Index $PATH variable, 74 /etc, 52 /home folder, 51 /private, 124 /usr/bin, 52 /usr/share/doc, 53, 143 64-bit, 8 absolute paths, 72 adding new users, 44 administrative powers, 46 Advanced Packaging Tool, 98 AIM, 42 alternate install CD, 16 antivirus, 121 AppSocket, 28 APT, 98 audio player, 43 audio volume, 24 backup, 1, 94 bash, 67 BIOS, 10, 26 Bluetooth, 7, 30 dongle, 30 pairing, 31 transferring files, 31 Boot Camp, 17 boot menu, 2, 14, 33, 34 Bourne sh, 67 brace expansion, 95 Brasero, 43 Breezy Badger, 7 builtin, 74 bzip2, 66 C Shell, 68 C:\, 49 Calc, OpenOffice.org 43 Canonical, xiii case sensitivity, 51 CD/DVD burning, 8, 43 CD/DVD drives, 50 CD-R/RW, 4, 8, 16 chat, 42 ClamAV, 122 ClamTK, 122
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command-line, xvi, xviii, 67 arguments, 70 brace expansion, 95 command history, 88 complex filenames, 72 compressed files, 91 enabling root login, 77 everyday commands, 75 file permissions in depth, 78 how commands work, 70 job management, 89 managing processes, 90 options, 71 ownerships & permissions, 83 piping, 95 redirection, 94 relative and absolute paths, 72 root powers, 77 running programs, 74 similarity to DOS, 68 software management, 108 understanding the prompt, 68 wildcards, 96 copying (text), 40 crashed programs, dealing with, 47, 90 CRT monitor, 21 cryptography, 125 csh, 68 cutting (text), 40 Dapper Drake, 7 Debian, xiii, xvi Debian Package system, 98 Deskbar, 41 desktop applets, 36 Applications menu, 36 customizing icons, 40 Deskbar, 41 icons, 36 layout, 35 main menus, 35 panels, 35 personalizing, 38 Places menu, 36