Ubuntu Screencasts - MoS2007_Flv_Large

Connecting to Printers (Flash Large)

Alan Pope — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:55:09 +0000

In this short screencast we look at various ways of connecting printers in Ubuntu. We don't look at troubleshooting printer issues, as that will be covered in a later screencast, what we do cover is:-

Printer auto-detection in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) - Note: Gutsy is not yet released so we do not recommend running it on production hardware, and some features may change between now and the release date.
Automatic detection of network printers
Manually configuring network printers
Connecting to Windows shared printers.
Printing test pages

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Files and Folders (Flash Large)

Alan Pope — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:43:27 +0000

In this screencast we look at the Nautilus file manager. This includes:-

Configuration preference in nautilus
Managing files and folders
Mounting and correctly unmounting external storage devices (USB sticks and memory cards)
Dealing with trash
Bookmarks

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https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RenameUSBDrive

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Users and Fast User Switcher (Flash Large)

Alan Pope — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:01:37 +0000

In this screencast we look at creating multiple user accounts with different access rights and use the new fast user switcher to switch between users.

Logging in
Setting a face (avatar/icon)
Removing and adding the fast user switcher applet
Creating and modifying users
Switching between users
Leaving messages for other users in their screensaver

NOTE: I used Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) for this screencast. Gutsy is currently not yet released so I would not recommend running it yet on production systems.

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Installing Applications (Flash Large)

Alan Pope — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:26:49 +0000

In this screencast we look at how to install applications under Ubuntu. This includes:-

Installing applications from standard Ubuntu repositories using "Add/Remove.."
Installing applications using Synaptic Package Manager
Adding custom repositories to software sources
Installing applications from custom repositories
Installing applications manually from a downloaded .deb file
Removing applications

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Updating and Upgrading (Flash Large)

Alan Pope — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:31:00 +0000

In this screencast we look at updating the system with packages from Ubuntu repositories and upgrading systems from one release to another. We show:-

Using Software Properties/Sources to identify repositories in use
Updating packages on an Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper) system
Upgrading from Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper) to 6.10 (Edgy) using Update Manager
Upgrading from Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty) to 7.10 (Gutsy) NOTE: Gutsy is currently under development so this is not recommended for production systems.
Updating packages on an Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) system

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Installing Ubuntu Part 2 (Flash Large)

Alan Pope — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Installing Ubuntu from the Alternate CD. This screencast shows the install process and shows in a little detail the partitioning process. It covers setting up disks using the guided partitioning method to setup disks as simply as possible, but also covers more complex scenarios such as LVM and RAID0, 1 and 5. Note: Ubuntu 7.10 was used for this screencast. This version of Ubuntu is not yet released, and should therefore not be used for production systems. Also, some screens may change between this screencast and when Ubuntu 7.10 releases in October.

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LVM
RAID0
RAID1
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Installing Ubuntu Part 1 (Flash Large)

Alan Pope — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Installing Ubuntu from the Live (Desktop) CD. In the video we pay particular attention to partitioning, and what the various options mean in the installer.

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Tour of the Places and System Menus (Flash Large)

Alan Pope — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A tour of some of the applications and features found under the Places and System menus. Note: Ubuntu 7.10 was used for this screencast. This version of Ubuntu is not yet released, and should therefore not be used for production systems. Also, some screens may change between this screencast and when Ubuntu 7.10 releases in October.

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Tour of the Ubuntu Applications (Flash Large)

Alan Pope — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:00:00 +0000

A tour of some of the applications found on a default install of Ubuntu.
Note: Ubuntu 7.10 was used for this screencast. This version of Ubuntu is not yet released, and should therefore not be used for production systems. Also, some screens may change between this screencast and when Ubuntu 7.10 releases in October.

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Tour of the Ubuntu Desktop (Flash Large)

Andrew Gee — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:00:00 +0000

A quick tour of the Ubuntu deskop, and some of its features

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