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A Beginner's Guide to Ubuntu
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/ June 16, 2009 / 2:33 min.
- In
- Ubuntu comes with lots of software packaged right with it.
- Click on Applications and then on Accessories.
- You get a calculator, a CD/DVD Creator, a Character Map, and a Disk Usage Analyzer.
- You also get a program for tracking passwords, one for taking screen shots, and one for managing print jobs.
- In addition you get a text editor, a note program, and a program for terminal mode.
- All programs are free and open source.
- Under Graphics you get a photo manager, the GIMP image editor, the OpenOffice Drawing program, and an image scanning program.
- Found under office are a dictionary, and OpenOffice Spreadsheet, Presentation, and Writer, all compatible with Microsoft Office.
- Lastly, under Sound and Audio, you get a disc burner, a movie player, a music player and a sound recorder.
- All of this
- Plus, there's lots more open source software available that you can download and install.
Free software in Ubuntu
We've looked at the fact thatUbuntu
comes with tools for the Internet already installed. We've also looked at the fact that it has Evolution Mail, a full-featured email client, for handling all your mail. Ahh, butUbuntu
has lots of good, generalsoftware you can use for other things as well.
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Download Ubuntu and follow along with this tutorial series
- In
Ubuntu
look underApplications
.- Ubuntu comes with lots of software packaged right with it.
- Click on Applications and then on Accessories.
- You get a calculator, a CD/DVD Creator, a Character Map, and a Disk Usage Analyzer.
- You also get a program for tracking passwords, one for taking screen shots, and one for managing print jobs.
- In addition you get a text editor, a note program, and a program for terminal mode.
- All programs are free and open source.
- Under Graphics you get a photo manager, the GIMP image editor, the OpenOffice Drawing program, and an image scanning program.
- Found under office are a dictionary, and OpenOffice Spreadsheet, Presentation, and Writer, all compatible with Microsoft Office.
- Lastly, under Sound and Audio, you get a disc burner, a movie player, a music player and a sound recorder.
- All of this
free software
comes bundled with Ubuntu. You don't have to install it, you just have to use it and enjoy it.- Plus, there's lots more open source software available that you can download and install.
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