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CONTENTS AT A GLANCE 1 Ubuntu Community Resources ............................................ 1 2 Installing Ubuntu ............................................................ 31 3 Specialized Hardware and Power Management ........................... 85 4 Automated Installation and Diskless Clients ............................. 121 5 Basic Commands and Filesystems .......................................... 157 6 Manage Updates and Repositories ......................................... 197 7 Printer Configuration ....................................................... 235 8 Languages and Accounts .................................................... 277 9 Configuring Network Interfaces and Profiles ............................. 315 10 Network Authentication and File Systems ............................... 353 11 Configure and Localize GNOME .......................................... 391 12 Customizing GNOME ...................................................... 431 A About the CD-ROM ........................................................ 467 B Test Linux with VMware ................................................... 471 Glossary ...................................................................... 485 Index .......................................................................... 519 v This page intentionally left blank For more information about this title, click here CONTENTS Acknowledgments ................................................. xvii Introduction ...................................................... xix 1 Ubuntu Community Resources ........................... 1 A History of Ubuntu Releases .............................................. 3 Debian Foundation ................................................ 4 Ubuntu Release History ........................................... 5 Support Levels ...................................................... 6 Consistent Schedules .............................................. 6 Ubuntu-Based Releases ............................................ 6 Desktop and Server Releases ...................................... 7 A Focus on GNOME .............................................. 8 Getting a New Release with ShipIt .............................. 9 Copying Releases with the Freedom Toaster .................... 9 Identifying the Current Release .................................. 10 A Variety of Ubuntu Resources ............................................ 10 Backed by Canonical .............................................. 10 The Ubuntu Wiki .................................................. 11 Launching Pads .................................................... 11 Free and Restricted Repositories .................................. 11 The Ubuntu Development Cycle ................................ 12 The Ubuntu Dialect ............................................... 13 Ubuntu Support and More .................................................. 13 Ubuntu News in the Fridge ....................................... 14 Ubuntu Rosetta Translations ..................................... 14 Bugsy Malone Bug Reports ........................................ 14 Standard Bug Reports ............................................. 17 Community Help ............................................................ 17 Support Subscriptions ............................................. 19 ✓ Two-Minute Drill .................................................. 20 Q&A Self Test ............................................................ 22 Lab Questions ...................................................... 25 vii viii Ubuntu Certified Professional Study Guide Self Test Answers .................................................. 27 Lab Answers ........................................................ 30 2 Installing Ubuntu ............................................. 31 Download the Ubuntu Linux Installation CDs ..........................