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PART I

1. Prologue

Benjamin Humphrey Jamin Day

Introduction

  • About this manual
  • Welcome
  • Contact details

The spirit of Ubuntu

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

2. Starting out

Benjamin Humphrey

Getting Ubuntu

  • Downloading Ubuntu
  • Ordering a free CD

Installing Ubuntu

  • The LiveCD
  • Using Wubi
  • Partitioning
  • Installation options

3. Around your desktop

Alistair Munro

  • What is GNOME?
  • Panels
  • Appearance and themes
  • Nautilus file manager

4. Default Applications

Matt Griffin and Ilya Haykinson

  • Rhythmbox
  • F-Spot
  • Open Office
  • Tomboy
  • Empathy
  • Firefox
  • Evolution
  • Totem
  • Ubuntu One

Details at the blueprint page

5. Preferences and Hardware

Deon Spengler

  • Printing
  • Multiple Users
  • Desktop Effects
  • Appearance
  • Screensaver/Wallpaper
  • Display

6. Software and Packaging

Wolter Hellmund

  • Software Management in Ubuntu
  • Software Center
  • Deb packages
  • Software Sources
  • Synaptic Package Manager

7. System Maintenance and Security

Joe Burgess

Updating Your Computer

  • Update manager
  • Configuring update settings

Upgrading Your Computer

  • Release cycle and LTS
  • Upgrading an existing installation
  • Performing a fresh upgrade

PART II

8. The Command Line

Ryan Macnish

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

9. Security

Kelvin Gardiner

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

10. Troubleshooting

No-one!

  • Common problems

11. Learning more about Linux

Josh Holland - first half only

  • Other distributions
  • Linux servers
  • Free software
  • Where you can get help

Extra Applications

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

Glossary of Terms (Paritosh Mathur)

Index (Joe Burgess)

Credits (Benjamin Humphrey)


Comments

  • Huge overhaul due to bug #504668 - old ToC can be found here.