Index
- (dash), in command line options, 176
? (question mark), wildcard, 185
. (dot), in configuration folder names, 161
@ (at sign), in command-line username, 175
* (asterisk), wildcard, 185
***... (asterisks), password security, 61
&& (ampersands), conditional command execution, 186
| (vertical bar), pipe symbol, 168, 177
$ (dollar sign), UNIX shell symbol, 175, 210
~ (tilde), home directory indicator, 175, 180
A
Access for disabled users, 20
Accessibility plug-ins, 149–150
addgroup command, 184
Adding. See also Creating.
groups, 184
search engines to Firefox, 74
to text files, 183
Administrator privileges, 99
Adobe Flash, Firefox support, 75
Adobe Illustrator equivalent. See Inkscape.
Adobe InDesign equivalent. See Scribus.
Adobe Photoshop equivalent. See GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program).
Advocacy, community opportunities, 301–302
Alternate install CD. See Minimal CD.
AMD64 support, 35
Ampersands (&&), conditional command execution, 186
Anagramarama, 132
Anagrams, 132
Appearance section, 147
Applications. See also Programs.
closing, 65
finding, 61–64. See also The Launcher.
minimizing/maximizing, 65
running, 61–64, 73. See also The Launcher.
switching, 64
APT (Advanced Package Tool)
description, 106
sources for repositories, 207–208
aptitude utility, 216
Aquarius Ubuntu Edition
E4.5, 266
E5, 266
M10, 267
Array failures, 200
Array management. See LVM (Logical Volume Manager).
Artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, 269–270
AskUbuntu.com, 286
Asterisk (*), wildcard, 185
Asterisks (***...), password security, 61
At sign (@), in command-line username, 175
Audio. See also Multimedia; Music.
playing CDs, 94
ripping CDs, 94
Authentication, 260
Ayatana project, 67
B
Backport repositories, 207
/bin folder, 162
BIOS configuration problems, 40
Blinken, 131
Blog aggregator. See Planet Ubuntu.
Bochs, 226
Bookmarking Web sites, 74
Books and publications. See also Documentation; Linux Documentation Project.
The Official Ubuntu Server Book, 188, 231, 238
A Practical Guide to Linux..., 188–189
Ubuntu Unleashed 2016, 189
/boot folder, 162
“Bootable flag” setting, 57
Browsing
files and folders, 67
the Web. See Firefox.
Bug tracking
community opportunities, 303–304
fixes in releases, 23
Bulletin board. See The Fridge.
Buying installation DVDs, 36
C
Calendar, 70
Canonical, Ltd. See also Community Council; Shuttleworth, Mark.
Bazaar, support and development, 29
geographical location, 27
Launchpad, support and development, 29
Silber becomes CEO, 27
as a virtual company, 12
cat command, 176, 183. See also zcat command.
cd command, 179
CDs. See also DVDs.
copying. See DVDs, burning; Ripping CDs.
installation. See Desktop DVDs; Installation DVDs; Minimal CDs.
playing, 94
ripping, 94
chgrp command, 184
Chinese user community, 243–244
chown command, 181
community opportunities, 293
Microsoft support for, 26
tools for, 228–231. See also Ubuntu Cloud; Ubuntu One.
maintenance of, 296
Codecs
Linux Mint, 250
Command-line interface. See Terminal.
Commands. See Terminal commands; specific commands.
Commercial phones and tablets, 265–268
Communication venues. See Ubuntu community, communication venues.
Community Council. See also Canonical, Ltd.
appointment of team councils, 292
appointments to, 297
definition, 276
dispute resolution, 292
Shuttleworth’s position on, 292
Community of users. See Ubuntu community.
community-announce mailing list, 279
Compiz Config Settings Manager
accessibility plug-ins, 149–150
effects plug-ins, 151
extras plug-ins, 149
image loading plug-ins, 151–152
installing, 147
launching, 147
online resources, 153
window management plug-ins, 151, 153
Computer name. See Hostname.
Computer option, 67
Configuration files, 161
Configuring. See also Customizing; Installing.
