Ubuntu Hacks | O'Reilly Media

Ubuntu Hacks Tips & Tools for Exploring, Using, and Tuning Linux By Kyle Rankin, Jonathan Oxer, Bill Childers
June 2006
Pages: 447

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Chapter 1 Getting Started
1. Test-Drive Ubuntu
2. Get Help
3. Make Live CD Data Persistent
4. Customize the Ubuntu Live CD
5. Install Ubuntu
6. Dual-Boot Ubuntu and Windows
7. Move Your Windows Data to Ubuntu
8. Install Ubuntu on a Mac
9. Set Up Your Printer
10. Install Ubuntu on an External Drive
11. Install from a Network Boot Server
12. Submit a Bug Report
13. Use the Command Line
14. Get Productive with Applications
Chapter 2 The Linux Desktop
1. Get Under the Hood of the GNOME Desktop
2. Tweak the KDE Desktop
3. Switch to a Lighter Window Manager
4. Install Java
5. Search Your Computer
6. Access Remote Filesystems
7. Tweak Your Desktop Like a Pro
8. Sync Your Palm PDA
9. Sync Your Pocket PC
10. Customize the Right-Click Contextual Menu
11. Download and Share Files with the Best P2P Software
12. Make Your Own PDFs
13. Blog with Ubuntu
Chapter 3 Multimedia
1. Install Multimedia Plug-ins
2. Watch Videos
3. Play DVDs
4. Buy Songs at the iTunes Music Store
5. Get a Grip on CD Ripping
6. Burn CDs and DVDs
7. Automate Audio CD Burning
8. Rip and Encode DVDs
9. Create a Video DVD
10. Connect to a Digital Camera
Chapter 4 Mobile Ubuntu
1. Put Your Laptop to Sleep
2. Hibernate Your Laptop
3. Prolong Your Battery Life
4. Get Proprietary Wireless Cards Working
5. Roam Wirelessly
6. Make Laptop Settings Roam with Your Network
7. Make Bluetooth Connections
8. Expand Your Laptop
9. Hotswap Your Laptop's Optical Drive
Chapter 5 X11
1. Configure Multibutton Mice
2. Enable Your Multimedia Keyboard
3. Configure a Touchpad
4. Connect Multiple Displays
5. Change the Ubuntu Splash Screen
6. Enable 3-D Video Acceleration
7. Make Your Fonts Pretty
Chapter 6 Package Management
1. Manage Packages from the Command Line
2. Manage Packages with Synaptic
3. Manage Packages with Adept
4. Install and Remove Standalone .deb Files
5. Search for Packages from the Command Line
6. Install Software from Source
7. Modify the List of Package Repositories
8. Cache Packages Locally with Apt-cacher
9. Create an Ubuntu Package
10. Compile a Source Package
11. Convert Non-Ubuntu Packages
12. Create Your Own Package Repository
13. Convert Debian to Ubuntu
Chapter 7 Security
1. Limit Permissions with sudo
2. Manage Security Updates
3. Protect Your Network with a Firewall
4. Use an Encrypted Filesystem to Protect Your Data
5. Encrypt Your Email and Important Files
6. Surf the Web Anonymously
7. Keep Windows Malware off Your System
Chapter 8 Administration
1. Edit Configuration Files
2. Manage Users and Groups
3. Mount Any Filesystem
4. Control Startup Services
5. Build Kernels the Ubuntu Way
6. Back Up Your System
7. Clone an Installation
8. Rescue an Unbootable System
9. Check the Captain's Log
10. Mount Removable Devices with Persistent Names
11. Mount Remote Directories Securely and Easily
12. Make Videos of Your Tech-Support Questions
13. Synchronize Files Across Machines
Chapter 9 Virtualization and Emulation
1. Run Windows Applications
2. Play Windows Games
3. Run Ubuntu Inside Windows
4. Use Xen to Host Virtual Machines
5. Create an Ubuntu/Xen Virtual Machine
6. Split Your Machine's Personality
Chapter 10 Small Office/Home Office Server
1. Install and Configure an Ubuntu Server
2. Build a File Server
3. Administer Your Server Remotely
4. Build a Web Server
5. Build an Email Server
6. Build a Caching Proxy Server
7. Build a DHCP Server
8. Build a Domain Name Server

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started

Test-Drive Ubuntu

Get Help

Make Live CD Data Persistent

Customize the Ubuntu Live CD

Install Ubuntu

Dual-Boot Ubuntu and Windows

Move Your Windows Data to Ubuntu

Install Ubuntu on a Mac

Set Up Your Printer

Install Ubuntu on an External Drive

Install from a Network Boot Server

Submit a Bug Report

Use the Command Line

Get Productive with Applications

Chapter 2 The Linux Desktop

Get Under the Hood of the GNOME Desktop

Tweak the KDE Desktop

Switch to a Lighter Window Manager

Install Java

Search Your Computer

Access Remote Filesystems

Tweak Your Desktop Like a Pro

Sync Your Palm PDA

Sync Your Pocket PC

Customize the Right-Click Contextual Menu

Download and Share Files with the Best P2P Software

Make Your Own PDFs

Blog with Ubuntu

Chapter 3 Multimedia

Install Multimedia Plug-ins

Watch Videos

Play DVDs

Buy Songs at the iTunes Music Store

Get a Grip on CD Ripping

Burn CDs and DVDs

Automate Audio CD Burning

Rip and Encode DVDs

Create a Video DVD

Connect to a Digital Camera

Chapter 4 Mobile Ubuntu

Put Your Laptop to Sleep

Hibernate Your Laptop

Prolong Your Battery Life

Get Proprietary Wireless Cards Working

Roam Wirelessly

Make Laptop Settings Roam with Your Network

Make Bluetooth Connections

Expand Your Laptop

Hotswap Your Laptop's Optical Drive

Chapter 5 X11

Configure Multibutton Mice

Enable Your Multimedia Keyboard

Configure a Touchpad

Connect Multiple Displays

Change the Ubuntu Splash Screen

Enable 3-D Video Acceleration

Make Your Fonts Pretty

Chapter 6 Package Management

Manage Packages from the Command Line

Manage Packages with Synaptic

Manage Packages with Adept

Install and Remove Standalone .deb Files

Search for Packages from the Command Line

Install Software from Source

Modify the List of Package Repositories

Cache Packages Locally with Apt-cacher

Create an Ubuntu Package

Compile a Source Package

Convert Non-Ubuntu Packages

Create Your Own Package Repository

Convert Debian to Ubuntu

Chapter 7 Security

Limit Permissions with sudo

Manage Security Updates

Protect Your Network with a Firewall

Use an Encrypted Filesystem to Protect Your Data

Encrypt Your Email and Important Files

Surf the Web Anonymously