Dell Mini 9 Manual

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Overview                            4
Getting Started With Your Dell Desktop    5
Getting Started With Your  Classic Desktop                      8
Starting an Application                 8
Customizing Your Desktop               8
Personalizing the panel8
Adding and Removing an Application  
Icon on Your Desktop                    8
Getting Started with Ubuntu®           9
Quickly Viewing a Window Full Screen    9
System Preferences and Administration  10
Setting Screensaver Preferences 10
Browsing Files and Folders Using  
Nautilus                             12
Using Bookmarks12
To add a bookmark  12
Creating a New Folder 12
Using the Firefox Web Browser         14
Using Tabbed Browsing 14
Using Bookmarks14
Adding Bookmarks to the Launcher14
Instant Messaging with Pidgin          16
Importing Digital Photographs            16
Applications in Ubuntu                  17
Adding and Removing Applications17
Adding a Printer                      18
Connecting to the Internet               18
Restoring Your Ubuntu System         19
Ubuntu Reinstallation                   19
Starting System Restore               19
Contents 
						

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Overview 
Your Dell computer is preconfigured with Ubuntu® if you opted for it during purchase
This document describes how to perform basic functions with your compute\
r running Ubuntu 
operating system and also includes reinstallation steps for Ubuntu opera\
ting system
You have two modes of operating your computer running Ubuntu
Dell customized mode with a Launcher•	
Classic Ubuntu mode•	
The two modes have been described in the following chapters
To learn more about Ubuntu operating system, see Help and Support (Click  → System→ Help 
and Support)
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Getting Started With Your Dell Desktop 
The Dell Desktop launches when you turn on your computer with Ubuntu ope\
rating 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 instructions about getting 
started with Classic Desktop
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1Launcher
The Launcher organizes applications and 
website bookmarks into categories To 
access an application using the Launcher, 
click on a Category, and then click on the 
application, or click on a bookmark to view 
the website in a new tab  You can customize 
the Launcher to contain the applications 
and website bookmarks you use most 
frequently by using the Plus Icons
2Desktop
Right-click on the background for a 
menu that will allow you to change the 
background image
3Categories
Click on a category to view a list of 
applications and bookmarks
4Home Icon
Click on this icon to minimize all windows 
and to display the Launcher 
5Ubuntu Icon
Click on this icon menu to access 
Preferences, Places (useful file locations), 
and Help and Support
6Running Tasks
Click the required tab to view the associated 
window
7Panel
The panel provides quick access to open 
running tasks on desktop, or to frequently-
used programs, files, or utilities on your 
computer 
8Search Icon
Click on this icon to search for files and 
folders
9Battery/Charging Status Indicator
Click on this icon to know the status of the 
battery
10Network Status Indicator
Click on this icon to know the network 
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11Volume Control Icon
Click on this icon to adjust the volume of the 
computer
12Notification area
Includes a clock and icons associated with 
programs
13Plus Icons
Click the upper Plus Icon to add or remove a 
category from the Launcher  Click the lower 
Plus Icon to add applications or website 
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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 application2 
Customizing Your Desktop
Personalizing the panel
You can add frequently used utilities and applications to the panel by pe\
rforming the following 
procedures:
Right-click on the panel and select1  Add to Panel
Select an application in the 2 Add to Panel dialog box and click Add
Adding and Removing an Application Icon on Your Desktop
You can add an icon on your Desktop to launch a frequently-used applicati\
on
Select an application in the 1 Applications menu
Drag and drop the application on to the Desktop2 
To remove an application icon from your Desktop, drag it into the trash b\
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Getting Started With Ubuntu 
Getting Started With Ubuntu
Quickly Viewing a Window Full Screen
Press the key combination  to toggle between standard view\
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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 
monitors and configuration tools functions 
such as network, printing, and users and 
groups
Setting Screensaver Preferences
Click1  → System→ Preferences→ 
Screensaver
The Screensaver Preferences window 
appears
In the 2 Screensaver Theme list, select Blank 
for a blank screen, select Random for a 
random screensaver, or select a screensaver 
of your choice
Adjust the slider for the length of time that 3 
you want your computer to idle before the 
screensaver turns on
Ensure that the 4 Activate screensaver when 
computer is idle checkbox is selected
If you want the screensaver to lock the 5 
screen, select the Lock screen when 
screensaver is active checkbox
Click 6 Close