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Overview
Welcome to the cloud for users, where the speed of Ubuntu and the ease of cloud applications unite. You can now speed up your netbook, connect to the world using 3G modems, or make calls using Skype with Ubuntu. You can even change your desktop altogether without having to worry about netbook screen real estate. Now, you will never have to worry about the lack of documentation for your netbook again.
- Install and configure Ubuntu on a netbook.
- Connect and secure Ubuntu on your netbook.
- Tune Ubuntu and cloud applications to run on your netbook.
- Install Ubuntu on a netbook
- Connect to the Internet via 3G modems
- Trick out Ubuntu with new applications
- Work with multimedia
- Optimize Ubuntu for your netbook
Every netbook user who is using Linux on netbooks or wants to replace XP with Linux.
Table of Contents
- Installing Ubuntu on a Netbook
- Starting to Use Ubuntu Netbook Remix
- Getting Connected
- Netbook Online
- Creating Office Files
- Working with Media
- Optimizing Netbook Settings
- Netbook Management
Synopsis
You’ve made the jump and have purchased your first netbook—a small laptop that is perfect for connecting to the internet, wireless communications, and working with cloud applications—including Google Docs, Flickr, Mobile Me, and many others. According to the creator of Linux, Linux Torvalds, netbooks are “are really just laptops done right‘.
Now you need to decide on the Linux distribution that will work best with your netbook, Millions of users have already come to the consensus that Ubuntu is the most compatible, and thus, it’s the number one most popular Linux distribution, and is currently running on 25 % of all netbooks. This book is a thorough guide to the basics of Ubuntu—including installation, getting online, configuration, and administration.