Ubuntu Linux Bible

Ubuntu Linux Bible (covering Ubuntu version 20.04) gives you what you need to successfully plan and implement Ubuntu workloads at any level and addressing all use-cases. Whether you're a desktop user, server administrator, or completely new to Linux, you're covered. The book presents the i...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Clinton, David
Autres auteurs: Negus, Christopher
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2020.
Édition:10th ed.
Collection:Bible Ser.
Sujets:
Ubuntu (Electronic resource)
Linux.
Linux
Operating systems (Computers)
Systèmes d'exploitation (Ordinateurs)
operating systems.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • About the Authors
  • About the Technical Editor
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents at a Glance
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • How This Book Is Organized
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Jumping into Linux
  • How to Contact Wiley or the Authors
  • Part I Getting Started
  • Chapter 1 Starting with Linux
  • Understanding What Linux Is
  • Understanding How Linux Differs from Other Operating Systems
  • Exploring Linux History
  • Free-flowing UNIX culture at Bell Labs
  • Commercial UNIX
  • Berkeley Software Distribution arrives
  • UNIX Laboratory and commercialization
  • GNU transitions UNIX to freedom
  • BSD loses some steam
  • Linus builds the missing piece
  • OSI open source definition
  • Understanding How Linux Distributions Emerged
  • Understanding Red Hat
  • Understanding Ubuntu and other Debian distributions
  • Finding Professional Opportunities with Linux Today
  • Understanding how companies make money with Linux
  • Summary
  • Chapter 2 Creating the Perfect Linux Desktop
  • Understanding Linux Desktop Technology
  • Starting with the GNOME 3 Desktop Live Image
  • Using the GNOME 3 Desktop
  • After the computer boots up
  • Navigating with the mouse
  • Navigating with the keyboard
  • Setting up the GNOME 3 desktop
  • Extending the GNOME 3 desktop
  • Using GNOME shell extensions
  • Using the GNOME Tweak Tool
  • Starting with desktop applications
  • Managing files and folders with Nautilus
  • Installing and managing additional software
  • Playing music with Rhythmbox
  • Stopping the GNOME 3 desktop
  • Using the Unity Graphical Shell with the GNOME Desktop
  • Using the Metacity window manager
  • Changing GNOME's appearance
  • Using the panels
  • Adding a drawer
  • Changing panel properties
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • Part II Becoming a Linux Power User
  • Chapter 3 Using the Shell
  • About Shells and Terminal Windows
  • Using the shell prompt
  • Using a Terminal window
  • Using virtual consoles
  • Choosing Your Shell
  • Running Commands
  • Understanding command syntax
  • Locating commands
  • Recalling Commands Using Command History
  • Command-line editing
  • Command-line completion
  • Command-line recall
  • Connecting and Expanding Commands
  • Piping between commands
  • Sequential commands
  • Background commands
  • Expanding commands
  • Expanding arithmetic expressions
  • Expanding variables
  • Using Shell Variables
  • Creating and using aliases
  • Exiting the shell
  • Creating Your Shell Environment
  • Configuring your shell
  • Setting your prompt
  • Adding environment variables
  • Getting Information about Commands
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 4 Moving Around the Filesystem
  • Using Basic Filesystem Commands
  • Using Metacharacters and Operators
  • Using file-matching metacharacters
  • Using file-redirection metacharacters
  • Using brace expansion characters
  • Listing Files and Directories

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