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Dedication;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;INTRODUCTION; Who Is This Book For?; Version Compatibility; Concept and Approach; How to Use This Book; About the Conventions Used in This Book; About the Projects in This Book;Chapter
1: BECOMING A PENGUINISTA;
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1 What Is Linux?;
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2 About the Penguin;
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3 Why Should I Use Linux?;
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4 But Is Linux Really Ready for the Desktop?;
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5 What Is a Distribution?;
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6 What Is Ubuntu?;
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7 Hardware Compatibility;
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8 Hardware Requirements;
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9 Good News for AMD64 Users;
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10 Mixed News for Mac Users;
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11 Speaking Ubuntu;
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12 Where Do I Go from Here?;Chapter
2: WADING AND DIVING;
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1 Going in for a Dip;
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2 Choices, Choices, Choices--Installation Options;Chapter
3: A NEW PLACE TO CALL HOME;
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1 Welcome to the GNOME Desktop;
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2 The Top Panel;
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3 The Bottom Panel;
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4 Project 3A: Customizing the GNOME Panel;
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5 Project 3B: Manipulating Menus;
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6 Virtual Desktops;
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7 Wanda Revisited--GNOME Easter Eggs;
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8 Shutting Down;Chapter
4: MORE THAN WEBBED FEET;
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1 Setting Up a High-Speed Connection;
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2 Setting Up a Wireless Connection;
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3 Setting Up a Dial-Up Connection;
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4 Firefox: Your Internet Browser;
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5 Project 4A: Installing Firefox Extensions;
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6 Project 4B: Installing the Flash Plugin;
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7 Email with Evolution;
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8 An Email Alternative: Thunderbird;
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9 Other Internet Applications;Chapter
5: ROUNDING OUT THE BIRD;
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1 Project 5A: Installing Applications via GNOME App Install;
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2 Project 5B: Installing Applications via Synaptic;
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3 Removing Applications via Synaptic;
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4 Upgrading Applications via Synaptic;
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5 Performing System Upgrades via Update Manager;
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6 If an Update Ruins Your Day. or System;Chapter
6: A TIDY NEST;
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1 Nautilus: Your File Manager;
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2 File Handling in Nautilus;
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3 Navigating in Nautilus;
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4 Understanding the Linux Filesystem;
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5 What''s in All Those Other Folders?;
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6 Using Nautilus as a Network Browser;
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7 Reading Data CDs and DVDs;
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8 Burning Data CDs and DVDs;
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9 Burning ISO Images to Disk;
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10 Creating Your Own ISO Images;
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11 Burning Multisession CDs;
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12 Duplicating CDs and DVDs;
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13 USB Storage Devices;
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14 Working with Bluetooth Devices;
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15 Project
6: Creating and Extracting Compressed Files;Chapter
7: DRESSING UP THE BIRD;
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1 Project 7A: Creating a New User Account;
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2 Project 7B: Customizing Your Desktop Environment;
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3 Project 7C: Placing Home and Trash Icons on the Desktop;
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4 Project 7D: Changing Your Login Screen;
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5 Project 7E: Changing Your Splash Screen;
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6 Choosing a Screensaver;
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7 Screenshots;
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8 Visual Effects;Chapter
8: SIMPLE KITTEN WAYS;
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1 Meet the Terminal;
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2 Some Goofy, Yet Useful, Fun with the Command Terminal;
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3 Nontoxic Commands;
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4 Commands with Some Teeth;
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5 A Couple of Other Biters You''ll Be Using Soon;
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6 Project 8A: Creating a Plan;
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7 Project 8B: More Command Practice with pyWings;
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8 Project 8C: Command Practice Review with Briscola;
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9 Customizing the Terminal;
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10 Tabbed Shell Sessions in the Terminal;Chapter
9: ALIENS, TARBALLS, A GLASS OF WINE, AND A CUP OF JOE;
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1 Project 9A: Installing the Java Runtime Environment and Running Java Apps: Risk;
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2 Project 9B: A Little More Hands-On Java Experience: Schnapsen;
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3 Project 9C: Say It Ain''t So, Joe--Running Windows Applications with Wine;
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4 Project 9D: Installing DEB Packages Not Available via the Ubuntu Repositories: Skype;
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5 Project 9E: Converting RPMs to DEB Packages Using Alien;
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6 Project 9F: Compiling and Installing Programs from Source: Xmahjongg;Chapter
10: GUTENBIRD;
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1 Printers;
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2 Canceling a Print Job;
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3 Scanners;Chapter
11: FONT FEATHERED FRENZY;
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1 Project 11A: Installing TrueType Fonts Locally;
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2 Project 11B: Installing TrueType Fonts Globally;
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3 Project 11C: Installing Microsoft Windows Core Fonts via Synaptic;
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4 Project 11D: Installing Microsoft Core Fonts from Your Windows Partition (for Dual-Booters);
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5 Customizing Your System Fonts;
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6 Creating Your Own Fonts with FontForge;Chapter
12: POLYGLOT PENGUINS;
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1 Read-Only Language Support;
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2 Typing Nonstandard Characters;
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3 Viewing Your System in Another Language;
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4 Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Input;
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5 Project
12: Installing Asian Language Input Support for SCIM;Chapter
13: PENGUINS BACK AT WORK;
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1 OpenOffice. org;
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2 Word Processing Done Lightly with AbiWord;
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3 Some Other Cool Productivity Apps;Chapter
14: BRUSH-WIELDING PENGUINS;
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1 Project 14A: Importing Images from Digital Cameras;
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2 Project 14B: Working with Digital Images in F-Spot Photo Manager;
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3 Getting Arty with the GIMP;
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4 gpaint;
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5 Inkscape;
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6 Project 14C: Installing Picasa;
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7 A Few Other Graphics Apps to Consider;Chapter
15: TUX ROCKS;
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1 Audio File Formats;
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2 Project 15A: Installing MP3 Support for Audio Apps;
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3 Audio Rippers and Encoders;
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4 Audio Players;
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5 Project 15B: Listening to Streaming Media with Rhythmbox;
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6 Creating Audio CDs;
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7 Project 15C: Listening to RealMedia Streams with RealPlayer;
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8 Other Cool Audio Apps;Chapter
16: PLUGGIN'' IN THE PENGUIN;
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1 Knowing Your Limits;
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2 iPod Filesystem Formats;
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3 Managing Your iPod in Ubuntu;
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4 Photo Transfer with GPixPod;
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5 Converting Audio File Formats;
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6 Linux on Your iPod?;
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7 Other MP3 Players;Chapter
17: COUCH PENGUINS;
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1 Playing Video Streams with RealPlayer;
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2 DVDs;
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3 Project
17: Installing Support for Encrypted DVDs;
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4 Totem Movie Player;
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5 Using Your Digital Video Camera;
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6 Other Video Apps;Chapter
18: DEFENDING THE NEST;
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1 Does My System Need Protection?;
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2 The First Line of Defense;
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3 Software Firewalls;
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4 ClamAV: Antivirus Software, Linux Style;
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5 Project
18: Virus Scanning with avast!;UBUNTU DESKTOP CDS FOR AMD64 USERS; Downloading and Burning Ubuntu Desktop CD ISOs to CD; Ordering an Install Disk from Ubuntu; Ordering an Install Disk from Other Online Sources;RESOURCES; Forums; Linux Reference; Blogs; Hardware Compatibility Issues; Wireless Connections; Free Downloads; News and Information; Magazines; Books; Ubuntu CDs;COLOPHON;