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PART I
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?
1. Starting out
Benjamin Humphrey Parry Mathur
Getting Ubuntu
- Downloading Ubuntu
- Ordering a free CD
Installing Ubuntu
- The LiveCD
- Using Wubi
- Partitioning
- Installation options
2. Around your desktop
Alistair Munro Ben VB (need surname)
- What is GNOME?
- Panels
- Appearance and themes
- Nautilus file manager
3. Default Applications
Matt Griffin and Ilya Haykinson Tom Cantara
- Rhythmbox
- F-Spot
- Open Office
- Tomboy
- Empathy
- Firefox
- Evolution
- Totem
- Ubuntu One
Details at the blueprint page
4. Preferences and Hardware
Deon Spengler Ilya Haykinson
- Printing
- Multiple Users
- Desktop Effects
- Appearance
- Screensaver/Wallpaper
- Display
- External devices
- Webcams
- Sound
- Disk Drives and Hard Drives
5. Software and Packaging
Wolter Hellmund Benjamin Humphrey
- Software Management in Ubuntu
- Software Center
- Deb packages
- Software Sources
- Synaptic Package Manager
6. System Maintenance
Joe Burgess Editor required
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
7. The Command Line
Ryan Macnish Jamin Day
- What is a terminal?
- Sudo in the terminal
- Browsing the file system
- Manipulating files
- Virtual terminals
- Useful commands
8. Security
Kelvin Gardiner John Hart
- Why Ubuntu is safe
- Firewall
- Trusting your sources
- Users and permissions
- Sudo
9. Troubleshooting
Elan Kugelmass Jamin Day
- Common problems
10. Learning more about Linux
Josh Holland - first half only Editor required
- 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