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Welcome to the Ubuntu Wiki. Here you can:

• Finding existing solutions to known issues
• Learn how to use Ubuntu better and faster
• Find links to other resources for Ubuntu, Linux and much more
• Write documentation to help other Ubuntu Linux users

This page is the master index for documentation To find what you need you can:

• Look at the Table of Contents
• Search the page with your browser (press Ctrl + F and enter a search term, such as "mp3")
• Use the SEARCH dialogue in the top right hand corner

If you're new to wiki then you'll want to know that a link looks LikeThis (notice the words are strung together)

This page is an index and links to categories, not the actual guides. So if you know of a guide which doesn't fit into a category - you'll need to make a new category!

• NewToUbuntu - This page lists guides for those with no technical knowledge who need some basics to get Ubuntu installed and stable

• UbuntuSupport - This page lists guides to finding support for Ubuntu so you can choose the best method for you.

• [:Installation] - This page lists guides to basic and advanced methods of installing Ubuntu, and the supported architectures and hardware

• SoftwareManagement - This page lists guides to the different ways of adding and removing software from your system

After you've installed Ubuntu

• Multimedia support for MP3, DVD and other formats: RestrictedFormats

• UbuntuBackports - adding official backport repositories

• Computer Administration is done using 'sudo'. This page explains why: RootSudo

• [http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/glossary Glossary] of words related to computers, linux, and Ubuntu.

• FAQ at [http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/faq/ FAQ database] and FrequentlyAskedQuestions for questions not yet in the database

• Help me! HowToGetHelp - this page lists all the various resources available to you, to find help with your Ubuntu system!

Software - Installing and Running Software

Here you'll find documentation about how to install software.

Multimedia & Graphics

• ["MultimediaApplications"] - General intro to multimedia applications in Ubuntu

• [:RestrictedFormats:Non-free multimedia formats] - Ubuntu does not come with support for mp3/dvd/flash/java. This page tells you how to install it

• [:DMA:Improve CD/DVD drive performance] - activate Direct Memory Access

• ["BeepMediaPlayer"] - Install Beep Media Player and configure plugins

• [:MplayerInstallHowto:Install Mplayer] - the popular and powerful media player

• [:MidiSoftwareSynthesisHowTo:MIDI Software Synthesis] - most soundcards will need this to play MIDI

• [:AudioCDCreation:Create audio cds]

• [:AcrobatHowTo:Adobe Acrobat] - pdf viewer

• [:EvinceMozilla:Evince & Firefox] - Howto embed PDFs with Evince in Mozilla/Firefox

• [:TheGimpHowto:The Gimp] - powerful graphic design program

• ["GJay"] - Playlist generator which chooses appropriate songs to follow the previous one
• ["Amarok"] - a KDE media player

• ["BMPInvalidUTF8"] - Fix the error "Invalid UTF-8" in Beep Media Player

• [:GXMMS:gxmms] - GNOME panel applet that lets you control the basic functions of XMMS or BMP.

• ["MythTV"] - a digital video recorder

• [:DVDAuthoring:DVDAuthoring] - Software for authoring a DVD

Networking & Internet

• [:WiFiHowto:WiFi (802.11a/b/g) wireless networking] - how to set it up

• [:XChatHowto:XChat] - connect to the Ubuntu chatroom!

• ["UbotuUsage"] - the IRC robot

• [:GaimHowto:Gaim] - multi-protocol internet chat program (e.g. MSN)

• [:SkypeHowto:Skype] - internet telephony software

• [:Gizmo:Gizmo] - internet telephony software

• ["OperaBrowser"] - an alternative web-browser.

