Ubuntu 10.x Essentials

This Ubuntu 10.10 eBook is currently under development and is scheduled for completion in November 2010.

1. About Ubuntu Essentials
   • Notes from the Author
   • About this Book
     
     
2. About Ubuntu 10.x Essentials
   • What exactly is Linux?
   • Who Created Linux?
   • The History of Ubuntu
   • What does the word "Ubuntu" Mean?
     
     
3. How to Download and Try Ubuntu
   • Ubuntu Download Options
   • Writing the Ubuntu Image to a USB Flash Drive
   • Try Ubuntu without Installing it
   • Installing Ubuntu on a Disk Drive Containing Microsoft Windows
   • Installing Ubuntu Inside a Windows Installation
   • Running Ubuntu in a Virtual Machine
   • Performing a Clean Ubuntu Installation
     
     
4. Performing a Clean Ubuntu Installation