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| 12 | 12 | <title>Getting to know your desktop environment</title> |
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| 13 | 13 | |
| 14 | 14 | <para>When your computer has finished booting up, and after entering your login data, you will |
| 15 | arrive at the Xubuntu desktop. It comes with many features that make your life easy and it is | |
| 16 | well worth the time to get to know your way around it.</para> | |
| 15 | arrive at the Xubuntu desktop. It comes with many features designed to make your life easy, it is | |
| 16 | well worth taking the time to get to know it.</para> | |
| 17 | 17 | |
| 18 | 18 | <section id="desktop"> |
| 19 | 19 | <title>Desktop</title> |
| 20 | 20 | |
| 21 | <para>The Xubuntu desktop has a single panel |
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| 21 | <para>The Xubuntu desktop has a single panel located at the top of the screen.</para> | |
| 22 | 22 | |
| 23 | 23 | <section id="desktop-top-panel"> |
| 24 | 24 | <title>The Panel</title> |
| 25 | 25 | |
| 26 | 26 | <para>The panel is used for starting and switching applications and for receiving information about your system. On the left side of the panel you will see the Xubuntu logo, &appmenu;. Clicking on this icon will open the <guilabel>Menu</guilabel>, offering you many choices of applications to start. Along the bottom of the menu window are icons for &settings; <guilabel>Settings Manager</guilabel>, &lockscreen; <guilabel>Lock Screen</guilabel> and &logout; <guilabel>Log Out</guilabel>.</para> |
| 27 | 27 | |
| 28 | <para>The middle section of the panel is dedicated to window buttons for open applications. On the far right is the clock, displaying the date and time. To the left of that is the <guilabel>Notification Area</guilabel>. Here you will see indicators which give you information on your system, including network connectivity, sound volume level, battery status (when appropriate), instant messages and more. Some notification icons |
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| 28 | <para>The middle section of the panel is dedicated to window buttons for open applications. On the far right is the clock, displaying the date and time. To the left of that is the <guilabel>Notification Area</guilabel>. Here you will see indicators which give you information on your system, including network connectivity, sound volume level, battery status (when appropriate), instant messages and more. Some notification icons only appear when needed, for instance when software updates are available.</para> | |
| 29 | 29 | |
| 30 | <para> |
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| 30 | <para>The position of the panel, the items it contains are configurable and the <guilabel>Menu</guilabel> are all customizable. See <xref linkend="settings-preferences" /> for more information on those topics.</para> | |
| 31 | 31 | </section> |
| 32 | 32 | |
| 33 | 33 | <section id="desktop-desktop"> |
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| 35 | 35 | |
| 36 | 36 | <para>The default desktop has just three icons on it: <guilabel>Home</guilabel>, |
| 37 | 37 | <guilabel>File System</guilabel> and <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> (icons for removable |
| 38 | devices, like CDs or flash drives, will also appear if any of those devices are | |
| 39 | present). You can customize your desktop by right-clicking in a blank area and choosing | |
| 38 | devices will also appear when those devices are present). You can customize your desktop by right-clicking in a blank area and choosing | |
| 40 | 39 | <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Desktop Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. From here you can |
| 41 | 40 | change the wallpaper and modify menu and icon behavior.</para> |
| 42 | 41 | </section> |
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| 45 | 44 | <section id="files-directories"> |
| 46 | 45 | <title>Files and directories</title> |
| 47 | 46 | |
| 48 | <para>Xubuntu comes with Xfce's file manager |
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| 47 | <para>Xubuntu comes with Xfce's file manager <application>Thunar</application>. For | |
| 49 | 48 | simplicity's sake, we will just refer to it as the File Manager. Load it from |
| 50 | 49 | &file-manager; or by double-clicking the <guilabel>Home</guilabel> or <guilabel>File |
| 51 | 50 | System</guilabel> icons on your desktop.</para> |
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| 56 | 55 | <para>The File Manager's default view consists of a shortcut pane on the left side, the |
| 57 | 56 | main area on the right, and a pathbar above the main area. The shortcut pane provides |
| 58 | 57 | shortcuts to different folders on your system. The first shortcut under <guilabel>PLACES</guilabel> will lead to your home |
| 59 | directory, the directory where you store all your personal data, and will |
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| 58 | directory, the directory where you store all your personal data, and will have | |
| 60 | 59 | the name of the current user. That directory will probably appear empty. The |
| 61 | 60 | <guilabel>File System</guilabel> shortcut under <guilabel>DEVICES</guilabel> will take you to the root of your filesystem. |
| 62 | You may want to explore it a bit, even though it |
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| 61 | You may want to explore it a bit, even though it may be confusing to you if you are new | |
| 63 | 62 | to Linux. Just click on the different folders and see what's inside. When you're done, |
| 64 | 63 | return to your home directory by clicking on the top shortcut.</para> |
| 65 | 64 | |
| 66 | 65 | <tip><para>You can add your own shortcuts by simply dragging folders to the shortcut pane. |
| 67 | 66 | This will allow you to access important folders instantly!</para></tip> |
| 68 | 67 | |
| 68 | <tip><para>When using <application>Thunar</application> you will, in general, only have read rights to files you see while browsing under the <guilabel>File System</guilabel> shortcut.</para></tip> | |
| 69 | ||
| 69 | 70 | <para>The main area will always display the contents of the current folder. Double-click on |
| 70 | 71 | folders to enter them, and right-click on files/folders to get a pop-up window offering |
| 71 | 72 | you some choices of what to do with them. Select multiple files by dragging a rectangle |
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| 110 | 111 | <title>Removable devices</title> |
| 111 | 112 | |
| 112 | 113 | <para>When inserting CDs, USB sticks or other removable media into your computer, or |
| 113 | |
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| 114 | inserting removable devices like a music player, Xubuntu should automatically detect | |
| 114 | 115 | the new device. For example, after inserting a CD into your optical drive, you will see |
| 115 | 116 | a new shortcut in the left pane of the <application>File Manager</application> |
| 116 | 117 | representing the CD. Clicking on it will open the CD in the main area, just like |
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| 140 | 141 | <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Side Pane</guimenuitem> |
| 141 | 142 | <guimenuitem>Tree</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> |
| 142 | 143 | |
| 144 | <para>You can add Custom Actions, these can add useful options to the menu. Many custom actions can be found at the Ubuntu Wiki <ulink url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ThunarCustomActions"> Thunar Custom Action </ulink> page</para> | |
| 145 | ||
