Ubuntu 10.x Essentials

This Ubuntu 10.10 eBook is currently under development and is scheduled for completion in November 2010.

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1. About Ubuntu Essentials
   • Notes from the Author
   • About this Book
     
     
2. The History of Ubuntu
   • What exactly is Linux?
   • Who Created Linux?
   • The History of Ubuntu
   • What does the word "Ubuntu" Mean?
     
     
3. How to Download and Try Ubuntu
   • Ubuntu Download Options
   • Writing the Ubuntu Image to a USB Flash Drive
   • Try Ubuntu without Installing it
   • Installing Ubuntu on a Disk Drive Containing Microsoft Windows
   • Installing Ubuntu Inside a Windows Installation
   • Running Ubuntu in a Virtual Machine
   • Performing a Clean Ubuntu Installation
     
     
4. Performing a Clean Ubuntu Installation
   • Beginning the Ubuntu Installation
   • Booting Ubuntu for the First Time
   • Installing Updates
     
     
5. Installing Ubuntu on a Windows System (Dual booting)
   • Beginning the Ubuntu Installation
   • Configuring Time Zone, User and Keyboard Information
   • Booting Ubuntu for the First Time
   • Accessing the Windows Partition from Ubuntu
     
     
6. Installing Ubuntu 10.x on a Windows Disk with Wubi
   • What is Wubi?
   • Downloading Wubi
   • Starting the Wubi Installer
   • Completing the Ubuntu Installation
   • Starting the Ubuntu System
   • Removing Ubuntu
     
     
7. Allocating a Windows Partition to Ubuntu 10.x
   • Deleting the Windows Partition from the Disk
   • Formatting the Unallocated Disk Partition
   • Updating the Boot Menu
   • Mounting the New Partition
     
     
8. Logging into the Ubuntu 10.x GNOME Desktop
   
   
9. A Guided Tour of the Ubuntu 10.x GNOME Desktop
   • The Ubuntu GNOME Desktop
   • The Desktop Background
   • The Desktop Panels
     
     
10. Ubuntu 10.x Screensaver, Desktop Lock and Power Management Configuration
    • The Desktop Screensaver
    • The Desktop Screen Lock
    • Ubuntu Power Management on Desktop Systems
    • Ubuntu Power Management on Laptop and Netbook Systems
      
      
11. Changing the Ubuntu 10.x GNOME Desktop Background
    • Changing the Ubuntu GNOME Desktop Background
    • Selecting a Background from the Wallpaper List
    • Creating a Solid or Graded Background
    • Specifying a Background Image
      
      
12. Installing and Customizing Ubuntu 10.x Desktop Themes
    • What is a Desktop Theme?
    • Changing the GNOME Desktop Theme
    • Customizing a Desktop Theme
    • Downloading and Installing a Theme
    • Creating a Custom Theme Package
      
      
13. Configuring Ubuntu 10.x Desktop Fonts
    • Font Options on Ubuntu
    • Changing Font Settings
    • Font Rendering Settings
    • Advanced Font Rendering
      
      
14. Configuring the Ubuntu 10.x Desktop Panels
    • What are Desktop Panels
    • Changing the Position of a Panel
    • Adding and Deleting Desktop Panels
    • Changing the Appearance of a Desktop Panel
    • Adding Items to a GNOME Desktop Panel
    • Adding Menus to a Panel
    • Changing the Number of Ubuntu Desktop Workspaces
      
      
15. Configuring the Ubuntu 10.x Desktop Menu System
    • Customizing an Ubuntu Desktop Menu
    • Moving Menu Items
    • Adding and Deleting a Menu Item
      
      
16. Ubuntu 10.x Desktop Visual Effects
    • Introducing Compiz Fusion
    • Changing the Default Visual Effects Settings
    • Advanced Desktop Effects Settings
      
      
17. Configuring Ubuntu 10.x Wireless Networking
    • Installing the Wireless Card
    • Configuring an Ubuntu Wireless Connection
    • Configuring Wireless Network Access using NetworkManager
    • Connecting to a Hidden Network
    • Disabling a Wireless Connection
    • Troubleshooting an Ubuntu Wireless Connection
      
      
18. Browsing My Computer, Files and Folders on the Ubuntu 10.x Desktop
    • Accessing Nautilus
    • Nautilus and the Computer Icon
    • Adding Emblems to Files and Folders
    • Changing File and Folder Permissions
    • Renaming and Deleting Files and Folders
      
      
19. Configuring the Ubuntu 10.x File Manager
    • Changing the File Manager Background Pattern and Color
    • Displaying Icons or Lists
    • Configuring the List View
    • Configuring the Icon View
    • Configuring Media Settings
      
      
20. Ubuntu 10.x Desktop - Starting Applications on Login

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