This book by Vadim Nevorotin is a printed version of the Ubuntu beginner's guide at http:help.ubuntu.ru. The purpose of this book is to help beginners install Ubuntu on their computer and get used to this system. All chapters are written on the assumption that the reader understands computers a little and will be able to distinguish a file from a folder. Although no specific knowledge is required - only general computer literacy. The book tells how to get copies of the Ubuntu distribution and how to install Ubuntu on a computer with a single operating system or next to Windows. The following describes the basics of using Ubuntu, installing and uninstalling programs on Linux, the user interface and basic system controls, and customizing the appearance and interface of GNOME. The last chapter gives a deeper introduction to the Ubuntu operating system, which talks about autorun applications, the GNOME settings editor, mounting flash drives and fstab.