Index

images Numbers and Symbols

~ symbol, 557

#, 558

BASH command index, 541

prompt when logged in as root, 523

>, redirecting command output, 539

<, 558

$ prompt, BASH command index, 541

&, running commands in background, 515

* character, 558

*nix character, 558

/ symbol, 557

? character, 558

{} symbols

brace expansion, 540541

| symbol, piping command output, 538

images A

AACS. See Advanced Access Content System

AbiWord, 288

Absolute paths, 533

Acceleration setting, mouse preferences, 98

Acceleration slider, keyboards, 103

Accessibility tab

keyboard preferences dialog box, 102

Mouse Preferences dialog box, 99

Accessibility. See Remote access

adm group, 452

admin group, 452

Administration, controlling processes, 507

Administrator, sysadmin, 558, 577

Adobe Flash gaming, 410

Adobe Flash Player, 411

Advanced Access Content System (AACS), 350

Advanced packaging tool. See APTAdvanced programmable interrupt controller (APIC)

AIX, 558

Alias command, 541

Aliases, 558

commands, 528

making aliases permanent, 528

Alien Arena game, 408

Alien program, 93

Alsamixer command, 541

Alt key, keyboard shortcuts, 535536

Alt-D, 535

Alternative Installer, software installation, 65

Alt-L, 536

Alt-R, 536

Alt-T, 535

Amarok, 351

Ambiance, 189

Ampersand symbol (&), running commands in background, 515

anacron command, scheduling tasks with, 490, 491

anacrontab file, 490

Angle brackets (<), redirecting command output, 539

Antivirus protection

adding virus scanning to Ubuntu, 183

ClamAV program, 179

Ubuntu, 147, 179

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), 333

Apache, 20, 559

AppArmor, 170

application security with, 169, 170

Complain mode, 170

Enforce mode, 170

Apple computer, running Ubuntu virtually, 28

Applets, 599

Battery Charge Monitor, 211

Character Palette, 212

Clipboard Text Encryption, 212

Clock, 212

Connect to Server, 212

Dictionary Lookup, 212

Disk Mounter, 212

Drawer, 212

Applets (cont.)

Dwell Click, 212

Eyes, 212

Fish, 212

Force Quit, 212

Inhibit Applet, 212

Invest, 212

Lock Screen, 212

Log Out, 213

Main Menu, 213

Notification Area, 213

Run Application, 213

Search for Files, 213

Separator, 213

Show Desktop, 213

Shut Down, 213

Sticky Notes, 213

Switch Off, 213

System Monitor, 213

Terminal Server Client Applet, 213

Tomboy Notes, 213

Trash, 213

Weather Report, 213

Window List, 213

Window Selector, 214

Workspace Switcher, 214

Application security with AppArmor, 169, 170

Application Switcher effect, 198

Applications

accessing GUI applications remotely, 499, 503

running X applications on remote computer, 500

Apropos command, 541

APT (Advanced Packaging Tool), emptying cache of package files to free up disk space, 473

Apt-cache command, 541

apt-get command, 542

emptying cache of package files to free up disk space, 473

removing unused software to free up disk space, 474

.ar file type, 482

Archive Manager, 261

Archives, 559

creating and compressing archives, 481

creating with Nautilus, 481, 482

extracting folders or files from, 483

file types, 482, 483

managing archive files, 482, 483

storing archive files, 476

tar files, 481

viewing contents of archive files, 483

Ardour, 364

Arguments, commands, 529

Assistive Technologies Preferences dialog box, 99

Asterisk Password Reveal, 32

ATI graphics card

display configuration screen, 72

graphical problems, 71

monitor resolution not recognized, 67

Audacity, 364

Audio

creating audio CDs, 364, 366

listening to audio CDs, 361, 362

listening to podcasts, 360, 361

making music, 364

multimedia playback, 349, 351

playing audio files, 351, 356

purchasing from online music stores, 357, 359

recording audio, 364

recording from microphone, 366, 367

ripping tracks, 362, 363, 364

tuning in to online radio stations, 359

Audio CDs

creating audio CDs, 364, 366

ripping tracks, 363, 364

Audio file formats, 362, 363

FLAC, 363

MP3, 363

Ogg Vorbis, 362

Speex, 363

WAV, 363

Audio playback

MP3 playback, 349

normalization, 365

playing audio files, 351, 356

Rhythmbox, 354, 356

purchasing from online music stores, 357, 359

tuning in to online radio stations, 359

Autoclean command, emptying cache of package files to free up disk space, 473

Autocompletion, BASH commands, 533, 535

examples, 534

viewing available options, 534

with files and paths, 534

Autoremove command, removing unused software to free up disk space, 474

aux command options, 514

awk command, 269

A-Z glossary of Linux terms, 557581

images B

Background

bringing command to foreground, 516

running commands in, 515

sending several jobs to background, 516

sleeping jobs, 516

Backing up data, 29, 32, 475

common personal data file types, 29

configuration data, 475, 476

creating and compressing archives, 481

creating archives with Nautilus, 481, 482

deciding what data to backup, 475, 476

default backup directory, 479

digital images, 30

full and incremental backups, 478

Internet Explorer Favorites, 30

managing archive files, 482, 483

personal data, 476

program data, 475

removing Windows to free space, 27

Simple Backup, 476, 477

changing the backup directory destination, 479

changing time period between backups, 480

deleting old backup files, 480

excluding files and folders, 478

including files and folders, 478

restoring data, 480

storing archive files, 476

transfering backup directory across Internet, 480

viewing contents of archive files, 483

Backslash (BBB), escaping characters, 532

Backup commands

cpio, 481

pax, 481

tar, 481

Backup Properties dialog box, Simple Backup, 477

Destination tab, 479

Exclude tab, 478

Include tab, 478

Purging tab, 480

Time tab, 480

Banshee Media Player, 256, 354

BASH shell, 519, 559

acronym expanded, 520

advantages

consistent among distributions, 521

crucial for troubleshooting, 521

professional use, 521

simple and fast, 521

useful for remote access, 521

versatile, 521

booting into the shell, 526

brace expansion, 540541

command history, 536537

commands

alias command, 541

aliases, 528

apropos command, 541

apt-cache command, 541

apt-get command, 542

arguments, 529

autocompletion, 533535

built-ins, 525

bzip2 command, 542

bzip2 recover command, 542

cal command, 543

cat command, 543

cd command, 527, 532

cdparanoia command, 543

cfdisk command, 543

chgrp command, 543

chmod command, 543

chown command, 543

chroot command, 544

chvt command, 544

clear command, 527, 544

command options, 528, 529

copying files and directories, 529530

cp command, 526, 529, 544

r (recursive) option, 529

crontab command, 544

date command, 544

deleting files and directories, 531

df command, 544

diff command, 527, 544

diff3 command, 544

dig command, 545

dmesg command, 545

DOS and shell equivalents, 526

dosfsck command, 545

dpkg command, 545

dpkg-reconfigure command, 545

du command, 545

BASH shell, commands (cont.)