| 143 | 146 | <para>For more choices, explore the options under <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> |
| 144 | 147 | </section> |
| 145 | 148 | </section> |
| 11 | 11 | <chapter id="guide-keeping-safe"> |
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| 12 | 12 | <title>Keeping your computer and personal information safe</title> |
| 13 | 13 | |
| 14 | <para>Keeping your computer and personal information safe from security threats is one of the most important aspects of computing today. This guide aims to help you achiev |
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| 14 | <para>Keeping your computer and personal information safe from security threats is one of the most important aspects of computing today. This guide aims to help you achieve a higher level of security. Pay particular attention to the following subsections:</para> | |
| 15 | 15 | |
| 16 | 16 | <itemizedlist> |
| 17 | 17 | <listitem><para><xref linkend="keep-software-uptodate" /></para></listitem> |
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| 34 | 34 | want to change the settings for the automatic updates, go to the |
| 35 | 35 | <guilabel>Updates</guilabel> tab under &software-properties; and change |
| 36 | 36 | the settings to your liking.</para> |
| 37 | <warning><para> |
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| 37 | <warning><para>Disabling automatic updates, lowers the | |
| 38 | 38 | security level of your computer. When the automatic updates are turned |
| 39 | off, it |
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| 39 | off, it is essential to remember to upgrade manually often.</para></warning> | |
| 40 | 40 | <tip><para>If you use an Internet connection with limited bandwidth and do |
| 41 | 41 | not want to use automatic updates, remember to update every time you |
| 42 | 42 | have access to an unlimited connection.</para></tip> |
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| 45 | 45 | <section id="passwords"> |
| 46 | 46 | <title>Passwords</title> |
| 47 | 47 | |
| 48 | <warning><para>Official companies will not ask you for your password, if you are asked for your password delete any e-mail asking for such. If you are on the 'phone, hang-up and call someone you know to ensure that the connection to those asking is lost.</para></warning> | |
| 49 | ||
| 48 | 50 | <section id="passwords-important"> |
| 49 | 51 | <title>Use strong and unique passwords for important accounts</title> |
| 50 | 52 | |
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| 116 | 118 | <title>When to change your password?</title> |
| 117 | 119 | |
| 118 | 120 | <para>You don’t need to change your passwords every other day. In many |
| 119 | cases, if an attacker c |
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| 121 | cases, if an attacker can steal your password, they will be able | |
| 120 | 122 | to steal it again in the future.</para> |
| 121 | 123 | <para>If you do need to change your password, you must pick one that is |
| 122 | 124 | <emphasis>actually</emphasis> different from the previous one. For |
| 11 | 11 | <chapter id="hardware-devices"> |
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| 12 | 12 | <title>Hardware devices</title> |
| 13 | 13 | |
| 14 | <para>Your computer consists of a number of connected devices |
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| 14 | <para>Your computer consists of a number of connected devices collectively known as computer hardware.</para> | |
| 15 | 15 | |
| 16 | 16 | <para>Xubuntu normally configures your hardware automatically, but there may be occasions when you need to make changes to hardware settings yourself. This section provides information on tools which can be used to configure your hardware.</para> |
| 17 | 17 | |
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| 31 | 31 | <section id="restricted-enabling"> |
| 32 | 32 | <title>Enabling restricted drivers</title> |
| 33 | 33 | |
| 34 | <para>If a restricted driver is available for a certain device, |
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| 34 | <para>If a restricted driver is available for a certain device, it can be installed in order to allow your device to function properly, or to add new features. For example, installing a restricted driver for certain graphics cards may allow you to use more advanced visual effects.</para> | |
| 35 | 35 | |
| 36 | 36 | <para>Some computers may not have any devices that can use restricted drivers, either because all of the devices are fully supported by unrestricted drivers or because no restricted drivers are yet available for the device.</para> |
| 37 | 37 | |
| 38 | 38 | <para>If any drivers are available for your hardware they will be installable from the <application>Software Sources</application> dialog:</para> |
| 39 | 39 | |
| 40 | 40 | <itemizedlist> |
| 41 | <listitem><para>Go to &software-properties-usc; or &wm-software-properties;</para></listitem> | |
| 42 | <listitem><para>Drivers available for your hardware will be shown under the <guilabel>Additional Drivers</guilabel> tab, select as appropriate and <guibutton>Apply Changes</guibutton>.</para></listitem> | |
| 41 | <listitem><para>Go to &additional-drivers;</para></listitem> | |
| 43 | 42 | <listitem><para>You will, if necessary, be prompted to enter the administration password.</para></listitem> |
| 44 | 43 | <listitem><para>You may be prompted to reboot to finish installation.</para></listitem> |
| 45 | 44 | </itemizedlist> |
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| 51 | 50 | <para>If a restricted driver is causing problems, or you would just like to turn it off, follow the procedure below:</para> |
| 52 | 51 | |
| 53 | 52 | <itemizedlist> |
| 54 | <listitem><para>Go to &software-properties-usc; or &wm-software-properties;</para></listitem> | |
| 55 | <listitem><para>Click on the <guilabel>Additional Drivers</guilabel> tab.</para></listitem> | |
| 53 | <listitem><para>Go to &additional-drivers;</para></listitem> | |
| 56 | 54 | <listitem><para>Find the driver that you would like to disable and press the <guibutton>Deactivate</guibutton> button.</para></listitem> |
| 57 | 55 | <listitem><para>You will be prompted to enter your password. </para></listitem> |
| 58 | 56 | </itemizedlist> |
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| 67 | 65 | <section id="disks-partitions-check-free-space"> |
| 68 | 66 | <title>Checking how much disk space is available</title> |
| 69 | 67 | |
| 70 | <para>A simple way to check available disk space is to launch |
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| 68 | <para>A simple way to check available disk space is to launch <application>Thunar</application>. There are several ways to do this:</para> | |
| 71 | 69 | |
| 72 | 70 | <itemizedlist> |
| 73 | 71 | <listitem><para>Go to &file-manager;</para></listitem> |
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| 97 | 95 | |
| 98 | 96 | <para>You can use <application>GParted (GNOME Partition Editor)</application> to partition storage devices. Install <application>GParted</application> from the <application>Ubuntu Software Center</application> and then go to &wm-settings-gparted; to start the partition editor.</para> |
| 99 | 97 | |
| 100 | <warning><para>Be careful when altering disk partitions, as it is possible to lose your data if you delete or change the wrong partition. |
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| 98 | <warning><para>Be careful when altering disk partitions, as it is possible to lose your data if you delete or change the wrong partition. Altering disk partitions can take some time, do not assume that GParted has hung or crashed while it is working.</para></warning> | |
