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Ubuntu Unleashed 2010 Edition presents comprehensive coverage of the

popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. Windows users, Mac users, and Linux enthusiasts have been increasingly turning to Ubuntu for a user-friendly, easy-to-use Linux distribution.

This book provides detailed information on installing, using, and administering Ubuntu. You will learn how to set up a workstation or a server, and you will find complete details on Ubuntu’s easy-to-use desktop and productivity software.

Ubuntu Unleashed 2010 Edition includes a range of coverage: From the software you need in your everyday work, such as the OpenOffice.org productivity suite, to how to configure your Linux desktop to run smoothly using multiple printers, shell scripts, and more.

For the hardcore Linux enthusiast, there is complete coverage of the

X Window system, Linux programming, web server administration, and network administration.

Ubuntu 9.10 on DVD

DVD includes the full Ubuntu 9.10 distribution for Intel x86 computers as well as the complete OpenOffice.org office suite and hundreds of additional programs and utilities.

Free Upgrade!

Purchase this book anytime in 2010 and receive a free Ubuntu 10.04 Upgrade Kit by mail (U.S. or Canada only) after Ubuntu 10.04 is released.

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à Install and configure Ubuntu

à Get all your system’s devices and peripherals up and running

à Configure and use the X Window System

à Manage Linux services and users

à Run a printer server

à Connect to a local network and the Internet

à Set up and administer a web server with Apache

à Secure your machine and your network from intruders

à Learn shell scripting

à Share files with Windows users using Samba

à Get productive with OpenOffice.org

à Play games on Linux

à Use Linux multimedia programs

à Create and maintain a MySQL database

à Configure a firewall

à Set up an FTP server

à Use Ubuntu’s development and programming tools

à Tune your Ubuntu system for maximum performance

à Learn to manage and compile the kernel and modules

Explore a ton of powerful Ubuntu Linux commands

This handy, compact guide teaches you to use Ubuntu Linux as the experts do: from the command line. Try out over 1000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. Apply skills you learn from this book to use and administer desktops and servers running Ubuntu, Debian, and KNOPPIX or any other Linux distribution.

Expand your Linux expertise in these and other areas:

• Using the shell

• Finding online software

• Working with files

• Playing with music and images

• Administering file systems

• Backing up data

• Checking and managing running processes

• Accessing network resources

• Handling remote system administration

• Locking down security

Today I was poking around INTERNET to find out what is the quickest way to find out which shell is in you are. Did a reasonable search and found some better ways

$ env|grep SHELL

$echo $SHELL ( But most of the time we dont know whether this env variable exists or not )

$echo $0 (zero) [i found this is the simplest one]

Before doing this INTERNET search i did some manual page search and where i got why can't i colorfulise my man pages and got MOST package

this is very simple in debain based linux like ubuntu

$sudo apt-get install most

and Then

$export MANPAGER="/usr/bin/most"

After the above two steps i did
$ man man -- awsome i can see all my colors

you can export MANPGER variable permanantly by adding export MANPAGER="/usr/bin/most" to /etc/bash.bashrc file.

If you dont have root access you can edit your ~/.bashrc file and export it.

After exporting MANPGER through any one of the above methods dont forget to source your profile scripts

#soruce /etc/profile (If you edit /etc/bash.bashrc)

Or

$ source ~/.bashrc (If you edit /home//.bashrc)

I love to do #man source :)

Note: I have tested this in ubuntu. If you are using Redhat/Fedora/CentOs use yum to get MOST package.

As the ultimate resource on the basics of the Linux desktops, servers, and programming tools, this book is written by the ultimate author on all things Linux. This transition resource is ideal if you are making the move from Windows or Macintosh to using Linux as your desktop system, and explains the Linux technology, offers detailed installation instructions, and includes step-by-step descriptions of key desktop and server components. You’ll relish the in-depth descriptions that will help you choose the best Linux distribution to suit your needs.

This Book covers Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuSe, Debain and other Top 13 Linux Distributions.

The everyday Linux user can easily get overwhelmed by the complexity of the new software that exists when creating an Ubuntu system. This book covers the basics of creating a new system from scratch and explains what software is installed. You’ll take a tour of installing the Ubuntu Linux distribution system in most environments, including nontraditional situations such as dual-boot and text-based installations. Plus, clear explanations of each of the installed applications show you how to get the most out of each application, rather than simply using them as they exist.

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Ext4, the next generation of Linux's Ext3 filesystem, is now available in the latest Ubuntu 9.04 installer images. Ext4 was officially declared stable in version 2.6.28 of the Linux kernel, which was released last month.

Ext4 is designed to provide better performance and increase reliability. It also increases the maximum filesystem size to one exabyte and reduces the amount of time that is required to perform a fsck operation.

Linux hardware site Phoronix has released benchmarks based on extensive Ext4 performance testing that was conducted with a solid-state drive. The most impressive results can be seen in the IOzone test, which measures write performance for a large file. In this test, Ext4 annihilated the competition and significantly outperformed XFS, JFS, ReiserFS, and Ext3. The new filesystem also outpaced its peers in the Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern Test.

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