echo command, 524

eject command, 545

ex command, 545

exit command, 527, 545

fdformat command, 546

fdisk command, 546

fg command, 546

file command, 546

find command, 527, 546

free command, 546

fsck command, 527, 546

ftp command, 546

fuser command, 546

genisoimage command, 547

grep command, 547

groupadd command, 547

groupdel command, 547

groups command, 547

gzip command, 547

halt command, 547

hdparm command, 547

head command, 548

help command, 548

help option, 525

history command, 537, 548

host command, 548

hostname command, 548

id command, 548

ifconfig command, 527, 548

index, 541555

info command, 527, 548

info pages, 525

init command, 548

jobs command, 548

kill command, 548

killall command, 549

last command, 549

ldd command, 549

less command, 527, 549

listing files, 528529

ln command, 549

lpr command, 527, 549

lpstat command, 549

ls command, 528, 529, 549

lsmod command, 549

lsof command, 549

man command, 527, 550

man pages, 525

md5sum command, 550

mkdir command, 526, 532

p option, 532

mkfs command, 550

modinfo command, 550

modprobe command, 550

more command, 550

mount command, 550

moving files and directories, 530

mv command, 526, 530, 550

netstat command, 550

nice command, 550

nohup command, 551

passwd command, 551

ping command, 527, 551

piping output, 538539

printenv command, 551

ps command, 551

pwd command, 551

reboot command, 551

recursive copying, 530

redirecting output, 539

rename command, 527

renice command, 551

rm command, 526, 531, 551

f (force) option, 531

r (recursive) option, 531

wildcards, 531

rmmod command, 551

route command, 552

runlevel command, 552

running programs, 523525

screen command, 552

set command, 524

sftp command, 552

shred command, 552

sleep command, 552

smbclient command, 552

sort command, 552

ssh command, 552

startx command, 552

su command, 553

sudo command, 553

tac command, 553

tail command, 553

tar command, 553

tee command, 553

top command, 553

touch command, 553

tracepath command, 527, 553

type command, 525

umask command, 554

umount command, 554

unalias command, 554

uname command, 554

unzip command, 554

uptime command, 554

useradd command, 554

userdel command, 554

vi command, 527

vim command, 554

wc command, 554

whatis command, 554

whereis command, 555

wodim command, 543

xhost command, 555

xinit command, 555

zip command, 555

zipgre command, 555

introducing, 519

keyboard shortcuts, 535536

reasons for using shells, 520

running shell via virtual console, 525

terminal emulator program, 523

variables, 524

when to use, 522

working with Linux files, 526

BASH shell commands

alsamixer command, 541

aux command options, 514

bringing command to foreground, 516

cd command, 543

controlling jobs, 515517

controlling zombie processes, 513

fg command, 516

jobs command, 515

kill command, 514

killall command, 514

killing processes, 511

less command, 512

nice command, 511

nohup command, 517

other commands to control processes, 514515

pgrep command, 515

ps command, 514

pstree command, 512

redirecting output, 540

renice command, 511

running commands in background, 515

terminating commands, 516

top program, 507

unzip command, 515

viewing processes, 507511

BASIC language, 295

Battery Charge Monitor applet, 211

Battery Power tab, power management, 142

BigBird program, 424

Binary executable, 559

BIOS

password, 168

Setup option, 168

setup program, 40, 67

BitTorrent

inbound traffic policy, Firestarter, 175

outbound connection rules, Firestarter, 177

Blacklisting existing built-in driver, 117

BleachBit application, 474

Block device, 559

Blogs, 338

Bluetooth

browsing files on remote device, 137

configuring Bluetooth, 134140

pairing Bluetooth devices, 136137

sending files from Ubuntu PC to another device, 138

transferring files between Bluetooth devices, 136138

using Bluetooth keyboard or mouse, 139140

Bluetooth applet

bluetooth manager program, 465

sending files from Ubuntu PC to another device, 138

Bluetooth manager program, 465

Bonding bluetooth devices, 135136

Boot loader, 25, 75, 77

Boot menu, reducing boot menu delay, 464

Boot sector, 25

Booting

assigning static IP address, 467

computer no longer boots, postinstallation, 68

controlling which programs start up with GNOME desktop, 465

creating readahead list, 468

dual-boot setup, 23

managing GNOME sessions, 465468

partitioning laptop for dual-booting, 25

reducing boot menu delay, 464

running startup scripts in parallel, 463, 464

screen goes blank or corrupted, 62

speeding up booting, 463468

Ubuntu working, Windows won't boot, 68

Upstart, 463

Booting Ubuntu, 75

Bounce keys

keyboards, 103

Bourne Again Shell. See BASH shell

Brace expansion, 540541

Brasero, 484

creating audio CDs, 364, 366

listening to audio CDs, 361

Brasero/Nautilus CD/DVD Creator, 258

Broadband, connecting to mobile broadband network, 120122

Browsers. See Web browsers

BSD UNIX, 560

Btrfs file system, 232

Bugs, application security with AppArmor, 170

Built-ins, BASH shell commands, 525

Buzz, 342

Bzip2 command, 542, 560

Bzip2 recover command, 542

images C

C programming language, 560

C# programming language, 560

C++ programming language, 560

Cache, emptying cache of package files to free up disk space, 473

Cal command, 543

Calc (spreadsheet), 300

charts, 303

deleting and inserting cells, 302

entering and formatting data, 301

filters, 303

functions, 302

sorting data, 303

Calculator

Calc, Windows, 247

Calculator, Ubuntu, 247

Calendars mode, evolution, evolution alarm notifier utility, 465

Cameras, Ubuntu support for hardware, 92

Caps lock key, configuring, 101

Cat command, redirecting command output, 539

.cbz file type, 482

Cd command, changing directories, 532

CD player/ripper

Sound Juicer, 247

Windows Media Player, 247

CD/DVD burning

Brasero, 247

Brasero/Nautilus CD/DVD Creator, 258

Nero, 247

Cdparanoia command, 543

CD-R/RW, saving files to, 484

cdrom group, 452

CDs

creating audio CDs, 364, 366

listening to audio CDs, 361, 362

ripping tracks, 363, 364

CentOS, Linux distributions, 19

Certificate and key storage tool, 465

Cfdisk command, 543

cfq (complete fair queuing), 471

cfq value, scheduler, 471

Character device, 560

Character Palette applet, 212

Characters, escaping characters, 532

Check for new hardware drivers tool, 465

Checksum, 560

Chgrp command, 543

chkdsk command-line tool, Windows, 68

Chmod command, 543

Chown command, 543

Chrome OS, Linux distributions, 19

Chroot command, 544

Chvt command, 544

Cinelerra movie-editing software, 381

CinePaint, 382

Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) program, 179

dealing with infections, 182

drawbacks, 179

installing, 179

scanning for viruses, 180

updating virus database, 179

ClamTk, 179

ClamAV's drawback, 179

dealing with infections, 181

false positives, 182

installing, 179

scanning for viruses, 180

updating ClamAV database, 179

Clear command, 527, 544

Clicking

choose type of click beforehand option, 100

choose type of click with mouse gestures option, 100

dwell click, 99

Initiate click when stopping pointer movement option, 99

Client, 561

Clipboard Text Encryption applet, 212

Clock applet, 212

Closed source, 561

Cloud computing, 337, 342

definition, 342

social networks (see Social networking)

Ubuntu One, storing data online, 343

Ubuntu One, storing data online (see Ubuntu One)

Code. See Source code

Codecs

Fluendo MP3 codec, 353

installing codecs in one package, 352, 353

installing for movie file formats, 370, 371

multimedia playback, 352

playing audio files, 351

COMMAND column, top program output, 509

Command history

repeating the last command, 537

BASH shell, 536537

Command prompt, 523

Command-line programs, 522

Command-line prompts, 519. See also Source code

symbols used at, 557

command-line shell, 5

Commands, 561

alias command, 541

aliases, 528

alsamixer command, 541

apropos command, 541

apt-cache command, 541

apt-get command, 542

arguments, 529

autocompletion, 533535

BASH command index, 541555

bzip2 command, 542

bzip2 recover command, 542

cal command, 543

cat command, 543

cd command, 527, 532, 543

cdparanoia command, 543

cfdisk command, 543

chgrp command, 543

chmod command, 543

chown command, 543

chroot command, 544

chvt command, 544

clear command, 527, 544

command options, 528, 529

copying files and directories, 529530

cp command, 526, 529, 544

r (recursive) option, 529

crontab command, 544

date command, 544

deleting files and directories, 531532

df command, 544

diff command, 527, 544

diff3 command, 544

dig command, 545

dmesg command, 545

DOS and shell equivalents, 526

dosfsck command, 545

dpkg command, 545

dpkg-reconfigure command, 545

du command, 545

echo command, 524

eject command, 545

ex command, 545

exit command, 527, 545

fdformat command, 546

fdisk command, 546

fg command, 546

file command, 546

find command, 527, 546

free command, 546

fsck command, 527, 546

ftp command, 546

fuser command, 546

genisoimage command, 547

grep command, 547

groupadd command, 547

groupdel command, 547

groups command, 547

gzip command, 547

halt command, 547

hdparm command, 547

head command, 548

help command, 548

history command, 537, 548

host command, 548

hostname command, 548

id command, 548

ifconfig command, 521, 527, 548

info command, 527, 548

init command, 548

jobs command, 548

kill command, 548

killall command, 549

last command, 549

ldd command, 549

less command, 527, 549

ln command, 549

lpr command, 527, 549

lpstat command, 549

Commands (cont.)

ls command, 528, 529, 549

lsmod command, 549

lsof command, 549

man command, 527, 550

md5sum command, 550

mkdir command, 526, 532

p option, 532

mkfs command, 550

modinfo command, 550

modprobe command, 550

more command, 550

mount command, 550

moving files and directories, 530531

mv command, 526, 530, 550

netstat command, 550

nice command, 550

nohup command, 551

passwd command, 551

ping command, 527, 551

piping output, 538539

printenv command, 551

ps command, 551

pwd command, 551

reboot command, 551

redirecting output, 539540

refering to parent directory, 532

rename command, 527

renice command, 551

rm command, 526, 531, 551

f (force) option, 531

r (recursive) option, 531

wildcards, 531

rmmod command, 551

route command, 552

runlevel command, 552

running programs from shell, 523525

screen command, 552

set command, 524

sftp command, 552

shred command, 552

sleep command, 552

smbclient command, 552

sort command, 552

ssh command, 552

startx command, 552

su command, 553

sudo command, 553

switching to root of file system, 532

tac command, 553

tail command, 553

tar command, 553

tee command, 553

top command, 553

touch command, 553

tracepath command, 527, 553

type command, 525

umask command, 554

umount command, 554

unalias command, 554

uname command, 554

unzip command, 554

uptime command, 554

useradd command, 554

userdel command, 554

vi command, 527

$ vim* command, 554

$ wc command, 554

whatis command, 554

whereis command, 555

wodim command, 543

xhost command, 555

xinit command, 555

zip command, 555

zipgre command, 555

Commands. See BASH shell commands

Comma-separated value (CSV) data files, 284

Commodity, 561

Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS), 562

Community

configuring Ubuntu, 97

Ubuntu Linux, 561

Compilation, 561

Compiz Fusion system, 199, 200

CompizConfig Settings Manager tool

Accessibility category, 200

Advanced Search option, 203

Desktop category, 201

Effects category, 201

Extras category, 202

General category, 200

Image Loading category, 202

Preferences option, 202

Utility category, 202

Window Management category, 202

Complain mode, AppArmor, 170

Compositing, 133

Compress dialog box

creating archives with Nautilus, 481

types of files to create with, 482

Concurrent Versions System (CVS), 562

Configuration files, config file, 562

Configuring Ubuntu

configuring input devices, 97104

configuring keyboard settings, 101104

configuring mouse options, 100

creating keyboard shortcuts, 104

Connect to Server applet, 212

Connecting to remote computers, 503

Mac, Linux, Windows, 505

SSH, 493

TightVNC, 505

Windows 7 and Vista, 503, 504

Windows XP, 2000, and NT, 504, 505

Console, running shell via virtual console, 525

Contacts manager/Calendar

Evolution, 246

Microsoft Outlook, 246

Content scrambling system (CSS), 350

DeCSS software, 378

Controlling jobs, 515517

Controlling processes, 511515

Controlling zombie processes, 513

Copyleft, 15, 562

Copyright, 349

Cp command, r (recursive) option, 529

cpio command, 481

CPU column, top program output, 509

Crackers, 150, 562

Crashed processes

clearing up, 515

killing crashed program, 513

Cron daemon

problem with, 490

scheduling tasks with GNOME Scheduler, 485, 488

Cron service, 562

Crontab command, 544

Crontab file, 485

Crontab file, 562

CrossOver Professional, 374

Cryptographic key, 150

Ctrl key, keyboard shortcuts, 535, 536

Ctrl-A, 535

Ctrl-Alt, accessing virtual console, 525

Ctrl-C

system control keyboard shortcuts, 536

terminating commands, 516

Ctrl-D, system control keyboard shortcuts, 536

Ctrl-E, 535

Ctrl-K, 535

Ctrl-L, 536

Ctrl-left arrow, 535

Ctrl-R, command history, 537

Ctrl-right arrow, 535

Ctrl-T, 535

Ctrl-U, 535, 536

Ctrl-W, 535

Ctrl-Y, 536

Ctrl-Z, system control keyboard shortcuts, 536

CUPS. See Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS)

Curses, 562

Cursor blinking slider, keyboard, 101

CVS. See Concurrent Versions System (CVS)

images D

Daemons, 562

Data

backing up data (see Backing up data)

common personal data file types, 29

Data management, 215

Database

LibreOffice Base, 246, 252

Microsoft Access, 246

Date command, 544

Deadline value, scheduler, 471

Debian, Linux distributions, 18

Debian package management system (dpkg), 425, 564

Decryption

decrypting e-mail, 166

encrypting and decrypting files, 161, 165

DeCSS software, watching DVDs, 378

Defragmenting disk, installing Ubuntu, 38

Delay slider, keyboards, 103

Dependency, 563

Desktop

remote desktop feature, 466

Ubuntu desktop, 79

Desktop games

Mines/AisleRiot Solitaire, 247, 264

Minesweeper/Solitaire, 247

Desktop visual effects, 133134. See also visual effects

Destination tab, Simple Backup, 479

Device, 563

block device, 559

character device, 560

Device. See Devices

Device manager

blacklisting existing built-in driver, 117

installing Windows XP drivers, 114, 115

Device Manager, installing, 9495

Devices, 9. See also hardware

adding printers, 124130

configuring input devices, 97104

configuring scanners, 132133

installing Device Manager, 9495

removable storage devices, 130131

Ubuntu support for hardware, 9195

Df command, 544

DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol)

assigning static IP address, 467

configuring wired networking, 106, 107

Diagnostic services

ping, 177

traceroute, 177

turning off, Firestarter, 178

dialout group, 452

Dictionary Lookup applet, 212

Diff command,269, 527, 544

Diff3 command, 544

Diffuse Merge Tool, 279

Dig command, 545

Digg, 341

Digital audio

creating audio CDs, 364, 366

listening to audio CDs, 361, 362

listening to podcasts, 360, 361

multimedia playback, 349, 351

playing audio files, 351, 356

purchasing from online music stores, 357, 359

recording from microphone, 366, 367

tuning in to online radio stations, 359

Digital audio. See Audio, 349

Digital cameras, removable storage devices, 130

Digital Photos, 385

downloading and cataloging images (see F-Spot Photo Manager)

editing photos using GIMP (see GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program))

Digital rights management (DRM), watching DVDs, 378

Digital rights management. See DRM

Directories, 563

changing directories, 532

copying directories, 529530

creating directories, 532

deleting directories, 531

moving directories, 530

refering to parent directory, 532

Disable touchpad while typing option, 100

Disk Cleanup tool, Windows, 27

Disk Management tool, Windows, 24

Disk Mounter applet, 212

Disk notifications option, 465

Disks

defragmenting, 38

freeing up disk space, 472474

emptying cache of package files, 473

emptying tmp folder, 472

emptying trash, 473

removing unused software, 474

freeing up space, 26, 29

repartitioning hard disk on installation, 43, 53

understanding partitioning, 23, 26

Windows partition for resizing, 39

Disks. See Hard disks

Display, power management, 141144

Distributions. See Linux distributions

Distributions (distros), 563

Distributions, Linux

reasons for using shells, 521

Distro mode, 36

Distros. See Distributions (distros); Linux distributions

Dmesg command, 545

Documentation, GNU Free Documentation License, 566

DOS commands, shell equivalents, 526

Dosfsck command, 545

Double-Click Timeout setting, mouse preferences, 99

Dpkg. See Debian package management system (dpkg)