BIOS, 40
system settings, 71
translation and localization, 80–81
Connect to Server option, 67
Containerization, 226
definition, 263
Unity desktop, 263
Convergence, Internet of Things
artificial intelligence, 269–270
drones, 269
Aquarius E4.5 Ubuntu Edition, 266
Aquarius E5 Ubuntu Edition, 266
Aquarius M10 Ubuntu Edition, 267
commercial phones and tablets, 265–268
crowdfunding, 265
Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition, 266
Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition, 267
online resources, 268
Ubuntu Edge, 265
Ubuntu Insiders, 266
Copying
CDs. See Burning, installation DVDs; Ripping CDs.
installation DVDs, 37
Core, 248
cp command, 180
CPU information, displaying, 181–182
Creating. See also Adding.
folders, 180
Creating, user accounts
during installation, 49–51, 53–54
passwords, 50, 54, 68–69, 183–184
Crowdfunding, convergence, 265
Customizing. See also Configuring.
the Launcher, on Unity desktop, 143
system settings, 71
Unity desktop. See Compiz Config Settings Manager; Unity desktop, customizing.
D
illustration, 139
Language Support option, 80–81
searches, 153–154. See also Lenses.
System Settings option, 156–160
Dash (-), in command line options, 176
DB2 database, Ubuntu support, 28
Debian package management, 208–209
Degraded RAID mode, 200
files and folders, 64, 67, 180. See also Trash.
groups, 184
packages, 87–89, 105, 108–109, 212
delgroup command, 184
Dependencies, definition, 106
Derivatives. See Flavors.
Desktop computers, commitment to, 23–24
Desktop DVDs. See also Installing Ubuntu from desktop DVD.
description, 34
Desktop icons, customizing, 147
Desktops. See also specific desktops.
Ubuntu. See Unity.
Ubuntu GNOME, 244
/dev folder, 162
Developer Membership Board, 299
Development tools. See Launchpad.
Directories vs. folders, 160. See also Folders.
Disabled users, access for, 20
Disk replication, 227
Disk space usage, displaying, 181–182
Disk storage. See LVM (Logical Volume Manager).
locking, 71
screen corners, 67
Dispute arbitration, 296
Distributed Replicated Block Device (DRBD), 227
Distribution management, 252–253
Distributions. See also Editions; Flavors; specific distributions.
Andalusian government, 249–250
for the KDE desktop, 35, 236–237
managing, 252–253. See also Soyuz program.
for older hardware, 36, 240–241
propagating changes upstream, 15–16
for servers. See Ubuntu Server.
Ubuntu Server, 35
Distros. See Distributions.
Distrowatch database, 14
DJI (drone platform), 269
Documentation. See also Books and publications; Linux Documentation Project.
community opportunities, 302–303
Linux, online, 189
Documentation Project, 206
Documents, creating with LibreOffice, 75–78
Dollar sign ($), UNIX shell symbol, 175, 210
do-release-upgrade tool, 213–215
Dot (.), in configuration folder names, 161
Downloading
DRBD (Distributed Replicated Block Device), 227
Drive space, allocating, 43–47
Drones, Internet of Things, 269
Dropbox equivalent. See Ubuntu One.
Dual-booting, 43
DVDs (installation). See also CDs.
images. See .iso files.
for installing Ubuntu. See Installation DVDs.
DVDs (video)
E
Edge, 265
Editing
Editions (of Ubuntu), 246–248. See also Distributions; Flavors; specific editions.
Editors
nano, 183
Stream EDitor, 182
Educational activities. See also Games.
Blinken, 131
flash cards, 131
GCompris, 132
globe of the world, 130
Marble, 130
Parley, 131
physics simulator, 131
Step, 131
Tux Paint, 132
world atlas, 130
Educational distributions. See Edubuntu.
Effects plug-ins, 151
E-mail, Thunderbird program, 79–80
Empathy, 280
Emptying the trash, 64
Erle Robotics, 269
/etc folder, 162
Events, Ubuntu community. See Ubuntu community, communication venues and events.
F
Facebook, 286
Fault tolerance
LVM (Logical Volume Manager), 204
RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks), 197, 201, 204
Feedback
community opportunities, 302
about Ubuntu Server, 224
Files. See also Folders; specific files.
adding text to, 183
browsing, 67
configuration files, 161
copying, 67
deleting, 64, 67, 180. See also Trash.
owned by packages, listing, 216
package owner, listing, 216
package provider, listing, 217
permissions, changing, 181
remote, listing and copying, 67
storing and organizing, 160–163
Filesystems, security, 219–220
adding search engines, 74
Adobe Flash, 75
bookmarking sites, 74
launching, 72
live bookmarks, 73
navigating the Internet, 73
searches, 74
Firewall tables, 223
Flash cards, 131
Flash drives. See USB sticks.
