| About The Authors |
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| Rickford Grant |
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| Phil Bull |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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| Version Compatibility |
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| Concept and Approach |
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| How to Use This Book |
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| About the Conventions Used in This Book |
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| About the Projects in This Book |
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Welcome to the World of Linux |
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Why Should You Use Linux? |
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Is It All Just About Money? |
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4 | (1) |
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But Is Linux Really Ready for the Desktop? |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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When Research Is Required |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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Good News for 64-Bit Machine Users |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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Running and (If You Like) Installing Ubuntu |
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12 | (1) |
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Choices, Choices, Choices---Installation Options |
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13 | (1) |
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Going for a Swim---Installing Ubuntu Inside Windows (the Wubi Installer) |
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Taking the Full Plunge---Installing Ubuntu Outside of Windows |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (6) |
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How Can I Get Back into Windows? |
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24 | (1) |
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Oh No, My Computer Won't Boot! |
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3 A New Place To Call Home |
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Getting to Know the Desktop |
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Welcome to the GNOME Desktop |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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27 | (2) |
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Project 3A Customizing the GNOME Panel |
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29 | (1) |
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3A-1 Adding Utility Buttons to the Panel |
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30 | (1) |
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3A-2 Adding Amusing Applets to the Panel |
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31 | (1) |
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3A-3 Adding a Program Launcher to the Panel |
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31 | (2) |
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3A-4 Changing Panel Launcher Icons |
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33 | (2) |
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3A-5 Adding a Drawer to the Panel |
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35 | (1) |
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3A-6 Adding Program Launchers to the Drawer |
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35 | (1) |
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3A-7 Adding the Entire Contents of a Menu to the Panel |
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36 | (1) |
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3A-8 Moving Things Around on the Panel |
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37 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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Project 3B Manipulating Menus |
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38 | (1) |
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3B-1 Changing Icons Within Menus |
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38 | (1) |
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3B-2 Changing the Order of Icons Within Menus |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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Wanda Revisited---GNOME Easter Eggs |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (2) |
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Connecting to the Internet |
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45 | (14) |
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46 | (1) |
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Setting Up a Wired Connection |
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46 | (1) |
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Setting Up a Cable or Ethernet Connection for Providers Not Using DHCP |
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47 | (2) |
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Setting Up a Wireless Connection |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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Activating Your Wireless Card |
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50 | (1) |
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Switching Off or Refreshing Your Wireless Connection |
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51 | (1) |
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Connecting with a DSL or ADSL Modem |
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52 | (1) |
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Setting Up a Dial-up Connection |
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53 | (1) |
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What to Do If Your Modem Isn't Compatible |
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54 | (1) |
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Mobile (3G) Broadband Connections |
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55 | (2) |
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I'm Connected ...So Now What? |
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57 | (2) |
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Exploring the Internet, Linux Style |
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59 | (20) |
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Firefox: Your Internet Browser |
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60 | (1) |
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Controlling Browser Window Clutter with Tabs |
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60 | (2) |
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Keeping Up-to-Date with Live Bookmarks |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (4) |
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Project 5 Installing Firefox Extensions |
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66 | (1) |
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5-1 Downloading and Installing the ScribeFire Extension |
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67 | (2) |
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5-2 Setting Up the ScribeFire Extension |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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An Email Alternative: Thunderbird |
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70 | (1) |
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Chatting with Your Friends via Empathy |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (2) |
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Telling People When You Don't Want to Chat |
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73 | (1) |
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Microblogging---Twitter and Friends |
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74 | (3) |
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Other Internet Applications |
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77 | (2) |
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Downloading, Installing, and Updating Programs the Easy Way |
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79 | (14) |
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Project 6A Installing Applications via the Ubuntu Software Center |
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80 | (1) |
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6A-1 Selecting Applications for Installation |
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81 | (1) |
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6A-2 Searching for Applications |
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81 | (1) |
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6A-3 Uninstalling Applications |