Dpkg command, 545

Dpkg-reconfigure command, 545

Drag and Drop setting, mouse preferences, 99

Dragon Player, 351

Drawer applet, 212

Drawing (vector art)

Adobe Illustrator, 246

LibreOffice Draw, 246

Drivers

blacklisting existing built-in driver, 117

check for new hardware drivers tool, 465

connecting to wireless network, 108

3D drivers, 133, 134

Hardware Drivers utility, 134

installing Windows wireless network device drivers, 112120

installing Windows XP drivers, 113120

proprietary vs. open source drivers, 9394

removing NdisWrapper drivers, 119

Ubuntu support for hardware, 91, 92

using NdisWrapper to install drivers, 118119

Du command, 545

Dual-boot setup, 23, 25

DVD-R, saving files to, 484

DVD-ROM, disc doesn't boot, 61

DVDs, watching DVDs, 378, 382

Dwell click, 99

Dwell Click applet, 212

Dynamic host control protocol. See DHCP

images E

Echo command, 524

Editing partition table manually

Create Partition dialog box, 51

Device property, 48

Format property, 48

main partition, 49

Mount points, 47, 48, 51

Size property, 48

Swap partition, 50, 52

Type property, 48

Used property, 48

Edubuntu Linux, 8, 564

Eject command, 545

Ekiga, 263, 335

Emacs, 564

E-mail

Evolution, 246, 254

Microsoft Outlook, 246

E-mail encryption, 150

decrypting e-mail, 166

signing and encrypting e-mail, 165, 166

validating e-mail, 166

E-mail files

backing up data, 29, 31

importing Outlook e-mail via Thunderbird, 31

Empathy instant messaging software, 262

Enable Assistive Technologies check box, 99

Encryption, 150, 166

cryptographic key, 150

e-mail encryption, 150

encrypting and decrypting files, 161, 165

exporting public key with Seahorse, 156, 157

file encryption, 150, 162

generating key pair with Seahorse, 151, 156

importing and signing public keys with Seahorse, 159, 161

Key pair generation (see Key pair generation)

Multiple Files dialog box, 163, 164

password encryption, 150

Password Keyring, 152

PGP Key, 152

public key encryption system, 150

publishing public key with Seahorse, 157

Seahorse application, 151, 161

Secure Shell Key, 152

signing and encrypting e-mail, 165, 166

Stored Password, 152

End-of-file (EOF) message, programs, 536

Enforce mode, AppArmor, 170

Environment, 564

Errors

redirecting standard error output, 540

standard error, 576

ESSID (Extended Service Set Identifier)

connecting to wireless network, 109

Ethernet, 106, 108

Events, evolution alarm notifier utility, 465

Evince, 29

Evolution, 309

calendars mode, 311

contacts mode, 310

e-mail component, 310

e-mail encryption, 150

memos mode, 311

signing and encrypting e-mail, 165, 166

tasks mode, 311

Evolution (e-mail component), 310

calendars, 328

adding/editing diary entry, 328, 329, 330

all-day appointments, 328

appointments, 328

Google calendar, 330

meetings, 328

configuring e-mail access, 314

contacts, 325

adding/editing, 326

address cards, 325

by company, 325

creating contact list, 327

list view, 325

Ekiga, 335

Evolution (e-mail component) (cont.)

instant messaging

AIM, 333

configuration, 332

Empathy, 334

Facebook Chat, 333

Gadu-Gadu, 333

Google Talk, 333

GroupWise, 333

ICQ, 333

IRC, 333

Jabber, 333

MSN, 333

mxit, 333

MySpace, 333

QQ, 333

Sametime, 333

SILC, 334

Yahoo, 334

Yahoo Japan, 334

Zephyr, 334

memos and tasks, 331, 332

Skype, 334

tasks

aspell-fr package, 320

changing plain text font, 325

composing messages, 318, 319, 320

configuring e-mail access, 312, 313

creating folders, 321, 322

creating HTML e-mail, 325

creating signature, 320, 321

deleting messages, 316, 317

empty trash on exit, 325

flagging messages, 317

forward e-mail inline, 324

importing Outlook e-mail via Thunderbird, 318

junk mail filter, 322

reading e-mail, 316

search folders, 324

sending and receiving e-mails, 314

signing and encryption, 315, 316

sorting and filtering messages, 322, 323

vertical message window, 325

Evolution (Mail client), 29

Evolution alarm notifier utility, 465

Evolution, E-Mail/Personal Information Manager, 253

Ex command, 545

Exclude tab, Simple Backup, 478

Exit command, 527, 545

Expansion, brace expansion, 540541

ext4 file system, 231

Extracting folders or files from archives, 483

Extreme Tux Racer game, 408

Eyes applet, 212

images F

Facebook, 341

Facebook Chat, 333

failsafeX, 70

False positives, virus scanning, 182

FAT32, 564

Favorites, Internet Explorer, 30

Fdformat command, 546

Fdisk command, 546

FFmpeg project, 370

Fg command, 516, 546

File command, 546

File encryption, 150, 161, 165

File ownership, changing after restoring data, 481

File permissions

data file permissions, 456

viewing permissions, 454

everyone else permissions, 455

file type codes, 455

group permissions, 455

type of file, 455

user permissions, 455

File Roller, 261

adding support for rar files to, 483

managing archive files, 482, 483

File sharing, personal file sharing program, 466

File shortcuts, 461

hard links, 461

symbolic links, 461

File transfer between remote computers, 497

Files

absolute and relative paths, 533

adding data to existing file, 539

autocompletion, 534

copying files, 529530

deleting files, 531

Do not extract older files option, 483

excluding from backup, 478

extracting from archives, 483

listing files, 528529

moving files, 530

Overwrite existing files action, 483

redirecting command output to 539540

saving files to CD-R/RW or DVD-R, 484

working with filenames that have spaces, 531

working with files, 526533

Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), 229

Find command, 527, 546

Firefox web browser, 30, 564

adding Java support, 374

Adobe Flash Player plug-in, 411

identifying installed plug-ins, 372

installing Flash plug-in, 374

removing Flash plug-in, 374

Totem browser plug-in, 370

Ubuntu desktop, 82

video and audio playback, 370

Firestarter, 171, 178

Add New Inbound Rule dialog box, 175, 176

enable ICMP Filtering, 177

Firestarter configuration, 174, 178

inbound traffic policy, 175, 176

installing Firestarter, 171, 173

logging in to remote computer, 494

outbound connection rules, 176, 177

Outbound traffic, 174

permissive policy, 174

Policy tab, 174

restrictive policy, 174

spyware, 174

turning off diagnostic services, 177, 178

Firewalls

configuring Ubuntu firewall, 171

Firestarter, 171, 178

Linux, 147

software and hardware firewalls, 171

Ubuntu firewall, 147

Ubuntu firewall configuration, 178

Fish applet, 212

Flash

adding Flash support, 373, 374

Adobe Flash Player, 411

Gnash player, 411

installing Flash plug-in, 374

removing Flash plug-in, 374

web-based gaming, 411

Flickr, 341

FLOSS. See Free libre/open source software (FLOSS)

Fluendo MP3 codec, 353

Folder permissions

altering permissions, 457

on root directory, 457

on User's directory, 456

Folders

excluding from backup, 478

extracting from archives, 483

Re-create folders action, 483

user folders update tool, 467

Fonts

installing TrueType core fonts, 287, 288

Liberation fonts, 286

Force Quit applet, 212

Foreground, bringing command to foreground, 516

FOSS. See Free/open source software (FOSS)

Foursquare, 342

Freax, 17

Free, 565

Free command, 546

Free libre/open source software (FLOSS), 564

Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)

audio file formats, 363

playing audio files, 351

Free software, 565

copyleft, 15

GNU project, 14

RMS (Richard Matthew Stallman), 14

Free Software Foundation, 14, 565

Free/open source software (FOSS), 564

FreeCiv game, 408

Freeing up space, 26

checking free space, 26

minimum for Ubuntu in Windows partition, 26

reclaiming space, 27

removing Windows to free space, 27

using another hard disk, 27

freshclam, 179

Frets on Fire game, 408

FriendFeed, 341

Frozen Bubble, 408

Fsck command, 527, 546

F-Spot and GIMP, 259

F-Spot Photo Manager

connecting camera to PC, 385

importing photos, 386

Done Loading, 386

standard selection techniques, 386

Tagging Images, 386, 388

tweaking images, 387

FTP

transferring backup directory across Internet, 480

Ftp command, 546

Fully qualified domain name (FQDN), 494

Fuser command, 546

images G

Gadu-Gadu, 333

Games

Flash and web-based gaming, 410, 411

installing Windows games on Linux, 411, 413

Linux games, 405, 410

sources, 405

PlayDeb.net, 409, 410

sources for games, 410

Ubuntu Software Center, 407

Gates, Bill, attitude to software, 15

Gcalctool. See GNOME Calculator

GCC. See GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)

