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Either leave your article below or email it to : articles@fullcirclemagazine.org '''Please email your How-To article to : articles@fullcirclemagazine.org'''
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(!) '''[#head-9291d233a335641e63b345fa09e2dd59655942df You will find ideas at the bottom of the page]''' (!) ----
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== Completed HowTos == == Ideas for How-To's ==
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/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

== HowTos in Progress ==

=== Compucore ===

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

=== Mrmonday ===

 * Keyboard shortcuts

=== Ronnie - Scribus ===

 * Scribus I : Layout Basics - Ronnie
 * Scribus II : Templates - Ronnie
 * Scribus III : Set Colours - Ronnie
 * Scribus IV : Paragraphs - Ronnie
 * Scribus V : Live Linking - Ronnie
 * Scribus VI : Exporting to PDF - Ronnie

=== 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
      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

== 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 up to the in progress section, and get started.
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.
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 * What should I do to back up my system (so I can restore if I change something and break Ubuntu)?
 * Switching from Windows

* What should I do to back up my system (so that I can restore it if I break Ubuntu)?
  * as above but for Kubuntu and Xubuntu

 * Switching from Windows :
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 * How do I back up stuff
 * How do I back up stuff :
  * backing up applications like Kmail (Kubuntu) or FireFox
  * ... and how to actually do the backup, ie: burning to CD/DVD
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 * Filesharing and printing
 * What's involved in a system upgrade (eg from dapper to edgy)? What
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should I do before I start?
  * explain sudo. What is it, how does it work, when should I use it and why use it at all?

 *
Filesharing and printing to a shared printer

 * What's involved in a system upgrade (eg from Dapper to Edgy)? What should I do before I start?
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 * How to increase screen resolution

 * How do I create a 'virtual machine'?
  * ... and what IS a virtual machine? Why make one? What good is it?

 * Installation and setup of MAME in Ubuntu

 * Setting up an Ubuntu server

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== How-To's in Progress ==

=== Ronnie - Scribus ===

 * Scribus I :
 * Scribus II : Images
 * Scribus III : Paragraph Styles
 * Scribus IV : Colour Styles
 * Scribus V : Layers
 * Scribus VI : Templates
 * Scribus VII : Adding Pages
 * Scribus VIII : Live Linking
 * Scribus IX : Exporting to PDF

=== 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

=== 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!

=== 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 ===

 * Printing to PDF in Gnome.
 * Installing whys hacketyhack on ubuntu

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HowTos

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

Please email your How-To article to : articles@fullcirclemagazine.org


Ideas for How-To's

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 that I can restore it if I break Ubuntu)?
    • as above but for Kubuntu and Xubuntu
  • 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 :
    • backing up applications like Kmail (Kubuntu) or FireFox

    • ... and how to actually do the backup, ie: burning to CD/DVD
  • Is SUDO always safe? Can I break Ubuntu using SUDO?
    • explain sudo. What is it, how does it work, when should I use it and why use it at all?
  • Filesharing and printing to a shared printer
  • 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
  • How do I create a 'virtual machine'?
    • ... and what IS a virtual machine? Why make one? What good is it?
  • Installation and setup of MAME in Ubuntu
  • Setting up an Ubuntu server


How-To's in Progress

Ronnie - Scribus

  • Scribus I :
  • Scribus II : Images
  • Scribus III : Paragraph Styles
  • Scribus IV : Colour Styles
  • Scribus V : Layers
  • Scribus VI : Templates
  • Scribus VII : Adding Pages
  • Scribus VIII : Live Linking
  • Scribus IX : Exporting to PDF

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

ukubuntu

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!

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

  • Printing to PDF in Gnome.
  • Installing whys hacketyhack on ubuntu


UbuntuMagazine/HowTo (last edited 2013-08-17 09:40:02 by ronnietucker)