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82 | (1) |
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Performing System Upgrades via Update Manager |
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82 | (1) |
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How Often Should You Install Updates? |
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83 | (1) |
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If an Update Ruins Your Day...or System |
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84 | (2) |
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Adding Extra Software Repositories |
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86 | (2) |
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APT-URL: Installing from Websites |
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88 | (1) |
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Project 6B Installing Software from a PPA: OpenSonic |
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88 | (2) |
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Project 6C Installing DEB Packages Not Available via the Ubuntu Repositories: Skype |
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90 | (3) |
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File and Disc Handling in Ubuntu |
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93 | (30) |
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Nautilus: Your File Manager |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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Now You See It; Now You Don't |
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95 | (1) |
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File Handling in Nautilus |
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96 | (1) |
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Creating, Naming, and Renaming Folders |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (1) |
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Copying Files and Folders |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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Browsing with Breadcrumbs in Nautilus |
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98 | (1) |
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Spelling It Out---Typing File Paths in Nautilus |
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99 | (1) |
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Bookmarks Within Nautilus |
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99 | (1) |
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Understanding the Linux Filesystem |
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100 | (1) |
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What's in All Those Other Folders? |
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101 | (1) |
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Using Nautilus as a Network Browser |
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101 | (2) |
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Using Nautilus as an FTP Client |
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103 | (1) |
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File and Folder Permissions Within Nautilus |
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103 | (3) |
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Reading Data CDs and DVDs |
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106 | (1) |
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Burning Data CDs and DVDs |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (1) |
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Burning ISO Images to Disc |
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109 | (1) |
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Creating Your Own ISO Images |
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110 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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Burning Subsequent Sessions |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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Working with Bluetooth Devices |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (2) |
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Sending Files by Bluetooth |
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115 | (1) |
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Receiving Files by Bluetooth |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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Project 7 Creating and Extracting Compressed Files |
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119 | (4) |
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Customizing the Look and Feel of Your System |
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123 | (32) |
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Project 8A Creating a New User Account |
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124 | (1) |
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8A-1 Creating the Account |
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124 | (1) |
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8A-2 Logging In to Your New Account |
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125 | (1) |
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Project 8B Customizing Your Desktop Environment |
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126 | (1) |
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8B-1 Adding Emblems to Folders |
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126 | (1) |
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8B-2 Setting Window Backgrounds (and Emblems Again) |
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127 | (2) |
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8B-3 Dolling Up the Side Pane (and Emblems Yet Again) |
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129 | (1) |
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8B-4 Changing the Desktop Background |
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129 | (3) |
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8B-5 Hiding the Bottom Panel |
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132 | (1) |
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8B-6 Downloading and Installing the Art Manager (GNOME Art) |
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133 | (1) |
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8B-7 Changing Window Borders, Controls, and Icon Sets |
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134 | (2) |
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8B-8 Installing Additional Window Borders, Controls, and Icons |
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136 | (2) |
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8B-9 Changing the Order of the Window Buttons |
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138 | (1) |
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8B-10 Placing Home and Trash Icons on the Desktop |
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139 | (1) |
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8B-11 Stretching Desktop Icons |
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140 | (1) |
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8B-12 Doing It All Again! |
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141 | (1) |
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Font Feathered Frenzy: Changing Your Fonts |
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141 | (2) |
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Project 8C Installing TrueType Fonts |
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143 | (1) |
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8C-1 Getting the Font Files |
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143 | (1) |
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8C-2 Installing Fonts Locally |
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144 | (1) |
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8C-3 Installing TrueType Fonts Globally |
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145 | (1) |
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Project 8D Changing Your Login Screen |
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145 | (1) |
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8D-1 Beautifying the Login Screen |
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146 | (1) |
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8D-2 Adding a Picture to Your User Account |
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147 | (1) |
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8D-3 Logging In Automatically |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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Customizing Visual Effects |
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151 | (4) |
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Getting to Know the Linux Terminal and Command Line ... and the Cool Things It Can Do |
