DOWNLOAD Ubuntu: An Absolute Beginner’s Guide

Curious about Ubuntu, but not sure where to start? Start here – “Ubuntu: An Absolute Beginner’s Guide“, by author Courtney Loo, is the latest free guide from MakeUseOf and will teach you everything you need to know about Ubuntu in easy-to-understand language.

Ubuntu is a free/libre, open-source computer operating system with 20 million users worldwide. But it’s also so much more than that: it is an ethos, a collaborative project and, first and foremost, Ubuntu is a community of people.

If you’re reading this guide, you’re probably interested in moving away from proprietary operating systems such as Windows and Mac OS X; perhaps you’ve already installed Ubuntu on your computer but are not sure where to start.

Migrating to a new operating system can be daunting, especially when faced with unfamiliar words like ‘FLOSS’, ‘command line interface’ and ‘kernel’. Many people are intimidated by the technical jargon of a non-commercial operating system and believe it’s too advanced for them. Well, that is simply not true. Ubuntu is easy to install and simple to use. Best of all: it’s completely FREE!

DOWNLOAD Ubuntu: An Absolute Beginner’s Guide

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This complete, free guide will teach you:

  • What Ubuntu is, in every sense of the word
  • What makes Ubuntu free, as in freedom
  • How Ubuntu and Linux are related
  • How to install Ubuntu for absolute beginners
  • Where to find free support for Ubuntu questions
  • How to use the Unity interface
  • How to find software in Ubuntu, and which software to use

DOWNLOAD Ubuntu: An Absolute Beginner’s Guide

The guide is free but password-protected. Gain access to the password by:

1- subscribing to our newsletter (you may do this on the download page itself, link above). Existing subscribers will receive the guide via email in the next couple of hours.

OR

2 – Simply join our Facebook page. Quick and easy.

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  • Duke Nukem

    exactly what i was looking for :)

  • http://www.makeuseof.com/ Joel Lee

    I wish I had something like this back when I first started fiddling around with Ubuntu/Linux. Newbies have it easy now! :P

    • Sreeram Muddu

      thanks. me too exactly waiting for dat.even i searched makeuseof database to find this kind  of article and now i got it:)

  • http://www.vasiauvi.org VasiaUVI

    Thanks.
    I’ve forwarded this link to a Facebook group about Ubuntu. I think that this book will help some people over there. 

    • http://www.makeuseof.com/ Aibek

      thank you!

  • Ary

    Man, i would have loved to read that, but unfortunately I dont use Facebook and I dont want to suscribe to your newsletter. It’s bad luck I guess.

    • http://www.makeuseof.com/ Aibek

      Not a big deal) Ary,

      I sent the download link to the email you left when commenting.

      Aibek