| 101 | 99 | |
| 102 | 100 | <note><para>If it is necessary to unmount the installed system to proceed with changes you wish to make, you will have to work from a live CD/USB to do so.</para></note> |
| 103 | 101 | |
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| 201 | 199 | <itemizedlist> |
| 202 | 200 | <listitem><para>Suspending a computer is like putting the computer to sleep. The computer will still be turned on and all of your work will be left open, but it will use much less power. You can wake the computer by pressing a key or clicking the mouse.</para></listitem> |
| 203 | 201 | <listitem><para>Hibernating is turning the computer off completely while saving the current state of the computer (such as keeping all of your open documents). When you turn the computer back on after hibernating, all of your work should be restored as it was before hibernation. No power is used when the computer is hibernating.</para></listitem> |
| 204 | <listitem><para>Shutting down is turning the computer off completely without saving the current state of the computer. No power is used when the computer is shut down.</para></listitem> | |
| 205 | <listitem><para>Resuming is bringing the computer out of a power saving mode and back into normal operation. You can resume the computer from being suspended by pressing a keyboard button or by clicking the mouse. You can resume from being hibernated by pressing the power button on your computer. </para></listitem> | |
| 202 | <listitem><para>Resuming is bringing the computer out of a power saving mode and back into normal operation. You can resume the computer from being suspended by pressing a keyboard button or by clicking the mouse. You can resume from hibernation by pressing the power button on your computer. </para></listitem> | |
| 206 | 203 | </itemizedlist> |
| 207 | 204 | |
| 208 | 205 | <note><para>Note that hibernate is disabled by default in Xubuntu and does not appear as an option in any menus. For a command line workaround, see <xref linkend="enabling-hibernation"/>.</para></note> |
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| 14 | 14 | <para>Xubuntu uses <application>NetworkManager</application> to manage wired, wireless, mobile broadband, VPN and DSL connections. <application>NetworkManager</application> also keeps passwords secure by utilizing the user's keyring to store passphrases.</para> |
| 15 | 15 | |
| 16 | <para><application>NetworkManager</application> is |
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| 16 | <para><application>NetworkManager</application> is one of the little icons in the upper panel in the top right of your screen. When not connected, the icon shows two grayed out arrows pointing up and down. When you are connected, the icon is different depending on the network type in use.</para> | |
| 17 | 17 | |
| 18 | 18 | <section id="network-connections"> |
| 19 | 19 | <title>Network connections</title> |
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| 25 | 25 | |
| 26 | 26 | <para>To see all available connections, click the <application>NetworkManager</application> icon. To connect to a network, click the network name.</para> |
| 27 | 27 | |
| 28 | <note><para>If you are connecting to a wireless network for the first time, security details may be needed |
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| 28 | <note><para>If you are connecting to a wireless network for the first time, security details may be needed, a dialog box will open when required. In most cases, the security type will be detected automatically. If not, select the security type from the <guilabel>Wi-Fi Security</guilabel> drop-down box, enter the authentication details and press <guibutton>Connect</guibutton>.</para></note> | |
| 29 | 29 | |
| 30 | 30 | <para>To disconnect from a network, click the <application>NetworkManager</application> icon, and select <guilabel>Disconnect</guilabel> under the appropriate connection type. To disable (and re-enable) wired and/or wireless connections all together, click the <application>NetworkManager</application> icon, select <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Enable Networking</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Enable Wi-Fi</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. These choices are toggles. Their enabled/disabled status is indicated by the presence/absence of a check mark.</para> |
| 31 | 31 | </section> |
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| 41 | 41 | <section id="network-information"> |
| 42 | 42 | <title>Connection information</title> |
| 43 | 43 | |
| 44 | <para>To see the connection information, click the <application>NetworkManager</application> icon and select <menuchoice><guimenuitem> |
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| 44 | <para>To see the connection information, click the <application>NetworkManager</application> icon and select <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Connection Information</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Your active network connections will be displayed in the <guilabel>Active Connections</guilabel> dialog, each in a separate tab.</para> | |
| 45 | 45 | </section> |
| 46 | 46 | |
| 47 | 47 | <section id="network-sharing"> |
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| 90 | 90 | <para>Using <application>NetworkManager</application></para> |
| 91 | 91 | <itemizedlist> |
| 92 | 92 | <listitem><para>Click on the <application>NetworkManager</application> icon</para></listitem> |
| 93 | <listitem><para>Select <menuchoice><guimenuitem> |
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| 93 | <listitem><para>Select <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Connection Information</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. If this is disabled, it is likely there is no active connection. Try using <application>ifconfig</application> to find out more.</para></listitem> | |
| 94 | 94 | <listitem><para>Each active connection will have its own tab where you can find relevant connection information</para></listitem> |
| 95 | 95 | </itemizedlist> |
| 96 | 96 | </listitem> |
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| 98 | 98 | <para>Using <application>ifconfig</application></para> |
| 99 | 99 | <itemizedlist> |
| 100 | 100 | <listitem><para>Open a terminal (&terminal;), type the command <userinput>ifconfig</userinput> then press the <keycap>&key;Enter</keycap> key.</para></listitem> |
| 101 | <listitem><para><application>ifconfig</application> will show you extensive information about your connection, including logical or connection name(s) (e.g. e |
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| 101 | <listitem><para><application>ifconfig</application> will show you extensive information about your connection, including logical or connection name(s) (e.g. enp3s0) in the left column, IP address in the <guilabel>inet addr</guilabel> column and the MAC address for your device in the <guilabel>HWaddr</guilabel> column</para></listitem> | |
| 102 | 102 | </itemizedlist> |
| 103 | 103 | </listitem> |
| 104 | 104 | </itemizedlist> |
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| 185 | 185 | |
| 186 | 186 | <para>Open a terminal (&terminal;), type the command <userinput>ifconfig</userinput> then press the <keycap>&key;Enter</keycap> key. If there is an IP address displayed, continue to <xref linkend="network-troubleshooting-dns" />.</para> |
| 187 | 187 | |
| 188 | <para>From the terminal enter the following command, replacing <literal>e |
