Ubuntu for Non-Geeks A Pain-Free, Get-Things-Done Guide

 Content: PRAISE FOR UBUNTU FOR NON-GEEKS; Dedication; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION;   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;   1.1 What Is Linux?;   1.2 About the Penguin;   1.3 Why Should You Use Linux?;   1.4 But Is Linux Really Ready for the Desktop?;   1.5 What Is a Distribution?;   1.6 What Is Ubuntu?;   1.7 Why Ubuntu Then?;   1.8 Hardware Compatibility;   1.9 Hardware Requirements;   1.10 Good News for 64-Bit Machine Users;   1.11 Mixed News for Mac Users;   1.12 Speaking Ubuntu;   1.13 Where Do I Go from Here?; Chapter 2: WADING AND DIVING;   2.1 Going for a Dip;   2.2 Choices, Choices, Choices--Installation Options;   2.3 How Can I Get Back into Windows?;   2.4 Oh No, My Computer Won\'t Boot!; Chapter 3: A NEW PLACE TO CALL HOME;   3.1 Welcome to the GNOME Desktop;   3.2 The Top Panel;   3.3 The Bottom Panel;   3.4 Project 3A: Customizing the GNOME Panel;   3.5 Project 3B: Manipulating Menus;   3.6 Virtual Desktops;   3.7 Wanda Revisited--GNOME Easter Eggs;   3.8 Shutting Down; Chapter 4: MORE THAN WEBBED FEET;   4.1 How Do You Connect?;   4.2 Setting Up a Wired Connection;   4.3 Checking Your Connection;   4.4 Setting Up a Wireless Connection;   4.5 Connecting with a DSL or ADSL Modem;   4.6 Setting Up a Dial-up Connection;   4.7 Mobile (3G) Broadband Connections;   4.8 I\'m Connected ... So Now What?; Chapter 5: SLIPPING AND SLIDING;   5.1 Firefox: Your Internet Browser;   5.2 Project 5: Installing Firefox Extensions;   5.3 Email with Evolution;   5.4 An Email Alternative: Thunderbird;   5.5 Chatting with Your Friends via Empathy;   5.6 Microblogging--Twitter and Friends;   5.7 Other Internet Applications; Chapter 6: ROUNDING OUT THE BIRD;   6.1 Project 6A: Installing Applications via the Ubuntu Software Center;   6.2 Performing System Upgrades via Update Manager;   6.3 Adding Extra Software Repositories;   6.4 Project 6B: Installing Software from a PPA: OpenSonic;   6.5 Project 6C: Installing DEB Packages Not Available via the Ubuntu Repositories: Skype; Chapter 7: A TIDY NEST;   7.1 Nautilus: Your File Manager;   7.2 File Handling in Nautilus;   7.3 Navigating in Nautilus;   7.4 Understanding the Linux Filesystem;   7.5 What\'s in All Those Other Folders?;   7.6 Using Nautilus as a Network Browser;   7.7 Reading Data CDs and DVDs;   7.8 Burning Data CDs and DVDs;   7.9 USB Storage Devices;   7.10 Working with Bluetooth Devices;   7.11 Backing Up Your Files;   7.12 Recovering from a Backup;   7.13 Removing Unwanted Files;   7.14 Project 7: Creating and Extracting Compressed Files; Chapter 8: DRESSING UP THE BIRD;   8.1 Project 8A: Creating a New User Account;   8.2 Project 8B: Customizing Your Desktop Environment;   8.3 Font Feathered Frenzy: Changing Your Fonts;   8.4 Project 8C: Installing TrueType Fonts;   8.5 Project 8D: Changing Your Login Screen;   8.6 Choosing a Screensaver;   8.7 Taking Screenshots;   8.8 Customizing Visual Effects; Chapter 9: SIMPLE KITTEN WAYS;   9.1 Meet the Terminal;   9.2 Some Goofy Yet Useful Fun with the Command Terminal;   9.3 Nontoxic Commands;   9.4 Commands with Some Teeth;   9.5 A Couple of Other Biters You\'ll Be Using Soon;   9.6 Project 9A: Creating a Plan;   9.7 Project 9B: More Command Practice with pyWings;   9.8 Project 9C: Command Practice Review with Briscola;   9.9 Project 9D: Compiling and Installing Programs from Source: Xmahjongg;   9.10 Customizing the Terminal;   9.11 Tabbed Shell Sessions in the Terminal; Chapter 10: GUTENBIRD;   10.1 Printers;   10.2 Scanners; Chapter 11: POLYGLOT PENGUINS;   11.1 Read-Only Language Support;   11.2 Typing Nonstandard Characters;   11.3 Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Input;   11.4 Project 11: Setting Up Asian-Language Support;   11.5 Setting Up IBus to Automatically Start Up When You Log In;   11.6 Viewing Your System in Another Language; Chapter 12: PENGUINS AT WORK;   12.1 OpenOffice.org;   12.2 Word Processing Done Lightly with AbiWord;   12.3 Some Other Cool Productivity Apps; Chapter 13: BRUSH-WIELDING PENGUINS;   13.1 Project 13A: Importing Images from