Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Second Edition updates the best-selling and award-winning first edition. It’s the perfect guide for those switching to the world’s favorite Linux. The new edition has been thoroughly updated to cover technology introduced in the 6.10 release. In the 680 + fully illustrated pages, you'll learn how to install Linux, set up your hardware and software, customize the desktop experience, browse the Web and send/receive e-mail, play back audio and video, edit digital images, use the OpenOffice.org office suite, and more.

              Additionally, you’ll discover how to perform vital maintenance tasks, such as securing your computer against hackers, updating online, optimizing your system, installing and managing software, backing up, accessing your computer remotely, scheduling tasks, and more. A whole third of the book is dedicated to Linux internals, including managing system processes and working at the command line. Two appendixes provide a glossary of Linux terms and an index of commands that can be used to control Ubuntu.