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Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference is a compact yet succinct and comprehensive guide for everyday Ubuntu use. It's ideal for anybody who needs vital information on working with Ubuntu but who doesn't have time to wade through thick documentation. First, you'll learn about installation--getting Ubuntu onto your computer--after which you'll learn how to configure your computer's hardware. Following this, you'll be introduced to the Ubuntu desktop, and the tricks and techniques of efficient day-to-day usage. The book then describes the highways of the Ubuntu filesystem, and gives a full run-down of the Ubuntu file manager. Next, the command-line is tackled, after which software management is explained. Finally, system security is described. Appendixes provide a glossary of terms, and a guide to reading technical documentation. Written for anybody switching to Ubuntu, particularly Windows users, Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference assumes zero Linux knowledge.