Ubuntu Unleashed 2011 Edition: Covering 10.10 and 11.04 (6th Edition) is a book written by Matthew Helmke, Andrew Hudson and Paul Hudson. With over 700 pages, The 2011 Edition is the perfect Ubuntu manual and it covers Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 from A to Z, including installing, configuring, desktop applications, system administration, games, Ubuntu as a server, programming in Ubuntu.
The table of contents for 2011 Edition:
- Part I: Installing and Configuration
- Installing Ubuntu
- Post-Installation Configuration
- Working with GNOME
- Command Line Quickstart
- Part II: Desktop Ubuntu
- On the Internet
- Productivity Applications
- Multimedia Applications
- Other Ubuntu Desktops
- Games
- Part III: System Administration
- Managing Users
- Automating Tasks
- System-Monitoring Tools
- Backing Up
- Networking
- Remote Access with SSH and Telnet
- Part IV: Ubuntu as a Server
- File and Print
- Apache Web Server Management
- Remote File Serving with FTP
- Handling Email
- Proxying and Reverse Proxying
- Administering Database Services
- LDAP
- Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP)
- Ubuntu in the Cloud
- Part V: Programming Linux
- Opportunistic Development
- Helping with Ubuntu Testing and QA
- Using Perl
- Working with Python
- Writing PHP Scripts
- C/C++ Programming Tools for Ubuntu
- Mono
- Part VI: Ubuntu Housekeeping
- Managing Software
- Securing Your Machines
- Performance Tuning
- Command Line Masterclass
- Kernel and Module Management
- Part VII: Appendixes
- A. Ubuntu Under the Hood
- B. Ubuntu and Linux Internet Resources
You can buy it from Amazon.com using the link below for $29.99:
According to the description in the book:
- Matthew Helmke is an active member of the Ubuntu community, an administrator for UbuntuForums.org, and chariman of the UbuntuForums council.
- Andrew Hudson is a freelance journalist who specializes in writing about Linux, with significant experience in Red Hat and Debian-based Linux distributions
- Paul Hudson is a recognized expert in open-source technologies. He is a professional developer and full-time journalist for Future Publishing, with articles that appeared in Mac Format, PC Answers, PC Format, PC Plus and Linux Format.
The book also ships with the Ubuntu 10.10 DVD.
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