Ubuntu Unleashed 2017 Edition, 12th Edition

Ubuntu Unleashed 2017 Edition is filled with unique and advanced information for everyone who wants to make the most of the Ubuntu Linux operating system, including the latest in Ubuntu mobile development. This new edition has been thoroughly updated by a long-time Ubuntu community leader to reflect the exciting new Ubuntu 16.10 and the forthcoming Ubuntu 17.04 and 17.08. Helmke presents up-to-the-minute introductions to Ubuntu’s key productivity and Web development tools, programming languages, hardware support, and more. This book will now be part of CUPs (the Content Update Program).

Former Ubuntu Forum administrator Matthew Helmke covers all you need to know about Ubuntu 16.10 installation, configuration, productivity, multimedia, development, system administration, server operations, networking, virtualization, security, DevOps, and more–including intermediate-to-advanced techniques you won’t find in any other book. Helmke presents up-to-the-minute introductions to Ubuntu’s key productivity and Web development tools, programming languages, hardware support, and more. You’ll find new or improved coverage of Ubuntu’s Unity interface, various types of servers, software repositories, database options, virtualization and cloud services, development tools, monitoring, troubleshooting, Ubuntu’s push into mobile and other touch screen devices, and much more.

DVD includes the full Ubuntu 16.10 distribution for 64 bit computers (most desktop and notebooks systems today) as well as the complete LibreOffice office suite and hundreds of additional programs and utilities.

Table of Contents

Part I Getting Started
Chapter 1 Installing Ubuntu and Post-Installation Configuration
Chapter 2 Background Information and Resources

Part II Desktop Ubuntu
Chapter 3 Working with Unity
Chapter 4 On the Internet
Chapter 5 Productivity Applications
Chapter 6 Multimedia Applications
Chapter 7 Other Ubuntu Interfaces
Chapter 8 Games

Part III System Administration
Chapter 9 Managing Software
Chapter 10 Command-Line Beginner’s Class
Chapter 11 Command-Line Master Class Part 1
Chapter 12 Command-Line Master Class Part 2
Chapter 13 Managing Users
Chapter 14 Automating Tasks and Shell Scripting
Chapter 15 The Boot Process
Chapter 16 System-Monitoring Tools
Chapter 17 Backing Up
Chapter 18 Networking
Chapter 19 Remote Access with SSH, Telnet, and VNC
Chapter 20 Securing Your Machines
Chapter 21 Performance Tuning
Chapter 22 Kernel and Module Management

Part IV Ubuntu as a Server
Chapter 23 Sharing Files and Printers
Chapter 24 Apache Web Server Management
Chapter 25 Nginx Web Server Management
Chapter 26 Other HTTP Servers
Chapter 27 Remote File Serving with FTP
Chapter 28 Handling Email
Chapter 29 Proxying, Reverse Proxying, and Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Chapter 30 Administering Relational Database Services
Chapter 31 NoSQL Databases
Chapter 32 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
Chapter 33 Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP)
Chapter 34 Virtualization on Ubuntu
Chapter 35 Ubuntu in the Cloud
Chapter 36 Managing Sets of Servers
Chapter 37 Name Serving with the Domain Name System (DNS)

Part V Programming Linux
Chapter 38 Using Programming Tools for Ubuntu
Chapter 39 Opportunistic Development
Chapter 40 Helping with Ubuntu Development
Chapter 41 Helping with Ubuntu Testing and QA
Chapter 42 Using Popular Programming Languages
Chapter 43 Beginning Mobile Development for Android
Chapter 44 Developing for Ubuntu Mobile/Touch

Bonus Chapters
Chapter 45 Using Perl
Chapter 46 Using Python
Chapter 47 Using PHP