Ubuntu Linux Desktop: Your Visual Blueprint to Using the Linux Operating System - Couverture souple

Shreves, Ric; Lesh, Mark; Dulaney, Emmett; Habraken, Joe

 
9780470345207: Ubuntu Linux Desktop: Your Visual Blueprint to Using the Linux Operating System

Synopsis

Ubuntu Linux is fast becoming the "people's Linux" and provides a secure and simple desktop operating system that provides both ease of use and a number of powerful applications for free. Ubuntu Linux: Your visual blueprint to using the Linux operating system provides the essential coverage for end-user productivity. With an emphasis of the preloaded applications that accompany Ubuntu, this book will cover multimedia applications, Web and email applications and a powerful suite of productivity tools that allow you to create documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

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Quatrième de couverture

Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional–level computer topics. Open the book and you will discover step–by–step screen shots that demonstrate over 130 key Ubuntu tasks and techniques, including:

  • Burning Ubuntu to a CD
  • Adding or removing applications

  • Creating, renaming, and managing folders

  • Configuring removable drives and media

  • Finding files with the Tracker search tool

  • Setting up an Evolution e–mail account

  • Creating and editing documents with Writer

  • Developing spreadsheets and presentations

  • Playing CDs and videos and recording sound

  • Using the command line

"I have several books from the Visual series and have always found them to be valuable resources."
Stephen P. Miller (Ballston Spa, NY)

  • High–resolution screen shots demonstrate each task
  • Succinct explanations walk you through step by step

  • Two–page lessons break big topics into bite–sized modules

  • "Apply It" and "Extra" sidebars highlight useful tips

Présentation de l'éditeur

Ubuntu Linux is fast becoming the "people′s Linux" and provides a secure and simple desktop operating system that provides both ease of use and a number of powerful applications for free. Ubuntu Linux: Your visual blueprint to using the Linux operating system provides the essential coverage for end–user productivity. With an emphasis of the preloaded applications that accompany Ubuntu, this book will cover multimedia applications, Web and email applications and a powerful suite of productivity tools that allow you to create documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

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