• [:ApacheMySQLPHP:Apache] - web server with PHP and MySQL support

• [:HulaHowTo:Hula] - the mail and calendar server

• [:SSHHowto:SSH] - you can use this to log into other machines remotely

• [:MountWindowsSharesPermanently:Mount Windows Shares Permanently] - How to mount a Windows Share permanently with Samba

• [:EthernetOverFirewire:Ethernet Over Firewire] - How to enable Ethernet over Firewire

• [:iFolderHowto] - Install and configure iFolder 3.0 with Simpleserver to share and synchronize files over the network

• [:NFSClientHowTo:NFS Client How-To] - How to set up Ubuntu to connect to an NFS server

• [:NFSServerHowTo:NFS Server How-To] - How to set up Ubuntu as an NFS server

• [:ADSLPPPoE:ADSL PPPoE connect] - How to set up Ubuntu to login to an ADSL modem using PPPoE

• [:DynamicDNS:Dynamic DNS] - How to set up a free DNS and redirection service with No-IP

• [:P2PHowTo:Peer-2-Peer How-To] - How to install p2p software, like Azureus (Bit Torrent), Limewire, DC++ and Amule.

• FirefoxTipsAndTricks - How to tweak Firefox to make surfing the web faster, easier and more pleasant.

Games

Games available via [:SynapticHowto:Synaptic] in the [:AddingRepositoriesHowto:Universe repository]:

• [http://icculus.org/neverball/ Neverball] - Similar to Monkeyball

• [http://www.reptilelabour.com/software/chromium/ Chromium] - Unique space shooter

• [http://www.frozen-bubble.org/ Frozen Bubble] - Similar to Puzzle Bobble

• [http://supertux.berlios.de/ SuperTux] - Jumping side-scroller

• [http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/ Vega Strike] - an OpenSource 3d Space Simulator

• [http://tuxracer.sourceforge.net/ Tux Racer] - Downhill penguin racing

How to install other games:

• [:LokiInstaller:Loki-Installer] - Information about games with the Loki-Installer

• [:RushingBender:Rushing Bender] - a futuristic single and a multiplayer racing game.

• [:EnemyTerritory: Enemy Territory] - How to install Enemy Territory

• [:AmericasArmy: Americas Army] - How to install Americas Army

• [:Doom3: Doom 3] - How to install Doom 3

• ["Cube"] - an opensource first person online shooter
• ["Nexuiz"] - an opensource first person online shooter
• ["Frenesia"] - an addictive retro arcade Linux game.
• ["Tutris"] - a simple Tetris clone
• ["Cedega"] - to run Windows games on linux.

Office

• ["KOffice"] - the office suite for the KDE desktop

• ["OpenOffice2Beta"] - The latest beta version of OpenOffice

Mobile devices

• [:MultisyncHowto:Multisync] - Syncronization Program for Smart Phones/PDA's

Programming

• [:NanoHowto:Nano] - the simple text editor

• DeveloperResources - building packages and other material for developers.

• [:InstallingCompilers:Compilers] - get started for programming in C, C++, and Fortran

• ["MATLAB"] - Matlab technical computing

• ZopeOnUbuntu - Install Zope

Miscellaneous

• ["AccessibilityHowto"] - Docs related to accessibility

• ["UbuntuEyeCandy"] - Ubuntu eye candy/artwork index

• ["BasicCommands"] - Basic Shell/command line/console commands

• [:Expocity:Expocity] - Howto Expose like functionality from Apple’s OSX

• [:Skippy:Skippy] - Howto for another Expose like functionality from Apple’s OSX

• ["Unp"] - Extract any and multiple archive files

• [:ManageDiscImages:Manage Disc Images] - How to convert CloneCD to ISO and mount ISO files

• ["CdDvdBurning"] - How to burn CD-R and DVR/+-R/+-RW/DL

• ["FileCompression"] - dealing with .tar.gz, .zip, .rar and other files

• ["Filer"] - Filer is a small, fast and efficient Norton Commander clone

• [:EjectCDLauncher:Eject CD] - How to add a launcher on your panel to eject your cdrom

• [:GnomeTranslate:Gnome Translate] - Translate a text or web page between several natural languages

Maintain and Administer your System

• AddUsersHowto - add users to your system

• [:forum/community/BugReports:Bug Reports] When and how to report a bug

• LowEndSystemSupport - Making the desktop interface snappier on machines without much memory

• AddingRepositoriesHowto - Increase the number of packages available to install on your system

