Linux Ubuntu user course - Program
Linux is a valid alternative to proprietary software, it brings licenses costs down, it doesn't bind to a single supplier and it assures transparency.
1. Introduction
- Linux world introduction
- What is a Linux distribution
- Strenghts of Linux OS
- Installation
- Login and Logout procedures
2. Using Ubuntu
- Desktop environment and its logic organization
- Files and folders management
- Desktop customization and its applications
- Hints at terminal use and Ubuntu Linux shell
3. Internet Navigation
- Firefox browser
- Email with Evolution and Thunderbird
- Istant Messaging with Pidgin, Skype and other services: FTP, remote desktop
4. Office automation
- Introduction to OpenOffice.org
- Overview on Writer, Calc, Draw, Impress
- Importing and exporting documents and PDF creation
- Analogies, differences and compatibility with Microsoft Office®
5. Input, Output, Backup and Networking
- Printer configuration and usage
- Printing PDF documents
- CD and DVD burning
- Network sharing of files and folders with Windows or other Linux operative systems
6. Multimedia and games
- Graphic: The Gimp
- Listening to the radio with Internet
- Audio and video file usage
- Playing with Ubuntu
7. Advanced topics
- Kubuntu: Ubuntu with the KDE desktop environment
- Other GNU-Linux distributions
