[proposal] Newbie-FAQ or Everything You Always Wanted To AskAbout Ubuntu But Were Afraid To Ask

[squareyes]

Hi Buffalo Soldier,
sounds like the answer to a maidens prayer :-)
Could something be put in re - setting up an Internet connection.
This was something that is completely different from Windows.
As a newbie any information sites/mailing lists, would first need a
connection for it to be available, and I for one found it strange,
first with mandrake, had to install ppp, what's ppp.
then adduser "isp" dip, completely different again to Windows.
A page that opens when Ubuntu boots (similar to knoppix) with
this info would be a great help.
Take Care, and thanks
Winton


On Mon, 2005-01-24 at 06:30 -0500, Buffalo Soldier wrote:
> Sorry for the late update. Did I miss anything? I guess the rest of the
> world has moved on. But if I'm not too late, I've updated the content
> list according to the feedback. Hope I didn't miss anyone's feedback.
> 
>     
> -  Getting a Ubuntu CD
>   	          
>   -  Downloading & Burning (and something like "What is an ISO image
>     file?")
>     	
>   -  Ordering from Canonical
>     	    
> -  Pre-installation Preparations - Things You Can Do / Read About
>   While Waiting for Download to Finish
>   	          
>   -  Things that you should note down. (taking notes on type of
>     mouse, monitor resolution, IP address and etc)
>     	
>   -  Why doesn't my computer boot from the CD? (Short introduction to
>     BIOS & how to change boot order)
>     	    
> -  Installing Ubuntu
>   	          
>   -  Can I run Ubuntu & WinXP on the same machine?
>     		                
>     -  Backing-up Data
>       		
>     -  Defragmenting
>       		
>     -  Resizing Partition
>       		        
>     	
>   -  What is a partition (a bit more in-depth compared than the
>     previous FAQ on partition)
>     	
>   -  Do I install GRUB in the MBR?
>     	
>   -  Entering your IP address, gateway, domain name server.
>     	
>   -  Setting up user & password
>     	
>   -  Updating from the internet
>     	    
> -  First time booting into Ubuntu
>   	          
>   -  Where's my "C:/Program Files?" / Intro to Linux filesystem
>     	
>   -  Who is "sudo"?
>     	
>   -  Loging out / shutting down
>     	
>   -  Familiarising with GNOME
>     		                
>     -  Where is my Control Panel, My Computer and etc?
>       		
>     -  Controlling Menus and "Taskbar"
>       		
>     -  Theme
>       		        
>     	
>   -  Software Installation
>     		                
>     -  Apt-get & Synaptic
>       		
>     -  How do I unzip files? (.bin or .gz files)
>       		        
>     	
>   -  How do I...
>     		                
>     -  Send/receive email?
>       		
>     -  Open/create a text/spreadsheet/presentation document?
>       		
>     -  Chat with my friends?
>       		
>     -  Listen to music/watch movies?
>       		
>     -  Use P2P filesharing?
>       		        
>     	    
> -  For those newbies who wants to learn more
>   	          
>   -  Where do I look for documentation?
>     	
>   -  Mounting
>     		                
>     -  What is mounting?
>       		
>     -  How to mount NTFS drive, cd-drive, floppy?
>       		        
>     	
>   -  Permission
>     		                
>     -  What is permission?
>       		
>     -  How to change permission?
>       		
>     -  A brief introduction to the octal-system/umasks and more of
>       that stuff
>       		        
>     	
>   -  Safe Computing
>     		                
>     -  What approriate permission to give
>       		
>     -  Danger of doing things in Root
>       		
>     -  Why Ubuntu doesn't come standard with a personal-firewall and
>       howto get one if you want one.
>       		        
>     	
>   -  Intro to Command Line Interface
>     		                
>     -  For those who are familliar with DOS Prompt (Linux equivalent
>       for DIR, copy, delete and etc)
>       		
>     -  The joy of tab-completion or How I Stopped Making All Those
>       Typos
>       		
>     -  Basic commands for the newbies
>       		
>     -  Bring back the memories / How to use bash history?
>       		        
>     	    
> -  Looking for help
>   	          
>   -  List of Website, Forums, IRC channels, local Ubuntu Linux User
>     Group
>     	
>   -  Forum & Chatting ethics
>     	
>   -  How to take Screenshot
>     	
>   -  List of Frequently use Terms & Phrases (Daemon, Module, Config
>     File, Eth0, Runlevel
>     	    
> -  Hardware / Driver
>   	          
>   -  Links to Hardware Compatibility List website
>     	
>   -  Why I should avoid WinModems?
> 
> 
> -- 
> Buffalo Soldier
>