuntu Then? | |
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| Hardware Compatibility | |
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| Hardware Requirements | |
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| Good News for 64-Bit Machine Users | |
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| Mixed News for Mac Users | |
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| Speaking Ubuntu | |
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| Where Do I Go from Here?; | |
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| Wading And Diving | |
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| Going for a Dip | |
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| Choices, Choices, Choices—Installation Options | |
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| How Can I Get Back into Windows? | |
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| Oh No, My Computer Won't Boot!; | |
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| A New Place To Call Home | |
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| Welcome to the GNOME Desktop | |
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| The Top Panel | |
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| The Bottom Panel | |
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| Project 3A: Customizing the GNOME Panel | |
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| Project 3B: Manipulating Menus | |
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| Virtual Desktops | |
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| Wanda Revisited—GNOME Easter Eggs | |
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| Shutting Down; | |
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| More Than Webbed Feet | |
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| How Do You Connect? | |
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| Setting Up a Wired Connection | |
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| Checking Your Connection | |
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| Setting Up a Wireless Connection | |
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| Connecting with a DSL or ADSL Modem | |
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| Setting Up a Dial-up Connection | |
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| Mobile (3G) Broadband Connections | |
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| I'm Connected . . . So Now What?; | |
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| Slipping And Sliding | |
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| Firefox: Your Internet Browser | |
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| Project 5: Installing Firefox Extensions | |
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| Email with Evolution | |
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| An Email Alternative: Thunderbird | |
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| Chatting with Your Friends via Empathy | |
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| Microblogging—Twitter and Friends | |
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| Other Internet Applications; | |
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| Rounding Out The Bird | |
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| Project 6A: Installing Applications via the Ubuntu Software Center | |
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| Performing System Upgrades via Update Manager | |
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| Adding Extra Software Repositories | |
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| Project 6B: Installing Software from a PPA: OpenSonic | |
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| Project 6C: Installing DEB Packages Not Available via the Ubuntu Repositories: Skype; | |
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| A Tidy Nest | |
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| Nautilus: Your File Manager | |
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| File Handling in Nautilus | |
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| Navigating in Nautilus | |
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| Understanding the Linux Filesystem | |
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| What's in All Those Other Folders? | |
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| Using Nautilus as a Network Browser | |
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| Reading Data CDs and DVDs | |
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| Burning Data CDs and DVDs | |
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| USB Storage Devices | |
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| Working with Bluetooth Devices | |
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| Backing Up Your Files | |
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| Recovering from a Backup | |
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| Removing Unwanted Files | |
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| Project 7: Creating and Extracting Compressed Files; | |
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| Dressing Up The Bird | |
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| Project 8A: Creating a New User Account | |
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| Project 8B: Customizing Your Desktop Environment | |
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| Font Feathered Frenzy: Changing Your Fonts | |
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| Project 8C: Installing TrueType Fonts | |
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| Project 8D: Changing Your Login Screen | |
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| Choosing a Screensaver | |
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| Taking Screenshots | |
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| Customizing Visual Effects; | |
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| Simple Kitten Ways | |
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| Meet the Terminal | |
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| Some Goofy Yet Useful Fun with the Command Terminal | |
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| Nontoxic Commands | |
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| Commands with Some Teeth | |
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| A Couple of Other Biters You'll Be Using Soon | |
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| Project 9A: Creating a Plan | |
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| Project 9B: More Command Practice with pyWings | |
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| Project 9C: Command Practice Review with Briscola | |
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| Project 9D: Compiling and Installing Programs from Source: Xmahjongg | |
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| Customizing the Terminal | |
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| Tabbed Shell Sessions in the Terminal; | |
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| Gutenbird | |
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| Printers | |
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| Scanners; | |
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| Polyglot Penguins | |
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| Read-Only Language Support | |
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| Typing Nonstandard Characters | |
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| Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Input | |
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| Project 11: Setting Up Asian-Language Support | |
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| Setting Up IBus to Automatically Start Up When You Log In | |
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| Viewing Your System in Another Language; | |
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| Penguins At Work | |
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| OpenOffice.org | |
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| Word Processing Done Lightly with AbiWord | |
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| Some Other Cool Productivity Apps; | |
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| Brush-Wielding Penguins | |
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| Project 13A: Importing Images from Digital Cameras | |
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| Project 13B: Working with Digital Images in F-Spot Photo Manager | |
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| Getting Arty with the GIMP | |
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| Phatch Photo Batch Processor | |
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| gpaint | |
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| Inkscape | |
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| Project 13C: Installing Picasa | |
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| A Few Other Graphics Apps to Consider; | |
