Learn how to install and run Linux on a desktop computer with the popular and widely used distribution, Ubuntu Desktop Linux.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Learning Ubuntu desktop
- What you should know
- Introducing Ubuntu desktop
- Getting Ubuntu desktop
- Native install: Creating an installation disk
- Native install: Install Ubuntu on a PC
- Virtual machine: Installing Ubuntu desktop in VirtualBox
- Virtual machine: Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions
- Exploring the GNOME desktop environment
- Hardware and system settings
- Connecting to an Ethernet network
- Connecting to Wi-Fi
- Pairing a Bluetooth device
- Adding new software
- Updating software
- Browsing the web
- Working with files and directories
- Using files on external storage devices
- Accessing shared files on the network
- Working with documents in LibreOffice
- Working with photos
- Playing audio and video
- Backing up data
- Exploring other desktop tools
- Adding another user
- Sharing files with other users
- Using the terminal
- The Linux filesystem
- Monitoring system resources
- Next steps
Taught by
Scott Simpson
