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HowTos

Please make your How-To articles as detailed as possible and include screenshots.

Either leave your article below or email it to : articles@fullcirclemagazine.org

Ideas for HowTos

Put your ideas for How-Tos here. If you want to reserve an article; put your name next to it and move it down to the in progress section, and get started.

How does recovery mode work?
What should I do to back up my system (so I can restore if I change something and break Ubuntu)?
Switching from Windows
- Finding equivalent software
- Where's CTRL-Alt-Del?
- Using workspaces (a new concept for Windows users!)
- How should I organise things (programs, docs, etc)
- Advantages of separate home partition
- What are symlinks? How to create/use them
- How do I know what versions are installed?
Can I still attach my ... webcam/mobile phone/digital camera/printer/fax/etc
How do I back up stuff
Is SUDO always safe? Can I break Ubuntu using SUDO?
Filesharing and printing
What's involved in a system upgrade (eg from dapper to edgy)? What
should I do before I start?
Different flavours of 'buntu - what are the differences?
How to increase screen resolution

HowTos in Progress

When you take an idea, use a page name like MyArticleIdea so you can link to it easier!

Compucore

Installation and setup of MAME in Ubuntu
Setting up an Ubuntu server

Mrmonday

Keyboard shortcuts

Ronnie - Scribus

Scribus II : Images
Scribus III : Templates
Scribus IV : Set Colours
Scribus V : Paragraphs
Scribus VI : Live Linking
Scribus VII : Exporting to PDF

Sonny

OpenOffice Calc (How to keep your income and expenses)
GnuCash (Some small to medium accounting)
OpenOffice Impress (Executive Pressentations, and advanced options)
Complete integration of an Ipod under Linux (Music, Photos, Videos, Podcasts, Cover-image, contacts)
Integration of Evolutions for advanced office use
And beautiful graphs with Rplot, among some other programs

Jisao

MikeB (MikeBgts)

Nvidia Howtos Taxis - Working on the links collection
- An attempt to collect all nvidia related howtos as a list, and then proceed with the creation of a unified nvidia howto (for Dapper, Edgy and then Feisty).
Envy - Working on it
Installing Software: Kubuntu (using adept package manager) - Completed & Submitted

ukubuntu

IRC how to and apps [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazine/HowTo/irc here]

The Dark Master

Switching from ITunes to Amarok: Tips and Tricks
Envy: Nvidia / ATI Drivers + Ubuntu Feisty/ Edgy / Dapper easily
Digital TV Record with Kaffeine and mpg2avi
Dream Aquarium as a Desktop Wallpaper with Beryl!
How to completely Backup your system using Knoppix Live and Partimage

Chechu Ironman

Ubuntu Server Directory I : OpenLDAP, Installation and Configuration.
Ubuntu Server Directory II : Samba, Cups and User's Accounts.
Ubuntu Server Directory III : Kerberos and OpenAFS (home directories).
Ubuntu Server Directory IV : Replicating the Servers.

Pyros

Kidiesafe : setting up a user account for the <6 crowd.
Printing to PDF
(NO)Fun Formats : dealing with proprietary formats in an open world
Installing whys hacketyhack on ubuntu

Completed HowTos

/ScribusPart1 : Text - Ronnie Tucker

/InstallingBanshee - Victor Doman

/DirectoryStructure - "ArsGeek"

/LocalRepositoriesHowto - "ArsGeek"

/InstallingSoftware - Robert Clipsham AKA mrmonday

/ScreenShotHowto - Daniel Lausevic

/InstallingSteam - Brandon Powell

/LinuxPhotograhy - Shay Stephens (not sure if it's exactly a howto, but...)

[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazine/HowTo/MythTV MythTV for Feisty Fawn] - The Ubuntu MythTV Team

[http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=83973 Resolution / Refresh Rates Xorg] - heimo

[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazine/HowTo/Ubuntu_Feisty_On_Intel_Mac_Mini_Quick-Start_Guide Ubuntu Feisty on the Intel Mac Mini - Quickstart guide] - The Dark Master (Luca De Marini)

[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazine/HowTo/Switching_From_VMWare_To_VirtualBox:_.vmdk_To_.vdi_Using_Qemu_+_VdiTool Switching From VMWare To VirtualBox: .vmdk To .vdi Using Qemu + VdiTool] - The Dark Master (Luca De Marini)

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= HowTos =

Please make your How-To articles as detailed as possible and include screenshots.

Either leave your article below or email it to : articles@fullcirclemagazine.org

== Ideas for HowTos ==

Put your ideas for How-Tos here. If you want to reserve an article; put your name next to it and move it down to the in progress section, and get started.

