Dell Vostro A90- User Manual

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3 Overview 4Getting Started With Your Dell Desktop 5Getting Started With Your Classic Desktop 8 Starting an Application 8Customizing Your Desktop 8 Personalizing the panel 8 Adding and Removing an Application Icon on Your Desktop 8 Getting Started with Ubuntu ® 9 Quickly Viewing a Window Full Screen...

Page 3 - Overview

4 Overview Your Dell computer is preconfigured with Ubuntu if you opted for it during purchaseThis document describes how to perform basic functions with your computer running Ubuntu operating system and also includes reinstallation steps for Ubuntu operating systemYou have two modes of operating yo...

Page 4 - Getting Started With Your Dell Desktop

5 Getting Started With Your Dell Desktop The Dell Desktop launches when you turn on your computer with Ubuntu ® operating system To turn off the Dell Desktop Launcher, click the and select Switch Desktop Mode → Classic Desktop See “Getting Started with Your Classic Desktop” on page 8 for instruction...

Page 7 - Getting Started With Your Classic Desktop; Starting an Application; Personalizing the panel; Adding and Removing an Application Icon on Your Desktop

8 Getting Started With Your Classic Desktop Getting Started With Your Classic Desktop Starting an Application Click the 1 Applications menu Select the appropriate category and application 2 Customizing Your Desktop Personalizing the panel You can add frequently used utilities and applications to the...

Page 8 - Getting Started with Ubuntu; Quickly Viewing a Window Full Screen

9 Getting Started with Ubuntu® Getting Started with Ubuntu ® Quickly Viewing a Window Full Screen Press the Windows ® key to toggle between standard view and full screen view Downloaded from LpManual.com Manuals

Page 9 - System Preferences and; Setting Screensaver Preferences

10 Getting Started with Ubuntu® System Preferences and Administration From the System menu you can control the appearance and operation of your computer and get help Select • Preferences for settings of themes, keyboard shortcuts, and power management Select • Administration to manage computer monit...

Page 11 - Browsing Files and Folders Using; Using Bookmarks

12 Getting Started with Ubuntu® Browsing Files and Folders Using Nautilus The Nautilus File Manager allows you to view, create, organize, and search for your files and folders using an interface similar to a web browser To open Nautilus, click → Places → Home Folder Using Bookmarks Bookmarks in Naut...

Page 13 - Using the Firefox Web Browser; Using Tabbed Browsing

14 Getting Started with Ubuntu® Using the Firefox Web Browser You can browse the web using the Firefox web browser The Google search box allows you to search the web using Google search engine directly from the toolbar Tabbed browsing means you can have multiple pages open, but contained within the ...

Page 15 - Instant Messaging with Pidgin

16 Getting Started with Ubuntu® Instant Messaging with Pidgin The Pidgin messaging client allows you to use multiple types of instant messaging accounts and protocols all at once Click 1 → Applications → Internet → Pidgin Internet Messenger If you are opening Pidgin for the first time, 2 in addition...

Page 16 - Applications in Ubuntu; Adding and Removing Applications

17 Getting Started with Ubuntu® Applications in Ubuntu Ubuntu comes with a wide variety of pre-installed applicationsSome of the most frequently-used applications include the following: Adding and Removing Applications Click 1 → Applications → Add/Remove To add an application, select the required 2 ...

Page 17 - Adding a Printer

18 Getting Started with Ubuntu® Adding a Printer Click 1 → System → Administration → Printing The Printers window appears Double-click on the 2 New Printer icon The Add a Printer wizard will start and your printer is automatically detectedClick 3 Forward The 4 Printer Driver settings are automatical...

Page 18 - Ubuntu Reinstallation; Restoring Your Ubuntu System

19 Restoring Your Ubuntu System Ubuntu Reinstallation If you received an Operating System media with your computer, you can use it to restore your operating system NOTICE: However, using the Operating System media also deletes all data on the hard drive NOTE: Your computer may or may not have an opt...

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