gedit, 500

document menu, 276

edit menu, 275

file menu, 274

help menu, 276

plug-ins, 277

change case, 278

document statistics, 278

editor option, 277

external tools, 278

file browser pane, 278

font and colors option, 277

insert date/time, 278

modeliness, 278

python console, 278

quick open, 279

snippets, 279

sort, 279

spell checker, 279

tag list, 279

third party plug-ins, 279

view option, 277

search menu, 276

view menu, 275

General tab

keyboard preferences dialog box, 101

Mouse Preferences dialog box, 97, 98

power management applet, 143

Genisoimage command, 547

Getting Everything Up and Running, 91

GIDs. See Group IDs

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), 385, 390

Airbrush tool, 395

Alignment tool, 394

Blend tool, 394

Blur tool, 395

brush selector, 395

Bucket Fill tool, 394

Clone tool, 395

color corrections, 398

Color Picker tool, 393

Crop tool, 394

Cropping and healing tool, 399

cut, copy and paste buffers, 396

Ellipse Select tool, 392

Erase tool, 394

essential concepts, 396

filters, 400

Alpha to Logofilters, 402

Animation filters, 402

Artistic filters, 401

Blur filters, 400

Combine filters, 401

Decor filters, 401

Distort filters, 401

Edge-Detect filters, 401

Enhance filters, 400

Generic filters, 401

Light and Shadow filters, 401

Map filters, 402

Noise filters, 401

Render filters, 402

Web filters, 402

Flip tool, 394

floating dialog boxes, 390

foreground and background colors, 395

Foreground Select tool, 393

Free Select tool, 392

GimPhoto, 403

GIMPshop, 403

Healing tool, 395

Ink tool, 395

layers, 397

main toolbar window, 391, 392

Measure tool, 393

Move tool, 393

Paintbrush tool, 394

paths dialog box, 396

Paths tool, 393

Pencil tool, 394

Perspective tool, 394

Rectangle Select tool, 392

right-clicking, 391

Rotate tool, 394

Scale tool, 394

Scissors Select tool, 393

Select by Color tool, 393

Sharpen tool, 395

Sharpening, 403

Single Document Interface, 390

Smudge tool, 395

Text tool, 394

Zoom tool, 395

Gksudo command, 446, 448

gksudo, adding to application launcher, 486

Glossary (A-Z) of Linux terms, 557581

Gnash player, 411

Gnash, adding Flash support, 373

GNOME, 80, 565

adding programs to GNOME startup, 467

managing GNOME sessions during boot, 465468

power manager program, 466

screen reader software, 100

GNOME Calculator, 260

GNOME desktop

applets, 559

controlling which programs start up with, 465

GNOME Login Sound, 466

GNOME Scheduler

creating recurrent task, 487, 488

crontab file, 485, 486, 488

problem with cron, 490

scheduling one-off tasks, 489

scheduling tasks with, 485, 489

using templates, 489

GNOME Terminal, 523

GNOME themes, 187

GNOME-games

Aisleriot, 406

Chess, 406

five or more, 406

four-in-a-row, 406

Iagno, 406

Klotski, 406

Lights Off puzzle game, 406

Mahjongg, 406

Minesweeper, 406

Nibbles, 406

Quadrapassel, 406

Robots, 406

Sudoku, 407

Swell Foop, 407

Tali, 407

Tetravex, 407

Gnome-games package, 405

GNU (GNU's Not UNIX), 566

GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), 442, 565

GNU Free Documentation License, 566

GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), 565

GNU project, 14, 566

copyleft, 16

free, 565

Linux and, 519

GNU Public License (GPL), 566

lesser GPL (LGPL), 566

Lesser GPL (LGPL), 570

GNU slash Linux, 13, 17

copyleft, 15

IBM PC and Microsoft, 14

Linux distributions, 18

open source, 19

penguin mascot, 18

quest for UNIX-like OS, 16

RMS, free software, 14

Torvalds, Linus, project, 16

Ubuntu, 20

UNIX, 13

GNU/Linux, 566

GNULinux, 519

Gnumeric spreadsheet, 288

Google Talk, 333

GParted tool, 48

GPL. See GNU Public License (GPL)

GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB), 567

Graphical user interface (GUI), 567

Graphics

desktop visual effects, 134

low-graphics mode, 70

NVidia X server setting program, 466

problems, 70, 73

X.org, 70

Graphics cards, buntu support for hardware, 92

Grep command, 267, 269, 547, 566

piping command output to, 538

Group IDs (GIDs), 565

Groupadd command, 547

Groupdel command, 547

Groups, 566

adding groups, 451

adm group, 452

Groups (cont.)

admin group, 452

cdrom group, 452

deleting groups, 451

dialout group, 452

lpadmin group, 452

plugdev, 452

sambashare group, 452

Groups command, 547

GroupWise, 333

GRUB. See GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB)

Grub program, reducing Grub boot menu delay, 464

GStreamer, 352, 380

GStreamer multimedia framework, 352

GStreamer plug-in, 369, 370, 371

GUI. See Graphical user interface (GUI)

GUI applications, remote access

accessing remotely, 503

accessing Ubuntu, 501, 502, 503

command-line programs, 522

running X applications, 500

GUI-based desktop environment. GNOME

Guru, 567

Gwibber, 339

Details pane, 340

microblogging operations, 339

social networking sites, 341

social networking sites (see also Social networking)

Streams pane, 340

Gzip command, 547, 567

images H

Hack, 567

Hackers, 149, 562, 567

Halt command, 547

Hard disks

computer can't find on installation, 65

installing Windows on Ubuntu hard disk, 27

many hard disks visible in partitioner, 66

repartitioning on installation, 43, 53

too many partitions on installation, 66

understanding partitioning, 23, 26

using another hard disk, 27

viewing disk partitions, 24

Hardware, 9. See also devices

adding printers 124130

check for new hardware drivers tool, 465

configuring Bluetooth, 134140

configuring scanners, 132133

configuring sound cards, 140141

Device Manager, installing, 9495

proprietary vs. open source drivers, 9394

removable storage devices, 130131

Ubuntu support for, 91

what hardware works under Ubuntu, 94

Hardware Drivers utility, 134

Hash (HHH) symbol, prompt when logged in as root, 523

Hdparm command, 547

Head command, 269, 548

Help

info pages, 525

man pages, 525

Help command, 548

Hewlett-Packard's proprietary form of Unix. See HP–UX

Hex keys, 110

Hibernate feature, power manager program, 466

Hibernate option, power management, 142, 143, 144

Hierarchical file system, 229

History command, 537, 548

Home directory

backing up data, 475

configuration files, 476

hidden files, 475

shorthand for userCCCs home directory, 523

Host command, 548

Hostname command, 548

Hosts, 567

HP-UX, 567

HTML 5 movie file formats, 378

Hurd, 568

HURD

GNU project, 14

quest for UNIX-like OS, 16

images I

IBM PC, 14

ICMP Filtering, Firestarter, 177

ICQ, 333

Id command, 548

Identi.ca, 341

Ifconfig command, 521, 527, 548

Image Editor

Adobe Photoshop, 247

F-Spot and GIMP, 259

GIMP, 247

Images, backing up data, 30

Impress (presentation), 304

animating slides, 306

drawing toolbar, 305

Empty presentation, 304

Existing presentation, 304

Flash file output, 307

Fontwork tool, 306

panes

handout tab, 305

normal tab, 304

notes tab, 305

outline tab, 304

slide sorter tab, 305

slides pane, 304

tasks pane, 305

Templates, 304

using 3D effects, 306

Inbound traffic policy, Firestarter, 175, 176

Include tab, Simple Backup, 478

Info command, 548, 568

Info pages, 525

Inhibit Applet, 212

Init command, Upstart, 579

Init.d, 568

Initrd, 568

Inode, 568

Input, standard input, 576

Input devices

configuring input devices, 97104

configuring keyboard settings, 101104

configuring mouse options, 97100

Install Driver dialog box, using NdisWrapper to install drivers, 119

Installation of software. See Software installationInstalling and removing software

advanced application management, 429

dependency management, 423

libc6 package, 424

package conflict, 424

reverse dependency, 424

from source, 442

program-compilation tools, 442

unpacking tarball and solving dependencies, 442

Installing Windows application, Wine. See Wine (software)

Linux installation files, 421

binary files, 422

package files, 422

self-installing binaries, 422

source code, 422

package management system

apt component, 423

benefits, 423

dpkg component, 423

importance, 423

software repositories

apt package, 425

decoding package filenames, 428

dpkg package, 425

main distribution repository, 426

main section, 427

multiverse section, 428

official and unofficial repositories, 426

partner section, 428

proposed updates, 427

recommended updates, 427

restricted section, 428

security updates, 427

software versions, 426

source code section, 428

universe section, 427

unsupported (Backport) updates, 427

Software Sources tool, 429

Other Software tab, 430

PPAs, 431

Ubuntu Software tab, 430

updates tab, 432

Synaptic Package Manager (see Synaptic Package Manager)

Ubuntu Software Centre (see Ubuntu Software Center)

Installing Ubuntu, 35

booting from DVD-ROM, 40

completing installation, 56

Configuring regional settings, 53

DVD-ROM, 35

Edubuntu, 36

importing documents and settings, 56

installing Ubuntu inside Windows, 39, 40

Kubuntu, 36

Lucid Lynx, 35

on Apple Macintosh computer, 59

on Apple Macintosh computers, 60

Installing Ubuntu (cont.)

on Mac, 59, 60

Boot Camp utility, 59

Intel processor, 59

Leopard, 59

PowerPC processor, 59

Snow Leopard, 59

Tiger, 59

Virtualization software, 60

overview of installation process, 35, 37

performing installation, 56, 57

rebooting, 57

repartitioning hard disk, 43, 53

manually editing partition table, 47, 53

resizing main partition, 44, 45

using entire disk, 46

using largest continuous free space, 46

using second hard disk, 47

running in live distro mode, 36

setting up user, 54, 56

Ubuntu Netbook Edition, 36

Welcome window options, 41

Windows partition for resizing, 39

Xubuntu, 36

Integrated Peripherals section, 67

Interface

components, 289

customizing interfaces, 290

customizing menus, 292

LibreOffice configuration options, 293

personalizing appearance, 293

toolbars

adding functions, 290

adding new toolbar, 292

deleting a icon, 292

Internet Printing Protocol (IPP), configuring network printer, 127

Internet Relay Chat, 333

Invest applet, 212

IP address, assigning static IP address, 467

Ipchains, 568

Iptables, 569

Linux firewall, 147

Ubuntu firewall, 171

images J

Jabber, 333

JACK, 364

Jamendo, 357

.jar file type, 482

Java applets, adding Java support, 374

jfs file system, 231

Jobs

controlling jobs, 515517

processes compared, 515

sending several jobs to background, 516

sleeping jobs, 516

Jobs command, 515, 548

Journaling, 569

images K

K Desktop Environment (KDE), 569

Kernel, 3, 77, 569

choosing from menu of kernel options, 63

Linux, 519

optimizing, 470472

preinstallation problems, 62

shells and, 519

Kernel panic, 569

Key pair generation

encryption type, 154

evolution's encryption/signing feature, 151

Expiration Date option, 154

Key Strength option, 154

new PGP key dialog box, 153

Passphrase for New PGP key dialog box, 154

Password Keyring, 152

PGP key, 152

Seahorse application, 151

Secure Shell key, 152

Stored Password, 152

Keyboard indicator applet, 101

Keyboard layout options dialog box, 101

Keyboard preferences dialog box

accessibility tab, 102

configuring keyboard settings, 101104

general tab, 101

layouts tab, 101

mouse Keys tab, 103

typing break tab, 104

Keyboards

acceleration slider, 103

bounce keys, 103

configuring keyboard settings, 101104

creating keyboard shortcuts, 104

delay slider, 103

shortcuts, 535536

simulate simultaneous keypresses check box, 103

slow keys, 103

speed slider, 103

standard input, 538

sticky keys, 103

switching between keyboards, 101

using Bluetooth keyboard, 139140

Keys

certificate and key storage tool, 465

cryptographic key, 150

reducing number of keys to sign, 161

Kill command, 514, 548

Killall command, 514, 549

Killing processes, 511

Kino movie-editing software, 381

Kludge, 569

KOffice, 288

Kubuntu, 570

Kubuntu desktop, 81

Kubuntu Linux, 8

KVM switch, 64

images L

Laconica, 341

LAMP, 6. See Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Python/Perl (LAMP)

open source software, 20

Languages, switching between keyboards, 101

Laptops

partitioning for dual-booting, 25

Ubuntu support for hardware, 92

Last command, 549

Layout options dialog box, keyboard, 101

Layouts tab, keyboard preferences dialog box, 101

Ldd command, 549

Lemmings game, 408

Less command, piping command output to, 538

Lesser GPL (LGPL), 566, 570

Liberation fonts, 286

Libraries, prelinking, 469

Library, 570

LibreOffice, 281, 570

applications

Calc (spreadsheet), 300

Impress (presentation), 304

Writer (word processor), 297

Base, 282

Calc, 282

core functions, 294

creating macros, 295

Help Agent, 294

inserting objects with OLE, 295

saving files, 296

using wizards, 294

CSV data files, 284

Draw, 282

Evolution, 282

file compatibility, 283

Document formatting, 284

sharing files, 284

VBA compatibility, 283

file type options, 284

Impress, 282

interface

customization (See Interface, customizing interfaces)

