Eva's Useful Guide to Ubuntu 9.10 (updated!) | Linux Today

Eva’s Useful Guide to Ubuntu 9.10 (updated!)

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 20, 2009

[ Thanks to Johannes Eva for this link.
]

“This guide was first meant to be my own reference, but
I think it can be useful to anyone wanting to get the best of his
Ubuntu box.

Summary
A. Media codecs, DVD support and more
 B. Use the Gnome Control Center
 C. Set up Firefox & Thunderbird
 D. Install useful software
 E. System & administration software
 F. How to install fonts
 G. Get more languages
 H. How to force the package architecture
 I. How to install Virtualbox 
 J. External monitor with NVidia
 K. Hardware specific issues
 L. Tips & tricks
 M. Miscellaneous
 N. Ubuntu branding
 Final thoughts & comments"


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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