This document provides an introduction to Ubuntu, an open-source Linux operating system. It discusses what Ubuntu is, why users would want to use it, its default applications, and recent Ubuntu releases. It then provides overviews of the Ubuntu desktop, panels, menus, icons, virtual desktops, and the Nautilus file browser. It discusses how files are handled in Ubuntu and basic day-to-day file management tasks. The document concludes with exercises for the reader to complete.

2. ABOUT UBUNTU
Introducing Ubuntu
Getting to Grips with the Desktop
Users and the Filesystem

3. INTRODUCING
UBUNTU

4. 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”.

5. 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!!!

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. GETTING TO GRIPS
WITH THE
DESKTOP

12. The Desktop

13. Panels
Top
Panel
Bottom
Panel

14. Panels
 To add a new panel:
 Right-click >> New Panel

15. Panels
 To delete a panel:
 Right-click >> Delete This Panel

16. Main Menus
 Applications
 Places
 System

17. 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

18. Places Menu
 Equivalent to
Windows' My
Documents menu.
 Quick access to your
folders, bookmarks
and mounted drives.
 Where you can
search for files.

19. System Menu
 Preferences
 Equivalent to
Windows' Display
Properties.
 Where you can
personalize the look
and feel of your
desktop.

20. System Menu
 To change desktop wallpaper or theme:
 System >> Preferences >> Appearance

21. System Menu
 Administration
 Equivalent to
Windows' Control
Panel.
 Where you can edit
your system
configuration.
 Printing
 Update Manager
 Users and Groups

22. System Menu
 To add printer:
 System >> Administration >> Printing

23. System Menu
 To install updates:
 System >>
Administration >>
Update Manager

24. System Menu
 To add another user:
 System >>
Administration >>
Users and Groups

25. 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)

26. Icons and Applets
 To add an applet:
 Right-click >> Add to Panel

27. Icons and Applets
 To add application icons to the panel:
 Right-click on the application >> Add this launcher
to panel

28. Icons and Applets
 Shutting Down
 Click the icon located
at the rightmost
corner of the top
panel

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. Review Questions
5.These are
workspaces you can
toggle in between.
 Icons and applets
 Virtual desktops
 Main menus
 Trash bin

33. USERS AND THE
FILESYSTEM

34. 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

35. The Nautilus Window
Toolbar
Side Location bar
Pane (Button mode)
View
Zoom Selector
Controls
File
Area
Status
Bookmarks Bar

36. 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

37. 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.

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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.

41. To be continued...
FOR TOMORROW:
OPENOFFICE WRITER