Document area, 289

formatting toolbar, 289

menu bar, 289

ruler, 289

standard toolbar, 289

Status bar, 289

key features, 282, 283

Math, 282

RTF text documents, 284

Writer, 282

LibreOffice Base, 252

LibreOffice Calc, 250

LibreOffice Impress, 251

LibreOffice Writer, 248

Link-local, configuring wired networking, 106

Links, symbolic link, 577

Linux

antivirus protection, 147

A-Z glossary of Linux terms, 557581

booting into the shell, 526

description, 519

distributions, 18

Edubuntu Linux, 564

firewalls, 147

GNU slash Linux, 17

installing RealPlayer, 371, 372

installing Windows games, 411, 413

movie-editing software, 381

office software, 288

open source, 19, 20

penguin mascot, 18

philosophy of sharing, 21

Linux (cont.)

reasons for using shells, 520

root and ordinary users, 149

running shell via virtual console, 525

shorthand for userCCCs home directory, 523

terminal emulator program using shell, 523

UNIX and, 13

variables, 524

versions, 18

vs. Windows security, 147, 148

when to use shell, 522

working with files, 526533

Linux 0.01, 17

Linux built-in documentation

forums, 587

info pages

coreutils pages, 586

Texinfo system, 585

mailing lists, 588

man pages, 583

decoding Synopsis section, 585

headings, 584

wodim, 583

README files, 586

third-party sites, 588

Ubuntu wiki, 588

Linux distributions, 563

CentOS, 19

Chrome OS, 19

Debian, 18, 563

Mandriva, 19

Red Hat, 19

Slackware, 18

SuSE Linux, 19

Ubuntu, 19

Linux drivers

Ubuntu support for hardware, 91, 92

Linux Foundation, 571

Linux games, 410

Alien Arena, 408

Extreme Tux Racer, 408

FreeCiv, 408

Frets on Fire, 408

Frozen Bubble, 408

gnome-games package, 405

Pingus, 408

PlayDeb.net, 409

Pysol, 408

Super Tux, 408

Tremulous, 408

Warzone 2100, 408

Linux kernel, GNU Public License (GPL), 566

Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Python/Perl (LAMP), 570

Linux-based web-hosting environment, 570

Ln command, 549

Local machine, 493, 571

Localhost, 571

Locate Pointer option, mouse preferences, 98

Lock Screen applet, 212

Log Out applet, 213

Login screen, Ubuntu, 78

only offered text login, installation, 65

only offered text login, postinstallation, 69

Low-graphics mode, 70

lpadmin group, 452

Lpr command, 527, 549

Lpstat command, 549

Ls command

h (human-readable) option, 529

l (long) option, 529

m option, 528

Lsmod command, 549

Lsof command, 549

images M

Mac, installing Ubuntu, 59, 60

Magnatune, 357, 358

Mail program

redirecting command output, 540

Main Menu applet, 213

Mains Power tab, power management, 142

Man command, 527, 550

Man pages, BASH command index, 541

Mandriva, Linux distributions, 19

Md5sum command, 550

Media

creating open source media player, 370

installing RealPlayer, 371, 372

MEM column, top program output, 509

MeMenu

Account Configuration section, 339

Broadcast section, 339

IM Status section, 339

Social networking (see Social networking)

Title section, 339

Memtest86 program, 58, 62

Microphone recording, 366, 367

Microsoft, history of, 14

Microsoft Office

Access, 282

Equation Editor, 282

Excel, 282

FrontPage, 282

PowerPoint, 282

Visio, 282

Word, 282

Microsoft Office, backing up data, 29

Microsoft TrueType core fonts, 352

MINIX, (minimal UNIX), 16, 571

Mkdir command, 526

creating directories, 532

p option, 532

Mkfs command, 550

Mobile broadband network, connecting to, 120122

Modinfo command, 550

Modprobe command, 550

Module, 571

Monitor resolutions, 71, 72

More command, 269, 550

Motion Threshold setting, mouse, 99

Mount, 571

Mount command, 550

Mouse

choose type of click beforehand option, 100

configuring mouse options, 97100

Initiate click when stopping pointer movement option, 99

motion threshold setting, 99

using Bluetooth mouse, 139140

Mouse functionality. See mouse, 97

Mouse functionality, Ubuntu

configuring mouse options, 97100

Mouse Keys tab, keyboard preferences dialog box, 103

Mouse Orientation option, mouse preferences, 98

Mouse Preferences dialog box

Accessibility tab, 99

configuring mouse options, 97100

General tab, 97, 98

options, 98, 99

touchpad tab, 100

Movie file formats, 369

DivX, 370

installing codecs for, 370, 371

open source formats, 378

QuickTime, 370

RealVideo, 369

Windows Media Player, 369

Movie/DVD player

Totem media player, 247, 257

Windows Media Player, 247

Movie-editing software, 381

Movies

Totem movie player, 369

watching DVDs, 378, 382

watching movies, 375, 378

Mozilla Firefox.See Firefox web browser

Mozilla Foundation, 571

Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client, 31

Mozilla Weave account, 30

MP3 audio file formats, 363

MP3 format

Fluendo MP3 codec, 353

installing codecs in one package, 352

playing audio files, 351

MP3 playback, 349

MP3 player

Banshee, 247

Banshee media player, 247, 256

removable storage devices, 130

Winamp, 247

MPlayer project, 370

MS-DOS prompt

cmd.exe/command.exe, 247

GNOME Terminal, 247

MSN Messenger, 333

Multimedia

adding Flash support, 373, 374

adding Java support, 374

backing up data, 30, 478

framework, 351

installing codecs for movie file formats, 370, 371

installing playback software, 369, 375

installing RealPlayer, 371, 372

playing audio files, 351, 356

retrieving streaming content, 370

Totem movie player, 369

watching DVDs, 378, 382

watching movies, 375, 378

watching TV, 382, 383

Multimedia playback, 351

codec plug-ins, 352

DRM, 349, 350

installing codecs in one package, 352, 353

MP3 playback, 349

multimedia framework, 351

Multimedia playback (cont.)

Ogg Vorbis media format, 350

player application, 351

MusE, 364

Music

making music, 364

purchasing from online music stores, 359

Mv command, 526, 530, 550

mxit, 333

My Personal Keys tab

exporting public key with Seahorse, 157

PGP key option, 155

MySpace, 333

MySQL, 20, 572

MythTV, 383

images N

Nautilus, 215

Action area, 217

browsing files on remote device, 137

components, 215

creating archives, 481, 482

e-mailing files, 225

encrypting and decrypting files, 161, 165

extensions, 225

file encryption, 150

file search, 219

file system concepts (see Ubuntu file system)

files and folders, 220

hidden files and directories, 222, 475

home folder, 226

key pair generation, 151

launching files and running programs, 222

location bar, 216

matched selection, 225

menu bar, 216

object modes, 221

Places pane, 217

tabbed browsing, 225

toolbar, 216

View As Icons/List, 217

view modes, 219

emblems, 219

history, 219

information, 219

notes, 219

tree, 219

viewing file sizes, 224

zoom controls, 217

Ncurses, 562

NdisWrapper

installing configuration tools, 113

installing Windows wireless network device drivers, 112119

installing Windows XP drivers, 113120

removing NdisWrapper drivers, 119

using NdisWrapper to install drivers, 118119

NeoOffice, 284

Netbooks. See Ubuntu Netbook Edition

Netstat command, 550

Network

configuring network printer, 126127

configuring WindowsFFFSMB shared printer, 128129

Network File System (NFS), 572

Network manager applet, 466

Networking

assigning static IP address, 467

configuring Bluetooth, 134140

configuring wired networking, 106107

connecting to mobile broadband network, 120122

connecting to wireless network, 108112

installing Windows wireless network device drivers, 112120

working with proxy server, 122123

NetworkManager, 105

configuring wired networking, 106

connecting to wireless network, 108, 110, 111

installing Windows wireless network device drivers, 112

Newbie, 572

NFS. See Network File System (NFS)

NI column, top program output, 509

nice command, 511, 550

nohup command, 517, 551

Noop value, scheduler, 471

Normalization, audio playback, 365

NoScript plug-in, web browser security, 182

Notebook display looks corrupted during installation, 64

Notification Area applet, 213

Notification area, online updates, 168, 169

Notifications, disk notifications option, 465

NT File System (NTFS), 572

Numeric file permissions

octal notation, 460

symbolic notation, 460

Nvidia graphics card

display configuration screen, 72

graphical problems, 71

monitor resolution not recognized, 67

NVidia X server setting program, 466

NVidia X server setting program, 466

images O

Object Linking and Embedding (OLE), 295

Office. See Microsoft Office

Ogg Theora movie file format, 378

Ogg Vorbis

audio file formats, 362

playing audio files, 351

Ogg Vorbis media format, 350

OICQ (Open ICQ), 333

On Battery Power tab, power management applet, 142

On Mains Power tab, Power Management applet, 142

One-off tasks scheduling

at command, 489

GNOME Scheduler, 489

Online activity

configuring wired networking, 106107

connecting to mobile broadband network, 120122

connecting to wireless network, 108112

getting online with Ubuntu, 104123

installing Windows wireless network device drivers, 112120

NetworkManager, 105

working with proxy server, 122123

Online help

forums, 587, 588

Linux questions, 589

mailing lists, 588

OMG Ubuntu, 589

Ubuntu Geek blog, 588

Ubuntu Guide, 588

Ubuntu wiki, 588

Online music stores

Jamendo, 357

Magnatune, 357, 358

purchasing albums, 357

purchasing from online music stores, 359

Ubuntu One, 358, 359

Online radio stations, 359

Open source, proprietary vs. open source drivers, 9394

Open Source Initiative (OSI), 20

Open source movie file formats, 378

Open source software

Apache, 20

MySQL, 20

OpenOffice.org, 20

OpenDocument Format (ODF), 285

OpenJDK, 352

OpenOffice.org, 20, 572. See also LibreOffice applications

fonts, 286

copying Windows fonts, 286

installing TrueType core fonts, 287, 288

Liberation fonts, 286

NeoOffice, 284

OpenDocument Format (ODF), 285

StarOffice, 281

The Document Foundation, 281

OpenOffice.org, password encryption, 150

OpenSSH, 493

client, 494

server, 494

Operating System (OS), 2

Optimizing Ubuntu, 463474

freeing up disk space, 472474

emptying cache of package files, 473

emptying tmp folder, 472

emptying trash, 473

removing unused software, 474

kernel, 470472

prelinking, 469470

speeding up booting, 463468

Optimizing Your System, 463

Options, commands, using one or two dashes, 529

Orca, 100

OS (operating system)

