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I am a new Ubuntu ["Edgy Eft"] (6.10) user. I am trying to permanently switch [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromWindows from Windows] after 11 years. I'm switching for the freedom and fun.

Age: 31

Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado

To do

• Change resolution to 1600x1200 somehow. (done, see next item)

• Probably install NVIDIA driver. (Installed "NVidia binary X.Org driver", rebooted, no change in options; [http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Edgy#How_to_install_Graphics_Driver_.28NVIDIA.29 found] that I needed to run sudo nvidia-xconfig; no change; saw --mode option in the man page: sudo nvidia-xconfig --mode=1600x1200 made option show up)

• Get media playback working for patent-encumbered formats (MP3, Xvid). VLC plays everything. Still need to get video working with Totem. (Installed "GStreamer ffmpeg video plugin")

• Install ["ntfs-3g"] [http://www.ntfs-3g.org/ NTFS-3G]

• How do I add unrar support? I don't like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAR_%28file_format%29 RAR] and never create rar files, but I need to unrar some: sudo apt-get install unrar

• Lots of exploring...

Ubuntu annoyances

• Window minimization animation. Disabled by unchecking apps/panel/global/enable_animations in gconf?
• Unable to close window by double clicking on top left icon. I'll get over it.
• Unable to rename file by a slow double-click (desktop, Nautilus).
• Unable to right drag items (desktop, Nautilus).
• When previewing a screensaver, Esc should also leave fullscreen. I'd also change "Leave Fullscreen" to "Exit Fullscreen". I was all, "how the hell do I exit the preview?" since moving the mouse and hitting Esc didn't work.

• That this wiki doesn't use [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki]. Seriously.

• Bad documentation: There is no System -> Administration -> Disks like [https://help.ubuntu.com/6.10/ubuntu/desktopguide/C/ch10s02.html the docs] say. [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=353746 Others] found the same thing. Hard to convert from Windows if there is no way to access you NTFS files to copy them over. (Used [http://www.skullbox.net/newsda.php this guide] to manually mount it; found [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MountingWindowsPartitions better docs])

• GNOME Terminal doesn't copy on highlight or paste on right click but instead shows a worthless little menu.
• Arrow keys don't work in VIM in Terminal when in insert mode.

• Many applications don't display their name in the title bar. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banshee_%28music_player%29 Banshee], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totem_%28media_player%29 Totem], [http://xchat-gnome.navi.cx/ XChat-GNOME], gnome-btdownload)

Ubuntu joys

• Add/Remove Applications
• Software Updates