Ubuntu Unleashed 2014 Edition: Covering 13.10 and 14.04, 9/e (Paperback)

Ubuntu Unleashed 2014 Edition is filled with unique and advanced information for everyone who wants to make the most of the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated by a long-time Ubuntu community leader to reflect the exciting new Ubuntu 13.10 and the forthcoming Ubuntu 14.04.

Former Ubuntu Forum administrator Matthew Helmke covers all you need to know about Ubuntu 13.10/14.04 installation, configuration, productivity, multimedia, development, system administration, server operations, networking, virtualization, security, DevOps, and more—including intermediate-to-advanced techniques you won’t find in any other book.

Helmke presents up-to-the-minute introductions to Ubuntu’s key productivity and Web development tools, programming languages, hardware support, and more. You’ll find new or improved coverage of Ubuntu’s Unity interface, various types of servers, software repositories, database options, virtualization and cloud services, development tools, monitoring, troubleshooting, Ubuntu’s push into mobile and other touch screen devices, and much more.

Matthew Helmke served from 2006 to 2011 on the Ubuntu Forum Council, providing leadership and oversight of the Ubuntu Forums, and spent two years on the Ubuntu regional membership approval board for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He has written about Ubuntu for several magazines and websites and is the lead author of The Official Ubuntu Book. He works for Pearson Education writing technical documentation for educational
testing software.

Detailed information on how to…

• Configure and customize the Unity desktop
• Get started with multimedia and productivity applications, including LibreOffice
• Manage Linux services, users, and software packages
• Administer and run Ubuntu from the command line
• Automate tasks and use shell scripting
• Provide secure remote access and configure a secure VPN
• Manage kernels and modules
• Administer file, print, email, proxy, LDAP, DNS, and HTTP servers (Apache, Nginx, or alternatives)
• Learn about new options for managing large numbers of servers
• Work with databases (both SQL and the newest NoSQL alternatives)
• Get started with virtualization
• Build a private cloud with Juju and Charms
• Learn the basics about popular programming languages including Python, PHP, Perl, and new
  alternatives such as Go and Rust
• Learn about Ubuntu’s work toward usability on touch-screen and phone devices

DVD includes the full Ubuntu 13.10 distribution for Intel x86 computers as well as the complete LibreOffice office suite and hundreds of additional programs and utilities.

Purchase this book and receive a free Ubuntu 14.04 Kick Start chapter after Ubuntu 14.04 is released. See inside back cover for details

《Ubuntu Unleashed 2014 Edition》充滿了獨特且先進的資訊，適合所有想要充分利用基於Linux的Ubuntu作業系統的人。這個新版本經過長期的Ubuntu社群領導者徹底修訂和更新，以反映令人興奮的新版Ubuntu 13.10和即將推出的Ubuntu 14.04。

前Ubuntu論壇管理員Matthew Helmke涵蓋了有關Ubuntu 13.10/14.04安裝、配置、生產力、多媒體、開發、系統管理、伺服器操作、網絡、虛擬化、安全性、DevOps等方面的所有知識，還包括其他書籍中找不到的中高級技巧。

Helmke提供了最新的Ubuntu關鍵生產力和Web開發工具、編程語言、硬體支援等介紹。您將找到有關Ubuntu Unity介面、各種類型的伺服器、軟體庫、數據庫選項、虛擬化和雲服務、開發工具、監控、故障排除、Ubuntu在移動和其他觸控設備上的推進等方面的新的或改進的內容。

Matthew Helmke在2006年至2011年期間擔任Ubuntu論壇委員會成員，負責領導和監督Ubuntu論壇，並在Ubuntu區域成員審批委員會（歐洲、中東和非洲）任職兩年。他曾為多家雜誌和網站撰寫有關Ubuntu的文章，並是《The Official Ubuntu Book》的主要作者。他在Pearson Education工作，為教育測試軟體撰寫技術文件。

詳細的操作指南包括：

- 配置和自定義Unity桌面
- 開始使用多媒體和生產力應用程式，包括LibreOffice
- 管理Linux服務、使用者和軟體套件
- 從命令行管理和執行Ubuntu
- 自動化任務和使用Shell腳本
- 提供安全的遠程訪問並配置安全的VPN
- 管理核心和模組
- 管理檔案、列印、電子郵件、代理、LDAP、DNS和HTTP伺服器（Apache、Nginx或其他替代方案）
- 了解管理大量伺服器的新選項
- 使用SQL和最新的NoSQL替代方案工作
- 開始使用虛擬化
- 使用Juju和Charms建立私有雲
- 了解流行的編程語言基礎，包括Python、PHP、Perl以及新的替代方案如Go和Rust
- 了解Ubuntu在觸控屏幕和手機設備上的可用性工作

《Ubuntu 13.10 on DVD》DVD包含完整的Ubuntu 13.10發行版，適用於Intel x86電腦，以及完整的LibreOffice辦公套件和數百個其他程式和工具。

購買本書後，您將獲得一個免費的Ubuntu 14.04 Kick Start章節，該章節將在Ubuntu 14.04發布後提供。詳情請參閱封底內頁。