GNU project, 14

quest for UNIX-like OS, 16

Ubuntu Linux, 2

Oscar program, 424

Outbound connection rules, 176

Outlook. See also Microsoft Outlook

importing data from, 29

importing Outlook e-mail via Thunderbird, 31

Output

piping command output, 538539

redirecting command output, 539540

redirecting standard error output, 540

standard output, 577

Overwrite existing files action, 483

Ownership. See File ownership

images P

Package files, emptying cache of package files to free up disk space, 473

Package management system, 423

apt component, 423

benefits, 423

dpkg component, 423

importance, 423

Packages, removing unused software to free up disk space, 474

Pagers, 270

Pairing bluetooth devices, 135136

Parent directory, refering to, 532

Partitions, 572

boot sector, 25

choosing between, 25

computer can't find hard disk on installation, 66

Create Partition dialog box, 51

freeing up space, 26, 29

GParted, 48

main partition, 49

manually editing partition table, 47, 53

creating main and swap partitions, 51, 53

determining size of Windows partition, 50

preparing partitions, 48

many hard disks visible on installation, 66

only offered text login on installation, 65

partitioning laptop for dual-booting, 25

repartitioning hard disk on installation, 43, 53

manually editing partition table, 47, 53

resizing main partition, 44, 45

using entire disk, 46

using largest continuous free space, 46

using second hard disk, 47

swap partition, 50, 52

too many partitions on installation, 66

understanding partitioning, 23, 26

viewing disk partitions, 24

Windows partition for resizing, 39

Passphrases, connecting to wireless network, 110

Passwd command, 551

Password Keyring, 152

Passwords

Asterisk Password Reveal, 32

memory time for, 96

recording whilst backing up data, 31

Passwords and Encryption Keys dialog box, 152, 153

creating perfect passwords, 167

exporting public key, 157

importing and signing public keys, 159, 161

My Personal Keys tab, 155

root password security, 166

syncing public key, 158

Patents, 349

PATH variable, 524

Paths

absolute paths, 533

autocompletion, 534

relative paths, 533

pax command, 481

PC market, quest for UNIX-like OS, 16

PCI ID number, installing Windows XP drivers, 113, 114, 115

PDKSH. See Public Domain Korn SHell (PDKSH)

penguin mascot, Linux, 18

Performance

assigning static IP address, 467

freeing up disk space, 472474

optimizing kernel, 470472

prelinking, 469470

speeding up booting, 463468

Permissions

file permissions (see File permissions)

folder permissions (see Folder permissions)

numeric file permissions, 460

Permissive policy, Firestarter, 174

Personal file sharing program, 466

Personal Package Archives (PPAs), 431

Personalizing Ubuntu. See configuring Ubuntu

PGP key

key pair for e-mail/file encryption, 153

My Personal Keys tab, 155

New PGP Key dialog box, 153, 154

Passphrase for New PGP Key dialog box, 154

pgrep command, clearing up crashed processes, 515

Photo Editor

Adobe Photoshop, 247

Shotwell, 247

PID. See Process ID (PID)

PID column, top program output, 509

kill command, 514

killing processes, 512

Ping command, 527, 551

ping, diagnostic services, 177

Ping.fm, 342

Pingus game, 408

Pipe, 573

Piping

grep command, 268

output of commands, 538539

redirecting output, 539540

PiTiVi movie-editing software, 381

Playback

MP3 playback, 349

multimedia playback, 349, 351

Playback software

adding Flash support, 373, 374

installing, 369, 375

installing codecs for movie file formats, 370, 371

installing RealPlayer, 371, 372

Totem movie player, 369

PlayDeb.net, 409, 410

PlayOnLinux, 411, 413

plugdev group, 452

Plugin Finder Service dialog box

installing Flash plug-in, 374

removing Flash plug-in, 374

Plug-ins

installing Flash plug-in, 374

installing seahorse-plugins package, 162

removing Flash plug-in, 374

Podcasts, 360, 361

Pointer Speed settings, mouse preferences, 98

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), 573

Policy tab, Firestarter

inbound traffic policy, 175

outbound connection rules, 176

POSIX, 573

Postinstallation problems, 67, 69

computer no longer boots, 68

monitor resolution not recognized, 67

only offered text login, 69

Ubuntu working, Windows won't boot, 68

USB mouseFFFkeyboard not recognized, 67

Postscript Printer Description (PPD) file, configuring local printer, 125

Power management, value of power saving, 144

Power management applet

general tab, 143

On Battery Power tab, 142

On Mains Power tab, 142

Power manager program, 466

PPP. See Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

PR column, top program output, 509

Preinstallation problems, 61

computer freezes during installation, 63

disc doesn't boot, 61

Kernel Panic errors, 62

notebook display looks corrupted during installation, 64

screen goes blank or corrupted, 62

unrecoverable error message, 63

using Alternative Installer, 65

using KVM switch and screen is corrupted, 64

Pre-installation steps, 23, 32

backing up data, 29, 32

digital images, 30

e-mail files, 29

e-mail files, 31

internet explorer favorites, 30

Microsoft Office files, 29

miscellaneous files, 31

Mozilla Firefox bookmarks, 30

multimedia files, 30

usernames and passwords, 32

freeing up space, 26, 29

reclaiming space, 27

removing windows, 27

second hard disk, 28

partitioning

boot loader, 25

disk management tool, Windows, 25

dual-boot setup, 24

understanding partitioning, 23, 26

virtualization software, 28

Prelinking, 469470

caution when using, 470

configuring prelinking, 469

deactivating prelinking, 469

Presentations

LibreOffice Impress, 246, 251

Microsoft PowerPoint, 246

Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) key, 152

Print queue applet, 466

Print queues, 129

Printenv command, 551

Printers

adding printers, 124130

administering printer, 129130

configuring local printer, 124126

configuring network printer, 126127

Printers (cont.)

configuring WindowsFFFSMB shared printer, 128129

support for Linux, 124

Ubuntu support for hardware, 92

Private key encryption system, 150

Process ID (PID), 573

Processes, 507, 573

children of terminated processes, 513

clearing up crashed processes, 515

controlling processes, 511515

controlling zombie processes, 513

jobs compared, 515

killing processes, 511

other commands to control processes, 514515

parent and child processes, 511, 512

renicing processes, 510511

troublesome processes, 512

viewing processes, 507511

Program-compilation

build-essential metapackage, 442

configure script, 443

GCC, 442

make program, 442

Program-compilation tools

make command, 443

sudo make install command, 444

Programs

end-of-file (EOF) message, 536

quitting current program, 536

running programs from shell, 525

stopping current program, 536

terminal programs, 519

Prompt

command prompt, 523

logging in as root, 523

Proprietary, 573

Proprietary drivers, connecting to wireless network, 108

Proxy server, working with proxy server, 122123

ps command, aux command options, 514

pstree command, parent and child processes, 512

Public Domain Korn SHell (PDKSH), 520

Public key encryption system, 150

exporting with Seahorse, 156, 157

importing and signing with Seahorse, 159, 161

publishing with Seahorse, 157

Purging tab, Simple Backup, 480

PuTTY, 496

Puzzle Bobble, 408

Pwd command, 551

Pysol game, 408

images Q

Qaiku, 342

QEMU, 28

QQ, 333

Queues, print queues, 129

QuickTime

movie file formats, 370

retrieving streaming content, 370

Quitting current program, 536

images R

Radio stations, 359

rar file type, 483

RDP. See Remote Desktop Protocol

Readahead list, creating, 468

Real Simple Syndication (RSS), 360

RealPlayer

handling its own file types, 376

installing RealPlayer 11, 371, 372

Reboot command, 551

Rebooting Ubuntu, 85

Recovery mode, 70

clean option, 77

dpkg option, 77

failsafeX option, 77

fsck option, 77

grub option, 77

netroot option, 77

resume option, 76

root option, 77

starting up Ubuntu Linux, 76

Recovery mode boot settings, 75

Recurrent task, GNOME Scheduler, 487, 488

Recursive copying, 530

Red Hat, Linux distributions, 19

Red Hat Package Manager (RPM), 574

Redirecting command output, adding data to existing file, 539

Redirecting output, 268, 573

Redirecting standard error output, 540

Regex. See Regular expression (regex)

Regional settings configuration, 53

Regular expression (regex), 573

reiserfs file system, 231

Relative paths, 533

Remote, 574

Remote access

accessing GUI applications remotely, 499, 503

accessing Ubuntu via remote desktop, 503

accessing via remote desktop, 501

connecting to Mac, Linux, Windows, 505

connecting to remote computers, 503, 505

connecting to Windows 7 and Vista, 503, 504

connecting to Windows XP, 2000, and NT, 504, 505

files transfer between remote computers, 497, 499

logging in to remote computer, 494, 496

managing remote sessions, 496

reasons for using shells, 521

running X applications on remote computer, 500

SSH, 493, 499

Remote desktop feature, 466

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), 501, 503, 504

Remote device, browsing files on remote device, 137

Remote machine, 493

Removable storage devices, unattaching devices, 131

Rename command, 527

Renice command, 551

Renicing processes, 510511

Repartitioning hard disk on installation, 43, 53

manually editing partition table, 47, 53

resizing main partition, 44, 45

using entire disk, 46

using largest continuous free space, 46

using second hard disk, 47

Repeat keys settings, keyboard, 101

Repositories, 574

RES column, top program output, 509

Resolution

graphical problems, 71

monitor resolutions, 71, 72

screen resolution, 70

Restoring data, Simple Backup, 480

Restricted Extras, 353

Restrictive policy, Firestarter, 174

Rhythmbox Music Player, 351, 354, 356

audio file playback, 354, 356

listening to audio CDs, 361

playing audio files, 351

purchasing from online music stores, 357, 359

ripping tracks, 363

tuning in to online radio stations, 359

Rich Text Format (RTF) text documents, 284

Richard Matthew Stallman, 576

Richard Matthew Stallman. See RMS

Ripping tracks, 362, 363, 364

choosing audio file format, 362, 363

listening to audio CDs, 361

Rm command, 526, 531, 551

f (force) option, 531

r (recursive) option, 531

wildcards, 531

Rmmod command, 551

RMS (Richard Matthew Stallman)

attitude to software, 15

copyleft, 15

free software, 14

vs. Bill Gates, 15

Root, 574

Root (administrator) account, prompt when logged in as root, 523

Root directory, switching to root of file system, 532

Root user, 446

Root users, BASH command index, 541

Rootkits, 148

Rosegarden, 364

Route command, 552

RPM. See Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)

RSS, See Real Simple Syndication

RTFM, 574

Run Application applet, 213

Run level, 574

Runlevel command, 552

images S

S column, top program output, 509

Samba, 575

sambashare group, 452

Sametime, 333

sbackup, 476

Scalable, 575

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), 577

Scanbus option, wodim command, 540

Scanners

configuring scanners, 132133

Ubuntu support for hardware, 92

Scheduler, 471

Scheduling tasks

anacron command, 490, 491

GNOME Scheduler, 485, 489

creating recurrent task, 487, 488

one-off tasks, 489

scp program, 497

Screen

goes blank or corrupted, preinstallation, 62

only offered text login, postinstallation, 69

standard output, 538

Screen command, 552

Screen program, 496

Screen reader software

GNOME, 100

Screenlets, 203

Script, 575

Scrolling options, touchpad, 100

Seahorse application, 151, 161, 495

exporting public key, 156, 157

generating key pair, 151, 156

importing and signing public keys, 159, 161

publishing public key, 157

reducing number of keys to sign, 161

Seahorse-plugins package, 162

Search for Files applet, 213

Secret storage service, 466

Secure Shell (SSH)

