Ubuntu Kung Fu: Tips, Tricks and Hacks

Author:   Keir Thomas
Publisher:   The Pragmatic Programmers
ISBN:  

9781934356227


Pages:   390
Publication Date:   28 October 2008
Format:   Paperback
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"Ubuntu builds on a solid base of Debian Linux to create an award-winning operating system that's light-years ahead of its competitors. Ubuntu consistently tops lists of the most popular Linuxes amongst professionals and enthusiasts; Dell recently embraced Ubuntu in its product lines after a user survey indicated overwhelming public support. ""Ubuntu Kung Fu"" provides hints, hacks, tweaks and tricks for every level of user.Guaranteed to be free of the usual dross that fills tips books, ""Ubuntu Kung Fu"" is written to be entertaining and, above all, readable. Its 300+ concise tips utilize and exploit hidden or lesser-known features to boost day-to-day productivity. You'll also find tips on tweaking Ubuntu, wrangling the system into shape, optimizing, enhancing security, and lots more. Learn what extraordinary things can be done with Ubuntu. Written with the migrating Windows or Mac OS X user in mind, ""Ubuntu Kung Fu"" avoids the usual Linux/Unix folklore that can send most of us to sleep. The tips have one aim - to produce results as quickly as possible, in an environment where the reader can polish their skills as they read. This is the Linux book for the rest of us."

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Author:   Keir Thomas
Publisher:   The Pragmatic Programmers
Imprint:   The Pragmatic Programmers
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.788kg
ISBN:  

9781934356227


ISBN 10:   1934356220
Pages:   390
Publication Date:   28 October 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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Keir Thomas is a Linux Journal award-winning author who has been writing about Linux, operating systems and computer hardware for over a decade. Formerly a computer magazine journalist and editor, working on titles such as Linux User and Developer, Linux Magazine and PC Utilities, his other book titles include Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Third Edition; Beginning Fedora Linux; and Beginning SUSE Linux, Second Edition. He works as a full-time author and lives on the side of a mountain in the United Kingdom. His hobbies include hiking, cycling and vegetable gardening.

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