DuncanLithgow
Hi I'm Duncan Lithgow.
I've been playing with Linux for about a year now, mostly Fedora Core. Fedora has been good for me, but is not something I would ever try and get friend or my mother to use. I'm hoping to be part of making Ubuntu a real pleasure for the desktop home users.
I have a website at: http://lithgow-schmidt.dk full of stuff, but nothing Linux related (yet)
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Welcome to the Ubuntu Wiki. Here you can:
- Finding existing solutions to known issues
- Learn how to use Ubuntu better and faster
- Find links to other resources for Ubuntu, Linux and much more
- Write documentation to help other Ubuntu Linux users
If you're new to wiki then you'll want to know that a link looks LikeThis (notice the words are strung together)
This page is an index and links to categories, not the actual guides. So if you know of a guide which doesn't fit into a category - you'll need to make a new category!
NewToUbuntu - Ubuntu for those with no technical knowledge who need some basics to get Ubuntu installed and stable
UbuntuSupport - This page lists guides to finding support for Ubuntu so you can choose the best method for you.
- [:Installation] - Basic and advanced methods of installing Ubuntu, and the supported architectures and hardware
SoftwareManagement - Learn about adding and removing different types of software from your system. Synaptic is the default graphic package manager. Learn how to use it in SynapticHowto
Multimedia support for MP3, DVD and other formats: RestrictedFormats
UbuntuBackports - adding official backport repositories
Computer Administration is done using 'sudo'. This page explains why: RootSudo
[http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/glossary Glossary] of words related to computers, linux, and Ubuntu.
FAQ at [http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/faq/ FAQ database] and FrequentlyAskedQuestions for questions not yet in the database
Help me! HowToGetHelp - this page lists all the various resources available to you, to find help with your Ubuntu system!
Software - Installing and Running Software
Here you'll find documentation about how to install software.
Multimedia & Graphics
Networking & Internet
[:WiFiHowto:WiFi (802.11a/b/g) wireless networking] - how to set it up
["UbotuUsage"] - the IRC robot
[:ApacheMySQLPHP:Apache] - web server with PHP and MySQL support
[:MountWindowsSharesPermanently:Mount Windows Shares Permanently] - How to mount a Windows Share permanently with Samba
[:EthernetOverFirewire:Ethernet Over Firewire] - How to enable Ethernet over Firewire
[:NFSClientHowTo:NFS Client How-To] - How to set up Ubuntu to connect to an NFS server
[:NFSServerHowTo:NFS Server How-To] - How to set up Ubuntu as an NFS server
[:ADSLPPPoE:ADSL PPPoE connect] - How to set up Ubuntu to login to an ADSL modem using PPPoE
[:DynamicDNS:Dynamic DNS] - How to set up a free DNS and redirection service with No-IP
e.
Games
Games available via [:SynapticHowto:Synaptic] in the [:AddingRepositoriesHowto:Universe repository]:
Office
- ["KOffice"] - the office suite for the KDE desktop
["OpenOffice2Beta"] - The latest beta version of OpenOffice
Mobile devices
[:MultisyncHowto:Multisync] - Syncronization Program for Smart Phones/PDA's
Programming
DeveloperResources - building packages and other material for developers.
