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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 |
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| When you take an idea, use a page name like My``Article``Idea so you can link to it easier! === FieryProphet === * Create a ``virtual machine in VirtualBox`` === Compucore === * Installation and setup of MAME in Ubuntu * Setting up an Ubuntu server === Mrmonday === * Keyboard shortcuts |
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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
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
UbuntuMagazine/HowTo (last edited 2013-08-17 09:40:02 by ronnietucker)