Getting Started With Ubuntu
Ubuntu is a free operating system which you can run on your PC or laptop instead of Windows or OSX. It's fast, safe, easy to use, hugely powerful, and fun. This course starts with the basics: installing Ubuntu, finding your way around, and using more free software to work and play. Then we move on to more advanced topics like using the command line, building software, and using Ubuntu Server locally and in the Cloud.
What you'll learn
The tech world is becoming increasingly cross-platform. Some of the best new tools and techniques are grown on the Linux platform and may never migrate to OSX or Windows. Ubuntu is a free distribution of the Linux operating system which is fast, easy to use, and hugely powerful. Ubuntu is solid, secure, well-supported, and fun. This course starts with the basics: installing Ubuntu, finding your way around, and using more free software to work and play in Ubuntu. Then we move on to more advanced topics like using the command line, building software, and using Ubuntu Server locally and in the Cloud. By the end of the course you'll be comfortable with Ubuntu and Linux, and a world of new tools will be open.
Table of contents
- Living With Ubuntu 1m
- Firefox on Ubuntu 3m
- Firefox and Chrome 3m
- Email on Ubuntu 2m
- Using Thunderbird (Part 1) 3m
- Using Thunderbird (Part 2) 3m
- Software and Hardware 2m
- Skype and IM on Ubuntu 2m
- Dude, Where's My Webcam? 3m
- Using Rhythmbox 3m
- USB Audio Devices 2m
- Using Shotwell and VLC 3m
- Module Summary 3m
- Working With Ubuntu 2m
- Creating Documents With Writer 2m
- Writer and Microsoft Word 4m
- About LibreOffice 3m
- Creating Presentations With Impress 3m
- Impress and Microsoft PowerPoint 3m
- About File Formats 2m
- Creating Spreadsheets With Calc 2m
- Calc and Microsoft Excel 3m
- Common Functionality in the Suite 2m
- Combining Content in LibreOffice 3m
- Securing Documents With LibreOffice 3m
- Module Summary 3m
- Why Use the Command Line? 3m
- Working With Files and Folders 3m
- Command Structure 2m
- Files and Users 2m
- Permissions and sudo 4m
- The UNIX Philosophy 3m
- Combining Commands - cat and grep 3m
- Combining Commands - grep and cut 1m
- Scripting Commands 2m
- Bash Scripts and nano 3m
- Scheduling Jobs 1m
- Using cron 2m
- Module Summary 3m
- What Is a Server? 2m
- Ubuntu Server Edition 3m
- Installing Ubuntu Server 3m
- SSH and the Command Line 2m
- Remote Control With SSH 4m
- Ubuntu in the Cloud 3m
- Creating an Ubuntu VM in Azure 3m
- SSH and File Transfer 3m
- SSH and SCP 3m
- SSH Config and SCP 3m
- About Juju 2m
- Orchestrating Azure With Juju 4m
- Module Summary 3m
About the author
Elton is a 10-time Microsoft MVP, author, trainer and speaker. He spent most of his career as a consultant working in Microsoft technologies, architecting and delivering complex solutions for industry leaders. He has delivered APIs on Azure serving millions of clients daily, Big Data solutions processing billions of events weekly, and cutting-edge solutions powered by containers. Elton's experience with .NET goes from .NET 1.0 running on Windows Server, right up to .NET Core running on Linux. Wh... more