Getting Started with Ubuntu

Getting Started with Ubuntu is a complete beginner's manual for Ubuntu, featuring comprehensive guides, How Tos, and information on anything you need to know after first installing Ubuntu.

Designed to be as user-friendly and easy to follow as possible, the Ubuntu Manual provides the first point of reference for any Ubuntu newcomer with lots of information in one easy-to-access PDF file. Every six months we produce a new revision of this manual intend to produce a new revision -- a new release to coincide with each new release of Ubuntu.

The manual is written and maintained by the Ubuntu Manual Team, a group of volunteers striving to improve Ubuntu education by creating quality, up-to-date and consistent learning materials and documentation.

The team has a website where lots of information can be found along with a copy of the manual.

How you can help

Our project is a volunteer open-source effort, with all contributions licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license, which means that anyone can redistribute or modify our publications as long as the Ubuntu Manual team receives credit.

We receive no funding or support from Canonical, and are reliant on the passion of our contributors to make it easy for Ubuntu newcomers to adjust to their new system.

We are always looking for talented people to join our team and are lucky to be able to cater for a number of interests. With a quick development cycle, spontaneous decisions and a fun environment, writing documentation has never been so fun!