Digital Cameras;   13.2 Project 13B: Working with Digital Images in F-Spot Photo Manager;   13.3 Getting Arty with the GIMP;   13.4 Phatch Photo Batch Processor;   13.5 gpaint;   13.6 Inkscape;   13.7 Project 13C: Installing Picasa;   13.8 A Few Other Graphics Apps to Consider; Chapter 14: TUX ROCKS;   14.1 Audio File Formats;   14.2 Project 14A: Installing MP3 Support for Audio Apps;   14.3 Rhythmbox--Your Audio Player;   14.4 Project 14B: Listening to Streaming Media with Rhythmbox;   14.5 Creating Audio CDs;   14.6 Project 14C: Listening to RealMedia Streams with RealPlayer;   14.7 Other Cool Audio Apps; Chapter 15: PLUGGIN\' IN THE PENGUIN;   15.1 Knowing Your Limits;   15.2 Mounting and Ejecting Your iPod or iPhone;   15.3 (Not) Auto-updating Your iPod or iPhone;   15.4 Working with Android-Based Phones;        15.5 Working with Other Digital Media Players and Cell Phones;   15.6 Managing Your Audio Device\'s Audio Files with Rhythmbox;   15.7 Problems Writing to Your iPod;   15.8 Working with Photos on Your Digital Device;   15.9 Converting Audio File Formats;   15.10 Playing Locked AAC (M4P) Files;   15.11 Linux on Your iPod?;   15.12 Working with ... Your iPad?; Chapter 16: COUCH PENGUINS;   16.1 DVDs;   16.2 Project 16A: Installing Support for Encrypted DVDs;   16.3 Totem Movie Player;   16.4 An Alternative to Totem: VLC Media Player;   16.5 Editing Digital Video with PiTiVi;   16.6 Project 16B: Capturing Digital Video with Kino;   16.7 Other Video Apps; Chapter 17: FEATHERED FLIPPERS;   17.1 Project 17A: Expanding Your Game Collection via the Ubuntu Software Center;   17.2 3D Games;   17.3 Project 17B: Installing a Java-Based Game: Schnapsen;   17.4 Online Gaming;   17.5 Searching for More Games; Chapter 18: PENGUINS AT THE GATES;   18.1 Project 18A: Accessing Files on Your Windows Partition (for Dual-Booters);   18.2 Accessing a Linux Partition While Running Windows;   18.3 Project 18B: Installing Microsoft Windows Core Fonts;   18.4 Dual-Booting: Changing the Boot Order and Timeout;   18.5 Linux Equivalents to Your Windows Applications;   18.6 Project 18C: Running Windows Programs;   18.7 Installing Windows Inside Ubuntu;   18.8 Sharing Files with Windows Users on Your Network; Chapter 19: DEFENDING THE NEST;   19.1 Does My System Need Protection?;   19.2 The First Line of Defense;   19.3 Software Firewalls;   19.4 ClamAV: Antivirus Software, Linux Style;   19.5 Project 19A: Virus Scanning with avast!;   19.6 Project 19B: Encrypting Your Files;   19.7 Project 19C: Shredding Documents Digitally; Chapter 20: A COLONY OF PENGUINS;   20.1 Take Me to Your SABDFL;   20.2 Launchpad: Your Passport to the Ubuntu Community;   20.3 Bugs, Bugs, Glorious Bugs;   20.4 Sharing Ideas on How to Improve Ubuntu;   20.5 The Ubuntu Forums;   20.6 Chatting on IRC;   20.7 Keeping Up with the News;   20.8 LoCos and LUGs;   20.9 Stickers and Other Goodies;   20.10 Getting Involved; Chapter 21: WOUNDED WINGS;   21.1 I Can\'t Get Ubuntu Installed;   21.2 Something Goes Wrong Before Ubuntu Finishes Booting;   21.3 Sound and Video Problems;   21.4 Internet and Network Connection Problems;   21.5 Problems with the Display and Graphics Cards;   21.6 Hard Disks and Storage Problems;   21.7 Software Installation Problems;   21.8 Common Problems with Applications;   21.9 My Computer Is Running Slowly;   21.10 Lost Files;   21.11 Where Can I Go to Get More Help?; INSTALLING UBUNTU FROM A USB FLASH DRIVE;   Preparing the Installer Files;   Creating a Bootable Installer Disk;   Booting from the USB Disk; UBUNTU DESKTOP CDS FOR AMD64, OPTERON, OR INTEL CORE 2 USERS;   Downloading and Burning Ubuntu Desktop CD ISOs to CD;   Ordering an Install Disc from Ubuntu;   Ordering an Install Disc from Other Online Sources; MANUALLY PARTITIONING YOUR HARD DISK;   Creating and Deleting Partitions;   Editing Existing Partitions;   Varieties of Partitions;   Example Partition Layouts;   Finishing Up; RESOURCES;   Forums;   Linux Reference;   Blogs;   Hardware Compatibility Issues;   Wireless Connections;   Free Downloads;   News and Information;   Magazines;   Books;   Ubuntu CDs; COLOPHON; UPDATES; ABOUT THE CD;