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The purpose of this book is to provide a complete reference & guide for all things related to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution with a strong focus on usability, regular releases, and ease of installation.
Table of Contents
- Introduction for new users: An introduction for people new to/unfamiliar with computers
 - Introduction for Windows users: An introduction for computer users familiar with the Windows operating system
 - Introduction for Mac users: Yes, Linux can be cool too
 - Introduction for Ubuntu users: The secret handshake
 - Introduction for users of other Linux distributions: Comrades, welcome!
 - Introduction for users of Unix and/or Unix-like operating systems: Family ties...
 - Introduction for users of other operating systems: If you belong in this category, boy you are strange!
 
Ubuntu Variations: Distros & sub-distros
General Use: The basics
- Desktop
 - Network: Schools, computer labs, offices, etc
 - Server
 - Cluster
 - Mobile
 - Other
 
Specialized Uses
- Home
 - Business/Enterprise: NOT the starship
 - School
 - Computer Lab
 - Studio
 - Gaming
 - Stripped Down
- For Older/Lower-Powered Systems
 - Other
 
 - Other
 
- Software Categories
- Core Ubuntu Components
 - Other Software
- Games
 
 
 
Hardware
- Drivers
 
Help & Support
About Ubuntu
- Primary Developers 
- Mark Shuttleworth
 - Canonical
 - The Ubuntu Foundation
 
 
- The Ubuntu Community
- Help & Support
 - Get Involved
 
 
Ubuntu History & Origins: Ubuntu lore
- Ubuntu, The Word: The OTHER Ubuntu
 - Ubuntu Linux:  The software
- The Roots of Ubuntu Linux
- Pre-Linux: The history of the universe through Multics, Unics, Unix, & Unix-like operating systems, up to the time of Linus Torvalds... or, whatever happened to PlanKalkül?
 - Gnu/Linux: Richard Stallman, this is for you...
 - Proto-Ubuntu
 - Ubuntu: Let there be earth tones & a birth to the sound of drums...
 
 
 - The Roots of Ubuntu Linux
 
Sub-Guides
- Ubuntu & Ubuntu-Derived Distributions
- Canonical:  The official canon
- Ubuntu
 - Kubuntu
 - Xubuntu
 - Gobuntu
 - Edubuntu
 - Ubuntu Studio
 - Impi Linux
 
 
 - Canonical:  The official canon
 
- Deuterocanonical & Semi-Canon:  Distros with some connection to Canonical; business, commercial agreements, etc.
- Dell Ubuntu
 - Linspire
- Freespire
 
 
 
- Deuterocanonical & Semi-Canon:  Distros with some connection to Canonical; business, commercial agreements, etc.
 
- Other:  The apocrypha & various heresies
- gOS
 - Mint
 
 
- Other:  The apocrypha & various heresies
 
- Former:  The dead, the dying, & the wretched exiles
- Mepis
 
 
- Former:  The dead, the dying, & the wretched exiles
 
- Ubuntu Distro D.I.Y.: make your own
 
Technical
- Components of Ubuntu
- Desktops
 
 
The list of lists
- Master List of Concise Wisdom: Advice, f.a.q.'s, help & how to's, tips, tricks, & warnings....
 - Master List of Ubuntu & Ubuntu-Based Distributions
 - Master List of Ubuntu Releases
 - Master List of Links
 
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