Ubuntu 10.10

Geing Started with Ubuntu .

The Ubuntu Manual Team

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Contents
Prologue  Welcome  Ubuntu philosophy  A brief history of Ubuntu  Is Ubuntu right for you?  Contact details  About the team  Conventions used in this book   Installation  Geing Ubuntu  e Live CD  Installing Ubuntu  Login Options  e Ubuntu Desktop  Understanding thedesktop  Managing windows  Switing between open windows  Using the Applications menu  Using the System menu  Browsing files on your computer  Nautilus file browser  Searing for files on your computer  Customizing your desktop  Accessibility  Managing your computer  Geing help  Working with Ubuntu  Geing online  Browsing the web  Reading and composing email Staying organized  Using instant messaging  Microblogging  Viewing and Editing Photos  Wating videos and movies 

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Listening to audio and music  Working with documents, spreadsheets, and presentations  Taking notes  Ubuntu One  Seing up Ubuntu One  Ubuntu One Preferences  More information   Hardware  Using your devices Hardware identification  Displays  Connecting and using your printer  Sound  Burning CDs and DVDs  Using a webcam  Scanning text and images  Other devices  Soware Management  Soware management in Ubuntu  Using the Ubuntu Soware Center  Managing additional soware  Synaptic Paage Manager  Manual soware installation  Updates and upgrades  Advanced Topics Ubuntu for advanced users  Introduction to the terminal  Ubuntu file system structure  Securing Ubuntu  Why Ubuntu is safe  Basic security concepts  Users and groups  System updates  Firewall  Encryption  Troubleshooting  Resolving problems  Troubleshooting guide  Geing more help 

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Learning More  What elsecan I do with Ubuntu?  Open Source soware  Distribution families  -bit or -bit?  Finding additional help and support  License  Creative Commons Aribution–ShareAlike . Legal Code  Creative Commons Notice  Glossary  Credits  Team Leads  Authors  Editors  Designers  Developers  Translation Editors  Special thanks  Past Contributors  Index

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Prologue
Welcome
Welcome to Geing Started with Ubuntu, an introductory guide wrien to help new users get started with Ubuntu. Our goal is to cover the basics of Ubuntu (su as installation and working with the desktop) as well as guide you through some of the most popular applications. We designed this guide to be simple to follow, with step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots, allowing you to discover the potential of your new Ubuntu system even if you are a novice computer user or are migrating from another operating system for the first time. Please bear in mind that this guide is still very mu a work in progress and always will be. It is wrien specifically for Ubuntu ., and although we have aimed to not limit our instructions to this version, it is...