Название: Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, 2nd Edition
Автор: Rickford Grant
Издательство: No Starch Press
Год: 2007
Формат: PDF
Размер: 18 Мб
Язык: английский / English

This newbie's guide to Ubuntu - now updated for Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn), the latest Ubuntu release, which puts the spotlight on multimedia enablement and desktop effects - lets readers learn by doing. Using immersion-learning techniques favored by language courses, step-by-step projects build upon earlier tutorial concepts, stimulating the brain and increasing the reader's understanding.

Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, 2nd Edition covers all the topics likely to be of interest to an average desktop user. Inside, you'll learn to:
Download and install free applications, games, and utilities
Connect to the Internet and wireless networks
Configure your hardware, including printers, scanners, and removable storage devices
Watch DVDs, listen to music, and even sync your iPod
Download photos and videos from your digital camera, then edit and share them
Tackle more advanced tasks as soon as you're ready

Full of tips, tricks, and helpful pointers, Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, 2nd Edition is a hands-on, project-based, take-it slow guidebook intended for those interested in-but nervous about-switching to the Linux operating system. Step-by-step projects build upon earlier tutorial concepts, helping you absorb and apply what you've learned.