Flavors, 30–31, 234–235. See also Distributions; Editions; specific flavors.
Folders. See also Files; specific folders.
browsing, 67
changing, 179
copying, 67
creating, 180
current, identifying, 179
deleting, 64, 67. See also Trash.
vs. directories, 160
Linux, list of, 162
listing contents of, 175–176, 180
remote, listing and copying, 67
“Format the partition” setting, 57
Free, definition of, 6
free command, 181
Free (no cost) software, 106
Free (open) software
characteristics of, 4
definition, 4
definition of “free,” 6
freedoms, 4
FREE SPACE line, 56
Freedoms of free software, 4
Freehand equivalent. See Inkscape.
Freyja Development Team, 143
fstab file, 163
Full virtualization, 226
Funding, donations to Ubuntu Foundation, 29–30
G
Games. See also Educational activities.
Anagramarama, 132
anagrams, 132
learning vocabulary, 132
Simon Says, 131
GCompris, 132
Gear menu, 71
Geographic location, specifying, 47, 52
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), 110–116. See also Inkscape.
Globe of the world, 130
GNOME. See Ubuntu GNOME.
GNOME Software Center. See also Packages; PPAs (personal package archives).
free (no cost) software, 106
launching, 102
reviews and ratings, 105
searching, 103
sorting, 103
GNOME Software Center icon, 64
Goals of Ubuntu
access for disabled users, 20
code of conduct, 20–22. See also CoC (Code of Conduct).
open source, 19
Google+, 286
Governance. See Ubuntu community, governance.
Graphics packages
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), 110–116
Tux Paint, 132
grep command, 182. See also zgrep command.
Groups
adding and deleting, 184
changing, 68
ownership, changing, 184
Guided—Use Entire Disk... options, 55
H
HAL (hardware abstraction layer), 182
Hard disks. See LVM (Logical Volume Manager).
Hardware
detecting, 53
emulating, 226
listing, 182
HBD (Here Be Dragons), founding of, 9
head command, 183
Helmke, Matthew, 189
Help. See also Technical support.
from the command line, 184–185
Ubuntu Help option, 71
Hill, Benjamin Mako, 188
History of Ubuntu, 2–3. See also Shuttleworth, Mark.
/home folder, 162
Home Folder icon, 64
/home partition, 195
Home theater. See Mythbuntu.
Hot swapping RAID devices, 200
HUD (Heads Up Display), 137–140, 144
I
i386 support, 35
IBM
running DB2 database under Ubuntu, 28
Ideas and feedback
community opportunities, 302
about Ubuntu Server, 224
ifconfig command, 182
Illustrator equivalent. See Inkscape.
Image loading plug-ins, 151–152
InDesign equivalent. See Scribus.
Inkscape, 116–120. See also GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program).
Installation DVDs. See also .iso files.
buying, 36
desktop, 34. See also Installing Ubuntu from desktop DVD.
Minimal CDs, 34–35. See also Installing Ubuntu from Minimal CD.
Installing. See also Configuring.
Compiz Config Settings Manager, 147
Ubuntu Server, 194–195. See also LVM (Logical Volume Manager).
with apt-get, 212
from GNOME Software Center, 103–105
with Synaptic, 108
Installing software from
Installing Ubuntu
bootable USB sticks, creating, 38–39
computer types supported, 34
Installing Ubuntu from desktop DVD
BIOS configuration problems, 40
dual-booting, 43
DVDs for. See Installation DVDs.
geographic location, specifying, 47–48
partitioning the hard disk, 43–47
passwords, creating, 50
user accounts, creating, 49–51
Installing Ubuntu from Minimal CD
geographic location, specifying, 52
getting started, 52
hardware detection, 53
hostname, setting, 53
installing a server, 52
partitioning the hard disk, 54–58
user accounts, creating, 53–54
Internet, browsing. See Firefox.
