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Unofficial Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) Starter Guide


Contents

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  • 3.5 Where to find a list of all the programs and libraries that come with Ubuntu

  • 3.9 Where to look for new programs

  • 3.10 Where to look for style elements for your desktop

  • 4.1 How to add extra repositories

  • 6.4 How to install J2SE Runtime Environment (JRE) with Plug-in for Mozilla Firefox

  • 6.6 How to install Flash Player (Macromedia Flash) Plug-in for Mozilla Firefox

  • 6.7 How to install PDF Reader (Adobe Reader) with Plug-in for Mozilla Firefox

  • 6.9 How to install Download Manager (Downloader for X)

  • 6.21 How to install Multimedia Codecs

  • 6.22 How to install DVD playback capability

  • 6.24 How to install Multimedia Player (VLC) with plug-in for Mozilla Firefox

  • 6.36 How to install DVD Ripper (dvd::rip)

  • 6.44 How to install Email Client (Mozilla Thunderbird)

  • 6.60 How to install Partition Editor (GParted)

  • 6.85 How to install Windows Applications in Linux (Wine)

  • 6.87 How to install VMWare Player

  • 7 Other Desktop Environments

  • 8 Eye Candy

  • 9.3 How to install Windows Games (Cedega)

  • 11.3 How to install Graphics Driver (NVIDIA)

  • 11.8 How to detect CPU temperature, fan speeds and voltages (lm-sensors)

  • 11.9 How to control fan speed (lm-sensors)

  • 11.10 How to show nvidia GPU temperature (nvidia-settings)

  • 11.17 How to list partition tables

  • 11.19 How to list mounted devices

  • 12.4 How to duplicate CD/DVD

  • 12.9 How to mount/unmount Image (ISO) files without burning

  • 13.3 How to configure network connections

  • 13.5 How to configure broadband connections

  • 13.10 How to share folders the easy way