Learn Linux in a Month of Lunches

Learn Linux in a Month of Lunches
brief contents
contents
foreword
preface
acknowledgments
about this book
	Author Online
	About the author
Part 1 Getting Linux up and running
	1 Before you begin
		1.1 Why Linux matters
		1.2 Is this book for you?
		1.3 Using this book
			1.3.1 The main chapters
			1.3.2 Hands-on labs
			1.3.3 Further exploration
		1.4 Setting up your lab environment
		1.5 Online resources
		1.6 Being immediately effective with Linux
	2 Getting to know Linux
		2.1 Distributions
		2.2 Ubuntu
			2.2.1 Debian
			2.2.2 Fedora
			2.2.3 Linux Mint
			2.2.4 Arch
			2.2.5 Other distributions
		2.3 Choosing a distribution
		2.4 Repositories
		2.5 The Linux kernel
		2.6 Wrapping up
		2.7 Lab
	3 Installing Linux
		3.1 Live vs. installation
		3.2 Creating a Linux boot image
		3.3 Burn the image to DVD
		3.4 Install the image to USB
		3.5 Boot from the image
			3.5.1 Installation preparation
			3.5.2 Installation type
			3.5.3 Where are you?
			3.5.4 Keyboard layout
			3.5.5 Who are you?
		3.6 Common issues
		3.7 Purchasing hardware with Linux installed
		3.8 Wrapping up
		3.9 Lab
	4 Getting to know your system
		4.1 Identifying hardware
		4.2 Drivers
		4.3 Codecs
		4.4 Using log files
		4.5 Finding help
		4.6 Wrapping up
		4.7 Lab
	5 Desktop environments
		5.1 Desktop environments
		5.2 GNOME
			5.2.1 Interface
			5.2.2 Customizing
			5.2.3 Software
		5.3 KDE
			5.3.1 Interface
			5.3.2 Customizing
			5.3.3 Software
		5.4 Unity
			5.4.1 Interface
			5.4.2 Customizing
			5.4.3 Software
		5.5 Xfce
			5.5.1 Interface
			5.5.2 Customizing
			5.5.3 Software
		5.6 Choosing a desktop environment
		5.7 Wrapping up
		5.8 Lab
	6 Navigating your desktop
		6.1 Working with programs
			6.1.1 Finding programs
			6.1.2 Launching programs
			6.1.3 Closing programs
			6.1.4 Top menu bars
			6.1.5 Customizing your dock
		6.2 Working with files and folders
			6.2.1 Creating folders
			6.2.2 Creating files
			6.2.3 Opening files
			6.2.4 Moving folders and files
			6.2.5 Copying folders and files
			6.2.6 Deleting folders and files
			6.2.7 Changing the look of the folders and files
		6.3 Wrapping up
		6.4 Lab
Part 2 A home office in Linux
	7 Installing software
		7.1 Package managers
		7.2 Ubuntu Software Center
		7.3 Synaptic
		7.4 Wrapping up
		7.5 Lab
	8 An introduction to Linux home/office software
		8.1 Office/productivity
			8.1.1 LibreOffice
			8.1.2 Calligra
			8.1.3 Email clients
			8.1.4 Choosing your office program(s)
		8.2 Image editing
			8.2.1 GIMP
			8.2.2 LibreOffice Draw
		8.3 Multimedia
			8.3.1 Movies
			8.3.2 Music
		8.4 Wrapping up
		8.5 Lab
	9 Text files and editors
		9.1 Getting to know text editors
			9.1.1 gedit
			9.1.2 Vim
			9.1.3 Emacs
		9.2 Working with text editors
			9.2.1 Writing with text editors
			9.2.2 Going under the hood with text files
		9.3 Wrapping up
		9.4 Lab
	10 Working with files and folders on the command line
		10.1 Working with files and folders
			10.1.1 Creating folders
			10.1.2 Creating files
			10.1.3 Copying folders and files
			10.1.4 Moving folders and files
			10.1.5 Deleting folders and files
		10.2 Wrapping up
		10.3 Lab
	11 Working with common command-line applications, part 1
		11.1 top
		11.2 Kill commands
			11.2.1 xkill
			11.2.2 killall
		11.3 wget
		11.4 grep
		11.5 Wrapping up
		11.6 Lab
	12 Working with common command-line applications, part 2
		12.1 su and sudo for administrative tasks
			12.1.1 su
			12.1.2 sudo