• SynapticHowto - How to use the Synaptic package manager (graphical tool for apt-get)

• AptGetHowTo - How to use apt-get package management system

• AptitudeSurvivalGuide - Using aptitude for package management

• GnomeMenuEditingHowTo - various ways to add items to your Gnome menu

• GrubHowto - learn about the grub boot manager

• BackupYourSystem - this page describes how to backup your system

• KernelHowto - make a custom kernel for your system

• ChangeTimezoneHowto - change your timezone

• NautilusScriptsHowto - enhance nautilus by adding scripts

• CronHowto - guide to cron, to schedule commands

• [:BootText:Boot Text] - Spice up your boot text (font resolution and color)

• [:UPower:upower] - is a next generation bootsplash for linux systems

• [:GnomeComputerMenu:Gnome Computer Menu] - How to add missing disks in computer:///

Security

• [:PandaAntivirus:Panda Antivirus] - How to install Panda Antivirus for Linux

• ["BitDefender"] - How to install Bit Defender Linux Edition

• ["ProactiveSecurity"] - An overview of security options and thoughts

• ["InstallingSecurityTools"] - A guide to installing several security applications in Ubuntu

• ["IptablesHowTo"] - An introduction to the powerful Linux IPTables firewall

• ["UnsafeDefaults"] - Default settings that you should change if you run any services

• ["EncryptedFilesystemHowto"] - How to transparently encrypt hard discs.

Hardware & Drivers - Setting up and Configuring Hardware

Here you'll find documentation about how to setup different hardware and drivers.

• [:HardwareSupport: Ubuntu Hardware Support] - index of the wiki's main hardware support pages.

• [:HardwareSupportComponentsPrinters:Printers in Ubuntu] - reports of printer functionality in Ubuntu.

• KernelCompileHowto - How to compile kernels

• BinaryDriverHowto - install support for your new ATI or NVIDIA graphics card

• HowToSetUpNdiswrapper - install and setup ndiswrapper to make difficult wifi cards work

• WiFiHardware - Links to help on installing WiFi hardware in your Ubuntu system.

• MacOnLinuxHowto - install Mac-On-Linux

• [:OptimizingNvidia:Optimizing Nvidia] - How to tweak your Nvidia Drivers

• [:NvidiaTroubleshooting:Nvidia Troubleshooting] - How to solve OpenGL Problems with Nvidia Drivers

• [:NvidiaTVOut:Nvidia TV Out] - View X simultaneously on your monitor and TV.

• [:NvidiaManual:Nvidia manual drivers installation] - How to install the Nvidia accelerated drivers without apt.

• [:ACPIBattery:Getting laptop battery state] - How to add a fixed DSDT to initrd to fix battery problems.

Other Resources

• UsefulDocumentation - Useful documentation not specific to Ubuntu from External sites

• [http://www.ubuntuforums.org Ubuntu Forums]: a massive forum for Ubuntu users

• [http://www.ubuntuguide.org/ Unofficial Ubuntu guide]

• [http://www.debian.org/doc/ Debian documentation index]

• [http://www.debian.org/doc/user-manuals Debian Documentation Project Users' Manuals]

• [http://www.togaware.com/linux/survivor/ GNU/Linux Desktop Survival Guide]

• [http://www.gnome.org/learn/ Learn to use Gnome]

• [http://docs.kde.org/ KDE Documentation]

• [http://linuxcommand.org/ Linux Command]: good basic CLI tutorial.

• [http://tuxfiles.org/ Tuxfiles]: newbie-friendly command-line information

HINT: Many of the below applications come with extensive Help Sections-check these first!!!

• [http://support.openoffice.org/index.html OpenOffice Suite]

• [http://www.mozilla.org/support/ Mozilla Firefox]

Related pages

• To see a list of all the pages in the category "Documentation", read: CategoryDocumentation.

External Pages

• The Ubuntu User's Guide: (work in progress) http://ubuntu-doc.ath.cx/gnome/userguide/C/

CategoryDocumentation