Internet of Things
artificial intelligence, 269–270
convergence. See Convergence, Internet of Things.
drones, 269
Ubuntu Core, 248
iPods, 94
iptables command, 223
IRC (Internet Relay Chat), 280–282
Irissi, 280
Isle of Man, 27
.iso files, 36–37. See also Installation DVDs.
iwconfig command, 182
J
K
KDE desktop, 35, 236–237. See also Kubuntu.
Kernel, definition, 5
Keyboard shortcuts, 144, 164–167. See also specific keys.
Kubuntu, 35, 236–237. See also KDE desktop.
Kubuntu Council, 236
KVM, 226
L
l10n (localization), 254. See also Translation and localization.
“Label” setting, 57
Language selection. See also Translation and localization.
during installation, 41
setting as default, 81
Language Support option, 80–81
customizing, on Unity desktop, 143
GNOME Software Center icon, 64
Home Folder icon, 64
Trash icon, 64
Unity desktop, customizing, 143
Launcher tab, 143
Canonical, Ltd., support and development, 29
components of, 29. See also specific components.
distribution management, 252–253
specifications, writing and tracking, 256–258
support and development, 29
translation and localization, 253–254
Launchpad Bugs program, 255–256
less command, 183. See also zless command.
Letters, writing. See LibreOffice.
/lib folder, 162
Libraries, Synaptic, 107
Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE), 238–239
Linux
history of, 5
technical definition, 5
Linux Documentation Project, 189, 206. See also Books and publications; Documentation.
Linux-VServer projects, 226
Listing
folders, remote, 67
hardware, 182
network cards, 182
package owners, 216
package providers, 217
packages, 103–105, 209, 216. See also Package management.
PCI buses and devices, 182
sound cards, 182
USB buses and devices, 182
Listing, files
in current directory, 180
remote, 67
Live bookmarks, 74
LoCo Council, 299
LoCos (local community teams), 293–294
Log files. See System log files.
Log Out option, 71
Logging out, 71
Logs, separating from spools, 195
Look and feel, customizing, 98–99
lsb_release -a command, 181
lshal command, 182
lspci command, 182
lsusb command, 182
LTS (long-term support), 3
fault tolerance, 204
LVs (logical volumes), 201–202
partitioning into physical volumes, 201–202
PEs (physical extents), 202
PVs (physical volumes), 201–202
setting up during installation, 44
VGs (volume groups), 201
LVs (logical volumes), 201–202
LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment), 238–239
M
MAAS (Metal As A Service), 228–231
Macromedia Freehand equivalent. See Inkscape.
Mailman program, 279
Main repositories, 206
man intro command, 185
man -k foo command, 185
man man command, 184
Man pages, 178–179, 184–185. See also Help.
Manifold (drone platform), 269
Manual partitioning, 44–47, 55–57
Marble, 130
Master package archive, 206–207
Masters of the Universe (MOTUs), 294–295
Math programs, 131
Mauelshagen, Heinz, 201
/media folder, 162
Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition, 266
Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition, 267
Members of the Ubuntu project, 300–301
Membership Approval Board, 299
Memory, displaying, 181
Metal As A Service (MAAS), 228–231
Microsoft
support for cloud computing, 26
Minimizing/maximizing applications, 65
mkdir command, 180
/mnt folder, 162
Monitors. See Displays (monitors).
MOTUs (Masters of the Universe), 294–295
Mount options, security, 219–220
“Mount options” setting, 57
“Mount point” setting, 57
Mount points for Windows partitions, 163
Mounting/unmounting devices, folder for, 162
Movie Player program, 96
Multimedia. See also specific media.
home theater. See Mythbuntu.
Ogg Theora, 92
Ogg Vorbis, 92
production tools. See Ubuntu Studio.
Multiverse repositories, 207
Multiverse repository, 89
Music. See also Audio; Multimedia.
