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= '''Your Ubuntu Linux "Guide on the Side"''' =

[[Image:ubuntu-logo.png||right|150px]][[Category:Ubuntu]][[Category:Linux]][[Category:Studio]]

This WIKI is a resource for people to learn how to work in the Open Source environment.<br />
I would like to share from what I have learned when using Ubuntu Linux and have learned when using the Linux operating system over the past 12 years...

I intend to write full notes on how to use many of the applications listed below, but until then, I will provide links to documentation and list other resources such as tutorials and textbooks (if available) and possibly youtube videos for visual demonstrations...

Below are links to pages to provide useful help.


== Why Should I Use Linux? ==

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:* [[Why Should I Use Linux?]]
:* [[What is Ubuntu?]]
:* [[Dual Boot / Multiple Boot]]<br /><br />

== Installing Ubuntu ==

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:* [[Asking For Help]]
:* [[Obtain a Ubuntu CD for free (burn a copy)]]
:* [[Install Ubuntu While Running MS Windows (WUBI)]]
:* [[Install Ubuntu in Separate Partition (boot from CD)]]


== Setting up Ubuntu ==


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:* [[Tasks to Perform Immediately After Install]]
:* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ADSLPPPoE Setting up an ADSL Internet connection (As Opposed to Cable Modem)]
:* [[Install Applications in Ubuntu]]
:* [[Customize Your Ubuntu Desktop Appearance]]
:* [[Setup Special Desktop Effects]]
:* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Fbk52Mk1w Compiz Fusion - A Quick Demonstration] (Could have used "'''RecordMyDesktop'''" to record video...)
:* [[Replacing Panels with Docking Station (awn)]]
:* [[Using Short-Cut Keys]]
:* [[Automatic Login upon Boot-up]]
:* [[Change Boot Menu options from Grub Bootloader]]


== Working in the Desktop Environment ==

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:* [[Desktop Environment Terminology]]
:* [[Common Windows Operations]]
:* [[Managing Files]]
:* [[Customize Your Ubuntu Desktop Appearance]]
:*[[ Replacing Panels with Docking Station (awn)]]
:* [[Using Short-Cut Keys]]


== Setting up a Cost Effective Computer Lab (Edubuntu) ==



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:* [[What are "Thin Clients"? / What is LTSP? / What is Edubutu?]]
:* [[Obtaining Edubuntu]]
:* [[Install Thin-client Computer Lab (Edubuntu)]]
:* [[Maintaining a Computer Lab (LTSP)]]


== Setting up a Music Recording Studio (using Ubuntu Studio) ==


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:* [[Purpose of this Resource]]
:* [[Recording Studio Definition]]
:* [[Considerations BEFORE Building a Recording Studio (Hardware)]]
:* [[Example of Building a Recording Studio]]
:* [[Installing Ubuntu Studio]]
:* [[Quick & Simple - Setting up Jack Server and Q-synth]]
:* [[Quick & Simple - Recording With Audacity]]
:* [[Quick & Simple - Recording With Ardour]]
:* [[Performing Live with Jack,Qsynth, and Bristol Organ]]
:* [[How to Collaborate On-line]]
:* [http://www.audiosonica.com/en/course/post/2/Index Audio Engineering Online Course]


== Setting up a Video Recording Studio (using Ubuntu Studio) ==

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:* [[Purpose of this Video Editing Resource]]
:* [[Video Studio Definition]]
:* [[Considerations BEFORE Building a Video Studio (Hardware)]]
:* [[Example of Building a Stop Motion Video Studio]]
:* Quick & Simple - Using Cinelerra (Non Linear Editor)
:* Advanced Editing Techniques - Cinelerra
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_motion Definition of Stop Motion Photography]
:* [[Using Cheese / Cinecutie / Audacity to Create a Stop Motion Video]]
:* [http://www.smorgasbord.net/converting-video-in-linux-using-ffmpeg-and-mencoder/ Converting Video Files]
:* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RecordMyDesktop Recordmydesktop Utility]


