Ubuntu Wiki

This section deals with how to create pages on the Ubuntu wiki. There are two simple steps to creating new guides:

1. Search. First, before adding a guide to the wiki, search for existing guides on the same subject. If an existing document is of poor standard, out of date, or missing something, improve it!! It's better to integrate information on the same subject on the same page than create separate guides which deal with the same subject.

2. Create the page. If there are no guides already on the subject, create a page.

   • Think of a name - choosing a good name is very important to ensure that a user who is searching for the page will find it easily. So:
     1. Choose a descriptive name
     2. Avoid using the word "Howto" in the page title (everything here is a howto!)

     3. Choose a name with some capital letters (such as WikiName), it will ensure that the page has a similar style of name to the existing pages.

   • Then, to create the page, simply type the address for the new page into the address bar of your browser and then select Create new page. Alternatively, enter the name of your page into the box below.

     • NewPage(,Create new page,)

Deleting and renaming pages - users do not have permission on this wiki to delete or rename pages. This is because doing so can sometimes cause accidental problems. If you need to delete or rename a page, contact the WikiTeam and they will arrange it.

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