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| 188 | <para>From the terminal enter the following command, replacing <literal>enp3s0</literal> with the name of the connection shown in the output from the <application>ifconfig</application> command: <userinput>sudo dhclient enp3s0</userinput></para> | |
| 189 | 189 | |
| 190 | 190 | <itemizedlist> |
| 191 | 191 | <listitem><para>If you receive a message that says bound to <literal>xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx</literal> continue to <xref linkend="network-troubleshooting-dns" /></para></listitem> |
| 11 | 11 | <chapter id="managing-applications"> |
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| 12 | 12 | <title>Managing installed applications</title> |
| 13 | 13 | |
| 14 | <para>In Xubuntu, you don't need to download and install packages separately. Instead, |
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| 14 | <para>In Xubuntu, you don't need to download and install packages separately. Instead, repositories contain sets of packages. These repositories are then accessed with package managers in order to add, remove or update the packages.</para> | |
| 15 | 15 | |
| 16 | 16 | <para>Xubuntu comes with two package managers installed:</para> |
| 17 | 17 | |
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| 22 | 22 | |
| 23 | 23 | <note><para>You will need administrative access to add and remove software.</para></note> |
| 24 | 24 | |
| 25 | <caution><para>You can only use one package manager at a time. If you start another package manager while one is already open, you will receive an error message and the second package manager will not |
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| 25 | <caution><para>You can only use one package manager at a time. If you start another package manager while one is already open, you will receive an error message and the second package manager will not function correctly.</para></caution> | |
| 26 | 26 | |
| 27 | 27 | <section id="ubuntu-software-center"> |
| 28 | 28 | <title>Using Ubuntu Software Center</title> |
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| 35 | 35 | <itemizedlist> |
| 36 | 36 | <listitem><para>Search for an application or select a category to find an application you want to install</para></listitem> |
| 37 | 37 | <listitem><para>From the application page, click <guibutton>Install</guibutton></para></listitem> |
| 38 | <listitem><para>You will be asked to enter your password; once you do that, |
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| 38 | <listitem><para>You will be asked to enter your password; once you do that, installation will begin</para></listitem> | |
| 39 | 39 | <listitem><para>A shortcut to your application will added to the Applications menu</para></listitem> |
| 40 | 40 | </itemizedlist> |
| 41 | 41 | |
| 42 | <note><para>To be able to install new software from the repositories, you need to be connected to the Internet. |
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| 42 | <note><para>To be able to install new software from the repositories, you need to be connected to the Internet.See <xref linkend="offline-packages"/> for information on using apt-offline</para></note> | |
| 43 | 43 | </section> |
| 44 | 44 | |
| 45 | 45 | <section id="usc-remove"> |
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| 62 | 62 | <section id="software-repositories-more"> |
| 63 | 63 | <title>Enabling more repositories</title> |
| 64 | 64 | |
| 65 | <para>It is possible to add extra repositories, such as those provided by third parties |
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| 65 | <para>It is possible to add extra repositories, such as those provided by third parties. To enable more software repositories:</para> | |
| 66 | 66 | |
| 67 | 67 | <itemizedlist> |
| 68 | 68 | <listitem><para>Open &wm-software-properties; or &software-properties-usc; and go to the <guilabel>Other Software</guilabel> tab</para></listitem> |
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| 73 | 73 | <listitem><para>Most software repositories use a GPG key to digitally sign the files they provide, which makes it easy to check that the files have not been tampered with since their creation. In order for apt to be able to check this, you need the public key that corresponds to the signatures. The key should be available for download on the repository's website. Once you have downloaded the GPG key, import the key by selecting the <guilabel>Authentication</guilabel> tab, clicking on <guibutton>Import Key File</guibutton>, and then selecting the GPG key to be imported.</para></listitem> |
| 74 | 74 | </itemizedlist> |
| 75 | 75 | |
| 76 | <caution><para>Be careful when installing software from third-party repositories. It may not have been |
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| 76 | <caution><para>Be careful when installing software from third-party repositories. It may not have been officially tested with Xubuntu and could cause your system to break.</para></caution> | |
| 77 | 77 | </section> |
| 78 | 78 | |
| 79 | 79 | <section id="software-repositories-restricted"> |
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| 113 | 113 | <section id="applications-offline-installation"> |
| 114 | 114 | <title>Helpful application</title> |
| 115 | 115 | |
| 116 | <para>If you have less than optimal Internet access, <application>apt-offline</application> allows you to use another computer with better access to download packages and check for package updates like security fixes. |
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| 116 | <para>If you have less than optimal Internet access, <application>apt-offline</application> allows you to use another computer with better access to download packages and check for package updates like security fixes. All you need is time, patience, and a portable USB storage device. A usage example to learn more about this can be found in <xref linkend="offline-packages"/>.</para> | |
| 117 | 117 | |
| 118 | 118 | </section> |
| 119 | 119 | </section> |
| 17 | 17 | <section id="media-music-listen"> |
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| 18 | 18 | <title>Listening to music</title> |
| 19 | 19 | |
| 20 | <para>You can use <application>gmusicbrowser</application> and <application>Parole Media Player</application> to listen to music on your computer. <application>Parole Media Player</application> may open audio files when they are double-clicked, but <application>gmusicbrowser</application> is better at handling large music collections. |
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| 20 | <para>You can use <application>gmusicbrowser</application> and <application>Parole Media Player</application> to listen to music on your computer. <application>Parole Media Player</application> may open audio files when they are double-clicked, but <application>gmusicbrowser</application> is better at handling large music collections. By right clicking on a media file you can choose which application to use by default.</para> | |
| 21 | 21 | |
| 22 | 22 | <para>In order to play some popular audio formats like MP3, you will need to install some additional software. Unfortunately, this software cannot be provided by default in Xubuntu due to legal restrictions in some countries.</para> |
| 23 | 23 | |
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| 35 | 35 | <listitem><para>If you wish to add other locations of music files repeat the previous step, or otherwise, press <guibutton>Close</guibutton></para></listitem> |
| 36 | 36 | <listitem><para><application>gmusicbrowser</application> will begin to scan your library. After the <guilabel>Scanning</guilabel> progress bar disappears, you may have to change views (to the left of the search) or restart <application>gmusicbrowser</application> to see your library.</para></listitem> |
