Ubuntu 7.10 Linux Unleashed

by Hudson, Andrew; Hudson, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780672329692
• ISBN10: 0672329697
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-28
• Publisher: Sams Publishing

Summary

The definitive guide to Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon the latest version of the most popular Linux distribution for desktops.

Author Biography

Andrew Hudson is a freelance journalist who specializes in writing about Linux. He has significant experience in Red Hat and Debian-based Linux distributions and deployments and can often be found sitting at his keyboard tweaking various settings and config files just for the hell of it. He lives in Wiltshire, which is a county of England, along with his wife, Bernice, and their son, John. Andrew does not like Emacs. He can be reached at [e-mail].

 

Paul Hudson is a recognized expert in open-source technologies. He is also a professional developer and full-time journalist for Future Publishing. His articles have appeared in Mac Format, PC Answers, PC Format, PC Plus, and Linux Format. Paul is passionate about free software in all its forms and uses a mix of Linux and BSD to power his desktops and servers. Paul likes Emacs. Paul can be contacted through http://hudzilla.org.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Licensing	p. 2
Who This Book Is For	p. 3
What This Book Contains	p. 3
Conventions Used in This Book	p. 5
Installation and Configuration
Installing Ubuntu	p. 9
Before You Begin the Installation	p. 9
Research Your Hardware Specifications	p. 10
Installation Options	p. 10
Planning Partition Strategies	p. 10
The Boot Loader	p. 11
Installing from CD or DVD	p. 11
Step-by-Step Installation	p. 12
Starting the Install	p. 12
First Update	p. 19
Shutting Down	p. 21
Reference	p. 21
Post-Installation Configuration	p. 23
Troubleshooting Post-Installation Configuration Problems	p. 24
The sudo command	p. 25
First Update	p. 26
Configuring Software Repositories	p. 28
Installing Graphics Drivers
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