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155 | (38) |
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156 | (2) |
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Some Goofy Yet Useful Fun with the Command Terminal |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (2) |
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A Couple of Other Biters You'll Be Using Soon |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (2) |
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Project 9A Creating a Plan |
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173 | (1) |
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Project 9B More Command Practice with pyWings |
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174 | (2) |
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9B-1 Getting Ready for pyWings (Installing Tkinter) |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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9B-3 Creating a LocalApps Folder for pyWings |
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176 | (1) |
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9B-4 Extracting the pyWings Tarball |
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177 | (1) |
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9B-5 Moving the pyWings Folder to Your LocalApps Folder |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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9B-7 Creating a Launchable Link For pyWings |
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178 | (1) |
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9B-8 Running pyWings Again |
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179 | (1) |
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9B-9 Adding Emblems to Your LocalApps Folder |
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180 | (1) |
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Project 9C Command Practice Review with Briscola |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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9C-2 Extracting the Briscola Tarball and Renaming the Briscola Folder |
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181 | (1) |
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9C-3 Preparing the Briscola Script |
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181 | (1) |
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9C-4 Moving the Briscola Folder to a Global Location |
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182 | (1) |
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9C-5 Creating a Launchable Link for Briscola |
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183 | (1) |
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Can You Do the Same Thing with pyWings? |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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Project 9D Compiling and Installing Programs from Source: Xmahjongg |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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9D-1 Installing the Tools You Need |
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185 | (1) |
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9D-2 Downloading and Extracting the Xmahjongg File |
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185 | (2) |
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9D-3 Running configure and make for Xmahjongg |
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187 | (1) |
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9D-4 Installing and Running Xmahjongg |
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188 | (1) |
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9D-5 Cleaning Up and/or Uninstalling Xmahjongg |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (2) |
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Tabbed Shell Sessions in the Terminal |
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191 | (2) |
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Setting Up and Using Your Printer and Scanner |
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193 | (18) |
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194 | (1) |
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Confirming That Your Printer Is Supported |
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194 | (1) |
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Getting Ubuntu to Automatically Recognize and Set Up Your Printer |
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194 | (2) |
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Manually Configuring Printers |
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196 | (2) |
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Setting Up Printers Connected Over a Network |
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198 | (1) |
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For the Driverless Among You |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (4) |
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204 | (1) |
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Scanning, No Questions Asked, with Simple Scan |
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204 | (1) |
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Not-So-Simple Scanning with XSane |
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205 | (2) |
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207 | (1) |
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Why Are My Scanned Images So Big? |
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207 | (1) |
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Which Resolution Should I Use When Scanning? |
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208 | (3) |
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Linux Speaks Your Language |
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211 | (16) |
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Read-Only Language Support |
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212 | (1) |
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Typing Nonstandard Characters |
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213 | (1) |
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Using the Compose Key Option |
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213 | (2) |
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215 | (1) |
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Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Input |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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Project 11 Setting Up Asian-Language Support |
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219 | (1) |
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11-1 Selecting Input Method Modules |
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219 | (2) |
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11-2 Typing Asian Languages with IBus |
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221 | (2) |
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Setting Up IBus to Automatically Start Up When You Log In |
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223 | (1) |
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Viewing Your System in Another Language |
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223 | (4) |
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Getting Down to Business in Linux |
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227 | (16) |
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227 | (1) |
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OpenOffice.org Applications |
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228 | (3) |
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Microsoft Office and OpenOffice.org File Compatibility |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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Getting to Know the Buttons |
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232 | (6) |
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Word Processing Done Lightly with AbiWord |
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238 | (1) |
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Some Other Cool Productivity Apps |
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239 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (2) |
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13 Brush-Wielding Penguins |
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243 | (18) |
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Project 13A Importing Images from Digital Cameras |
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244 | (1) |
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13A-1 Importing Images from Camera to Computer Somewhat Automatically via F-Spot |
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244 | (2) |