== Using Ubuntu (Applications) ==

==== Office Suite | Productivity ====

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:* [[OpenOffice.org Writer (Word Processor)]]
:* [[OpenOffice.org Calc (Spreadsheet)]]
:* [[OpenOffice.org Impress (SlideShow)]]
:* [[OpenOffice.org Draw (Draw Pictures)]]
:* [[OpenOffice.org Base (DataBase Creation/Management)]]
:* [[Scribus (Desktop Publishing)]]
:* [[KompoZer (Webpage Publishing)]]
:* [http://www.ubernote.com/webnote/pages/default.aspx  UberNote (store & access notes anywhere - many features...)]
:* [http://projects.gnome.org/evolution/ Evolution (Integrated mail, addressbook and calendaring)]
:* [http://projects.gnome.org/tomboy/ Tomboy (GNOME desktop note-taking application)]
:* [http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/FreeMind_on_Linux Freemind (Mind Mapping)]
:* [http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxlinux/ Crossover Linux (Run MS Office in Linux)]
:* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine Wine (Run Windows Applications in Linux)]
:* [[Celtx (Screen Writing, Story Line Development)]]
:* [http://www.openworkbench.org/ Open Workbench (Open-source project scheduling]
:* [http://www.gnucash.org/ GNUCash (Free Accounting Software)]
:* [http://tips.webdesign10.com/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-ubuntu-linux Taking Screen Captures]


==== iPod / Hand-held / Podcasting ====
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:* [http://www.gtkpod.org/about.html gtkpod (upload songs and playlists to your iPod)]
:* [http://libimobiledevice.org/ ifuse (connect to iPhone and iPod Touch devices)]
:* [http://gpodder.org/ gpodder (Subscribe to and automatically download podcasts)]
:* [http://projects.gnome.org/hipo/ Hipo (iPod Management Tool)]
:* [http://lifehacker.com/388785/sync-your-iphone-wirelessly-in-linux iPod-convenience (iPod Touch & iPhone sync setup)]
:* [http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/utils/barrybackup-gui Barrybackup-gui (GUI for backing up the RIM BlackBerry Handheld)]
:* [http://gpe.linuxtogo.org/ Gpe (G Palmtop Environment)]


==== Graphics ====
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:* [[Gimp (Image Manipulation)]]
:* [[Kolourpaint4 (Similar to MS Paint)]]
:* [[Inkscape (Scalable Vector Graphics)]]
:* [[Blender (2-D, 3-D Animation)]]
:* [[Dia (Dramming Tool - Like visio)]]
:* [http://gwenview.sourceforge.net/overview Gwenview (Image Viewer)]
:* [[Cheese (Capture images from Webcam)]]
:* [http://www.sweethome3d.com/index.jsp SweetHome 3D (Interior Design Application)]


==== Multimedia ====

====== Audio ======

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:* [http://ubuntustudio.org/ Ubuntu Studio (Real-Time Kernel plus bundled Audio/Visual Applications)]
:* [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity (Audio Recording | Processing)]
:* [http://ardour.org/ Ardour (Replacement for ProTools - Powerful)]
:* [http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/ Rosegarden (MIDI Multitrack Recorder)]
:* [http://www.hydrogen-music.org/ Hydrogen (MIDI Drum Machine)]
:* [http://freebirth.sourceforge.net/ Freebirth (Bass Emulator)]
:* [http://freewheeling.sourceforge.net/ Freewheeling (Live Looping Instrument)]
:* [http://horgand.berlios.de/ Horgand (Organ Soft Sythesizer)]
:* [http://dssi.sourceforge.net/hexter.html Hexter (Yamaha DX7 Software Sythesizer)]
:* [http://lmms.sourceforge.net/ lmms (Linux Multimedia Studio)]
:* [http://www.xenocafe.com/tutorials/php/festival_text_to_speech/index.php Festival (Text to Speech Synthesis)]
:* [http://tuxguitar.herac.com.ar/ TuxGuitar (Write Guitar Tabs)]
:* [http://www.kokkinizita.net/linuxaudio/aeolus/index.html aeolus (Pipe Organ Emulator)]
:* [http://bristol.klik.atekon.de/ Bristol (Emulator for Moog, Prophet-5, Roland Juno-6, Yamaha DX-7,Hammond (single manual), Hammond B3 (dual manual))]
:* [http://jackaudio.org/ Jack Daemon (Low Latency Sound Server - Connect multiple appliations/emulators)]
:* [http://canorus.berlios.de/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Canorus (Graphical Music Score Editor with MIDI support)]

