Ubuntu Manual

Most programs and commands have a help manual or screen, named "manpages".

Follow the steps to know how manpages are used.

 

 Go to applications->accessories->terminal    And then type uname -r

Aptitude is a menu-driven version of apt. It is invoked from the command-line terminal. Applications --> Accessories --> Terminal then type aptitude in terminal and press enter

Open a command-line terminal: Applications --> Accessories --> Terminal Search for a package-name in the cache. sudo apt-cache search <package-name>

Open Synaptic: System --> Administration --> Synaptic Package Manager Press the Search button and enter the search item.

Internet speeds in Ubuntu can be increased. Simply follow the steps.

Open a Terminal via Applications->Accessories->Terminal  and type the following

                          sudo vim  /etc/sysctl.conf         (press i for edit mode)

Start Synaptic Package Manager: System --> Administration --> Synaptic Package Manager Search for a complete or package using the Search Button. Click the box(es) of the package(s) to be installed; it/(they) will be entered into the installation queue. Press "Apply". Synaptic calculates the dependencies and installs the selected package as well as the packages on which it is dependent.

Go to System > Administration > Restricted Drivers Manager and turn on the driver.(In Ubuntu 8.04 Go to System > Administration > Hardware drivers ) Reboot Some users may receive an error screen: "The software source for the package nvidia-glx-new is not enabled." This can be overcome by going to System > Administration > Software Sources and ticking all the boxes under the heading "Downloadable from the Internet", click close and then allow Ubuntu to reload the package lists. The NVidia drivers can then be enabled using the method above.

Some users may run into problems using Totem to play DVDs. Totem is the default program for DVD-playback in Hardy, and there is no obvious way to change it. A lot of tips that worked in previous versions no longer work. The main problem is that VLC does not register itself as a DVD-capable application. These steps will set VLC media player as your default DVD player.