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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.