====== Video ======

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:* [http://cinelerra.org/ CinelerraCV (Non Linear Video Editor - Community Version)]
:* [http://developer.skolelinux.no/info/studentgrupper/2005-hig-stopmotion/ Stopmotion (Stop Motion Photography)]
:* [http://www.rastersoft.com/programas/devede.html Devede  (Media Transcoder)]
:* [http://gnomebaker.sourceforge.net/ Gnome Baker (Burn CD/DVDs / Burn Images on CD/DVD)]
:* [http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/about.php recordmydesktop (Capture Computer Session on video file)]
:* [http://www.dvdstyler.de/ DVDstyler (DVD Authoring application for Video enthusiasts to create professional looking Video-DVDs)]
:* [http://www.getmiro.com/ Miro TV (Watch internet TV - Streaming Video, etc)]

====== Media Center ======

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:* [[Mythtv  (TV Digital Video Recorder)]]
:* [http://projects.gnome.org/totem/index.html Totem (Media Player)]
:* [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC (Multimedia Player and Streamer)]

==== Gaming ====

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:* [http://www.cedega.com/ Cedega Gaming Service (Play PC games on Linux)]
:* [http://frozen-bubble.org Frozen Bubble (Like BubbleBobble Arcade game)]
:* [http://tuxracer.sourceforge.net Extreme Tux Racer (formerly Planet Penguin Racer, Tux Racer)]
:* [http://openarena.ws/smfnews.php Open Arena (First person Shooter - network)]
:* [http://icculus.org/alienarena/rpa/ Alien Arena (First person Shooter - Alien Oriented - network)]
:* [http://alientrap.org/nexuiz/ Nexiuz (First person Shooter - network)]
:* [http://sauerbraten.sourceforge.net/ Sauerbraten (First person Shooter - network)]
:* [http://criticalmass.sourceforge.net/index.php Critical Mass (2D Space Shooter)]
:* [http://www.pygame.org/shredwheat/solarwolf/ Solar Wolf (2D Space Game)]
:* [http://www.reptilelabour.com/software/chromium/ Chromium (2D Space Shooter)]
:* [http://mamedev.org/ xmame (Classic Arcade Emulator)]
:* [http://live.gnome.org/Aisleriot Aisleriot (Solitaire card game)]
:* [http://armagetronad.net/ Armagetronad (Tron Light Cycle)]
:* [http://neverball.org/ Neverball (3D Platform game)]
:* [http://pingus.seul.org/ Pingus (Clone of Lemmings game)]
:* [http://linuxhub.net/2009/11/foobilliard-play-billiards-on-ubuntu/ foobillard (3D Pool games)]
:* [http://www.berniw.org/trb/index.php torcs (3D Driving Simulator)]
:* [http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net/ FretsonFire (Guitar Hero Clone)]
:* [http://freetennis.sourceforge.net/ Freetennis (Tennis game)]
:* [http://sillysoft.net/lux/ Lux Deluxe (Strategy game - Based on "Risk" board game)]

==== Internet ====


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:* [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html FireFox (Web Browser)]
:* [http://ekiga.org/ Ekiga (Video Conferencing)]
:* [http://www.skype.com/download/skype/linux/ Skype (Telephony)]
:* [http://www.amsn-project.net/ amessenger (MSN Messenger for Linux)]
:* [http://code.google.com/p/galaxium/ galaxium (communicate using different networks at the same time - many protocols supported)]
:* [http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin (Instant Messenger - many protocols supported)]
:* [http://www.tightvnc.com/download.php VNC Server / VNC Viewer (Remote Graphical Connection - Remote Control Software)]
:* [http://xchat-gnome.navi.cx/?page_id=2 Xchat-gnome (Text-based chats - IRC)]
:* [http://gftp.seul.org/ gftp (Transfer File Between Computer Systems)]
:* [http://drupal.org/node/134439 apache2 (Web Server)]
:* [http://ktorrent.org/ ktorrent (BitTorrent download client)]
:* [http://www.samba.org/ Samba (cross-platform file and printer sharing with Microsoft Windows, OS X, and other Unix systems)]
:* [http://mediatomb.cc/ Mediatomb (stream your digital media through your home network and listen to/watch it on a variety of UPnP compatible device)]
:* [http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/KRadioRipper?content=78068 Kradioripper (record internet radios and other streams)]
:* [http://www.burtonini.com/blog/computers/sound-juicer Sound-juicer (CD Ripper)]

