Getting Started with Ubuntu 16 - Ubuntu Manual

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Contents

Prologue 5 Welcome 5 Ubuntu Philosophy 5 A brief history of Ubuntu 6 Is Ubuntu right for you? 7 Contact details 8 About the team 8 Conventions used in this book 8

1 Installation 9 Getting Ubuntu 9 Trying out Ubuntu 10 Installing Ubuntu--Getting started 11 Finishing Installation 16

2 The Ubuntu Desktop 19 Understanding the Ubuntu desktop 19 Unity 19 The Launcher 21 The Dash 21 Workspaces 24 Managing windows 24 Unity's keyboard shortcuts 26 Browsing files on your computer 26 Files file manager 27 Searching for files and folders on your computer 29 Customizing your desktop 30 Accessibility 32 Session options 33 Getting help 34

3 Working with Ubuntu 37 All the applications you need 37 Getting online 39 Browsing the web 46 Reading and composing email 55 Using instant messaging 59 Microblogging 64 Viewing and editing photos 65 Watching videos and movies 68 Listening to audio and music 69 Burning cds and dvds 73 Working with documents, spreadsheets, and presentations 77

4 Hardware 79 Using your devices 79 Hardware identification 79 Displays 79

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