| 37 | 37 | </itemizedlist> |
| 38 | ||
| 39 | <tip><para> When <application>gmusicbrowser</application> scans the library, consider changing <guilabel>Settings - Library - Check real length of mp3</guilabel> to <guilabel>When added</guilabel> to decrease the time the first scan takes on large music collections</para></tip> | |
| 38 | 40 | </section> |
| 39 | 41 | |
| 40 | 42 | <section id="media-music-wrong-data"> |
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| 42 | 44 | |
| 43 | 45 | <para>Some music player applications fetch cover art and other information about songs from the internet. However, <application>gmusicbrowser</application> only searches for cover art when you request. Simply right-click the album artwork, and select <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Search for a picture on internet</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. You can change the search query or service, but the defaults often work well. Select an image and save it to the album directory.</para> |
| 44 | 46 | |
| 45 | <para> |
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| 47 | <para>When <application>gmusicbrowser</application> is not able to identify a particular song or album correctly, you can add the correct information manually by right-clicking the music file displayed in <application>gmusicbrowser</application>, selecting <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Song Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and entering the appropriate information in the corresponding fields.</para> | |
| 46 | 48 | |
| 47 | 49 | <para>If you prefer to search for the image yourself, find an album cover on the internet (or other sources) and save the image as <filename>cover.jpg</filename> in the album directory. Additionally, you can drag the cover art onto the cover art placeholder in <application>gmusicbrowser</application> or right-click and select <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Set Picture</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> |
| 48 | 50 | </section> |
| 42 | 42 | |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | 43 | <para>Accessing Windows network shares under Xubuntu can be easily done using:</para> |
| 44 | 44 | <itemizedlist> |
| 45 | <listitem><para>&file-manager;, w |
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| 45 | <listitem><para>&file-manager;, where you can browse publicly visible shares by clicking on the <guilabel>Network</guilabel> item in the sidebar. Alternatively, you can browse a remote file system by going to <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open Location...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and entering <userinput>smb://computername/sharename</userinput>.</para></listitem> | |
| 46 | 46 | <listitem><para>&gigolo;, which allows you to save bookmarks and manage remote file systems. To connect, click the first toolbar button. Select <guilabel>Windows Share</guilabel> from <guilabel>Service Type</guilabel>, then enter the remote share's details.</para></listitem> |
| 47 | 47 | </itemizedlist> |
| 48 | 48 | |
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| 53 | 53 | <section id="upgrading"> |
| 54 | 54 | <title>Upgrading Xubuntu</title> |
| 55 | 55 | |
| 56 | <para>New regular releases of Xubuntu are released every 6 months |
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| 56 | <para>New regular releases of Xubuntu are released every 6 months and Long Term Support (LTS) releases every 2 years. Currently, regular releases are supported for 9 months and LTS releases for 3 years.</para> | |
| 57 | 57 | <para>The Software Updater will inform you when a new version for your upgrade path is available for download. To change the upgrade path, see <xref linkend="changing-upgrade-path"></xref>.</para> |
| 58 | 58 | <para>Upgrades usually take a while to complete. Typically, around 1000 megabytes of packages must be downloaded and installed, although the actual figure will depend on how many packages are already installed on your computer.</para> |
| 59 | 59 | |
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| 63 | 63 | <itemizedlist> |
| 64 | 64 | <listitem><para>Go to &wm-software-updater; and wait for the list of available updates to be downloaded</para></listitem> |
| 65 | 65 | <listitem><para>If a new version of Xubuntu is available, a box at the top of the window will appear saying that a new distribution release is available</para></listitem> |
| 66 | <listitem><para>To upgrade to the next available release |
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| 66 | <listitem><para>To upgrade to the next available release, save all of your open documents and click the <guibutton>Upgrade</guibutton> button in &wm-software-updater;</para></listitem> | |
| 67 | 67 | </itemizedlist> |
| 68 | 68 | |
| 69 | 69 | <note><para>If you are not getting an upgrade notification, or aren't seeing the release you are expecting to upgrade to, see <xref linkend="changing-upgrade-path"></xref>.</para></note> |
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| 73 | 73 | <title>Changing your upgrade path</title> |
| 74 | 74 | |
| 75 | 75 | <para>There are two main upgrade paths you can follow: either upgrade to long-term support (LTS) releases only, or upgrade to all releases.</para> |
| 76 | <para>If you decide to follow the LTS upgrade path, you will be notified of new releases every two years. If you decide to follow the regular releases upgrade path, you will be notified of new releases every 6 months |
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| 76 | <para>If you decide to follow the LTS upgrade path, you will be notified of new releases every two years. If you decide to follow the regular releases upgrade path, you will be notified of new releases every 6 months. You can change from regular to LTS upgrade path once you have reached the next LTS release.</para> | |
| 77 | 77 | |
| 78 | 78 | <para>If you want to change your upgrade path, you can do it when running an LTS version. To do so, choose one of the following options:</para> |
| 79 | 79 | <itemizedlist> |
| 11 | 11 | <chapter id="offline-packages"> |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 12 | <title>Offline Package Management</title> |
| 13 | 13 | |
| 14 | <para>The tool <application>apt-offline</application> is available to help keep your computer up to date even if it cannot be kept connected |
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| 14 | <para>The tool <application>apt-offline</application> is available to help keep your computer up to date even if it cannot be kept connected by using a second internet connected computer, this other computer can run Xubuntu, another flavor of Ubuntu, or Debian. A graphical interface is available via <application>apt-offline-gui</application>. There are multiple steps involved in the process of doing this. </para> | |
| 15 | ||
| 16 | <para>Throughout this chapter directions to use a directory on a USB flashdrive are made, the naming and path to this directory is for you to decide beforehand</para> | |
| 17 | ||
| 18 | <warning><para>A few specific packages are not built to handle the disconnected environment, due to them running download scripts during the installation or upgrade process. Some packages that routinely exhibit this behavior are <application>flashplugin-installer</application>, <application>nautilus-dropbox</application>, and <application>ttf-mscorefonts-installer</application>. There is no work-around for installation packages that themselves make downloads.</para></warning> | |
