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Ubuntu Vancouver is constantly looking for '''free''' and '''very-high quality''' materials that will be helpful to the community. Here is our current list. <<BR>>
Ubuntu Vancouver is constantly looking for '''free''', '''Ubuntu-specific''', and '''very-high quality''' materials that will be helpful to the community. Here is our current list.
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This book is a concise companion for everyday Ubuntu use. Covers Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10 distributions.

Topics covered include:

    * Installing & Configuring Ubuntu
    * Learning how to use the desktop covering logging in, layout, virtual desktops, and useful applications
    * Understanding how user accounts and the filesystem work
    * Getting to grips with the command-line
    * Software management including an overview of Synaptic, working with repositories, and a basic overview of compiling from source code
    * Securing the system, including configuring a firewall, antivirus, and how to encrypt file and folders

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Please send an email the Ubuntu Vancouver Mailing List if you have a suggestion for something we might want to include. Please send an email the Ubuntu Vancouver Mailing List if you have a suggestion for something we should include.


Ubuntu Vancouver is constantly looking for free, Ubuntu-specific, and very-high quality materials that will be helpful to the community. Here is our current list.


Books

UbuntuPocketGuide.png

Website: www.ubuntupocketguide.com

A concise companion book for everyday Ubuntu use. Covers Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10. Topics covered: covered include: Installation & configuration, desktop use, applications, software, security.


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Please send an email the Ubuntu Vancouver Mailing List if you have a suggestion for something we should include.


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