iPods, 94
playing CDs, 94
ripping CDs, 94
Music folder, 66
mv command, 180
N
nano command, 183
nano text editor, 183
Network cards, listing, 182
Network interface information, displaying, 182
Network Manager, 70
noatime option, 220
nodev option, 219
noexec option, 220
O
Office suites
OpenOffice.org, 76
StarOffice, 75
The Official Ubuntu Server Book, 188, 231, 238
Ogg Theora, 92
Ogg Vorbis, 92
Older hardware, installing Ubuntu
from Minimal CD, 52
Online resources
AskUbuntu.com, 286
BIOS manual, 40
blog aggregator, 290
Compiz Config Settings Manager, 153
convergence of Ubuntu devices, 268
IRC (Internet Relay Chat), 280–282
IRC channel list, 282
Lenses, 154
Linux commands, 189
Linux Documentation Project, 189, 206
phone convergence, 268
PPAs (personal package archives), 89
social media, 286
tablet convergence, 268
Ubuntu Community Website, 278
Unity on other devices, 99
Open source
goals of Ubuntu, 19
Open Source Initiative, 6
OpenOffice.org, 76
OpenVZ, 226
Opportunities to work with Ubuntu community. See Ubuntu community, opportunities.
/opt folder, 162
Ownership, changing
files, 181
groups, 184
P
Package management. See also MOTUs (Masters of the Universe); Synaptic; Technical Board.
deleting, 212
file owner, listing, 216
file provider, listing, 217
installing packages. See Installing packages.
listing, 209
master archive, 206–207. See also Repositories.
owned files, listing, 216
showing package information, 211–212
system upgrades, 213
Packages. See also GNOME Software Center; PPAs (personal package archives).
description, 106
finding, 109
getting information about, 103–105
installing. See Installing packages.
libraries of, 107
reviews and ratings, 105
Packaging, community opportunities, 304
Parity drives, 198
Parley, 131
Partitioning disks
“Bootable flag” setting, 57
“Format the partition” setting, 57
FREE SPACE line, 56
Guided—Use Entire Disk... options, 55
“Label” setting, 57
LVM (Logical Volume Manager), 201–202
“Mount options” setting, 57
“Mount point” setting, 57
“Reserved blocks” setting, 57
security, 195
settings, 57
“Typical usage” setting, 57
“Use as” setting, 57
Passwords
administrator privileges, 99
appearing as asterisks, 61
changing groups or user accounts, 68–69, 183–184
guidelines for, 54
for user accounts, setting, 69
PCI buses and devices, listing, 182
PDF files, saving documents as, 77
Perens, Bruce, 6
Permissions, changing, 181
Personal package archives (PPAs). See PPAs (personal package archives).
PEs (physical extents), 202
Philosophical goals of Ubuntu, 17–20
Phone versions of Ubuntu, 248. See also Convergence.
Photographs, managing, 95
Photoshop equivalent. See GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program).
Physics simulator, 131
Pictures folder, 66
Pipelines
definition, 168
Plug-ins, Compiz Config Settings Manager, 149–153
PPAs (personal package archives)
installing software from, 169–171
online resources, 89
A Practical Guide to Linux..., 188–189
Predictable release schedule, 22–23
Presentations. See LibreOffice.
Printers
Printing
system information, 181
Privacy, system settings, 157–159
Process information, displaying, 181
Processes, displaying, 182
/proc/sys folder, 162
Programming, community opportunities, 304
Programming tools. See Launchpad.
Programs, adding/deleting, 87–89. See also Applications.
ps command, 182
Public folder, 67
PVs (physical volumes), 201–202
pwd command, 179
Python programming language, 24
Q
QEMU, 226
Quality assurance, community opportunities, 303–304
Question mark (?), wildcard, 185
R
RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks)
array failures, 200
choosing a mode, 198
degraded mode, 200
fault tolerance, 197–198, 201, 204
hot swapping, 200
parity drives, 198
spare devices, 200
striped sets, 197
RAID 0, 197
RAID 1, 197
RAID 5, 197
RAM information, displaying, 181
Rankin, Kyle, 188
Raymond, Eric S., 6
Red Hat distribution vs. Debian, 15
Refrigerators, Internet of Things, 269–270
Releases
bug fixes, 23
support for, 23
Removing. See Deleting.
backports, 207
main, 206
official vs. unofficial, 106
PPAs (personal package archives), 89
restricted, 206
updating software from, 89
“Reserved blocks” setting, 57
Restricted repositories, 206
Ripping CDs, 94
rm command, 180
Robots, Internet of Things, 270–271
Rodríguez, Fabián, 302
Root account, enabling, 206
/root folder, 162
“Rough consensus, running code,” 291–292
S
SABDFL (self-appointed benevolent dictator for life), 299–300
/sbin folder, 162
Screens. See Displays (monitors).