| 19 | ||
| 20 | <note><para>You will want to avoid the use of the <userinput>-y</userinput> flag when upgrading so that you get a last chance to look through your upgrades to see if any problems mentioned above show up.</para></note> | |
| 21 | ||
| 22 | <note><para>During the use of <application>apt-offline</application> some errors in red text may show up about being unable to download files relative to translations, these can be safely ignored.</para></note> | |
| 15 | 23 | |
| 16 | 24 | <section id="offline-repo-update"> |
| 17 | 25 | <title>Updating Repositories</title> |
| 18 | 26 | |
| 19 | <para>After plugging in a USB flash drive and opening a terminal, you can use apt-offline to generate a request to update what your computer knows about software repositories. This allows your computer to see if there are bug fixes |
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| 27 | <para>After plugging in a USB flash drive and opening a terminal, you can use apt-offline to generate a request to update what your computer knows about software repositories. This allows your computer to see if there are bug fixes, security updates or new software available for your computer.</para> | |
| 20 | 28 | |
| 21 | 29 | <para>From your disconnected computer you enter this at the command line: <userinput>apt-offline set --update apt-offline.sig</userinput></para> |
| 22 | 30 | |
| 23 | <para> |
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| 31 | <para>Once done copy <userinput>apt-offline.sig</userinput> to your USB flash drive and take it to another computer. With apt-offline on that computer, use that file to download what your disconnected computer needs to update itself. Navigate to the directory on the flash drive containing <userinput>apt-offline.sig</userinput>, enter <userinput>apt-offline get --bundle bundle.zip apt-offline.sig</userinput>. Once done, you can remove the USB flash drive and take it back to the disconnected computer.</para> | |
| 24 | 32 | |
| 25 | <para> |
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| 33 | <para>At the disconnected computer, re-insert the USB flash drive. Navigate to the directory on the flash drive containing the two files, then enter: <userinput>sudo apt-offline install bundle.zip</userinput>. Once the command completes your repositories will be updated.</para> | |
| 26 | 34 | </section> |
| 27 | 35 | |
| 28 | 36 | <section id="offline-package-install"> |
| 29 | 37 | <title>Installing a Package</title> |
| 30 | 38 | |
| 31 | <para>After plugging in a USB flash drive and opening a terminal, you can use apt-offline to grab a package to install. This action can also be combined with updating your computer's understanding of the contents of the software repositories. In a disconnected environment, using what connection opportunities you have to the max is key</para> | |
| 32 | ||
| 33 | <para>In this example, assume you want to install a new program package. Throughout this we'll refer to this as <userinput>$PACKAGENAME</userinput> though in normal use you will want to enter just the package name you want without the dollar sign. Fairly frequently installing <userinput>$PACKAGENAME</userinput> will result in the need to also grab dependencies instead of just a single package file. <application>apt-offline</application> handles the dependencies resolution for you. To start this process you need to open a terminal window, plug in a USB flash drive, and navigate to a directory on the flash drive. From that directory you then enter at the command line to start the process: <userinput>sudo apt-offline set --install-packages $PACKAGENAME --update apt-offline.sig</userinput></para> | |
| 34 | ||
| 35 | <para>After that command is done and the <userinput>apt-offline.sig</userinput> is created, copy that to your USB flash drive and take it to another computer. With apt-offline on that computer, you use that file to download what your disconnected computer needs to update itself. Assuming you are in the terminal and in the directory on the flash drive containing <userinput>apt-offline.sig</userinput>, you enter <userinput>sudo apt-offline get --bundle bundle.zip apt-offline.sig</userinput>. The command's output will show an attempt to download updates as to what the repositories look like as well as <application>$PACKAGENAME</application> and the dependencies your system requires. Once that command is done, you can remove the USB flash drive and take it back to the disconnected computer. Some errors in red text may show up about being unable to download files relative to translations but these can be safely ignored.</para> | |
| 36 | ||
| 37 | <para> |
|
| 39 | <para>You can use apt-offline to download a package to install. This action can also be combined with updating the software repositories. In a disconnected environment, using opportunities to connect efficiently is key.</para> | |
| 40 | ||
| 41 | <para>In this example, we assume you want to install a new program package. Throughout this we'll refer to this as <userinput>PACKAGENAME</userinput> though in normal use you will want to enter just the package name. Fairly frequently installing <userinput>PACKAGENAME</userinput> will result in the need to also grab dependencies. <application>apt-offline</application> handles the dependency resolution for you. To start this process open a terminal window, plug in a USB flash drive, and navigate to the directory. From that directory enter : <userinput>sudo apt-offline set --install-packages $PACKAGENAME --update apt-offline.sig</userinput>to start the process</para> | |
| 42 | ||
| 43 | <para>Once done copy <userinput>apt-offline.sig</userinput> to your USB flash drive and take it to another computer. With apt-offline on that computer, use that file to download what your disconnected computer needs to update and install <userinput>PACKAGENAME</userinput>. Navigate to the directory on the flash drive containing <userinput>apt-offline.sig</userinput>, enter <userinput>sudo apt-offline get --bundle bundle.zip apt-offline.sig</userinput>. The command's output will show an attempt to download updates as to what the repositories look like as well as <application>PACKAGENAME</application> and dependencies your system requires. Once done, remove the USB flash drive and take it back to the disconnected computer.</para> | |
| 44 | ||
| 45 | <para>At the disconnected computer, insert the USB flash drive. Navigate to the directory on the flash drive containing the two files then enter: <userinput>sudo apt-offline install bundle.zip</userinput>. Once it completes your repositories will be updated. Once that completes, you can then install <application>PACKAGENAME</application> by then entering: <userinput>sudo apt-get install PACKAGENAME</userinput>.</para> | |
| 38 | 46 | </section> |
| 39 | 47 | |
| 40 | 48 | <section id="offline-system-upgrade"> |
| 41 | 49 | <title>Upgrading Your System</title> |
| 42 | 50 | |
| 43 | <warning><para>A few specific packages are not built to handle the disconnected environment. This is due to them running download scripts during the installation or upgrade process. Some packages that routinely exhibit this behavior are <application>flashplugin-installer</application>, <application>nautilus-dropbox</application>, and <application>ttf-mscorefonts-installer</application>. There is no work-around for installation packages that themselves make downloads.</para></warning> | |
| 44 | ||
| 45 | <para>An upgrade of packages is a two-round process for those using a disconnected computer. During the first round you need to update your computer's view of the repositories to know that something has an update available. Only during the second round can you download the upgrade packages.</para> | |
