Certified Ubuntu Professional

Getting Started

• Installation
• Burning The CD image
• Installing Uuntu-Getting Started
• Installing From CD/DVD
• Using the Windows Installer

The Linux Desktop

• Get Under the Hood of the GNOME Desktop
• Tweak the KDE Desktop
• Switch to a Lighter Window Manager
• Install Java
• Search Computer
• Access Remote Filesystems
• Tweak Desktop Like a Pro
• Sync Palm PDA
• Sync Pocket PC
• Customize the Right-Click Contextual Menu
• Download and Share Files with the Best PP Software
• Make Own PDFs
• Blog with Ubuntu

Multimedia

• Install Multimedia Plug-ins
• Watch Videos
• Play DVDs
• Buy Songs at the iTunes Music Store
• Get a Grip on CD Ripping
• Burn CDs and DVDs
• Automate Audio CD Burning
• Rip and Encode DVDs
• Create a Video DVD
• Connect to a Digital Camera

Mobile Ubuntu

• Put Laptop to Sleep
• Hibernate Laptop
• Prolong Battery Life
• Get Proprietary Wireless Cards Working
• Roam Wirelessly
• Make Laptop Settings Roam with Network
• Make Bluetooth Connections
• Expand Laptop
• Hotswap Laptop’s Optical Drive

X11

• Configure Multibutton Mice
• Enable Multimedia Keyboard
• Assign GNOME Keyboard Shortcuts
• Hotkeys
• Start Hotkeys Automatically
• Configure a Touchpad
• Connect Multiple Displays
• Change the Ubuntu Splash Screen
• Enable -D Video Acceleration
• Make Fonts Pretty
• Install Microsoft Core Fonts
• Install Macintosh and Windows TrueType Fonts

Package Management

• Manage Packages from the Command Line
• Manage Packages with Synaptic
• Manage Packages with Adept
• Install and Remove Standalone deb Files
• Search for Packages from the Command Line
• Install Software from Source
• Modify the List of Package Repositories
• Cache Packages Locally with Apt-cacher
• Create an Ubuntu Package
• Compile a Source Package
• Convert Non-Ubuntu Packages
• Create Own Package Repository
• Convert Debian to Ubuntu\

Security

• Limit Permissions with sudo
• Manage Security Updates
• Protect Network with a Firewall
• Use an Encrypted Filesystem to Protect Data
• Encrypt Email and Important Files
• Surf the Web Anonymously
• Keep Windows Malware off System

Administration

• Edit Configuration Files
• Manage Users and Groups
• Mount Any Filesystem
• Control Startup Services
• Build Kernels the Ubuntu Way
• Back Up System
• Clone an Installation
• Rescue an Unbootable System
• Check the Captain’s Log
• Mount Removable Devices with Persistent Names
• Mount Remote Directories Securely and Easily
• Make Videos of Tech-Support Questions
• Synchronize Files Across Machines

Virtualization and Emulation

• Run Windows Applications
• Play Windows Games
• Run Ubuntu Inside Windows
• Use Xen to Host Virtual Machines
• Create an Ubuntu/Xen Virtual Machine
• Split Machine’s Personality

Small Office/Home Office Server

• Install and Configure an Ubuntu Server
• Build a File Server
• Administer Server Remotely
• Build a Web Server
• Build an Email Server
• Build a Caching Proxy Server
• Build a DHCP Server
• Build a Domain Name Server