Scrolling options, Unity desktop, 147
Search box, Compiz Config Settings Manager, 147–149
Search engines, adding to Firefox, 74
Search tab, 144
Searching
Firefox, 74
man files, 185
system log files, 222
Unity desktop, customizing, 144
Security
repositories, updating, 206–207
separating logs and spools, 195
Security, Ubuntu Server
firewall tables, 223
overview, 217
system resource limits, 220–221
user account administration, 218–219
Security & Privacy menu, 157–159
sed command, 182
Self-appointed benevolent dictator for life (SABDFL), 299–300
Semicolon (;), sequential command execution, 186
Server support, commitment to, 23–24
Servers. See also Ubuntu Server.
distributions for, 35
installing, 52
Shutting down your computer, 71
Shuttleworth, Mark. See also Canonical, Ltd.
appointments to the Community Council, 297
appointments to the Technical Board, 298
certificate authority, founding of, 8
civilian cosmonaut, 8
on community governance, 291
HBD (Here Be Dragons), founding of, 9
position on the Community Council, 292
SABDFL (self-appointed benevolent dictator for life), 299–300
self-appointed benevolent dictator for life, 299–300
Thawte, founding of, 8
TSF (The Shuttleworth Foundation), founding of, 8–9
Ubuntu Foundation, founding of, 29–30
The Shuttleworth Foundation (TSF), founding of, 8–9
Silber, Jane, 27
Simon Says game, 131
Slackware, 14
SLS (Softlanding Linux System), 14
Smart phones, convergence, 264–268
Snap packages, Internet of Things, 268–269
Sobell, Mark G., 188
Social media, 286
Software center. See GNOME Software Center.
Software development tools. See Launchpad.
Sound cards, listing, 182
Source code
building packages from, 214–215
installing software from, 171–172
Specifications, writing and tracking. See Blueprint Tracker.
Spools, separating from logs, 195
Spreadsheets. See LibreOffice.
Stallman, Richard M.
Linux, 5
StarOffice, 75
Step, 131
Stream EDitor, 182
Striped RAID sets, 197
Superusers
running Terminal commands, 177–178
software folder, 162
Suspend option, 71
Suspending a session, 71
Swap usage information, displaying, 181
Switching
applications, 64
finding packages, 109
installing packages, 108
libraries, 107
name derivation, 107
System information, displaying or printing, 181
System resource limits, 220–221
System section, 147
System settings. See also Compiz Config Settings Manager.
user, 157
System Settings option, 71, 156–160
System upgrades, packages, 213
T
Tablet versions of Ubuntu, 248. See also Convergence.
Teams. See also Ubuntu community.
local community (LoCos), 293–294
MOTUs (Masters of the Universe), 294–295
overview, 292
Technical goals of Ubuntu, 22–24
Technical support. See also Help; IRC (Internet Relay Chat); Mailing lists; Ubuntu community, communication venues and events.
AskUbuntu.com, 286
BIOS manual, 40
community opportunities, 302
Linux Documentation Project, 189, 206
Templates folder, 67
recommended resources, 188–189
running sequentially, 186
stringing together, 168
Text editors
nano, 183
Stream EDitor, 182
Thawte
founding of, 8
sale to Verisign, 8
Tilde (~), home directory indicator, 175, 180
top command, 181
Torvalds, Linus, 5
Translation and localization. See also Language selection.
community opportunities, 303
l10n (localization), 254
Language Support option, 80–81
Transparency, 143
Trash folder, 67
Trash icon, 64
Troubleshooting BIOS configuration problems, 40
TSF (The Shuttleworth Foundation), founding of, 8–9
Tutu, Desmond, 11
Tux Paint, 132
Tweak Tool
Appearance section, 147
illustration, 137
Launcher tab, 143
Search tab, 144
System section, 147
Window Manager, 144
Twitter, 286
“Typical usage” setting, 57
U
Ubuntu
development organization. See Canonical, Ltd.
flavors, 30–31. See also specific flavors.
programming language, 24
spin-offs, 30–32. See also specific spin-offs.
subprojects, 30–32. See also specific subprojects.
#ubuntu channel, 282
Ubuntu Cloud, 247–248. See also Cloud computing.
ease of access to, 24
Ubuntu community, communication venues and events. See also Technical support.
