Product Description

This newbie's guide to Ubuntu - now updated for Ubuntu 7.04
(Feisty Fawn), the latest Ubuntu release, which puts the
spotlight on multimedia enablement and desktop effects -
lets readers learn by doing. Using immersion-learning
techniques favored by language courses, step-by-step
projects build upon earlier tutorial concepts, stimulating
the brain and increasing the reader's understanding.

Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, 2nd Edition covers all the topics
likely to be of interest to an average desktop user. Inside,
you'll learn to:

Download and install free applications, games, and utilities
Connect to the Internet and wireless networks
Configure your hardware, including printers, scanners, and
removable storage devices
Watch DVDs, listen to music, and even sync your iPod
Download photos and videos from your digital camera, then
edit and share them
Tackle more advanced tasks as soon as you're ready

Full of tips, tricks, and helpful pointers, Ubuntu for
Non-Geeks, 2nd Edition is a hands-on, project-based, take-it
slow guidebook intended for those interested in-but nervous
about-switching to the Linux operating system. Step-by-step
projects build upon earlier tutorial concepts, helping you
absorb and apply what you've learned.

Included is a companion CD that lets you try out Ubuntu 7.04
(Feisty Fawn) without making any changes to your computer
and then install it when you're ready.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #333544 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: CD-ROM
• 328 pages

About the Author
Rickford Grant, author of Linux for Non-Geeks and Linux Made Easy (both No Starch Press), has been a computer operating system maniac for more than 20 years. From his earliest days with his Atari XL600 to his present Linux machines, he has been the guy at the other end of the computer help line for family, friends and colleagues. Now making his home in Raritan, N.J., Rickford spends his working hours as a teacher, and his free time cycling along the Delaware & Raritan Canal or annoying his neighbors with his Nyckelharpa (Swedish key fiddle) playing.

Customer Reviews

How to stop worrying and learn to love the Penguin
An excellent concept brilliantly executed. Got me up an running in minutes. My hope is that more IT stuff gets the same treatment.

Essential Reading
I am familiar with Windows but this knowledge only helps in general terms when it comes to Linux and this guide is essential in getting to know Linux, how it works and where to look for further information: the author does a good job of "marketing" this imperfect system. It's not suitable for those already familiar with it.

An essential guide.
Let's get just one thing clear first. Ubuntu Linux rocks.

As a concept it is a breath of fresh air. At last somebody realised that there is something just plain wrong with the idea of charging a lot of money for an operating system that a) often doesn't work and b) costs rather a lot.
Ubuntu is free. It makes your computer look great and do great things. As for this book. I'd say it was essential. You only have to do the maths. Compare the price of a Windows disk to the cost of an Ubuntu disk and this book.
It's written in plain English, taking you painlessly through the stages of finding your way around Ubuntu Linux.
Worth every penny.