Many people think of Ubuntu as an operating system that is way over their heads—that only techies can use this strange, arcane OS with the funny name. For all of you who have been having these thoughts, this book is here to tell you that this is simply not the case. Ubuntu, and Linux, in general, have become very easy for everyday home and business users to install and use. Now you can find out for yourself, in just one weekend, how easy it is to get started using Ubuntu and discover that there is life beyond Vista | THOMSON O co Included Includes a Full Copy OÍ Ubuntu Introducing Ubuntu Desktop Linux By Brian Proffitt Introducing I Ubuntu Desktop Linux Brian Proffitt Course Technology PTR A part of Cengage Learning COURSE TECHNOLOGY 1 CENGAGE Learning Australia Brazil Japan Korea Mexico Singapore Spain United Kingdom United States 2008 Cengage Learning Course Technology a division of Cengage Learning Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or by any information storage or retrieval system without written permission from Cengage Learning Course Technology PTR except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review. The Cengage Learning Course Technology PTR logo and related trade dress are trademarks of Cengage Learning Course Technology a division of Cengage Learning Inc. and may not be used without written permission. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Important Cengage Learning Course Technology PTR cannot provide software support. Please contact the appropriate software manufacturer s technical support line or Web site for assistance. Cengage Learning Course Technology PTR and the author have attempted throughout this book to distinguish proprietary trademarks from descriptive terms by following the capitalization style used by the manufacturer. Information contained in this book has been obtained by Cengage Learning Course Technology PTR from sources believed to be reliable. However because of the possibility of human or mechanical error by our sources Cengage Learning Course Technology PTR or others the Publisher does not guarantee the accuracy adequacy .
