Your Ubuntu Linux "Guide on the Side"
This WIKI is a resource for people to learn how to work in the Open Source environment.
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?
Installing Ubuntu
- Obtain a Ubuntu CD for free (burn a copy)
- Install Ubuntu While Running MS Windows (WUBI)
- Install Ubuntu (boot from CD)
- Install Thin-client Computer Lab (LTSP)
Setting up Ubuntu
- Tasks to Perform Immediately After Install
- Install Applications in Ubuntu
- Customize Your Ubuntu Desktop Appearance
- Setup Special Desktop Effects
- Using Short-Cut Keys
- Change Boot Menu options from Grub Bootloader
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)
- Istanbul (Capture Computer Session on video file)
Media Center
- Mythtv (TV Digital Video Recorder)
- MPlayer (Media Player)
Gaming
- Cedega Gaming Service (Play PC games on Linux)
- Frozen Bubble
- Planet Penguin Racer (formerly Tux Racer)
- Open Arena
- kxmame
Internet
- FireFox
- Skype (Video Conferencing)
- amessenger (MSN Messenger for Linux)
- VNC Server / VNC Viewer (Remote Graphical Connection)
- IRC (Text-based chats)
- gftp (Transfer File Between Computer Systems)
Education
- Educational Software (Kids)
- Educational Software (High-school / College)
- Educational Software (Adult)
- Educational Tools for Computer Networks (eg. LTSP)
- Educational Content Managment System (Moodle)
Virtual Computing
- Virtualbox (Run Windows in Linux)
- VMPlayer (Run Linux in Windows)
Programming
- Programming Tools
Administration | System Tools
- Administration Tools
- File Manager
- Command Prompt (Shell)