Ubuntu Screencasts

In this short screencast we look at various ways of connecting printers in Ubuntu. We don't look at troubleshooting printer issues, as that will be covered in a later screencast, what we do cover is:-

• Printer auto-detection in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) - Note: Gutsy is not yet released so we do not recommend running it on production hardware, and some features may change between now and the release date.
• Automatic detection of network printers
• Manually configuring network printers
• Connecting to Windows shared printers.
• Printing test pages

In this screencast we look at the Nautilus file manager. This includes:-

• Configuration preference in nautilus
• Managing files and folders
• Mounting and correctly unmounting external storage devices (USB sticks and memory cards)
• Dealing with trash
• Bookmarks

In this screencast we look at creating multiple user accounts with different access rights and use the new fast user switcher to switch between users.

• Logging in
• Setting a face (avatar/icon)
• Removing and adding the fast user switcher applet
• Creating and modifying users
• Switching between users
• Leaving messages for other users in their screensaver

NOTE: I used Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) for this screencast. Gutsy is currently not yet released so I would not recommend running it yet on production systems.

In this screencast we look at how to install applications under Ubuntu. This includes:-

• Installing applications from standard Ubuntu repositories using "Add/Remove.."
• Installing applications using Synaptic Package Manager
• Adding custom repositories to software sources
• Installing applications from custom repositories
• Installing applications manually from a downloaded .deb file
• Removing applications

In this screencast we look at updating the system with packages from Ubuntu repositories and upgrading systems from one release to another. We show:-

• Using Software Properties/Sources to identify repositories in use
• Updating packages on an Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper) system
• Upgrading from Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper) to 6.10 (Edgy) using Update Manager
• Upgrading from Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty) to 7.10 (Gutsy) NOTE: Gutsy is currently under development so this is not recommended for production systems.
• Updating packages on an Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) system

Installing Ubuntu from the Alternate CD. This screencast shows the install process and shows in a little detail the partitioning process. It covers setting up disks using the guided partitioning method to setup disks as simply as possible, but also covers more complex scenarios such as LVM and RAID0, 1 and 5. Note: Ubuntu 7.10 was used for this screencast. This version of Ubuntu is not yet released, and should therefore not be used for production systems. Also, some screens may change between this screencast and when Ubuntu 7.10 releases in October.

Installing Ubuntu from the Live (Desktop) CD. In the video we pay particular attention to partitioning, and what the various options mean in the installer.

A tour of some of the applications and features found under the Places and System menus. Note: Ubuntu 7.10 was used for this screencast. This version of Ubuntu is not yet released, and should therefore not be used for production systems. Also, some screens may change between this screencast and when Ubuntu 7.10 releases in October.

A tour of some of the applications found on a default install of Ubuntu.
Note: Ubuntu 7.10 was used for this screencast. This version of Ubuntu is not yet released, and should therefore not be used for production systems. Also, some screens may change between this screencast and when Ubuntu 7.10 releases in October.

A quick tour of the Ubuntu deskop, and some of its features