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Published How-tos

ISSUE 1

Install of Ubuntu 7.04 (Flavour of the month)

Robert Clipsham

p.08

Directory Structure

Ronnie Tucker

p.14

Myth TV

Ubuntu Myth TV Team

p.16

Scribus Part.1 Install/Page setup

Ronnie Tucker

p.19

Add/Remove Apps

Robert Clipsham

p.26

ISSUE 2

Ubuntu on the Mac Mini

Dark master3

p.09

Ubuntu for Grandma

Knightwise

p.12

Virtual Private Networking

Mark (aka Mouseclone)

p.16

Scribus - Part 2 Adding Images

Ronnie Tucker

p.17

ISSUE 3

Stunning Ubuntu Desktop

Matt Hoy

p.07

Ubuntu for Ph otography

Shay Stephens

p.09

Scribus - Part 3 Formatting/Styles

Ronnie Tucker

p.12

ISSUE 4

Hosting Code on Launch pad

Chris Rowson

p.06

Keeping Kids Safe in Linux

Peter Durril

p.08

Scribus - Part 4 Colors

Ronnie Tucker

p.13

ISSUE 5

Report Bugs w / Launch pad

Matthew Revell

p.08

Edubuntu Glows

Chris Rowson

p.11

From VMware to VirtualBox

Luca De Marini

p.15

Learning Scribus - Part 5 Layers

Ronnie Tucker

p.20

ISSUE 6

Ubuntu Upgrade 7.04 to 7.10 (Flavour of the month)

Robert Clipsham

p.6

Photoshop plugins in GIMP

Luca De Marini

p.08

Samba Setup

Clinton Messer

p.11

Learning Scribus - Pt.6 Templates

Ronnie Tucker

p.14

ISSUE 7

Install Ubuntu Studio (Flavour of the month)

Robert Clipsham

p.6

Simply Install SSH

Rob Kerfia

p.08

Terminal On Your Desktop

Dimitar Boichev

p.10

Convert From Windows

Todd Millecam

p.11

Learning Scribus - Part 7 Links

Ronnie Tucker

p.13

ISSUE 8

Install Mythbuntu (Flavour of the month)

Robert Clipsham

p.6

Install Wubi

Jason Pratt

p.09

Christmas On Your Desktop

Andrew Min

p.11

Multi Boot Linux

LinuxLoop.com

p.13

Learning Scribus - Part 8 Export to PDF

Ronnie Tucker

p.16

ISSUE 9

Install OpenGEU (Flavour of the month)

Luca De Marini

p.6

Directory Server

Jesus Arteche

p.10

Ubuntu on an iBook

Stephen Bant

p.16

Installing OpenTTD

Jonny McCullagh

p.20

Server Series - Part.1

Daniel Lamb

p.22

ISSUE 10

Install Linux Mint (Flavour of the month)

Robert Clipsham

p.6

Compile from Source

Lojjik Braughler

p.08

Install and Use Tuxpaint

Niamh McCullagh

p.09

Rip a DVD with AcidRip

Jonny McCullagh

p.11

Server Series - Part 2

Daniel Lamb

p.13

ISSUE 11

Linux Mint vs Ubuntu (Flavour of the month)

Robert Clipsham

p.6

True Crypt on Ubuntu

Joe Berry

p.08

Ipod Classic and Amarok

Ronnie Tucker

p.12

Introduction to LaTeX

Matthew Holder

p.16

Server Series - Part 3

Daniel Lamb

p.18

ISSUE 12

- Deb Files

Andrew Min

p.08

- Server Series Pt 4

Daniel Lamb

p.11

- Ubuntu Disk Usage

Jonny McCullagh

p.13

- NEW Series - GIMP Part 1

Ronnie Tucker

p.16

ISSUE 13

Organise an Ubuntu Demo Day

Dianne Reuby

p.08

Nepalese Hardy Heron Party

Bibek Shrestha, Bikal KC, Jwalanta Shre

p.11

Server Series - Part 5: backups and webmin

Daniel Lamb

p.14

GIMP - Part 2: color correction

Ronnie Tucker

p.16

TV Feast For Ubuntu

Johnny McCullagh

p.20

Automatic Backup via Email

Stephen Bant

p.22

ISSUE 14

Create a Plug 'n' Play Zone

Roger Wheatley

p.08

Server Series - Part 6: Imap and SMTP

Daniel Lamb

p.12

GIMP - Part 3: Selection Tools

Ronnie Tucker

p.14

Put Photos On Your iPod

Jonny McCullagh

p.17

ISSUE 15

Separate Home Partition

Robin Catling

p.08

Server Series - Part 7: eGroupware

Daniel Lamb

p.13

GIMP - Part 4: Layers

Ronnie Tucker

p.15

GRUB 101: master boot records

Damon Rios

p.18

ISSUE 16

Update from other file

*Robin Catling*

ISSUE 17

- Program In C - Part 1

Elie De Brauwer

p.08

- Connect To IRC

Chris Lucier

p.12

- GIMP - Part 5:

Ronnie Tucker

p.16

- Scan And Convert To PDF

Irv Rausch

p.19

Ideas for How-To's

Put your ideas for How-To's 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 writing! Smile :)

  • How does recovery mode work?
  • What should I do to back up my system (so that I can restore it if I break Ubuntu)?
    • [Done for Ubuntu with Partimage full backup/Tar increments]
    • as above but for Kubuntu and Xubuntu
  • 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
    • (may be part of the on-going server series? - Ronnie)
  • Installation and setup of MAME in Ubuntu
  • How to set up and use Bluetooth between a computer running Ubuntu and a mobile device.
    • (start at a really, really basic level for those of us who have never used Bluetooth but have new gadgets that include it)


How-To's in Progress

Ronnie Tucker

  • Using GIMP

Daniel Lamb

  • Setting up an Ubuntu server

DanieleLupo (Jepessen)

  • Creating backups using tar or dar

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.

Edison

  • 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?

Robin Catling

  • Configure Dial up Modem 28/02/08 [DONE]
  • Incremental Backups using Tar 27/03/08 [DONE]
  • Configure Firestarter firewall front-end 29/03/08 [DONE]
  • Understand IP addresses 03/02/08 [DONE]
  • How-to: Switch to Firefox from IE 06/04/08 [DONE]
  • Image batch processing with Imagemagick