:* [http://www.wiziq.com/ Wiziq Website for Free Internet Conferencing (Teaching) - Like GoTo Meeting, but free]

==== Education ====

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:* [[Educational Software (Kids)]]
:* [[Educational Software (High-school / College)]]
:* [http://www.google.com/search?q=educational+tools++ltsp&hl=en&prmd=vdf&source=univ&tbs=vid:1&tbo=u&ei=VfVQTMHdO4PvnQeQ__mPBw&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CC4QqwQwAw Educational Tools (YouTube) for Thin Client Networks (LTSP)]
:* [http://moodle.org/ Moodle (Learning Content Managment System - LCMS)]

==== Virtual Computing ====

:* [http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads Virtualbox (Run Windows in Linux while Linux is running - Virtual Machine)]
:* [http://www.vmware.com/products/player/ VMPlayer (Run Linux in Windows while Windows is running - Virtual Machine)]

==== Programming ====

:* [http://www.linuxselfhelp.com/cats/programming.html Programming Tools]
:* [http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialRCSinto.html RCS (Revision Control System).] RCS is useful for programs, documentation, graphics, etc. revised in a group/project environment.

==== Administration | System Tools ====


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:* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SystemAdministration Administration Tools]
:* [http://library.gnome.org/users/user-guide/stable/nautilus.html File Management (Nautilus]
:* [http://bash.cyberciti.biz/guide/What_is_Linux_Shell Shell (Command Prompt)]
:* [[Automation of Routine Tasks (Shell Scripting)]]
:* [http://troy.jdmz.net/cron/ Cron (Schedule Automated Tasks)]
:* [http://gnome-schedule.sourceforge.net/ Graphical Interface for Cron (Schedule Automated Tasks)]



== Application Links ==


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:* [http://happypenguin.org/ Happy Penguin (Linux Games - Reference to "Happy Puppy" Website)]
:* [http://linuxappfinder.com/ Linux App Finder (Find Linux Applications by Category)]
:* [http://www.linux.org/apps/all.html Linux online (Find Linux Applications by Category)]
:* [http://linuxondesktop.blogspot.com/2007/07/35-cool-applications-to-install-on.html 35 Cool Applications to Install in Ubuntu]
:* [http://linuxrockstar.blogspot.com/ Linux Rock Star]


== Murray (Personal) ==

:* [[House Task Planning]]
:* [[Four Monitor X-Windows]]



== Westminster Links (Open Source / LTSP Project) ==
[[Image:workstation5.png|right|thumb|300px|Typical workstation located in the Westminster Computer Lab]]
Seneca College (with the help of Murray Saul) created a Linux Computer Lab at Westminster United Church.
Currently the computer lab uses LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project) that connects workstations (fat clients)
to a Linux server.The purpose of this project is to help Westminster develop a Linux lab support structure, and to become
self-sufficient.


:'''Here are links that relate to this project:'''
::* [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/westminster/computerGuide_home.html Westminster / Guide on the Side /]
::* [[General Information - Computer Lab]]
::* [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/westminster/computerGuide_home.html /Guide on the Side/ (Computer Lab Self-Directed Resource)]
::* [[Action Groups]]
::* [[Training Initiatives - Computer Lab]]
::* [[Online Computer Lab Documentation]]
:'''Using the WIKI to Document Church Projects:'''
::* [[Documenting Church Projects]]
::* [[Video Planning]]
:'''Strategies for Effective WIKI Collaboration:'''
::* [[Planning]]
::* [[Conference]]
::* [[Volunteer Demo]]
::* [[Testing]]