Ubuntu brings Linux to the masses, but it can still be intimidating for newbies, neophytes, and geeks-in-training. With Ubuntu Made Easy by your side you'll be ready to face any challenge, and you'll discover just how fun Linux can be. Packed with tips, tricks, and helpful pointers, Ubuntu Made Easy will get you up and running with the world's most popular free operating system. Authors Rickford Grant and Phil Bull walk you through common tasks like installing and playing games, accessing your favorite social networks, troubleshooting hardware and software problems, interacting with your Windows installation, and more. With the help of the book's straightforward explanations and step-by-step projects, you'll also learn how to: * Set up printers, scanners, USB flash drives, and other hardware * Install and play free games like Frets on Fire and Frozen Bubble as well as commercial hits like Braid and World of Goo * Watch DVDs, listen to music, and sync your mobile devices * Edit and share digital photos and videos * Create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations * Work with the command line (or avoid it altogether!) If you're looking for a pain-free way to learn Linux, Ubuntu Made Easy is just what you need to get started. Covers Ubuntu 12.04, Precise Pangolin. Includes LiveCD.

1: Becoming a Penguinista

2: Wading and Diving

3: A New Place to Call Home

4: More Than Webbed Feet

5: Slipping and Sliding

6: Rounding Out the Bird

7: A Tidy Nest

8: Simple Kitten Ways

9: Dressing Up the Bird

10: Gutenbird

11: Polyglot Penguins

12: Penguins at Work

13: Right-Brain Penguins

14: Tux Rocks

15: Pluggin' In the Penguin

16: Couch Penguins

17: Feathered Flippers

18: Sweet Home Antarctica

19: Penguins at the Gates

20: Defending the Nest

21: A Colony of Penguins

22: Wounded Wings

A: Installing Ubuntu from a USB Flash Drive

B: Ubuntu Desktop 64-Bit Discs

C: Manually Partitioning Your Hard Disk

D: Resources

About the Authors

Rickford Grant is the author of Ubuntu for Non-Geeks and Linux Made Easy. He has been an operating system maniac for more than 20 years, from his early days with an Atari XL600 to his current Linux machines. Rickford is the international student advisor at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.

Phil Bull is an author of the official Ubuntu documentation and a member of the GNOME documentation project. He has been helping people with computers since his early teens and has been an open source contributor since 2005. Phil currently spends his time studying astrophysics in sunny Oxford, UK.