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 Stable Multi-tasking

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 Icons
System > Preferences 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 new or eject your USB
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