| 46 | ||
| 47 | <para>First plug in a USB flash drive and open a terminal. From your disconnected computer you enter this at the command line: <userinput>apt-offline set --update apt-offline.sig</userinput></para> | |
| 48 | ||
| 49 | <para>After that command is done and the <userinput>apt-offline.sig</userinput> is created, copy that to your USB flash drive and take it to another computer. With apt-offline on that computer, you use that file to download what your disconnected computer needs to update itself. Assuming you are in the terminal and in the directory on the flash drive containing <userinput>apt-offline.sig</userinput>, you enter <userinput>apt-offline get --bundle bundle.zip apt-offline.sig</userinput>. Once that command is done, you can remove the USB flash drive and take it back to the disconnected computer. Some errors in red text may show up about being unable to download files relative to translations but these can be safely ignored.</para> | |
| 50 | ||
| 51 | <para>Back at the disconnected computer, insert the USB flash drive. Assuming you have opened a terminal and have navigated to the directory on the flash drive containing the two files you then enter: <userinput>sudo apt-offline install bundle.zip</userinput>. You will see some program output scroll by and once it completes your repositories will be updated.</para> | |
| 52 | ||
| 53 | <para>This completes the first part to the process. You'll know now whether or not there are packages to upgrade. If there are packages to upgrade you can continue onward otherwise it is okay to stop.</para> | |
| 54 | ||
| 55 | <para>Clear the USB flash drive that you have used previously. In a fresh terminal window, navigate to the directory on the USB flash drive you intend to work from. Since we never want to lose the opportunity to refresh the disconnected machine's view of the repositories, we build the command to not only look for upgrade packages but also to update repositories. You will want to enter: <userinput>apt-offline set --update --upgrade apt-offline.sig</userinput></para> | |
| 56 | ||
| 57 | <para>After that command is done and the <userinput>apt-offline.sig</userinput> is created, copy that to your USB flash drive and take it to another computer. With apt-offline on that computer, you use that file to download what your disconnected computer needs to update itself. Assuming you are in the terminal and in the directory on the flash drive containing <userinput>apt-offline.sig</userinput>, you enter <userinput>sudo apt-offline get --bundle bundle.zip apt-offline.sig</userinput>. The command's output will show an attempt to download updates as to what the repositories look like as well as the upgrades as well as their dependencies that may be required by your system. Once that command is done, you can remove the USB flash drive and take it back to the disconnected computer. Some errors in red text may show up about being unable to download files relative to translations but these can be safely ignored.</para> | |
| 58 | ||
| 59 | <para>Back at the disconnected computer, insert the USB flash drive. Assuming you have opened a terminal and have navigated to the directory on the flash drive containing the two files you then enter: <userinput>sudo apt-offline install bundle.zip</userinput>. You will see some program output scroll by and once it completes your repositories will be updated. Once that completes, you can then install the upgrades by entering: <userinput>sudo apt-get upgrade</userinput>.</para> | |
| 60 | ||
| 61 | < |
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| 51 | <para>Upgrading packages takes 2 seperate stages, updating repositories and then the download and upgrade as required</para> | |
| 52 | ||
| 53 | <para>First plug in a USB flash drive and open a terminal. On your disconnected computer enter this at the command line: <userinput>apt-offline set --update apt-offline.sig</userinput></para> | |
| 54 | ||
| 55 | <para>Once done copy <userinput>apt-offline.sig</userinput> to your USB flash drive and take it to another computer. With apt-offline on that computer, navigate to the directory on the flash drive and enter <userinput>apt-offline get --bundle bundle.zip apt-offline.sig</userinput>. Once done, remove the USB flash drive and re-insert it on the disconnected computer.</para> | |
| 56 | ||
| 57 | <para>Navigate to the directory on the flash drive containing the two files and enter: <userinput>sudo apt-offline install bundle.zip</userinput>. Once finished your repositories will be updated.</para> | |
| 58 | ||
| 59 | <para>This completes the first part to the process. If there are packages to upgrade you can continue otherwise, stop.</para> | |
| 60 | ||
| 61 | <para>Clear the <emphasis>directory</emphasis> on USB flash drive that you have used previously. In a fresh terminal window, navigate to the directory on the USB flash drive you intend to work from. Since we never want to lose the opportunity to refresh the disconnected machine's view of the repositories, we can build the command to not only look for upgrade packages but also to update repositories. Enter <userinput>apt-offline set --update --upgrade apt-offline.sig</userinput></para> | |
| 62 | ||
| 63 | <para>Once done copy <userinput>apt-offline.sig</userinput> to your USB flash drive and take it to another computer. With apt-offline on that computer, you use that file to download what your disconnected computer needs to upgrade itself. Navigate to the directory on the flash drive containing <userinput>apt-offline.sig</userinput>, enter <userinput>sudo apt-offline get --bundle bundle.zip apt-offline.sig</userinput>. The command's output will show an attempt to download updates as to what the repositories look like as well as the upgrades and the dependencies that may be required by your system. Once done, remove the USB flash drive and take it back to the disconnected computer.</para> | |
| 64 | ||
| 65 | <para>At the disconnected computer, insert the USB flash drive navigate to the directory on the flash drive containing the two files, enter <userinput>sudo apt-offline install bundle.zip</userinput>. Once it completes your repositories will be updated, you can then install the upgrades by entering: <userinput>sudo apt-get upgrade</userinput>.</para> | |
| 66 | ||
| 62 | 67 | </section> |
| 63 | 68 | |
| 64 | 69 | </chapter> |
| 23 | 23 | <para>For more options to customize the Menu, right-click on &appmenu; and select <guilabel>Properties</guilabel>. There you will find three tabs to change <guilabel>Appearance</guilabel>, <guilabel>Behavior</guilabel> and <guilabel>Search Actions</guilabel>. |
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| 24 | 24 | </para> |
| 25 | 25 | |
| 26 | <para>To add directories and launchers which don't appear as entries in the default Menu, you'll need another tool. A more advanced menu editing utility called <application>MenuLibre</application> can be found by clicking &wm-settings-menulibre; |
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| 26 | <para>To add directories and launchers which don't appear as entries in the default Menu, you'll need another tool. A more advanced menu editing utility called <application>MenuLibre</application> can be found by clicking &wm-settings-menulibre; or by right-click on &appmenu; and choosing Edit Applications. Using this editor you can create, hide and reorder the directories which appear in the right-hand pane of the Menu. Within those directories you can then create application launchers and customize their behavior by configuring the many options available in this utility. For more in-depth information on how to use all of those options, consult the <ulink url="&menulibre-help;">MenuLibre</ulink> online documenation.</para> | |