[:InstallingCompilers:Compilers] - get started for programming in C, C++, and Fortran
- ["MATLAB"] - Matlab technical computing
Miscellaneous
["AccessibilityHowto"] - Docs related to accessibility
["UbuntuEyeCandy"] - Ubuntu eye candy/artwork index
["BasicCommands"] - Basic Shell/command line/console commands
[:Expocity:Expocity] - Howto Expose like functionality from Apple’s OSX
[:Skippy:Skippy] - Howto for another Expose like functionality from Apple’s OSX
- ["Unp"] - Extract any and multiple archive files
[:ManageDiscImages:Manage Disc Images] - How to convert CloneCD to ISO and mount ISO files
["CdDvdBurning"] - How to burn CD-R and DVR/+-R/+-RW/DL
["FileCompression"] - dealing with .tar.gz, .zip, .rar and other files
- ["Filer"] - Filer is a small, fast and efficient Norton Commander clone
[:EjectCDLauncher:Eject CD] - How to add a launcher on your panel to eject your cdrom
[:GnomeTranslate:Gnome Translate] - Translate a text or web page between several natural languages
Maintain and Administer your System
AddUsersHowto - add users to your system
[:forum/community/BugReports:Bug Reports] When and how to report a bug
LowEndSystemSupport - Making the desktop interface snappier on machines without much memory
GnomeMenuEditingHowTo - various ways to add items to your Gnome menu
GrubHowto - learn about the grub boot manager
BackupYourSystem - this page describes how to backup your system
KernelHowto - make a custom kernel for your system
ChangeTimezoneHowto - change your timezone
NautilusScriptsHowto - enhance nautilus by adding scripts
CronHowto - guide to cron, to schedule commands
[:BootText:Boot Text] - Spice up your boot text (font resolution and color)
[:UPower:upower] - is a next generation bootsplash for linux systems
[:GnomeComputerMenu:Gnome Computer Menu] - How to add missing disks in computer:///
Security
[:PandaAntivirus:Panda Antivirus] - How to install Panda Antivirus for Linux
["BitDefender"] - How to install Bit Defender Linux Edition
["ProactiveSecurity"] - An overview of security options and thoughts
["InstallingSecurityTools"] - A guide to installing several security applications in Ubuntu
["IptablesHowTo"] - An introduction to the powerful Linux IPTables firewall
["UnsafeDefaults"] - Default settings that you should change if you run any services
["EncryptedFilesystemHowto"] - How to transparently encrypt hard discs.
Hardware & Drivers - Setting up and Configuring Hardware
Here you'll find documentation about how to setup different hardware and drivers.
[:HardwareSupport: Ubuntu Hardware Support] - index of the wiki's main hardware support pages.
[:HardwareSupportComponentsPrinters:Printers in Ubuntu] - reports of printer functionality in Ubuntu.
KernelCompileHowto - How to compile kernels
BinaryDriverHowto - install support for your new ATI or NVIDIA graphics card
HowToSetUpNdiswrapper - install and setup ndiswrapper to make difficult wifi cards work
WiFiHardware - Links to help on installing WiFi hardware in your Ubuntu system.
MacOnLinuxHowto - install Mac-On-Linux
[:OptimizingNvidia:Optimizing Nvidia] - How to tweak your Nvidia Drivers
[:NvidiaTroubleshooting:Nvidia Troubleshooting] - How to solve OpenGL Problems with Nvidia Drivers
[:NvidiaTVOut:Nvidia TV Out] - View X simultaneously on your monitor and TV.
[:NvidiaManual:Nvidia manual drivers installation] - How to install the Nvidia accelerated drivers without apt.
[:ACPIBattery:Getting laptop battery state] - How to add a fixed DSDT to initrd to fix battery problems.
Other Resources
UsefulDocumentation - Useful documentation not specific to Ubuntu from External sites
[http://www.ubuntuforums.org Ubuntu Forums]: a massive forum for Ubuntu users]
[http://www.ubuntuguide.org/ Unofficial Ubuntu guide]
[http://www.debian.org/doc/ Debian documentation index]
[http://www.debian.org/doc/user-manuals Debian Documentation Project Users' Manuals]
[http://www.togaware.com/linux/survivor/ GNU/Linux Desktop Survival Guide]
[http://www.gnome.org/learn/ Learn to use Gnome]
[http://docs.kde.org/ KDE Documentation]
[http://linuxcommand.org/ Linux Command]: good basic CLI tutorial.
[http://tuxfiles.org/ Tuxfiles]: newbie-friendly command-line information
HINT: Many of the below applications come with extensive Help Sections-check these first!!!
[http://www.mozilla.org/support/ Mozilla Firefox]
Related pages
External Pages
The Ubuntu User's Guide: (work in progress) http://ubuntu-doc.ath.cx/gnome/userguide/C/