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Proposed Table of Contents

Currently, the proposed table of contents stands as this:

PART I

1. Introduction

• About this manual
• Welcome
• Contact details

2. The spirit of Ubuntu

• Ubuntu philosophy
• A brief history of Ubuntu
• Canonical
• Linux
• Packaging
• Is Ubuntu right for you?

3. Starting out

Getting Ubuntu

• Choosing a version
• Downloading Ubuntu
• Ordering a free CD

Installing Ubuntu

• The LiveCD
• Using Wubi
• Partitioning
• Dual-booting
• Installation options

4. Around your desktop

The Gnome environment

• Panels
• Appearance and themes
• Nautilus file manager

Applications

• Software Center
• Deb packages
• Software Sources
• Synaptic Package Manager

5. Hints and tips

• Installing themes
• Configuring Compiz/Metacity
• Using Nautilus file manager
• Popular panel applets
• Editing menus
• Multiple accounts
• Gconf-editor
• Keyboard shortcuts

6. Updates and Upgrades

Updating Your Computer

• Update manager
• Configuring update settings

Upgrading Your Computer

• Ubuntu's release cycle and LTS
• Upgrading an existing installation
• Performing a fresh upgrade

PART II

7. Terminal and System Maintenance

Introduction to the Terminal

• What is a terminal?
• Sudo in the terminal
• Browsing the file system
• Manipulating files
• Virtual terminals
• Useful commands

System Maintenance

• Cleaning unused packages
• Clearing the package cache
• Performing a file system check

8. Security

• Why Linux is safe
• Firewall
• Trusting your sources
• Users and permissions
• Sudo

9. Useful extra applications

• Cheese
• The GIMP
• Gnome Do
• Google Chrome
• Jokosher Audio Editor
• Pitivi
• Sun Virtualbox
• VLC
• Wine

10. Troubleshooting

• Common problems

Comments

• Added Gnome Do to the the list in Chapter 9. - Benjamin Humphrey
• Removed Banshee from list of Extra Applications because Rhythmbox is going to get Music store support in Lucid. - Benjamin Humphrey

• Rearranged some chapter headings and content (chpts 6 & 7) - jaminday 01/08/10