DesktopGuide
Created: 29/10/05 by RobertStoffers
Contributors: RobertStoffers
Packages affected: ubuntu-docs
Target Presentation Formats: xml, html, pdf
License: GFDL and CC-BY-SA (for details, see DocteamLicense)
Technologies and Techniques: Written in DocBook xml, and stored in the docteam's Subversion repository.
Release Target: DapperDrake
How to Contribute: The best way to contribute is to send an email to the ubuntu-doc mailing list (ubuntu-doc@lists.ubuntu.com)
Primary Contacts: RobertStoffers (rob^) via IRC channel #ubuntu-doc at irc.freenode.net and ubuntu-doc@lists.ubuntu.com
Summary
Released with BreezyBadger was the Ubuntu 5.10 Starter Guide, otherwise known as the ["FAQGuide"]. For the DapperDrake release we have decided to split the Starter Guide into Desktop and Server variants. Work has already started on both documents, but this Spec is where we can plan the route we will take.
Rationale
Ubuntuguide.org first highlighted the fact such a guide needs to exist, and the Starter Guide has been quite popular in BreezyBadger. This split version, the Desktop Starter Guide, aims to just concentrate on the desktop using GUI utilities where possible.
Use cases
See the following examples:
- Ubuntuguide.org
- Yelp - Ubuntu 5.10 Starter Guide
- help.ubuntu.com
- For IRC/Forum/Mailing list users to point new user to when they ask questions
Scope
The Ubuntu desktop installation
Design
- Preface
- Conventions
- Contributing and Feedback
- Installing Applications
- Getting Started
- Applications
- Music and Movies
- Java
- Fonts
- Office
- Games
- Internet
- Networking Utilities
- System Utilities
- Windows Emulators
- Hardware
- Windows Partitions
- Users Administration
- Networking
- Rescue Mode
Tips & Tricks
- Troubleshooting
- Upgrading Ubuntu
Outstanding issues