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13A-2 Transferring Images from Camera to Computer via Nautilus |
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246 | (1) |
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Project 13B Working with Digital Images in F-Spot Photo Manager |
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247 | (1) |
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13B-1 Exporting Images to Online Albums and Galleries |
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247 | (2) |
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13B-2 Organizing Your Photo Collections with Tags |
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249 | (1) |
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Getting Arty with the GIMP |
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250 | (1) |
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Using the GIMP to Resize Images and Convert File Formats |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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Phatch Photo Batch Processor |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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Project 13C Installing Picasa |
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256 | (1) |
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13C-1 Downloading and Installing the Picasa Package |
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256 | (1) |
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13C-2 Running and Setting Up Picasa |
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257 | (1) |
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A Few Other Graphics Apps to Consider |
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257 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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258 | (2) |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (16) |
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261 | (1) |
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Project 14A Installing MP3 Support for Audio Apps |
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262 | (2) |
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Rhythmbox---Your Audio Player |
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264 | (1) |
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Adding Songs and Albums to the Rhythmbox Library |
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264 | (1) |
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Ripping Audio CDs with Rhythmbox |
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265 | (1) |
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Browsing the Rhythmbox Library |
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265 | (1) |
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Creating Playlists in Rhythmbox |
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266 | (1) |
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Online Music Stores via Rhythmbox |
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267 | (1) |
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Other Cool Features in Rhythmbox |
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267 | (1) |
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Project 14B Listening to Streaming Media with Rhythmbox |
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268 | (1) |
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14B-1 Adding Radio Streams to Rhythmbox |
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268 | (1) |
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14B-2 Adding Additional Radio Streams to Rhythmbox |
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269 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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Burning Audio CDs with Rhythmbox |
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269 | (1) |
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Burning Audio CDs with Brasero |
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270 | (1) |
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Project 14C Listening to RealMedia Streams with RealPlayer |
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271 | (1) |
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14C-1 Downloading and Installing RealPlayer |
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271 | (1) |
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14C-2 Setting Up RealPlayer and Testing Your Installation |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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Streaming Music with Streamtuner |
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272 | (1) |
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EasyTAG and Audio Tag Tool |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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274 | (3) |
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15 Pluggin' In The Penguin |
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Working with Your iPod, iPhone, and Other Digital Media Devices |
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277 | (14) |
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278 | (1) |
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Mounting and Ejecting Your iPod or iPhone |
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278 | (1) |
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(Not) Auto-updating Your iPod or iPhone |
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279 | (1) |
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Working with Android-Based Phones |
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280 | (2) |
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Working with Other Digital Media Players and Cell Phones |
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282 | (1) |
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Managing Your Audio Device's Audio Files with Rhythmbox |
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282 | (2) |
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Copying Songs from Your Audio Device to Your Hard Disk |
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284 | (1) |
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Ejecting Your iPod or Other Digital Device from Within Rhythmbox |
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285 | (1) |
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Problems Writing to Your iPod |
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285 | (1) |
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Working with Photos on Your Digital Device |
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285 | (2) |
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Converting Audio File Formats |
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287 | (1) |
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Playing Locked AAC (M4P) Files |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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Working with ... Your iPad? |
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289 | (2) |
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Video and DVD Playback in Ubuntu |
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291 | (14) |
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291 | (1) |
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Project 16A Installing Support for Encrypted DVDs |
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292 | (1) |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (1) |
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Using Totem to Play DVDs, VCDs, and Other Multimedia Files |
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294 | (1) |
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Totem as an Audio Player? |
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294 | (1) |
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A Couple of Other Cool Totem Features |
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295 | (1) |
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An Alternative to Totem: VLC Media Player |
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296 | (1) |
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Editing Digital Video with PiTiVi |
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297 | (2) |
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Project 16B Capturing Digital Video with Kino |
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299 | (1) |
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16B-1 Installing Kino and Setting Up Your System |
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300 | (1) |
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16B-2 Capturing and Editing Digital Video with Kino |
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300 | (3) |
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303 | (2) |
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305 | (18) |
