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    * HowTo install packages/software, in general - GNOME(Ubuntu) - mrmonday
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 * HowTo use packages/software - an infinite amount of articles...
 * Insert ideas here!
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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 ==

=== 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]

== 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

= 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

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

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

  • 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

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

Archives

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

/HowToArchives

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