files transfer between remote computers, 497, 499

scp program, 497

sftp program, 498, 499

Firestarter configuration, 174, 175

logging in to remote computer, 494, 496

managing remote sessions, 496

running X applications on remote computer, 500

session end, 496

session initiation, 494

SSH key, 152

Secure Shell (SSH) tool, transferring backup directory across Internet, 480

Secure Sockets Layer. See SSL

Security

adding virus scanning to Ubuntu, 179, 183

application security with AppArmor, 169, 170

BIOS Setup option, 168

commonsense security, 166, 168

configuring Ubuntu firewall, 171

encryption, 150, 166

locking doors and closing windows, 178

online updates, 168, 169

passwords, 166

restricting physical access to PC, 168

root and ordinary users, 149

rootkits, 148

software installation, 167

Ubuntu firewall configuration, 178

updating system, 167

web browser security, 182, 183

Windows vs. Linux, 147, 148

sed command, 269

Send To option, sending files from Ubuntu PC to another device, 138

Sensitivity setting, mouse preferences, 99

Separator applet, 213

Server Message Block (SMB), 576

Servers, 575

working with proxy server, 122123

Services, 575

Set command, 524

sftp commands, 498, 499, 552

! command, 499

cd command, 498

exit command, 499

get command, 499

help command, 499

lcd command, 498

lls command, 499

lmkdir command, 499

ls command, 499

mget command, 499

mkdir command, 499

mput command, 499

put command, 499

pwd command, 499

rm command, 499

rmdir command, 499

sftp program, 497, 498, 499

shell commands

controlling jobs, 515517

controlling zombie processes, 513

killing processes, 511

other commands to control processes, 514515

viewing processes, 511

Shell commands, viewing processes, 507

shell commands. See BASH shell commands

Shells, 575

BASH shell, 519

brace expansion, 540541

booting into the shell, 526

command prompt, 523

commands

DOS and shell equivalents, 526

comparison of, 520

description, 519

kernel and, 519

reasons for using shells, 520

running programs, 523525

running shell via virtual console, 525

symbols used at command-line prompts, 557

terminal emulator program, 523

when to use, 522

working with files, 526533

Shockwave Director plug-in, 374

Shortcuts, keyboard shortcuts, 535536

Show Desktop applet, 213

SHR column, top program output, 509

Shred command, 552

Shut Down applet, 213

Shutdown dialog box, 99

Shutting down Ubuntu

Guest Session option, 84

Hibernate option, 84, 85

Lock Screen option, 84

Log Out option, 84

Restart option, 84, 85

Shut Down option, 84, 85

Sleep option, 85

Suspend option, 84, 85

Switch User option, 84

Shuttleworth, Mark, 576

Signing and encrypting e-mail, 165, 166

SILC (Secure Internet Live Conferencing), 334

Simple Backup, 476, 481

backing up data, 477

Backup Properties dialog box, 477

changing time period between backups, 480

cron command, 480

default backup directory, 479

deleting old backup files, 480

excluding files and folders, 478

File Types tab, 478

Max Size tab, 478

Paths tab, 478

Regex tab, 478

full and incremental backups, 478

restoring data, 480

Simulate simultaneous keypresses check box, 103

Single Document Interface (SDI), 390

Skype, 334

Slackware, Linux distributions, 18

Sleep command, 552

Sleep mode, power management, 142, 143

Sleeping jobs, 516

Slow keys, keyboards, 103

SMART utility, disk notifications option, 465

SMB (Server Message Block)

configuring network printer, 126

configuring WindowsFFFSMB shared printer, 128129

Smbclient command, 552

Social networking, 337, 338

applications, 338

Buzz, 342

cloud computing (see Cloud computing)

Digg, 341

Facebook, 341

Flickr, 341

Foursquare, 342

FriendFeed, 341

Gwibber, microblogging (see Gwibber)

Identi.ca, 341

MeMenu, 339

Pingfm, 342

Qaiku, 342

StatusNet, 341

Twitter, 341

Software

free software, 14

installing and removing software (see Installing and removing software)

installing playback software, 369, 375

movie-editing software, 381

removing unused software to free up disk space, 474

Software installation

Alternative Installer, 65

backing up data, 29, 32

freeing up space, 26, 29

graphical problems, 70, 73

installation problems, 65, 66

computer can't find hard disk, 65

many hard disks visible in partitioner, 66

only offered text login, 65

too many partitions, 66

Software installation (cont.)

postinstallation problems, 67, 69

computer no longer boots, 68

monitor resolution not recognized, 67

only offered text login, 69

Ubuntu working, Windows won't boot, 68

USB mouseFFFkeyboard not recognized, 67

preinstallation problems, 61

computer freezes during installation, 63

disc doesn't boot, 61

Kernel Panic errors, 62

notebook display looks corrupted during installation, 64

screen goes blank or corrupted, 62

unrecoverable error message, 63

using Alternative Installer, 65

using KVM switch and screen is corrupted, 64

preinstallation steps, 23, 32

what installing Ubuntu actually means, 23

Software Update Notifier, 83

Solaris, 576

Solving Installation Problems, 61, 73. See also Software Installation

sort command, redirecting command output, 539

Sound cards

configuring sound cards, 140141

Ubuntu support for hardware, 92

Sound Preferences dialog box, configuring sound cards, 140

Sound Recorder, 366, 367

Source code, compilation, 561

Spaces, working with filenames that have spaces, 531

Speed slider, keyboards, 103

Speex audio file formats, 363

Spreadsheet

LibreOffice Calc, 246, 250

Microsoft Excel, 246

SSH. See Secure SHell (SSH)

Ssh command, 552

ssh-keygen program, 495

SSID (Service Set Identifier), connecting to wireless network, 109

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), 119

Stallman, Richard Matthew. See RMS

Standard error, redirecting output, 540

Standard input, 538, 576

Standard output, 538, 577

StarOffice, 281

Startup Applications Preferences dialog box

adding programs to GNOME startup, 467

controlling which programs start up with GNOME Desktop, 465

Startup scripts. See booting

Startx command, 552

Static IP address, assigning, 467

StatusNet, 341

Sticky keys, keyboards, 103

Sticky Notes applet, 213

Storage, secret storage service, 466

Storage devices, removable storage devices, 130131

Streaming content, retrieving, 370

String, 577

Su command, 553

Sudo command, 446, 553, 577

sudoer user account, 78

Super Grub Disk, 69

Super Tux game, 408

Superuser. See Root user

SuSE Linux, distributions, 19

SVG. See Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)

Swap file, 577

Sweep, 364

Swfdec, 373

Switch Off applet, 213

Symbolic link, 577

Synaptic and Update Manager, 379, 383

Synaptic Package Manager, 435

metapackages, 439

removing software, 439

search for software

filters, 435

in-depth search, 435

quick search, 435

ultra-quick search, 435

software installation, 437

using APT, 559

Sysadmin, 577

System control, keyboard shortcuts, 536

System files, dependency, 563

System Monitor applet, freeing up disk space, 472

System Restore, reclaiming space, 27

System V, 577

images T

Tac command, 553

tail command, 269, 553

Tainted, 577

Taking Control of the System, 507

Tanenbaum, Andrew

quest for UNIX-like OS, 16

Tape ARchive (tar) files, 481, 578

.tar.bz2 file type, 482

Tar command, 553

.tar file type, 482

creating archives with Nautilus, 481

saving files to CD-R/RW or DVD-R, 484

.tar.gz file type, 482

.tar.lzma file type, 482

Tasks

scheduling with anacron, 490, 491

scheduling with GNOME Scheduler, 485, 489

TCP/IP, 578

Tee command, 553

Teletypewriter. See Tty device

TeleTYpewriter (tty), 578

Terminal, 578

Terminal emulator program, using shell, 523

Terminal programs, 519

Terminal Server Client Applet applet, 213

Terminal window, 523

Terminating commands, 516

Terminology, A-Z glossary of Linux terms, 557, 581

TeX, 578

Text editor/viewer

Gedit, 247

Notepad, 247

Text files, 267

adding line numbers, 271

awk command, 269

Bash, 270

cat command, 269

diff command, 269

Diffuse Merge Tool, 279

ed text editor, 271

Emacs text editor, 271, 272

features, 273

gedit, 272

bottom pane, 273

creating file, 274

display area, 273

editing configuration files, 274

menu bar, 273, 274

opening file, 274

saving file, 274

side pane, 273

status bar, 273

tool bar, 273

grep command, 269

head command, 269

joining two files, 271

less command, 269

more command, 269

nano text editor, 271

piping operation, 267

redirecting, 268

removing duplicate lines, 271

removing line breaks, 270

sed command, 269

sort command, 269

sort list, 271

spell-checker, 270

standard input, 268

standard output, 268

tail command, 269

Vim text editor, 271, 272

word count, 270

word wrap, 271

3D drivers, 133, 134

3D graphics, proprietary drivers, 93

3G devices, conncting to mobile broadband network, 120

TightVNC, 505

Time tab, Simple Backup, 480

TIME+ column, top program output, 509

tmp folder, emptying to free up disk space, 472

Tomboy Notes applet, 213, 346

Top command, 553

Top program

altering update interval, 510

clearing up crashed processes, 515

information output on processes, 509

killing processes, 512, 513

renicing processes, 510

troublesome processes, 512

viewing processes, 507

zombie processes, 513

Torvalds, Linus, 16, 578

Totem browser plug-in, 370

Totem media player, playing audio files, 351

Totem movie player, 351, 369

audio file playback, 354

installing codecs, 371

Totem movie player (cont.)

movie file formats, 369

watching DVDs, 379

watching movies, 375, 378

Totem-xine package, 379, 380

Touch command, 553

Touchpad tab, mouse Preferences dialog box, 100

Tracepath command, 527, 553

Traceroute, diagnostic services, 177

Transferring files between remote computers, 497, 499

scp program, 497

sftp program, 498, 499

Trash, emptying to free up disk space, 473

Trash applet, 213

Tremulous game, 408

Troubleshooting, reasons for using shells, 521

TrueType core fonts, 287, 352

Trust

importing and signing public keys with Seahorse, 159, 161

reducing number of keys to sign, 161

web of trust, 160

Try Ubuntu 10.04 option, 42

Tty. See TeleTYpewriter

Tty device, 520

Tux, 578

TV

checking for video input, 382

installing Tvtime, 383

Tvtime, 382

Twitter, 341

2>, redirecting standard error output, 540

Type command, 525

Typing break tab

keyboard preferences dialog box, 104

images U

Ubuntu, 578

accessing recovery mode boot settings, 75

accessing via remote desktop, 501, 503

adding printers, 124130

administrator account, 78

antivirus protection, 147, 179, 183

AppArmor, 170

blacklisting existing built-in driver, 117

booting into the shell, 526

ClamTk, 179

configuring input devices, 97104

configuring keyboard settings, 101104

configuring mouse options, 97100

configuring Ubuntu, 96

cutting and pasting text, 89

Debian, 563

desktop, 79

Device Manager, 9495

firewall configuration, 147, 171, 178

iptables, 171

Netfilter, 171

ufw tool, 171

fonts, 286

copying Windows fonts, 286

installing TrueType core fonts, 287, 288

games (see Games)

getting online with Ubuntu 104123

graphical problems, 70, 73

hardware detection, 32

hardware support, 9195

installation problems, 65, 66

installing codecs in one package, 352, 353

installing DeCSS, 379

installing playback software, 369, 375

installing Ubuntu, 35(see also installing Ubuntu)

installing Ubuntu inside Windows, 39, 40

installing Ubuntu on Mac, 59, 60

installing Windows on Ubuntu hard disk, 27

Linux distributions, 19

login screen, 78, 79

low-graphics mode, 70

minimum free space in Windows partition, 26

MP3 playback, 349

optimizing Ubuntu, 463474

postinstallation problems, 67, 69

power management, 141144

preinstallation problems, 61

rebooting, 84, 85

recovery mode, 70

removable storage devices, 130131

running in live distro mode, 36

running programs, 86

running Windows within virtual machine on, 29

sending files from Ubuntu PC to another device, 138

Shutdown Options button, 78

shutting down, 84, 85

software installation(see Software installation)

starting up, 75, 77

sudoer user account, 78

testing computer's memory, 62

Universal Access Preferences button, 78

using virtualized computer to try Ubuntu, 28

video for Linux project, 382

virtualization software, 29

watching DVDs, 378, 382

watching movies, 375, 378

watching TV, 382, 383

what hardware works under Ubuntu, 94

Windows vs. Linux security, 147, 148

working with files, 526533

working with virtual desktops, 87

X.org, 70

Ubuntu Classic

Applets (see Desktop Applets)

menus, 209

panels, 209

adding a start-like button, 210

adding menus, 209

deleting a menu, 210

modifying the menus, 210

moving panel items, 211

Ubuntu community. See community

Ubuntu desktop, 185

Application launchers, 82

applications, 83

Applications menu, 86

classic interface, 185

session type, 186, 187

Classic mode, 187

clock, 83

Close button, 82

Desktop Background

Appearance Preferences, 193

background style, 194

switching and adding images, 194

Desktop Visual Effects

CompizConfig Settings Manager, 199 (See also CompizConfig Settings Manager tool)