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Project 17A Expanding Your Game Collection via the Ubuntu Software Center |
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306 | (1) |
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17A-1 Installing Missing GNOME Games |
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306 | (1) |
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17A-2 Installing Some Linux Classics: Frozen Bubble, Tux Racer, and Pingus |
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307 | (3) |
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310 | (1) |
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Checking for Hardware Acceleration |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (2) |
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313 | (1) |
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314 | (3) |
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Even More 3D Games---Beyond the Ubuntu Software Center |
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317 | (1) |
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Project 17B Installing a Java-Based Game: Schnapsen |
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318 | (1) |
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17B-1 Installing the Java Runtime Environment |
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318 | (1) |
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17B-2 Getting and Extracting Schnapsen |
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319 | (1) |
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17B-3 Running and Anglicizing Schnapsen |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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321 | (2) |
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Working with Ubuntu in a Windows World |
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323 | (16) |
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Project 18A Accessing Files on Your Windows Partition (for Dual-Booters) |
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324 | (1) |
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18A-1 Mounting Your Windows Partition |
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324 | (1) |
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18A-2 Unmounting Your Windows Partition |
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325 | (1) |
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Accessing a Linux Partition While Running Windows |
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325 | (1) |
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Project 18B Installing Microsoft Windows Core Fonts |
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326 | (1) |
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Dual-Booting: Changing the Boot Order and Timeout |
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327 | (2) |
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Linux Equivalents to Your Windows Applications |
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329 | (1) |
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Project 18C Running Windows Programs |
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329 | (1) |
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18C-1 Installing and Testing Wine |
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330 | (1) |
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18C-2 Installing a Windows Application in Wine |
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330 | (2) |
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18C-3 Getting Windows Apps to Work in Wine with PlayOnLinux |
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332 | (2) |
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Installing Windows Inside Ubuntu |
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334 | (3) |
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Sharing Files with Windows Users on Your Network |
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337 | (1) |
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Accessing Files Stored on a Windows Computer |
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337 | (1) |
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Making Your Files Accessible from a Windows Computer |
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337 | (2) |
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339 | (16) |
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Does My System Need Protection? |
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340 | (1) |
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The First Line of Defense |
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340 | (2) |
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342 | (2) |
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Taking Control of Firestarter |
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344 | (1) |
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Confirming That Firestarter Runs Automatically |
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344 | (1) |
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344 | (1) |
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ClamAV: Antivirus Software, Linux Style |
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344 | (2) |
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Project 19A Virus Scanning with avast! |
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346 | (1) |
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19A-1 Downloading the avast! DEB Package and License Key |
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346 | (1) |
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19A-2 Running and Using avast! |
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346 | (2) |
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Project 19B Encrypting Your Files |
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348 | (1) |
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19B-1 Creating an Encrypted File Folder |
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348 | (1) |
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19B-2 Recovering Encrypted Files If Something Goes Wrong |
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349 | (1) |
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Project 19C Shredding Documents Digitally |
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350 | (1) |
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19C-1 Trying the shred Command |
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350 | (1) |
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19C-2 Taking the shred Command Graphical in Nautilus |
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351 | (4) |
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355 | (20) |
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356 | (1) |
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Launchpad: Your Passport to the Ubuntu Community |
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357 | (1) |
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Bugs, Bugs, Glorious Bugs |
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358 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (1) |
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Has it Already Been Reported? |
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360 | (1) |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (1) |
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When Will My Bug Be Fixed? |
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363 | (1) |
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363 | (1) |
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Sharing Ideas on How to Improve Ubuntu |
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364 | (1) |
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365 | (1) |
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366 | (1) |
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367 | (1) |
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What's All This Bean Business? |
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367 | (1) |
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367 | (2) |
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Registering Your Nickname |
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369 | (1) |
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370 | (1) |
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371 | (1) |
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An IRC Alternative: Mailing Lists |
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371 | (1) |
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371 | (1) |
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372 | (1) |
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Stickers and Other Goodies |
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372 | (1) |
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373 | (2) |