| 27 | 27 | |
| 28 | 28 | </section> |
| 29 | 29 | |
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| 49 | 49 | <title>Customizing the appearance</title> |
| 50 | 50 | |
| 51 | 51 | <para>If you want to customize the appearance of your Xubuntu system, the options are |
| 52 | |
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| 52 | many. Here are a few good starting points.</para> | |
| 53 | 53 | |
| 54 | 54 | <section id="customizing-wallpaper"> |
| 55 | 55 | <title>Changing your wallpaper</title> |
| 56 | 56 | |
| 57 | <para>You can easily change your desktop wallpaper navigating to &wm-settings-desktop;, or alternatively, by right clicking your desktop and selecting the <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Desktop Settings...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option. |
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| 57 | <para>You can easily change your desktop wallpaper navigating to &wm-settings-desktop;, or alternatively, by right clicking your desktop and selecting the <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Desktop Settings...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option. Where you have multiple workspaces, you can choose to have the same wallpaper across all workspaces, or by deselecting <literal>Apply to all workspaces</literal> and moving the dialogue to the next workspace selecting a different wallpaper</para> | |
| 58 | 58 | |
| 59 | 59 | <para>Once the <application>Desktop</application> settings dialog is open, the <guilabel>Background</guilabel> tab gives you options for configuring the look of your desktop background. You can choose to use a single image or multiple images as wallpaper or you can use a color scheme.</para> |
| 60 | 60 | |
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| 87 | 87 | configuration:</para> |
| 88 | 88 | |
| 89 | 89 | <itemizedlist> |
| 90 | <listitem><para>Right-click on |
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| 90 | <listitem><para>Right-click on the panel</para></listitem> | |
| 91 | 91 | <listitem><para>From the context menu, select <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Panel</guimenuitem> |
| 92 | 92 | <guimenuitem>Panel Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></listitem> |
| 93 | 93 | <listitem><para>In the <guilabel>Display</guilabel> tab, you can control the panel's size and positioning, including:</para> |
| … | ||
| 98 | 98 | </itemizedlist></listitem> |
| 99 | 99 | <listitem><para>In the <guilabel>Appearance</guilabel> tab, you can pick another background for the panel and regulate its transparency</para></listitem> |
| 100 | 100 | <listitem><para>In the <guilabel>Items</guilabel> tab, you can add, remove and rearrange panel applets and other items</para></listitem> |
| 101 | <listitem><para>If you add a Launcher in the <guilabel>Items</guilabel> tab you can then edit the Launcher to run any application you have installed</para></listitem> | |
| 101 | 102 | </itemizedlist> |
| 102 | 103 | </section> |
| 103 | 104 | |
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| 144 | 145 | |
| 145 | 146 | </itemizedlist> |
| 146 | 147 | |
| 147 | <note><para>If these directories do not exist, you should create them first. Copying themes | |
| 148 | for all users will require administrative privileges.</para></note> | |
| 148 | <note><para>If these directories do not exist, you should create them first. Copying themes or icons for all users will require administrative privileges.</para></note> | |
| 149 | 149 | </section> |
| 150 | 150 | |
| 151 | 151 | <section id="customizing-desktop-effects"> |
| 18 | 18 | <title>Xubuntu is a community-developed, Ubuntu-based Linux operating system.</title> |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 19 | <para>Xubuntu is an elegant and easy-to-use operating system. Xubuntu comes with Xfce, which is a stable, |
| 20 | 20 | light and configurable desktop environment.</para> |
| 21 | <para> |
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| 21 | <para>It is perfect for those who want to make the most of their desktops, laptops and netbooks, featuring a modern | |
| 22 | 22 | look and enough features for efficient, daily usage. It works well on older hardware too.</para> |
| 23 | 23 | <para>Find out more at the <ulink url="&xubuntu-web;">Xubuntu website</ulink>.</para> |
| 24 | 24 | </section> |
| … | ||
| 30 | 30 | system. A rough translation of the word ubuntu is "humanity towards others". To read more about the |
| 31 | 31 | philosophy and ideals behind Ubuntu and Xubuntu, please refer to the <ulink url="&ubuntu-philosophy;">Ubuntu |
| 32 | 32 | Philosophy</ulink> page.</para> |
| 33 | <para>In addition to using the Ubuntu core, Xubuntu |
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| 33 | <para>In addition to using the Ubuntu core, Xubuntu also uses the infrastructure kindly provided and | |
| 34 | 34 | sponsored by <ulink url="&canonical-web;">Canonical Ltd.</ulink>, a company founded by Mark Shuttleworth.</para> |
| 35 | 35 | </section> |
| 36 | 36 | |
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| 63 | 63 | |
| 64 | 64 | <section id="about-xfce"> |
| 65 | 65 | <title>Xfce</title> |
| 66 | <para>Xfce is |
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| 66 | <para>Xfce is the lightweight desktop environment used in Xubuntu. It aims to be fast and low on system | |
| 67 | 67 | resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly. Xfce embodies the traditional UNIX |
| 68 | 68 | philosophy of modularity and re-usability. Read more about Xfce at the <ulink url="&xfce-web;">Xfce |
| 69 | 69 | website</ulink>.</para> |
| 76 | 76 | <!ENTITY location_icons_global '<filename>&location; /usr/share/icons/</filename>' > |
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| 77 | 77 | |
| 78 | 78 | <!-- MENUS --> |
| 79 | <!ENTITY additional-drivers '<application><menuchoice>&appmenu;<guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Additional Drivers</guimenuitem></menuchoice></application>' > | |
| 79 | 80 | <!ENTITY appmenu '<guiicon><inlinemediaobject role="icon-menu"><imageobject><imagedata role="icon" fileref="../libs/images/menu_icon.png"/></imageobject></inlinemediaobject></guiicon>' > |
| 80 | 81 | <!ENTITY settings '<inlinemediaobject role="icon-submenu"><imageobject><imagedata role="icon" fileref="../libs/images/preferences-desktop.png" /></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>' > |
| 81 | 82 | <!ENTITY lockscreen '<inlinemediaobject role="icon-submenu"><imageobject><imagedata role="icon" fileref="../libs/images/system-lock-screen.png" /></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>' > |
| 3 | 3 | fi |
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| 4 | 4 | fr |
| 5 | 5 | pt |
| 6 | ru |
| 17 | 17 | </div> |
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| 18 | 18 | |
| 19 | 19 | <div id="content"> |
| 20 | <h1>Welcome to Xubuntu 1 |
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| 20 | <h1>Welcome to Xubuntu 16.04 Documentation!</h1> | |
| 21 | 21 | |
| 22 | 22 | <div id="documentation"> |
| 23 | 23 | <h2>Official Documentation</h2> |
| 24 | 24 | <p>The <a href="C/index.html">Official Documentation</a> provides information on some of the most common issues with Xubuntu.</p> |
| 25 | 25 | |
| 26 | <h3> |
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| 26 | <h3>The official documentation is available in the following languages</h3> | |
| 27 | 27 | <ul class="inline"> |