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"One of the most informative texts on Ubuntu that I have seen. Exceptionally well produced. For many users it will be all they need. An essential library acquisition." - Major Keary --Linux Users of Victoria, Inc.

"It's refreshing to see that a technical person can produce a well written book on Ubuntu in a language that's interesting and easy to follow. I recommend this book to anyone wanting to dabble in Ubuntu Linux." - Leo D Vilensky --Amazon US

"Very good book for linux newbies, or people who have an incomplete knowledge of the operating system. I feel like I now have a much better understanding of Ubuntu in general it takes you to the next level." - pannix --O'Reilly Website

"Excellent for those new to Ubuntu." - David Alan Tussey --Amazon US

"This is a great book for an introduction to Ubuntu a one stop shop for a basic user guide." - C Buhecker --Amazon US

Customer Reviews & Comments
I bought this book because of the subtitle "A Power user's Desktop Guide" and because it is supposed to cover Ubuntu V 10.04. If you use Ubuntu at all, then this book is of limited value to you. It covers the basics, but not much more. If you're brand new to Ubuntu, then by all means purchase this book. It's very useful in learning how to install and setup Ubuntu; clearly written with lots of illustrations. I have the following issues with this book: - Doesn't really cover much more than is in the free "Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04". In fact it seems a bit of a rip-off of that free manual - It doesn't cover how to install software that is not acquired through the Synaptic Package Manager. This is one of the biggest problems with Ubuntu -- the installation of non-Ubuntu packaged software products, such as the Oracle Clients that only come in RPM distributions. - Use of command line and discussion of command is very limited. Again, okay for the beginner, but nothing for the power user. Also, although the UNIX command line commands are shown, it's not explained how you might use these for anything useful (except the apt and apt-get commands, which are well done). - Very limited discussion of Ubuntu 10.04...a lot of "Ver 10.04 was still in Beta as this book when to press". I believe this book should have been delayed a couple of months and focused on V 10.04 more So as I said...excellent for those new to Ubuntu, but of limited value to anyone who is already using Ubuntu and is upgrading to V 10.04.

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