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375 | (30) |
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I Can't Get Ubuntu Installed |
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376 | (1) |
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My Computer Won't Boot from the CD |
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376 | (1) |
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I Can't Get the Installer to Run |
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377 | (2) |
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The Installer Stops Partway Through |
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379 | (1) |
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Something Goes Wrong Before Ubuntu Finishes Booting |
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379 | (1) |
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380 | (1) |
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I Get a Kernel Panic or the Computer Freezes |
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380 | (3) |
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383 | (1) |
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384 | (1) |
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Ubuntu Doesn't Play Any Sounds |
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385 | (1) |
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My Microphone Doesn't Work |
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386 | (1) |
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I Can't Play an Audio or Video File |
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387 | (1) |
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Internet and Network Connection Problems |
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388 | (1) |
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Finding the Cause of a Connection Problem |
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388 | (2) |
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Installing Drivers for Your Network/Wireless Card |
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390 | (1) |
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Check for Restricted Drivers |
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390 | (2) |
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No Wireless Networks Are Found |
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392 | (1) |
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Other Users on My Computer Can't Connect |
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393 | (1) |
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Problems with the Display and Graphics Cards |
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394 | (1) |
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Games/Compiz Don't Work: Installing Accelerated Graphics Drivers |
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394 | (1) |
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The Screen Looks Stretched or the Wrong Size |
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395 | (1) |
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396 | (1) |
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Hard Disks and Storage Problems |
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397 | (1) |
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397 | (1) |
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My Disk Is Completely Full |
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398 | (1) |
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398 | (1) |
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Software Installation Problems |
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399 | (1) |
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I Get an Error About Unauthenticated Packages |
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399 | (1) |
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399 | (1) |
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400 | (1) |
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Common Problems with Applications |
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400 | (1) |
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Firefox Says It's Already Running |
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400 | (1) |
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401 | (1) |
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401 | (1) |
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My Computer Is Running Slowly |
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401 | (1) |
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402 | (2) |
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Where Can I Go to Get More Help? |
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404 | (1) |
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A Installing Ubuntu From a USB Flash Drive |
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405 | (4) |
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Preparing the Installer Files |
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406 | (1) |
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Creating a Bootable Installer Disk |
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406 | (1) |
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Booting from the USB Disk |
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407 | (2) |
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B Ubuntu Desktop CDs for AMD64, Opteron, or Intel Core 2 Users |
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409 | (4) |
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Downloading and Burning Ubuntu Desktop CD ISOs to CD |
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409 | (2) |
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Burning the ISO to CD in Windows |
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410 | (1) |
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Burning the ISO to CD in OS X |
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410 | (1) |
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Ordering an Install Disc from Ubuntu |
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411 | (1) |
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Ordering an Install Disc from Other Online Sources |
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411 | (2) |
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C Manually Partitioning Your Hard Disk |
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413 | (8) |
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Creating and Deleting Partitions |
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414 | (2) |
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Editing Existing Partitions |
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416 | (1) |
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416 | (2) |
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416 | (1) |
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417 | (1) |
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417 | (1) |
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417 | (1) |
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418 | (1) |
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Example Partition Layouts |
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418 | (2) |
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Standard Ubuntu-Only Installation |
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418 | (1) |
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Ubuntu-Only with a Separate Home Partition |
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418 | (2) |
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Ubuntu and Windows with a Shared Partition |
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420 | (1) |
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420 | (1) |
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421 | (6) |
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421 | (1) |
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422 | (1) |
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423 | (1) |
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Hardware Compatibility Issues |
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423 | (1) |
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423 | (1) |
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424 | (1) |
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Applications and Other Packages |
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424 | (1) |
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424 | (1) |
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424 | (1) |
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424 | (1) |
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425 | (1) |
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425 | (2) |
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