ABOUT UBUNTU
Introducing Ubuntu
Getting to Grips with the Desktop
Users and the Filesystem
INTRODUCING
UBUNTU
What is Ubuntu?
A freely available Linux based operating system
Open source alternative for Windows
“Ubuntu” is derived from an African word
meaning “humanity to others”.
Why use Ubuntu?
Easy to use Multi-tasking
Stable and secure No need for drivers
Can run many From super computer
applications to handheld
ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!
Programs with Ubuntu
Mozilla Firefox (internet explorer)
Pidgin (instant messaging)
Rhythmbox (music player)
Totem (video player)
OpenOffice.org (office suite)
GIMP (image-editing)
NOTE: All of these programs are installed by
default and are all free of charge.
Ubuntu Recent Releases
Release Nickname Updated Until
8.04 Hardy Heron April 2011
8.10 Intrepid Ibex April 2010
9.04 Jaunty Jackalope October 2010
9.10 Karmic Koala October 2011
Review Questions
1.What does the word 2.What is the office
”Ubuntu” mean? suite for Ubuntu?
Humanity to others MS Office
A matter for OpenOffice.org
discussion StarOffice
Super cool Ubuntu Office
You are my master
Review Questions
3.What is the nickname 4.What is the nickname
for Ubuntu v8.10? for Ubuntu v9.04?
Hardy Heron Hardy Heron
Intrepid Ibex Intrepid Ibex
Jaunty Jackalope Jaunty Jackalope
Karmic Koala Karmic Koala
Review Questions
5.What is the nickname 6.What is the nickname
for Ubuntu v8.04? for Ubuntu v9.10?
Hardy Heron Hardy Heron
Intrepid Ibex Intrepid Ibex
Jaunty Jackalope Jaunty Jackalope
Karmic Koala Karmic Koala
GETTING TO GRIPS
WITH THE
DESKTOP
The Desktop
Panels
Top
Panel
Bottom
Panel
Panels
To add a new panel:
Right-click >> New Panel
Panels
To delete a panel:
Right-click >> Delete This Panel
Main Menus
Applications
Places
System
Applications Menu
Equivalent to
Windows' Programs
menu.
Where you will find
the installed
programs in your
computer.
To install new
programs (free), go to
Applications >>
Add/Remove
Places Menu
Equivalent to
Windows' My
Documents menu.
Quick access to your
folders, bookmarks
and mounted drives.
Where you can
search for files.
System Menu
Preferences
Equivalent to
Windows' Display
Properties.
Where you can
personalize the look
and feel of your
desktop.
System Menu
To change desktop wallpaper or theme:
System >> Preferences >> Appearance
System Menu
Administration
Equivalent to
Windows' Control
Panel.
Where you can edit
your system
configuration.
Printing
Update Manager
Users and Groups
System Menu
To add printer:
System >> Administration >> Printing
System Menu
To install updates:
System >>
Administration >>
Update Manager
System Menu
To add another user:
System >>
Administration >>
Users and Groups
Icons and Applets
Quick launch icons for the web browser, email
clients, help system and other applets
Time/date display, notification area (such as
available updates and network connection)
Icons and Applets
To add an applet:
Right-click >> Add to Panel
Icons and Applets
To add application icons to the panel:
Right-click on the application >> Add this launcher
to panel
Icons and Applets
Shutting Down
Click the icon located
at the rightmost
corner of the top
panel
Virtual desktops
Workspaces you can toggle in between.
Switching between virtual desktops:
Ctrl + Alt
Click the boxes at the Bottom panel
Adding virtual desktops
Right-click >> Preferences
Review Questions
1.Where will you go if 2.This is equivalent to
you want to install an Windows' My
application? Documents menu.
Applications > Office Applications menu
Applications > Places menu
Add/Remove System menu
System > Preferences Icons and applets
System > Administration
Review Questions
3.Where will you go if 4.Where will you go if
you want to change you want to add
your desktop users?
appearance? Applications > Office
Applications > Office Applications >
Applications > Add/Remove
Add/Remove System > Preferences
System > Preferences System > Administration
System > Administration
Review Questions
5.These are
workspaces you can
toggle in between.
Icons and applets
Virtual desktops
Main menus
Trash bin
USERS AND THE
FILESYSTEM
Nautilus: An Overview
The file browsing program with Ubuntu
Similar with Windows Explorer (NOT Internet
explorer) when you open My Computer
Just open any folder in Ubuntu and you begin
working with Nautilus
The Nautilus Window
Toolbar
Side Location bar
Pane (Button mode)
View
Zoom Selector
Controls
File
Area
Status
Bookmarks Bar
How Ubuntu handles files
File and folder names
To rename: Right-click >> Rename
Case sensitive
You can use any characters and symbols except
forward slash (/)
The Home folder
The user's personal folder
Mounting/unmounting
Right-click >> Unmount Volume
Day-to-day file management
Creating a new folder
File >> Create Folder
Copying and moving files
Copy and Paste
Cut and Paste
Adding bookmarks
Drag the folder to the bookmarks list in the Side
Pane.
Review Questions
1.This is the file 2.The user's personal
browsing program in folder is called ___.
Ubuntu. My Documents folder
Nautilus Personal folder
Netscape My Own folder
Navigator Home folder
Netizen
Review Questions
3.In Nautilus, where will 4.How do you unmount
you go to create a or eject your USB
new folder? flash disk from the
File menu computer?
Edit menu Right-click > Eject
volume
View menu
Right-click > Safely
Go menu remove
Simply pull the USB
Right-click > Unmount
volume
Exercises
Create your own folder in the Documents folder
with your first name initial, middle initial and
surname as folder name (e.g. cmmevangelista).
Create a bookmark for your folder.
Change the desktop wallpaper to space-03 and
change the theme to Clearlooks.
Add the Character Palette to the top panel.
Create a desktop shortcut for OpenOffice.org
Word Processor, OpenOffice.org
Spreadsheet and OpenOffice.org
Presentation.
To be continued...
FOR TOMORROW:
OPENOFFICE WRITER
