Explore GNOME The easy way, using a live CD By Carl Weisheit
Why did I use Gnome and Ubuntu? Using a live CD will let you explore the gnome GUI without installing or altering anything on your system Gnome is one of the two most popular GUIs used in Linux. (other is KDE) Gnome is a complete desktop environment, it uses Metacity as its default window manager Gnome is the preferred GUI of Ubuntu Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux Distro at this time* and comes pre-installed on major brands such as Dell Computers * #1 on Distro Watch
Desktop features Shutdown button Date/clock sound Network connections Update notification icon Current user Menu buttons Applets in top panel for common tasks
Desktop features Desktop background Workspace Switcher trash Bottom Edge Panel Displays a button for each window that is open Hide windows button Mounted drive icon
To shutdown system Left click power button Select shutdown
To set date / time
volume control settings
To check network connections
Update manager
Ubuntu help center
Evolution setup
Firefox web browser
Right click panel to edit features
Right click menu to edit
To add personal info
to change desktop appearance
To enable assistive technology
To edit keyboard preferences
To view or edit keyboard shortcuts
To edit menu items
To set mouse preferences
To edit network proxy settings
Power management settings
To select default applications
Remote desktop settings
Removable media settings
To set screen resolution
Screensaver settings
File searching utility
Session options
Sound settings
Hardware drivers and testing
Login window settings
Network devices, tools and the Gparted partition editor
Printer utility
To start or stop services
To select the source of software packages
Opening Synaptic package manager
System performance monitor
Time/Date and update manager
User and group settings
To view drives and the local network Mounted and unmounted drives Important folders
Application menu: Accessories
Application menu: Games
Application menu: Graphics
Application menu: Internet
Application menu: Office
Application menu: Sound and Video
Built in Add / Remove software
Right click background to create folders, documents, etc.
Right click background to change desktop appearance
Right click bottom panel change it
GNOME Keyboard Shortcuts Alt + F1 Open Applicantions Menu. Alt + F2 Display Run Application dialog. Print Screen Takes a screenshot. Alt + Print Screen Take screenshot of window in focus. Ctrl + Alt + right arrow Switches right to workspace. Ctrl + Alt + left arrow Switches left to workspace. Ctrl + Alt + up arrow Switches up to workspace. Ctrl + Alt + down arrow Switches down to workspace. Ctrl + Alt + d Minimizes all windows. F1 Starts the online help browser Alt + Tab Switches between windows. Alt + Esc Switches between windows in reverse order. F10 Opens the first menu on the left side of the menubar. Alt + spacebar Opens the Window Menu. Arrow keys Moves the focus between items in a menu. Return Chooses a menu item. Esc Closes an open menu. Ctrl + Alt + Tab Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop. Ctrl + Alt + Esc Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop. Ctrl + F10 Opens menu for the selected panel. Tab Switches the focus between objects on a panel. Return Choose selected panel object or menu item. Shift + F10 Opens the popup menu for the selected panel object. Arrow keys Moves focus between menu items. Esc Closes an open menu. F10 Opens Applications menu from Menu Bar. Ctrl + N New Ctrl + X Cut Ctrl + C Copy Ctrl + V Paste Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + S Save Ctrl + Q Quit
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