Ubuntu Wiki

This campaign will support Campaign 1. The inspiration was PCPro's experiment of switching to Ubuntu for a day.

Goal

The goal of this campaign is to help Windows users that are testing out Ubuntu to easily get up and running quickly doing the things that they do most frequently.

Details

This campaign will publicize existing (or newly created) resources that sit between a product tour and full documentation. They might be called quickstart guides or 5 steps to program x. Community resources (i.e., Ask Ubuntu) were helpful to the PCPro team so they should also be highlighted.

Some metrics that we could use to measure the success of this campaign are:

• increased participation at Ask Ubuntu and the types of questions asked
• file download activity if PDF quickstart guides are created
• tbd based on media selected

Focus applications

• Web browser
• Email
• Office
• Paint
• Calculator
• Sound recording
• Media player - music
• Media player - video
• Burn a CD

Example

One example of a one of these quickstart guides is as follows...

I used XXX in windows is there something available for Ubuntu ? yes there is! In Ubuntu we use YYY to do this.

Step 1. Find programs to your liking

Describe searching in Ubuntu Software Center

Step 2. Installation

Describe installation in Ubuntu Software Center
To install YYY

Step 3. Configuration

Describe configuration of program YYY.
Sometimes this is done within the program,
other times it requires manual adjustment elsewhere

Step 4. Converting XXX to YYY

Describe how someone would extract, transform and load 
their existing information from program XXX.

Step 5. Working with YYY

Describe how to work with program YYY