 * How does recovery mode work?
 * What should I do to back up my system (so I can restore if I change something and break Ubuntu)?
 * Switching from Windows
  * Finding equivalent software
  * Where's CTRL-Alt-Del?
  * Using workspaces (a new concept for Windows users!)
  * How should I organise things (programs, docs, etc)
  * Advantages of separate home partition
  * What are symlinks? How to create/use them
  * How do I know what versions are installed?
 * Can I still attach my ... webcam/mobile phone/digital camera/printer/fax/etc
 * How do I back up stuff
 * Is SUDO always safe? Can I break Ubuntu using SUDO?
 * Filesharing and printing
 * What's involved in a system upgrade (eg from dapper to edgy)? What
 * should I do before I start?
 * Different flavours of 'buntu - what are the differences?
 * How to increase screen resolution

== HowTos in Progress ==

When you take an idea, use a page name like My``Article``Idea so you can link to it easier!

=== Compucore ===

 * Installation and setup of MAME in Ubuntu
 * Setting up an Ubuntu server

=== Mrmonday ===

 * Keyboard shortcuts

=== Ronnie - Scribus ===

 * Scribus II : Images
 * Scribus III : Templates
 * Scribus IV : Set Colours
 * Scribus V : Paragraphs
 * Scribus VI : Live Linking
 * Scribus VII : Exporting to PDF

=== Sonny ===

 * Open``Office Calc (How to keep your income and expenses)
 * Gnu``Cash (Some small to medium accounting)
 * Open``Office Impress (Executive Pressentations, and advanced options)
 * Complete integration of an Ipod under Linux (Music, Photos, Videos, Podcasts, Cover-image, contacts)
 * Integration of Evolutions for advanced office use
 * And beautiful graphs with Rplot, among some other programs

=== Jisao ===

 * Zim

=== MikeB (MikeBgts) ===

 * Nvidia Howtos Taxis - Working on the links collection
      An attempt to collect all nvidia related howtos as a list, and then proceed with the creation of a unified nvidia howto (for     Dapper, Edgy and then Feisty).
 * Envy - Working on it
 * Installing Software: Kubuntu (using adept package manager) - Completed & Submitted

=== ukubuntu ===

 * IRC how to and apps [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazine/HowTo/irc here]

=== The Dark Master ===

 * Switching from ITunes to Amarok: Tips and Tricks
 * Envy: Nvidia / ATI Drivers + Ubuntu Feisty/ Edgy / Dapper easily
 * Digital TV Record with Kaffeine and mpg2avi
 * Dream Aquarium as a Desktop Wallpaper with Beryl!
 * How to completely Backup your system using Knoppix Live and Partimage

=== Chechu Ironman ===

 * Ubuntu Server Directory I : OpenLDAP, Installation and Configuration.
 * Ubuntu Server Directory II : Samba, Cups and User's Accounts.
 * Ubuntu Server Directory III : Kerberos and OpenAFS (home directories).
 * Ubuntu Server Directory IV : Replicating the Servers.

=== Pyros ===
 * Kidiesafe : setting up a user account for the <6 crowd.
 * Printing to PDF
 * (NO)Fun Formats : dealing with proprietary formats in an open world
 * Installing whys hacketyhack on ubuntu

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== Completed HowTos ==


/ScribusPart1 : Text - Ronnie Tucker

/InstallingBanshee - Victor Doman

/DirectoryStructure - "Ars``Geek"

/LocalRepositoriesHowto - "Ars``Geek"

/InstallingSoftware - Robert Clipsham AKA mrmonday

/ScreenShotHowto - Daniel Lausevic

/InstallingSteam - Brandon Powell

/LinuxPhotograhy - Shay Stephens (not sure if it's exactly a howto, but...)

[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazine/HowTo/MythTV MythTV for Feisty Fawn] - The Ubuntu MythTV Team

[http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=83973 Resolution / Refresh Rates Xorg] - heimo

[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazine/HowTo/Ubuntu_Feisty_On_Intel_Mac_Mini_Quick-Start_Guide Ubuntu Feisty on the Intel Mac Mini - Quickstart guide] - The Dark Master (Luca De Marini)

[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMagazine/HowTo/Switching_From_VMWare_To_VirtualBox:_.vmdk_To_.vdi_Using_Qemu_+_VdiTool Switching From VMWare To VirtualBox: .vmdk To .vdi Using Qemu + VdiTool] - The Dark Master (Luca De Marini)

= Archives =

When Issue #1 is released, we will archive the old How``Tos Here, for you to look back over.

/HowToArchives

  /HowToArchives/IssueOne[[BR]]
  /HowToArchives/IssueTwo

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