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Learning a new operating system is like learning customs in a new culture. A tour of the Ubuntu desktop. Features of the Unity interface. How to install new software and receive updates. Managing user accounts. Differences from Windows. Differences from OS X. Working with other computers and sharing files, folders, and printers. Formatting disks to work with multiple operating systems.
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Haines, N. (2017). Getting Started with Ubuntu. In: Beginning Ubuntu for Windows and Mac Users . Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3000-8_2
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