Mastering Ubuntu: A Beginner’s Guide

Book Description

Mastering Ubuntu helps the reader learn the ropes in Ubuntu for a faster and robust computing experience.

Ubuntu is a free Linux OS created by the Canonical community. It is highly customisable and features a Software Centre full of apps, in addition to being open source.

Because of its simplicity, Ubuntu is one of the most popular distributions. Because it combines all of the functionality of a UNIX OS with a customized graphical user interface, Ubuntu has found good traction among universities and research groups.

But just because it is free doesn’t mean Ubuntu lacks the bells and whistles. It has every ingredient that a successful operating system should have, including desktop apps for a variety of purposes, such as:

• Support for all the modern web browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera;
• Office and productivity apps;
• Video players, audio players and multimedia apps;
• A slick and intuitive user interface;
• Regularly patched security updates and bug fixes;
• A robust and reliable development cycle.

Ubuntu is ideal for beginners and advanced users alike. Regardless of skillset, users can quickly get to speed with Ubuntu Linux for everyday usage. This is where Mastering Ubuntu comes in.

With Mastering Ubuntu, using Ubuntu for day to day computing becomes a charm, and will help readers undoubtedly boost their productivity.

About the Series

The Mastering Computer Science covers a wide range of topics, spanning programming languages as well as modern-day technologies and frameworks. The series has a special focus on beginner-level content, and is presented in an easy to understand manner, comprising:

• Crystal-clear text, spanning various topics sorted by relevance,
• Special focus on practical exercises, with numerous code samples and programs,
• A guided approach to programming, with step by step tutorials for the absolute beginners,
• Keen emphasis on real-world utility of skills, thereby cutting the redundant and seldom-used concepts and focusing instead of industry-prevalent coding paradigm,
• A wide range of references and resources, to help both beginner and intermediate-level developers gain the most out of the books.

Mastering Computer Science series of books start from the core concepts, and then quickly move on to industry-standard coding practices, to help learners gain efficient and crucial skills in as little time as possible. The books assume no prior knowledge of coding, so even the absolute newbie coders can benefit from this series.

Mastering Computer Science series is edited by Sufyan bin Uzayr, a writer and educator with over a decade of experience in the computing field.

中文：

书名：掌握ubuntu: a beginner’s guide

掌握Ubuntu有助于读者学习Ubuntu中的绳索，以获得更快、更强大的计算体验。

Ubuntu是一个由Canonical社区创建的免费Linux OS。它是高度可定制的，除了开源之外，还具有一个充满应用程序的软件中心。

由于其简单性，Ubuntu是最受欢迎的发行版之一。由于Ubuntu将UNIX操作系统的所有功能与定制的图形用户界面结合在一起，因此在大学和研究小组中发现了很好的吸引力。

但是，仅仅因为它是免费的，并不意味着Ubuntu缺乏花哨。它具有成功的操作系统应具备的所有要素，包括用于多种目的的桌面应用程序，例如:

• 支持所有现代web浏览器，包括Chrome、Firefox、Edge和Opera;
• Office和生产力应用程序;
• 视频播放器、音频播放器和多媒体应用程序;
• 一个光滑和直观的用户界面;
• 定期修补安全更新和bug修复;
• 稳健可靠的开发周期。

Ubuntu非常适合初学者和高级用户。无论skillset如何，用户都可以快速使用Ubuntu Linux进行日常使用。这就是掌握Ubuntu的地方。

通过掌握Ubuntu，使用Ubuntu进行日常计算成为一种魅力，无疑将帮助读者提高生产力。

关于系列

掌握计算机科学涵盖了广泛的主题，涵盖了编程语言以及现代技术和框架。该系列特别关注初学者级别的内容，并以易于理解的方式呈现，包括:

• 清晰的文本，涵盖各种主题，按相关性排序，
• 特别注重实际练习，有大量的代码示例和程序，
• 一个指导的方法的编程，一步一步的教程为绝对的初学者，
• 敏锐地强调现实世界中实用的技能，从而削减多余和很少使用的概念和重点，而不是行业流行的编码范式，
• 广泛的参考资料和资源，以帮助初学者和中级开发人员从书中获得最大收益。

掌握计算机科学系列丛书从核心概念开始，然后迅速转向行业标准的编码实践，以帮助学习者在尽可能短的时间内获得高效和关键的技能。这些书假设没有编码的先验知识，因此即使是绝对的新手编码员也可以从该系列中受益。

掌握计算机科学系列由Sufyan bin Uzayr编辑，他是一位在计算领域拥有十多年经验的作家和教育家。