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To help create gNewSense documention please see the How to Contribute section of this page.

Before switching to gNewSense

We made a page to help current Windows users feel more comfortable with Free Software before switching to gNewSense.

You can also install gNewSense on a virtual machine, which let you try it as you wish without altering your real hard drive.

Hardware requirements

Computers

gNewSense hardware support status is given in the recommended hardware page. Other useful information can be found on Supported Wireless Cards, the laptop guide page and in user experiences for some hardware configurations.

Peripheral devices

List of Supported Printers

Installing gNewSense

• Getting started

• Installing gNewSense

  • Alternative installation guide (written for Adelaide, Australia)

  • Installing gNewSense on Eee PC

  • Booting from USB

• Post installation

• Upgrading from Ubuntu Dapper

• Upgrading gNewSense

• Debootstrapping gNewSense 3 (for advanced users)

Introduction to the Desktop Environment

• GNOME: the gNewSense default desktop environment.

• KDE: a complete desktop environment with a more Windows-like behaviour

• Xfce: a lightweight desktop environment

• Window managers: Awesome (2.0 Fruit Fly), Enlightenment, Fluxbox, LXDE, Openbox, wmii, ...

• Enhancements: 3D effects with compiz

Basic Settings

• Users

• Keyboard layout: Setting up Dvorak

Networking and Internet

• Dialup

• LAN and Broadband

• Using Tor (for gNewSense 3.0)

• Wireless

Language support

• Enable complete support for your language

• Locales management

• Write chinese with SCIM

Using gNewSense

Internet

• Web browsers: with Epiphany as the default application

• Email: with Evolution as the default application

• Pidgin: the default IM client

Office

• Office application suite: LibreOffice

Productivity

Commonly Used Applications

• GNU Emacs 22.1.1

• GIMP 2.4.6

• Printer management

Common tasks

• Importing photos from a digital camera

• Extracting RAR files

• Creating Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

Audio

• Extracting audio files from an audio CD

• Listening to music

Video

• Watch Flash Videos

• Play CSS-encumbered DVDs

• View Subtitles in Totem Movie Player

• Install VLC

Adding and Removing Programs

• Synaptic Package Manager (GNOME)

• Adept (KDE)

• Managing installed programs with the command line

Changing the Appearance of gNewSense

• Desktop

• Screensavers

• Themes

• Console

Games

• Lbreakout2

• Nexuiz

• Neverball

• LiquidWar

Basic Administration

• Bootloader: configure GRUB behaviour

• Command Line

• Firewall: a guide to setting up a simple firewall to protect your computer from unwanted intruders

• Repositories: reference page about the gNewSense repositories

• Sessions preferences: where you decide which program(s) to start when you login

• System Administration

Advanced Administration

• Backing up gNewSense

• How to Speed Up the Boot Time

• Temperature Sensors

• Security tools (Bastille and Tiger)

Hardware Hacks

• How to Program Arduino Boards

Development

• Use Bazaar version control system

• Building a .deb Package

Project Documentation

Package Freedom Verification FAQ

Wiki Documentation

Please see Writing Documentation for information on integration for documentation and translation on the wiki for a better implementation.

How to Contribute

If you would like to contribute to the gNewSense documentation you are more than welcome! We are currently working on a structure for future documentation (see below). If you would like to make suggestions for the structure, or start writing, please introduce yourself on the gnewsense-users mailing list.

When contributing, please bear in mind the following pages: EditingGuidelines and CommunityGuidelines.