Moving to Ubuntu Linux: !

by Marcel Gagné

Discover Ubuntu, Today's Hottest Linux

Everyone's talking about Ubuntu--it's not just 100% free, it's the most useful, practical desktop Linux ever Now, Linux expert Marcel Gagne reveals Ubuntu's amazing power and helps you migrate from Windows faster than you ever thought possible.

"Moving to Ubuntu Linux" will teach you how to do virtually anything with Ubuntu--write documents, create spreadsheets, surf the Web, use email, listen to music, watch movies, and play games.Install Ubuntu fast, with easy, step-by-step instructionsTake control, with the GNOME desktop environment and Nautilus file managerBrowse the Internet using Firefox, the powerful browser that's quickly replacing Microsoft Internet ExplorerFind and install all the software you'll ever need, with Ubuntu's powerful Synaptic package managerSend email, track contacts, create calendars, and manage all your personal information with EvolutionOrganize digital photos, rip music, burn and play CDs, watch movies, create graphics, and moreDiscover the world of Linux games, and learn how to run Windows games on your Ubuntu PCSet up an efficient, convenient network for your home or small businessCustomize your desktop so it's perfectly comfortable and totally efficient

463 pages, Paperback

First published August 27, 2006

Reviews

[Joe Cassada · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a handy book for anyone interested in using Ubuntu as their computer's OS. Written for the non-geek, it's certainly understandable by anyone who is casually familiar with how a computer works. I must confess, I did not read the entire 434 pages - I skipped the chapter about Firefox (I'm a Firefox user already), GIMP (gonna read an entire book dedicated to GIMP), and a few other sections that are now obsolete in Ubuntu 11.10.

It's best to use the book as a workbook - read the material, work through the steps, etc. I would've given the book another star, but it is, after all, a technical manual (not my idea of edge-of-seat-reading). Kudo's to Gagne for interjecting enough humor to make it palatable to us non-techies.

So pick it up. Try Ubuntu out. Perhaps you'll discover, as I did, that Ubuntu will meet your computing needs better, faster, and with more security than Windows or Mac. (Did I mention it's free...Ubuntu - not the book...unless you borrow it from the library.)