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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. Maintaining your system

Updates and Upgrades

• Long Term Support Releases
• Updating your computer
• Upgrading your computer

System Maintenance

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

PART II

7. Introduction to the terminal

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

8. Security

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

9. Useful extra applications

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

10. Troubleshooting

• Common problems

Comments

• Added Gnome Do to the the list in Chapter 9. - Benjamin Humphrey