Want to use Ubuntu without having to learn the command line? Then this is the book for you! THE UBUNTU DESKTOP BEGINNER'S GUIDE will show you how to use the Ubuntu desktop interface and perform common tasks with the operating system.
In the guide, you'll earn how to:
-Install Ubuntu.
-Install the latest updates for Ubuntu.
-Configure and use Ubuntu's Unity environment.
-Master the Launcher, the Dash, and the Heads-Up Display.
-Create and manage user accounts.
-Manage files and folders.
-Set up automated backups.
-Use email from Ubuntu.
-Manage removable media like USB hard drives and flash drives.
-Use wired networks.
-Use wireless networks.
-Find applications and install them using Ubuntu Software Center.
-Listen to music.
-Watch video.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Standing over six feet tall, Jonathan Moeller has the piercing blue eyes of a Conan of Cimmeria, the bronze-colored hair a Visigothic warrior-king, and the stern visage of a captain of men, none of which are useful in his career as a computer repairman, alas.
He has written the DEMONSOULED series of sword-and-sorcery novels, and continues to write THE GHOSTS sequence about assassin and spy Caina Amalas, the COMPUTER BEGINNER'S GUIDE series of computer books, and numerous other works.
Visit his website at:
http://www.jonathanmoeller.com
In the guide, you'll earn how to:
-Install Ubuntu.
-Install the latest updates for Ubuntu.
-Configure and use Ubuntu's Unity environment.
-Master the Launcher, the Dash, and the Heads-Up Display.
-Create and manage user accounts.
-Manage files and folders.
-Set up automated backups.
-Use email from Ubuntu.
-Manage removable media like USB hard drives and flash drives.
-Use wired networks.
-Use wireless networks.
-Find applications and install them using Ubuntu Software Center.
-Listen to music.
-Watch video.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Standing over six feet tall, Jonathan Moeller has the piercing blue eyes of a Conan of Cimmeria, the bronze-colored hair a Visigothic warrior-king, and the stern visage of a captain of men, none of which are useful in his career as a computer repairman, alas.
He has written the DEMONSOULED series of sword-and-sorcery novels, and continues to write THE GHOSTS sequence about assassin and spy Caina Amalas, the COMPUTER BEGINNER'S GUIDE series of computer books, and numerous other works.
Visit his website at:
http://www.jonathanmoeller.com
