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

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:

  • Ubuntu Desktop Introduction - Log of this course outline from doctormo, pleia2 developing

    • Desktop Customization
      • Themes
      • Backgrounds
      • Fonts and sizes
  • File System
    • Linux file system hierarchy
    • File Navigation, nautilus
    • Linux file permissions
  • Introduction to the Command Line
    • Sudo and Root
    • Handling files w/ command line
    • Troubleshooting w/ command line
    • Hardware related command line
  • Installing Applications
    • Repositories
      • Adding Repositories
      • Adding GPG keys
    • Add/Remove Programs
    • Aptitude and Apt
    • Synaptic Package Manager
  • The Internet
    • Connecting to the Internet
      • Wired
      • Wifi
      • Proxy
    • Browsing the Web (Firefox)
      • Shopping Online (Basic Security?)
      • Flash (Youtube, etc.)
    • Setting up Email
      • Firefox
      • gmail
      • Evolution
    • Chatting
      • Pidgin
      • Skype
      • IRC
  • Multimedia
    • Pictures
      • EOG
      • fspot
      • nautilus
    • Playing Music
      • Rhythmbox
      • Codecs
    • Playing Videos
      • Movie Player (Totem)
      • Codecs
    • Graphics
      • gimp
      • inkscape
  • Devices
    • USB Thumb Drives
      • Attaching
      • Transferring Files
      • Removing
    • Digital Cameras
      • Connecting
      • Transferring Pictures
        • Nautilus
        • Fspot
      • Removing
    • MP3 Players (ipod)
      • Connecting
      • Transferring Files
      • Removing
    • Webcam Basics
      • Installation
      • Cheese
      • Skype
    • Printers
    • Scanners
    • Troubleshooting
      • Fstab
  • Basic Office Applications
    • Introduction to Word Processing
      • OO.o Writer
    • Introduction to Spreadsheets
      • OO.o Calc
  • Getting Support
    • Launchpad
      • Questions
      • Filling Bug Reports
    • Ubuntu Forum
    • IRC

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Training