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UbuntuDesktopTopics

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Organizer: Elizabeth Krumbach (pleia2) Drafter: None

We would like to see participation and ideas from the Ubuntu Forums and Ubuntu Beginners communities.

This page describes the topics that are important for learning the Ubuntu Desktop to know as well as links to where information can be found about these topics. There are two main sections:

Background Topics

Background information, stuff you wouldn't normally have a class to teach, but is important for students to have access to definitions and an understanding of the concepts.

Installing Linux or Ubuntu (Ubuntu Installation Wiki)

Classroom Topics

List of topics to cover in a class. Each topic should be direct and if need be, split up into simple modular components of the tasks required to be functional in that area. A lot of these are going to be introductions to the applications involved, planned challenges to produce something and then heavy amounts of linking into materials for further study:

Getting Ubuntu
- The Live CD
- Installing Ubuntu
- Login Options
Ubuntu Desktop Introduction -- Log of this course outline from doctormo, pleia2 developing
- Managing windows
- Switching between open windows
- Desktop Customization
  - Themes
  - Backgrounds
  - Fonts and sizes
  - Accessibility
Browsing files on your computer
- Nautilus
- Searching for files in your computer
The Internet
- Connecting to the Internet
  - WiFi/Wired -- WiFi/Wired
  - Proxy
- Browsing the Web (Firefox) -- (Firefox)
  - Shopping Online (Basic Security?)
  - Flash (YouTube, etc.)Restricted Formats
- Setting up Email
  - Thunderbird -- Ubuntu Wiki - Thunderbird
- Chatting
  - Empathy (IM) -- (Empathy)
  - Skype -- (Skype)
  - IRC -- (Pidgin IRC, XChat How-To)
Basic Office Applications
- Introduction to Word Processing
  - LibreOffice Writer
  - Abiword website
- Introduction to Spreadsheets
  - LibreOffice Calc
  - Gnumeric -- (Gnumeric Manual)
Multimedia
- Pictures
  - Shotwell[3]
  - Nautilus
- Playing Music
  - Rhythmbox Rhythmbox
  - Codecs
  - CD Ripping CD Ripping
- Watching Videos
  - Movie Player Totem, Mplayer
  - Codecs What is a Codec
  - Watching DVDs Restricted Formats
  - VLC Media Player VideoLAN Support
- Graphics
  - GIMP -- (GIMP)
  - Inkscape -- (Inkscape)
Devices
- Sound
- USB Thumb Drives
- Digital Cameras
  - Transferring Pictures
    - Nautilus
    - Shotwell[3]
- MP3 Players (iPod)
- Webcam Basics Webcam
  - Cheese
  - Skype Skype
- Printers Printers and Printing , Printing in Ubuntu (Screencast) , Network Printing , Hardware Support
- Scanners Scanning
- Burning CDs/DVDs (Brasero)
Ubuntu One
- Setting up Ubuntu One
- Ubuntu One Preferences
Getting Support
- Launchpad - BT Launchpad Focus Group developing duanedesign
  - Getting Started with launchpad
  - Questions Asking for Help
  - Filling Bug Reports -- Reporting Bugs
- Ubuntu Forums Forum FAQ
- IRC IRC

Further Material Links

Links

[3] https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Shotwell

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+ *Getting Ubuntu
  *The Live CD 
  *Installing Ubuntu
  *Login Options
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-  * Desktop Customization -- ([[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Metacity|Metacity]], [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuEyeCandy|Themeing/Eyecandy]], [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompositeManager/CompizFusion|Compiz Fusion]])
+  * Managing windows
  * Switching between open windows
  * Desktop Customization
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+   * Accessibility
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- * File System
   * Linux file system hierarchy -- ([[http://www.ubuntugeek.com/linux-or-ubuntu-directory-structure.html|Linux/Ubuntu Directory Structure]])
   * File Navigation, nautilus
   * Linux file permissions -- ([[http://www.freeos.com/articles/3127/|Understanding Permissions]], [[http://www.freeos.com/articles/4440/|File Permissions and chmod/chgrp/chown]], [[http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/filepermissions.html|Linux File Permissions]])

 * Introduction to the Command Line -- ([[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal|Using the Terminal]])
  * Sudo and Root -- ([[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo|Root/Sudo]], [[http://www.easy-ubuntu-linux.com/ubuntu-root-access.html|Ubuntu Root Access]])
  * Handling files w/ command line -- ([[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal#File%20&%20Directory%20Commands|File and Directory Commands]])
  * Troubleshooting w/ command line
  * Hardware related command line -- ([[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal#System%20Information%20Commands|System Info Commands]])