		12.2 Installing and removing software with the command line
		12.3 Read the manual with the man command
		12.4 Grow commands with pipes and redirects
		12.5 Wrapping up
		12.6 Lab
	13 Using the command line productively
		13.1 Alternative terminal interfaces
			13.1.1 Guake
			13.1.2 Terminator
		13.2 Customizing the terminal
		13.3 Saving time in the terminal
			13.3.1 Last command(s)
			13.3.2 history command
			13.3.3 Searching commands
			13.3.4 Autocompleting commands
			13.3.5 Copying and pasting
		13.4 Wrapping up
		13.5 Lab
	14 Explaining the Linux filesystem hierarchy
		14.1 /home
		14.2 / (root)
		14.3 /usr, /bin, and /sbin
		14.4 /etc
		14.5 /tmp
		14.6 Wrapping up
		14.7 Lab
	15 Windows programs in Linux
		15.1 Virtualization
		15.2 Wine: using Windows without full-blown virtual machines
			15.2.1 Winetricks
		15.3 Wrapping up
		15.4 Lab
	16 Establishing a workflow
		16.1 File/application launchers
			16.1.1 GNOME Do
			16.1.2 Kupfer
		16.2 Keyboard shortcuts
			16.2.1 Unity/GNOME
			16.2.2 KDE
			16.2.3 Xfce
		16.3 Wrapping up
		16.4 Lab
Part 3 Home system admin on Linux
	17 An in-depth look at package management and maintenance
		17.1 Installing software from outside of the repositories
			17.1.1 Installing software with package files
			17.1.2 Viewing and adding repositories
		17.2 Dependencies
			17.2.1 Using advanced commands to remove dependencies
		17.3 Wrapping up
		17.4 Lab
	18 Updating the operating system
		18.1 Updating Linux
			18.1.1 The update command
		18.2 Upgrading Linux
			18.2.1 The upgrade command
		18.3 Rolling releases vs. standard releases
			18.3.1 Standard releases
			18.3.2 Rolling releases
			18.3.3 Which is better?
		18.4 Wrapping up
		18.5 Lab
	19 Linux security
		19.1 Users and superusers in Linux
		19.2 Viruses and Linux
			19.2.1 Is Linux immune to viruses?
			19.2.2 Linux antiviruses
		19.3 Firewalls
		19.4 Encryption
		19.5 Running commands safely
		19.6 Wrapping up
		19.7 Lab
	20 Connecting to other computers
		20.1 Connecting to the internet with NetworkManager
			20.1.1 Customizing your Domain Name System
		20.2 Connect to your computer with Secure Shell (SSH)
			20.2.1 Configuring your virtual machine
			20.2.2 Transferring files with SSH FTP
		20.3 Wrapping up
		20.4 Lab
	21 Printing
		21.1 Installing a printer with Ubuntu’s Printers tool
			21.1.1 Deleting and configuring printers with the Ubuntu Printers tool
		21.2 CUPS
		21.3 Tips for printing with Linux
		21.4 Wrapping up
		21.5 Lab
	22 Version control for non-programmers
		22.1 What is version control?
		22.2 A quick introduction to Git
		22.3 Using GitLab as a repository
			22.3.1 Generating an SSH key for GitLab
		22.4 Connecting to your repository with Git
			22.4.1 Creating your Git identity
			22.4.2 Cloning a repository
			22.4.3 Adding files to your web-based repository
			22.4.4 Pulling files from your web-based repository
			22.4.5 Viewing the history of files
			22.4.6 Sharing your repository
		22.5 Wrapping up
		22.6 Lab
	23 Never the end
		23.1 Finding help with Linux
		23.2 Finding Linux news
		23.3 Using Linux professionally
			23.3.1 Do you need a certification?
			23.3.2 Which certification?
		23.4 Wrapping up
Answer key
	Chapter 4
	Chapter 6
	Chapter 7
	Chapter 8
	Chapter 9
	Chapter 10
	Chapter 11
	Chapter 12
	Chapter 13
	Chapter 14
	Chapter 15
	Chapter 16
	Chapter 17
	Chapter 18
	Chapter 19
	Chapter 20
	Chapter 22
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