AskUbuntu.com, 286
Facebook, 286
Google, 286
IRC (Internet Relay Chat), 280–282
online events, 301
online summits and sprints, 287–288
overview, 277
Planet Ubuntu, 290
social media, 286
Twitter, 286
Ubuntu community, governance. See also Teams.
Developer Membership Board, 299
dispute arbitration, 296
Forum Council, 298
goals of, 291
LoCo Council, 299
meetings, 297
Membership Approval Boards, 299
SABDFL (self-appointed benevolent dictator for life), 299–300
structures and processes, 297
Ubuntu community, opportunities
application developers, 293
cloud community, 293
ideas and feedback, 302
packaging, 304
programming, 304
supporting others, 302
translation and localization, 303
Ubuntu developers, 293
Ubuntu Community Website, 278
Ubuntu Core, 248
Ubuntu desktop. See Unity.
Ubuntu devices, convergence. See Convergence, Ubuntu devices.
Ubuntu Edge, 265
Ubuntu GNOME, 244
Ubuntu Help option, 71
Ubuntu Insiders, 266
Ubuntu One, 260. See also Cloud computing.
Ubuntu Phone, 248
description, 35
disk replication, 227
DRBD (Distributed Replicated Block Device), 227
encrypting the home directory, 204–205
partitioning, 195–196. See also RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks).
user feedback, 224
Ubuntu Server, security
firewall tables, 223
overview, 217
system resource limits, 220–221
user account administration, 218–219
Ubuntu Software Center. See GNOME Software Center.
Ubuntu Unleashed 2016, 189
ubuntu-announce mailing list, 279
ubuntu-devel mailing list, 280
ubuntu-devel-announce mailing list, 279–280
ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list, 280
uname -a command, 181
Unity desktop. See also The Dash.
buttons, 65
calendar, 70
closing applications, 65
Gear menu, 71
GNOME Software Center icon, 64
Home Folder icon, 64
HUD (Heads Up Display), 137–140
Log Out option, 71
minimizing/maximizing applications, 65
Network Manager, 70
on other devices, 99
Restart option, 71
screen corners, 67
Shut Down option, 71
Suspend option, 71
switching applications, 64
System Settings option, 71
About This Computer option, 71
Trash icon, 64
Ubuntu Help option, 71
usability, 67
user interface terms, 138
Unity desktop, customizing. See also Compiz Config Settings Manager.
appearance, 147
application switcher settings, 144
default settings, 147
desktop icons, 147
keyboard shortcuts, 144
the Launcher, 143
scrolling options, 147
searches, 144
security, 147
transparency, 143
window management, 144
Updating software
adding/deleting programs and packages, 87–89
to a new Ubuntu release, 90–91
from outside the repositories, 89
propagating changes upstream, 15–16
from repositories, 89
Usability, 67
USB buses and devices, listing, 182
USB sticks, making bootable, 38–39
“Use as” setting, 57
User accounts
adding and deleting, 49–51, 53–54, 68–69, 183
administration security, 218–219
administrator privileges, 99
logging out of, 71
passwords, setting, 69
User settings, 157
Users logged on, displaying, 184
/usr folder, 162
V
/var folder, 162
Vendor lock-in, 78
Verisign, purchase of Thawte, 8
Version, choosing for installation, 35–36
Version control, tools for. See Bazaar.
Version information, printing, 181
Versions of Ubuntu. See Distributions; Editions; Flavors.
Vertical bar (|), pipe symbol, 168, 177
VGs (volume groups), 201
Video. See also Multimedia.
Movie Player program, 96
Videos folder, 67
VirtualBox, 226
Vocabulary learning, 132
Volkerding, Patrick, 14
Volume groups (VGs), 201
W
Warty Warthog, 2
Web browsing. See Firefox.
who command, 184
Window management, plug-ins, 151
Window Manager, 144
Windows key, 164
Windows management, keyboard shortcuts, 164, 166
Windows partitions, mounting, 163
Wine Windows emulator, 168–169
Wireless network information, displaying, 182
Word processing. See LibreOffice.
Workspace management, keyboard shortcuts, 164, 167
World atlas, 130
X
Xen, 226
Xfce window management system, 240–241
Z
zcat command, 222. See also cat command.
zgrep command, 222. See also grep command.
zless command, 222. See also less command.
Zoning, 226
z/VM, 226