Xubuntu 7.10 Documentation

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Welcome to Xubuntu's help pages. Hopefully, you will be able to find an answer to your questions here.

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Table of Contents

1. Xubuntu - Linux for Human Beings!
Introduction
2. New to Xubuntu 7.10?
3. Getting to know your Desktop Environment
Desktop
Browse the Files on your Computer
Desktop
Questions and Answers
4. Users and Groups
5. Basic Commands
Using this Guide
Starting a Terminal
File and Directory Commands
System Information Commands
Executing Commands with Elevated Privileges
Options
"Man" and getting help
Other Useful Things
More Information
6. Administrative Tasks
7. Adding, Removing and Updating Applications
What is a package manager?
Software repositories
Adding extra repositories
Add/Remove Applications
Advanced package management
Installing a single package file
8. Customising Your Computer
Customising Panels
The Main Menu
Desktop Effects
9. Keeping Your Computer Safe
Using separate users
Update your computer
Lock your screen while away
Set up a firewall
Avoid Internet nuisances and crime
Make backup copies of your files
10. Music, video and photos
Play music and movies
Play, rip and burn CDs
Use a portable audio player
Create and edit audio
Play movies and videos
Online music and videos
Record and edit video
Multimedia codecs
Enabling the Medibuntu repository
Import and organize photos
Edit and improve photos
11. Internet
Connecting to the Internet
Configuring a network
Web browsing with Firefox
Send and receive emails
Instant Messaging
Other Internet applications
Design web pages
12. Files, Folders and Documents
13. Printing, Faxing and Scanning
Printing
Faxing
Scanning
14. Advanced Topics
15. Office
GNOME Office
OpenOffice.org Suite
GnuCash Accounting Application
Scribus Desktop Publishing Application
Sending documents to other people
Finding clipart to use in documents
16. Programming
Learning how to program
C and C++
Java
Other programming languages
Development Tools
17. If you’ve been using Windows
Preparing to switch
Migrating your data into Ubuntu
Glossary of Windows Terms
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