Manual ubuntu 10.04

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Contents
Prologue  Welcome  Ubuntu philosophy  A brief history of Ubuntu  Is Ubuntu right for you?  Contact details  Conventions used in this book 

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Installation  Geing Ubuntu  Minimum system requirements  Installing Ubuntu  e Ubuntu Desktop  Understanding the desktop  Managing windows  Switingbetween 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  Listening to audio and music  Working with documents, spreadsheets, and presentations 

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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 

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Soware Management  Soware management in Ubuntu  Using the Ubuntu Soware Center  Managing additional soware  Synaptic Paage Manager  Updates and Upgrades  e Command Line  Introduction to the terminal  Ubuntu file systemstructure  Geing started with the command line  Introducing sudo  Managing soware through the terminal  Security  Why Ubuntu is safe  Basic Security concepts and procedures  System updates  Users and groups  Seing up a secure system  Troubleshooting  Resolving problems  Troubleshooting guide  Geing more help 

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Learning More  What else can I do with Ubuntu?  Open Source soware  Distribution families  -bit or -bit?  Finding additional help and support  License  Creative Commons Notice Glossary 

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Credits  Team Leads  Authors  Editors  Designers  Developers  Translators  Special anks  Index 

Prologue
Welcome
Welcome to Geing Startedwith 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 newUbuntu 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 unavoidable that some things will ange over the...