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Learning Ubuntu Desktop

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Learn how to install and run Linux on a desktop computer with the popular and widely used distribution, Ubuntu Desktop Linux.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Learning Ubuntu desktop
  • What you should know
  • Introducing Ubuntu desktop
1. Getting Started with Ubuntu Desktop
  • Getting Ubuntu desktop
  • Native install: Creating an installation disk
  • Native install: Install Ubuntu on a PC
  • Virtual machine: Installing Ubuntu desktop in VirtualBox
  • Virtual machine: Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions
2. Using Ubuntu Desktop
  • Exploring the GNOME desktop environment
  • Hardware and system settings
  • Connecting to an Ethernet network
  • Connecting to Wi-Fi
  • Pairing a Bluetooth device
  • Adding new software
  • Updating software
3. Exploring Common Apps and Tasks
  • Browsing the web
  • Working with files and directories
  • Using files on external storage devices
  • Accessing shared files on the network
  • Working with documents in LibreOffice
  • Working with photos
  • Playing audio and video
  • Backing up data
  • Exploring other desktop tools
4. More Advanced Topics
  • Adding another user
  • Sharing files with other users
  • Using the terminal
  • The Linux filesystem
  • Monitoring system resources
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Scott Simpson

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