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| Tux Rocks | |
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| Audio File Formats | |
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| Project 14A: Installing MP3 Support for Audio Apps | |
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| Rhythmbox—Your Audio Player | |
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| Project 14B: Listening to Streaming Media with Rhythmbox | |
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| Creating Audio CDs | |
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| Project 14C: Listening to RealMedia Streams with RealPlayer | |
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| Other Cool Audio Apps; | |
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| Pluggin' In The Penguin | |
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| Knowing Your Limits | |
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| Mounting and Ejecting Your iPod or iPhone | |
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| (Not) Auto-updating Your iPod or iPhone | |
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| Working with Android-Based Phones | |
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| Working with Other Digital Media Players and Cell Phones | |
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| Managing Your Audio Device's Audio Files with Rhythmbox | |
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| Problems Writing to Your iPod | |
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| Working with Photos on Your Digital Device | |
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| Converting Audio File Formats | |
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| Playing Locked AAC (M4P) Files | |
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| Linux on Your iPod? | |
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| Working with . . . Your iPad?; | |
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| Couch Penguins | |
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| DVDs | |
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| Project 16A: Installing Support for Encrypted DVDs | |
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| Totem Movie Player | |
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| An Alternative to Totem: VLC Media Player | |
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| Editing Digital Video with PiTiVi | |
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| Project 16B: Capturing Digital Video with Kino | |
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| Other Video Apps; | |
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| Feathered Flippers | |
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| Project 17A: Expanding Your Game Collection via the Ubuntu Software Center | |
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| 3D Games | |
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| Project 17B: Installing a Java-Based Game: Schnapsen | |
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| Online Gaming | |
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| Searching for More Games; | |
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| Penguins At The Gates | |
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| Project 18A: Accessing Files on Your Windows Partition (for Dual-Booters) | |
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| Accessing a Linux Partition While Running Windows | |
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| Project 18B: Installing Microsoft Windows Core Fonts | |
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| Dual-Booting: Changing the Boot Order and Timeout | |
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| Linux Equivalents to Your Windows Applications | |
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| Project 18C: Running Windows Programs | |
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| Installing Windows Inside Ubuntu | |
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| Sharing Files with Windows Users on Your Network; | |
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| Defending The Nest | |
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| Does My System Need Protection? | |
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| The First Line of Defense | |
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| Software Firewalls | |
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| ClamAV: Antivirus Software, Linux Style | |
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| Project 19A: Virus Scanning with avast! | |
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| Project 19B: Encrypting Your Files | |
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| Project 19C: Shredding Documents Digitally; | |
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| A Colony Of Penguins | |
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| Take Me to Your SABDFL | |
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| Launchpad: Your Passport to the Ubuntu Community | |
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| Bugs, Bugs, Glorious Bugs | |
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| Sharing Ideas on How to Improve Ubuntu | |
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| The Ubuntu Forums | |
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| Chatting on IRC | |
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| Keeping Up with the News | |
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| LoCos and LUGs | |
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| Stickers and Other Goodies | |
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| Getting Involved; | |
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| Wounded Wings | |
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| I Can't Get Ubuntu Installed | |
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| Something Goes Wrong Before Ubuntu Finishes Booting | |
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| Sound and Video Problems | |
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| Internet and Network Connection Problems | |
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| Problems with the Display and Graphics Cards | |
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| Hard Disks and Storage Problems | |
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| Software Installation Problems | |
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| Common Problems with Applications | |
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| My Computer Is Running Slowly | |
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| Lost Files | |
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| Where Can I Go to Get More Help? | |
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| Installing Ubuntu From A Usb Flash Drive | |
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| Preparing the Installer Files | |
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| Creating a Bootable Installer Disk | |
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| Booting from the USB Disk | |
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| Ubuntu Desktop Cds For Amd64, Opteron, Or Intel Core 2 Users | |
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| Downloading and Burning Ubuntu Desktop CD ISOs to CD | |
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| Ordering an Install Disc from Ubuntu | |
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| Ordering an Install Disc from Other Online Sources | |
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| Manually Partitioning Your Hard Disk | |
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| Creating and Deleting Partitions | |
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| Editing Existing Partitions | |
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| Varieties of Partitions | |
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| Example Partition Layouts | |
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| Finishing Up | |
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| Resources | |
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| Forums | |
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| Linux Reference | |
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| Blogs | |
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| Hardware Compatibility Issues | |
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| Wireless Connections | |
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| Free Downloads | |
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| News and Information | |
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| Magazines | |
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| Books | |
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| Ubuntu CDs | |
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| Colophon | |
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| Updates | |
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| About The CD | |