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Download at WoWeBook.Com Contents at a Glance About the Authors................................................................ xxv About the Technical Reviewer .....................................................xxvii Acknowledgments ...............................................................xxix Introduction .....................................................................xxxi PART 1 NNN Introducing the World of Linux CHAPTER 1 Welcome!.......................................................3 CHAPTER 2 A History and Politics Lesson ...................................13 CHAPTER 3 The Realities of Running Linux ..................................25 PART 2 NNN Installing Ubuntu CHAPTER 4 Preinstallation Steps ...........................................33 CHAPTER 5 Installing Ubuntu ...............................................45 CHAPTER 6 Solving Installation Problems ...................................75 PART 3 NNN The No-Nonsense Getting Started Guide CHAPTER 7 Booting Ubuntu for the First Time ...............................95 CHAPTER 8 Getting Everything Up and Running.............................117 CHAPTER 9 How to Secure Your Computer .................................183 CHAPTER 10 Personalizing Ubuntu: Getting Everything Just Right ............223 CHAPTER 11 Ubuntu Replacements for Windows Programs ..................271 CHAPTER 12 Managing Your Files...........................................295 iii Download at WoWeBook.Com PART 4 NNN The Shell and Beyond CHAPTER 13 Introducing the BASH Shell ....................................321 CHAPTER 14 Understanding Linux Files and Users ...........................343 CHAPTER 15 Working with Text Files........................................373 CHAPTER 16 Taking Control of the System ..................................395 CHAPTER 17 Cool Shell Tricks ..............................................407 PART 5 NNN Multimedia CHAPTER 18 Digital Audio ..................................................423 CHAPTER 19 Movies and Multimedia........................................447 CHAPTER 20 Digital Photos .................................................463 PART 6 NNN Office Tasks CHAPTER 21 Making the Move to OpenOffice.org ............................487 CHAPTER 22 OpenOffice.org Overview ......................................497 CHAPTER 23 In Depth: Writer ...............................................513 CHAPTER 24 In Depth: Calc.................................................529 CHAPTER 25 In Depth: Impress .............................................539 CHAPTER 26 In Depth: Base ................................................551 CHAPTER 27 In Depth: Evolution ............................................563 Download at WoWeBook.Com PART 7 NNN Keeping Your