Ubuntu Guide

Your Ubuntu Linux "Guide on the Side"

This WIKI is a resource for people to learn how to work in the Open Source environment.
Below are links to pages to provide useful help.

Why Should I Use Linux?

• Why Should I Use Linux?
• What is Ubuntu?
  
  

Setting up Ubuntu

• Obtain a Ubuntu CD for free (burn a copy)
• Install Ubuntu While Running MS Windows (WUBI)
• Install Ubuntu (boot from CD)
• Setup and install a Diskless Computer Lab (LTSP - Edubuntu) (Boot from CD)
• Getting Connected to Internet
• Customize Your Ubuntu Desktop Appearance
• Setup Special Desktop Effects
• Install Applications in Ubuntu

Application Help

Office Suite | Productivity

• OpenOffice.org Writer (Word Processor)
• OpenOffice.org Calc (Spreadsheet)
• OpenOffice.org Impress (SlideShow)
• OpenOffice.org Drawing
• Scribus (Desktop Publishing)
• Cxoffice (Run MS Office in Linux)
• Taking Screen Captures

Graphics

• Gimp (Image Manipulation)
• Kolourpaint4 (Similar to MS Paint)
• Inkscape (Scalable Vector Graphics)
• Blender (2-D, 3-D Animation)
• Gwenview (Image Viewer)
• Cheese (Capture images from Webcam)

Multimedia

Audio

• Audacity (Audio Recording | Processing)
• Rosegarden (MIDI Multitrack Recorder)
• Hydrogen (MIDI Drum Machine)
• Freebass (Bass Emulator)

Video

• Cinelerra (Non Linear Video Editor)
• Stopmotion (Stop Motion Photography)
• Devede (Media Transcoder)
• Gnome Baker (Burn CD/DVDs / Burn Images on CD/DVD)

Media Center

• Mythtv (TV Digital Video Recorder)
• MPlayer (Media Player)

Education

• Educational Software (Kids)
• Educational Software (High-school / College)
• Educational software (Adult)

Virtual Computing

• Virtualbox (Run Windows in Linux)
• VMPlayer (Run Linux in Windows)

• Administration Tools
• File Manager

• List of Useful Applications (by Category)
  
  

Gaming

• Cedega Gaming Service (Play PC games on Linux)
• Frozen Bubble
• Planet Penguin Racer (formerly Tux Racer)
• Open Arena
• kxmame