Desktop Widgets, 203

Extra setting, 197

extra visual effects, 198

Firefox, 203, 204

None settings, 196

Normal setting, 197

standard visual effects, 197

Files and Folders launchers, 82

Firefox web browser, 82

Font Preferences, 195, 196

GNOME, 80

Home Button, 82

Home folder launchers, 82

Indicator applet, 83

launcher creation, 206

hard link, 208

symbolic link, 208

Ubuntu Tweak, 207

login screen, 204

Maximize button, 82

Me Menu, 83

Minimize button, 82

mouse functionality, 81, 88

Network Manager, 83

notification area, 83

notifications, 83

Off button, 83, 84

panels, Ubuntu Classic (see Ubuntu Classic)

Software Update Notifier, 83

theme

additional components, 191, 192

Ambiance, 189

Appearance application, 188

assistive themes, 187

colors, 190

controls, 190

Customize Theme, 189

GNOME, 187

icons, 191

pointer, 191

Window Border, 191

Top Panel–Natty, 81

Trash icon, 83

Ubuntu One, 82

Ubuntu Software Center, 82

Unity launcher, 81

Volume Control applet, 83

Workspace Switcher, 82

Workspace Switcher tool, 87, 88

Ubuntu file system, 229

accessing networked files, 240

IP address, 240

network name, 240

accessing removable storage devices, 242

Btrfs file system, 232

case sensitivity, filenames, 232

directories and files, 229

drive properties, 238

Ubuntu file system (cont.)

drive references, 232

ejecting media, 243

ext4 file system, 231

hierarchical file system, 229

jfs file system, 231

managing volumes, 239

checking file system, 239

deleting partition, 239

editing filesystem label, 239

editing partition, 239

formating volumes, 239

mounting volumes, 239

unmounting volumes, 239

mounting

external storage devices, 236

network storage, 236

mounting volumes

drives, 236

real files and virtual files, 234

reiserfs file system, 231

root, 229

shared folder, Windows users, 241

viewing disk and volume information, 236

working in computer window, 242

working in windows partitions, 240

xfs file system, 232

zfs file system, 232

Ubuntu Foundation, 579

Ubuntu Guide, 97

Ubuntu Linux, 171, 178

application installation, 5

as OS (operating system), 5, 6

background, 20

community, 9, 561

definition, 2

derivatives, 8

editions, 8

Edubuntu Linux, 564

full desktop solution, 4

improvements, 7, 8

installing Windows games on Linux, 411, 413

Linux distributions, 3

Linux for human beings, 4

Linux games, 410

OS, 2

reasons to try, 1

strengths, 10

vs. Windows, 9

Ubuntu One

accessing information on web, 347

file synchronization, 344

managing GNOME sessions, 466

subscription, 343

free Ubuntu One service, 343

synchronizing Evolution contacts, 347

Tomboy notes synchronization, 346

Ubuntu One music store, 358, 359

Ubuntu programs, 245, 522

alternative choices, 246, 247

Archive Manager, 261

Banshee, 247

Banshee media player, 256

Brasero, 247

Brasero/Nautilus CD/DVD Creator, 258

Calculator, 247

Dictionary, 262

Ekiga, 263

Empathy instant messaging software, 262

Evolution, 246, 254

File Roller, 247

F-Spot and GIMP, 259

Gedit, 247

GIMP, 247

GNOME Calculator, 260

GNOME Terminal, 247

LibreOffice

Base, 246, 252

Calc, 246, 250

Draw, 246

Impress, 246, 251

Writer, 246, 248

Mines/AisleRiot Solitaire, 247, 264

Mozilla Firefox, 246, 254

PiTiVi, 247

Shotwell, 247

Sound Juicer, 247

Totem media player, 247, 257

vs. windows programs (see Windows Programs)

Wine project, 265

Ubuntu Restricted Extras, 352, 353

Ubuntu Software Center, 82, 416

browsing and searching mechanisms, 418

Back and Forward buttons, 418

path bar, 418

Search dialog box, 421

software item screen, GNOME Do, 420

games, 407

manual installation, 440

navigation pane, 416

edit menu, 417

file menu, 416

Get Software element, 417

help menu, 417

History section, 417

In Progress element, 417

Installed Software section, 417

status bar, 417

view menu, 417

rating and reviewing, 421

structure of, 416

Ubuntu Studio, 364

Ubuntu Update Manager, 434

UIDs. See User IDs (UIDs)

Umask command, 554

Umount command, 554

Unalias command, 554

Uname command, 554

UNITY, 579

Universal Access Preferences button, Ubuntu, 78

Universal extractor, installing Windows XP drivers, 116

UNIX, 13, 579

BSD UNIX, 560

quest for UNIX-like OS, 16

unrar package, 483

Unrecoverable error during installation, 63

unzip command, running commands in background, 515

Unzip command, 554

Update manager tool, managing GNOME sessions, 467

Update notifier applet, managing GNOME sessions, 467

Upstart, 463, 579

Uptime command, 554

USB keyboard not recognized, 67

USB memory sticks, removable storage devices, 130

USB mouse not recognized, postinstallation, 67

USB mouse/keyboard not recognized, 67

USER column, top program output, 509

User folders update tool, 467

User IDs (UIDs), 579

Useradd command, 554

Userdel command, 554

Users, 579

BASH command index, 541

shorthand for userCCCs home directory, 523

Users and group accounts, 445

account creation

account type, 450

advanced settings, 451

changing user password, 450

contact information, 451

new user creation, 450

password, 451

user privileges, 451

adding and deleting users, 449

creating and deleting groups, 451, 452

definition, 445

deleting users, 451

file permissions, 447

root user, 446

gksudo gedit, 447

Sudo passwd root, 446

vs. Sudo, 448

UIDs and GIDs, 449

user passwords, adding and changing, 453

images V

Validating e-mail, 166

Variables, Linux, 524

Vector artwork, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), 577

Verbose, 580

VFAT. See Virtual File Allocation Table (VFAT)

Vi, 580

Vi command, 527

Video

adding Flash support, 373, 374

installing codecs for movie file formats, 370, 371

movie file formats, 369

watching movies, 375, 378

Video Editor

PiTiVi, 247

Premiere Elements, 247

Viewing processes, 507511

Vim command, 554

Vim text editor, stopping and starting, 516

VIRT column, top program output, 509

Virtual console

accessing, 525

running shell via virtual console, 525

Virtual File Allocation Table (VFAT), 580

Virtual Network Computing (VNC) software

accessing Ubuntu via remote desktop, 501, 503

connecting to remote computers, 505

Viewer program, 505

VirtualBox, 28

Virtualization software, 28, 29

Virus scanning

adding to Ubuntu, 179, 183

ClamAV, 180

ClamTk, 179, 180

dealing with infections, 181, 182

false positives, 182

scanning for viruses, 181

superuser permissions, 181

updating virus database, 179

Visual assistance utility, 467

Visual effects, desktop visual effects, 133

VMware, 28

Voice over IP (VoIP), 363

Ekiga, 335

Skype, 334

Voice over IP (VOIP), 263

Voice over IP. See VoIP

Volume Control applet, 83

Vorbis. See Ogg Vorbis

images W

Warzone 2100 game, 408

Watching DVDs, 378, 382

Watching movies, 375, 378

Watching TV, 382, 383

WAV audio file formats, 363

Wc command, 554

Wdim command, 540

Weather Report applet, 213

web 2.0, 338

blogs, 338

social networks, 338

wikis, 338

Web browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer, 246

Mozilla Firefox, 246, 254

Web browser security, 182, 183

Content tab, 182

Privacy tab, 183

Security tab, 183

Web browsers, Firefox web browser, 564

Web of trust, 160

Web page creation

LibreOffice Writer, 246

Microsoft FrontPage, 246

Web server software, Apache, 559

Web-based gaming, 410

WEP keys

WEP vs. WPA, 111

Whatis command, 554

Whereis command, 555

Whitespace

working with filenames that have spaces, 531

Widescreen monitor, resolution not recognized, 67

Wi-fi

connecting to wireless network, 108112

ethernet networks compared, 108

WEP vs. WPA, 111

Wi-fi cards

Ubuntu support for hardware, 92

wikis

community wiki, 97

Wikis, 338

Wildcards, commands, 531

Window List applet, 213

Window Selector applet, 214

Windows

checking free space, 26

chkdsk command-line tool, 68

configuring WindowsFFFSMB shared printer, 128129

defragmenting disk, 38

install Ubuntu alongside it, 44

installing Ubuntu inside Windows, 39, 40

installing Windows games on Linux, 411, 413

installing Windows on Ubuntu hard disk, 27

installing Windows XP drivers, 113120

partition for resizing, 39

removing Windows to free space, 27

Ubuntu working, Windows won't boot, 68

wireless network device drivers, 112120

Windows key, configuring, 101

Windows Media Player

movie file formats, 369

retrieving streaming content, 370

Windows programs

Adobe

Illustrator, 246

Photoshop, 247

alternative choices, 246, 247

Calc, 247

cmd.exe/command.exe, 247

Microsoft

Access, 246

Excel, 246

FrontPage, 246

Internet Explorer, 246

Outlook, 246

PowerPoint, 246

Word, 246

Minesweeper/Solitaire, 247

Nero, 247

Notepad, 247

Premiere Elements, 247

vs. Ubuntu programs (see Ubuntu Programs)

Winamp, 247

Windows Media Player, 247

WinZip, 247

Windows vs. Linux security, 147, 148

Wine (software)

.wine folder, 441

configuring Wine, 441

installing Windows applications, 441

uninstallation, 441

Wine (Wine Is Not an Emulator), 580

WinRar, 483

Wired networking, configuring wired networking, 106107

Wireless network drivers dialog box, using NdisWrapper to install drivers, 119

Wireless network. See wi-fi

Wireless networking, installing Windows wireless network device drivers, 112120

Wodim command, 543

Word processor

AbiWord, 288

LibreOffice Writer, 246, 248

Microsoft Word, 246

Writer, 297

Workspace, 580

Workspace Switcher applet, 214

Workspace Switcher tool, 87, 88

Workstation, 28

WPA-protected wireless networks

connecting to wireless network, 110

WEP vs. WPA, 111

Writer (word processor), 297

adding headers and footers, 299

collaborative working

insert comment, 300

track changes, 300

formatting text, 298

character, 298

context menu, 298

frames, 298

list, 298

page, 298

paragraph, 298

inserting graphics, 299

spell-checker and grammer, 298

working with tables, 299

Wubi Windows, 35, 39, 40

images X

X (X Window), 580

X Server, NVidia X server setting program, 466

X.org, 70, 581

X11, 580

Xenix, 13

XFree86 project, 581

xfs file system, 232

Xhost command, 555

Xine multimedia framework, 379

Xinetd, 581

Xinit command, 555

XMMS, 581

Xorg program, 510

Xterm, 581

Xubuntu, 581

Xubuntu desktop, 81

Xvid movie file format, 378

images Y

Yahoo Japan, 334

Yahoo messenger, 334

images Z

z/OS, 6

Zephyr, 334

Zeroconf, configuring wired networking, 106

Zero-day exploit, 170

zfs file system, 232

Zip command, 555

.zip file type, 482

Zip files

File Roller, 247, 261

WinZip, 247

Zipgre command, 555

zombie processes, controlling, 513

Z SHell (ZSH), 520

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