 * Installing Applications -- ([[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware|Installing Software]])
  * Repositories -- ([[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu|Ubuntu Repositories]])
   * Adding Repositories -- ([[http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/sources|Enabling Extra Repositories]], [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu#Adding%20Repositories%20in%20Ubuntu|Adding Repositories in Ubuntu]])
   * Adding GPG keys -- ([[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu#Authentication%20Tab|Authenticating Repositories]])
  * Add/Remove Programs -- ([[http://linux.about.com/od/ubuntu_doc/a/ubudg17t1.htm|Add/Remove Applications]])
  * Aptitude and Apt -- ([[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware#Via%20a%20Text%20Based%20Methods|Text Based Install Methods]], [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptitudeSurvivalGuide|Aptitude Survival Guide]], [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto|apt-get How-To]])
  * Synaptic Package Manager -- ([[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto|Synaptic Wiki]])
+ *Browsing files on your computer
  *Nautilus
  *Searching for files in your computer
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-   * Wired
   * Wifi
+   * WiFi/Wired -- [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs|WiFi/Wired]]
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-  * Browsing the Web (Firefox)
+  * Browsing the Web (Firefox) -- ([[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Firefox|Firefox]])
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-   * Flash (Youtube, etc.)
+   * Flash (YouTube, etc.)[[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats| Restricted Formats]]
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-   * Firefox
   * gmail
   * Evolution
+   * Thunderbird -- [[ https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Thunderbird | Ubuntu Wiki - Thunderbird ]]
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-   * Pidgin
   * Skype
   * IRC
+   * Empathy (IM) -- ([[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Empathy|Empathy]])
   * Skype -- ([[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype|Skype]])
   * IRC -- ([[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Pidgin|Pidgin IRC]], [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/XChatHowto|XChat How-To]])

 * Basic Office Applications
  * Introduction to Word Processing
   * LibreOffice Writer
   * Abiword [[ http://www.abisource.com/ | website]]
  * Introduction to Spreadsheets
   * LibreOffice Calc 
   * Gnumeric -- ([[http://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/doc/gnumeric.shtml|Gnumeric Manual]])
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-   * EOG
   * fspot
   * nautilus
+   * Shotwell[3]
   * Nautilus
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-    * Rhythmbox
+    * Rhythmbox [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Rhythmbox| Rhythmbox ]]
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+    * CD Ripping [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CDRipping | CD Ripping ]]
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-   * Movie Player (Totem)
   * Codecs
   * Watching DVDs
+   * Movie Player [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MultimediaApplications#Totem|Totem]], [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MPlayer | Mplayer]]
   * Codecs [[http://tldp.org/REF/VideoLAN-Quickstart/x131.html | What is a Codec]]
   * Watching DVDs [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats | Restricted Formats]]
   * VLC Media Player [[http://www.videolan.org/support/faq.html | VideoLAN Support]]
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-   * gimp
   * inkscape
+   * GIMP -- ([[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TheGIMP|GIMP]])
   * Inkscape -- ([[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Inkscape|Inkscape]])
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+  *Sound
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-   * Attaching
   * Transferring Files
   * Removing
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-   * Connecting
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-    * Nautilus
    * Fspot
   * Removing
  * MP3 Players (ipod)
   * Connecting
   * Transferring Files
   * Removing
  * Webcam Basics
   * Installation
+    * Nautilus 
    * Shotwell[3]
  * MP3 Players (iPod)
  * Webcam Basics [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Webcam | Webcam ]]
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-   * Skype
  * Printers
  * Scanners
  * Troubleshooting
   * Fstab
+   * Skype [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype | Skype ]]
  * Printers [[http://tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/chap_08.html | Printers and Printing ]] , [[http://screencasts.ubuntu.com/Printing_In_Ubuntu | Printing in Ubuntu (Screencast) ]] , [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkPrintingWithUbuntu | Network Printing ]] , [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsPrinters | Hardware Support ]]
  * Scanners [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Scanners |  Scanning]]
  * Burning CDs/DVDs (Brasero)
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- * Basic Office Applications
  * Introduction to Word Processing
   * OO.o Writer
  * Introduction to Spreadsheets
   * OO.o Calc
+ * Ubuntu One
  * Setting up Ubuntu One
  * Ubuntu One Preferences
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-  * Launchpad
   * Questions
   * Filling Bug Reports
  * Ubuntu Forum
  * IRC
+  * Launchpad - BT Launchpad Focus Group developing [[ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/duanedesign | duanedesign ]]
   * [[ http://okiebuntu.homelinux.com/okwiki/ |Getting Started with launchpad]]
   * Questions [[https://help.launchpad.net/Answers/AskingForHelp | Asking for Help ]]
   * Filling Bug Reports -- [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs|Reporting Bugs]]
  * Ubuntu Forums [[http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?f=48 | Forum FAQ ]]
  * IRC [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InternetRelayChat | IRC ]]
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-https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Training
+ * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Training
 * http://tiemonster.info/85

=== Links ===
[3] https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Shotwell