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Hacking Ubuntu: Serious Hacks Mods and Customizations (ExtremeTech)

ISBN: 047010872X
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2004
Pages: 124

Authors: Neal Krawetz

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• Back Cover
• Back Cover
• Hacking Ubuntu
• Introduction
• Living Dangerously
• Who This Book Is For
• How This Book Is Organized
• Conventions Used in This Book
• What You Need To Use This Book
• What s on the Companion Website
• Part I: Optimizing Your System
• Chapter 1: Hacking the Installation
• Selecting a Distribution
• Installing the Server or Workstation
• Using a USB Drive
• Upgrading Ubuntu
• Summary
• Chapter 2: Making Ubuntu Usable
• Using Ubuntu on a PC
• Tuning Ubuntu on a Macintosh
• Tweaking GDM
• Navigating Nautilus
• Summary
• Chapter 3: Configuring Devices
• Loading Modules
• Starting Software Devices
• Enabling Multiple CPUs (SMP)
• Adding Printers
• Adding Drives
• Adding Other Devices
• Summary
• Part II: Working with Compatibility
• Chapter 4: Managing Software
• Understanding Package Repositories
• Running Synaptic
• Living Without Synaptic
• Installing Common Functions
• Installing Common Packages by Hand
• Compiling and Developing Software
• Summary
• Chapter 5: Communicating Online
• Securing Web Access with SSH
• Managing E-mail with Evolution
• Using E-mail with Thunderbird Mail
• Instant Messaging with Gaim
• Talking with VoIP
• Summary
• Chapter 6: Collaborating
• Sharing Files
• Working with Open Office
• Collaborating Over the Network
• Running Software in Emulators
• Other Collaboration Tools
• Summary
• Part III: Improving Performance
• Chapter 7: Tuning Processes
• Viewing Running Processes
• Identifying Resources
• Finding Process Startups
• Tuning Kernel Parameters
• Speeding Up Boot Time
• Summary
• Chapter 8: Multitasking Applications
• Tweaking the Workplace Switcher
• Customizing Application Windows
• Buffering Buffers
• Automating Tasks
• Tracking Projects
• Summary
• Chapter 9: Getting Graphical with Video Bling
• Tuning Graphics
• Switching Screensavers
• Configuring Dual Monitors
• Summary
• Part IV: Securing Your System
• Chapter 10: Locking Down Ubuntu
• Hacking with Sudo
• Using Gnu Privacy Guard (GPG)
• Encrypting File Systems
• Managing Logs and Caches
• Summary
• Chapter 11: Advanced Networking
• Configuring Network Devices
• Configuring Wireless Networks
• Securing the Network
• Enabling Proxies
• Debugging the Network
• Summary
• Chapter 12: Enabling Services
• Recognizing Network Threats
• Mitigating Risks Before Going Public
• Monitoring Attacks
• Running Services
• Summary
• Index
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Listings
• List of Sidebars