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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''', '''current''', and '''very-high quality''' materials that will be helpful to our local community in Vancouver. The best resources present Ubuntu clearly and concisely. They respect the Ubuntu ethos. In other words, the word "Dummy" or other derogatory language shouldn't appear anywhere in the book. |
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| ## These should be free and very-high quality | ## These should be free, Ubuntu specific, and very-high quality |
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| {{attachment:UbuntuPocketGuide.png}} Website: www.ubuntupocketguide.com |
||{{attachment: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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| 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 |
---- '''Kim (our Fearless Founder) gave a "Lightning Talk" at the July 2009 General Meeting entitled: "Free Linux and Ubuntu Books"''' * Kim carries lots of free books around on his laptop. You are invited to bring a flash drive to a General Meeting for copies. * Article with 20 free books is here: http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20090405061458383/20oftheBestFreeLinuxBooks-Part1.html * Try a Google search for free Ubuntu books http://www.google.com/cse?cx=partner-pub 2070091971271392%3Aougxymc6y19&ie=UTF-8&q=free+ubuntu+books&sa=Search * Ubuntu Vancouver belongs to the O`Reilly User Group Program: http://ug.oreilly.com/ * Lots of books in Usenet: alt.binaries.e-book.technica (not an endorsement, just an observation). <<BR>> |
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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, current, and very-high quality materials that will be helpful to our local community in Vancouver. The best resources present Ubuntu clearly and concisely. They respect the Ubuntu ethos. In other words, the word "Dummy" or other derogatory language shouldn't appear anywhere in the book.
This is our current list.
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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. |
Kim (our Fearless Founder) gave a "Lightning Talk" at the July 2009 General Meeting entitled: "Free Linux and Ubuntu Books"
- Kim carries lots of free books around on his laptop. You are invited to bring a flash drive to a General Meeting for copies.
Article with 20 free books is here: http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20090405061458383/20oftheBestFreeLinuxBooks-Part1.html
Try a Google search for free Ubuntu books http://www.google.com/cse?cx=partner-pub 2070091971271392%3Aougxymc6y19&ie=UTF-8&q=free+ubuntu+books&sa=Search
Ubuntu Vancouver belongs to the O`Reilly User Group Program: http://ug.oreilly.com/
- Lots of books in Usenet: alt.binaries.e-book.technica (not an endorsement, just an observation).
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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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