Ubuntu on a Dime The Path to Low-Cost Computing /

• Main Author: Kelly, James Floyd. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress, 2009.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer Science.; Programming Techniques.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-1973-6

You know that Ubuntu software costs nothing. Now you want the PC system that costs as little as possible and runs Ubuntu and OS applications without complaints and calls to tech support. So you spent your hardearned dollars on the hardware only, and have your own optimized Ubuntu PC. This is the bo...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Building the Hardware. 1  The DIY PC: Build Yourself PCs vs Netbooks. 2  Planning and Sourcing Hardware. 3  Building and Testing the PC
• Part II: The Software. 4  Open Source Software: Free Multitude. 5  Cloud Computing Software: Google and the rest. 6  Ubuntu Installation. 7  Using Ubuntu: The Bare Bones. 8  Configuring Ubuntu: How to Make it Work. 9  OpenOffice: Writer, Calc, Impress. 10  Firefox. 11  Email  Thunderbird, Google Mail (gmail) and Google Calendar. 12  Photo Editing: The GIMP. 13  Graphics InkScape
• Part III: Appendices.