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The gNewSense documentation is very much under construction: soon the existing sparse documentation will be replaced with far more structured documentation. For more information see the Contribute and Proposed Structure sections of this page.

1.  Currently available documentation

1.1  Operating System Documentation

• Getting Started
• Installing gNewSense
  • Alternative Installation Guide (written for Adelaide, Australia)
  • Booting From USB - install gNewSense from a memory stick
• Upgrading from Ubuntu Dapper
• Upgrading gNewSense
• Dialup in Gnome
• Synaptic (graphical package manager for Gnome)
• Adept (graphical package manager for KDE)
• apt-get and aptitude (command line)
• System Administration
• Command Line
• How to Speed Up the Boot Time
• Temperature Sensors
• GNU IceCat
• How to View Subtitles in Totem Movie Player

1.2  Other Resources

• User Experiences - tips and walk-throughs for specific hardware
• Forum - ask for help to the gNewSense users around the world

1.3  Project Documentation

Package Freedom Verification FAQ

1.4  Wiki Documentation

Writing Documentation
Integration for Documentation and Translation on the Wiki for a better implementation

2.  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.

3.  Proposed Structure

1. Installing gNewSense
   1. Basic installation
   2. Multi boot installation (installing gNewSense alongside another operating sytem)
   3. Advanced installations
2. Introduction to the desktop environment
   1. GNOME
   2. KDE
   3. Other desktop environments
3. Basic Settings
   1. Users
   2. Networking and Internet
      1. Dialup
      2. LAN and Broadband
      3. WAN ?
4. Using gNewSense
   1. The Internet
      1. Browsing the Internet
      2. Emails
      3. Instant Messaging
   2. Productivity
      1. Commonly used programs
         1. OpenOffice.org
         2. The GIMP
      2. Common tasks
         1. Importing photos from a digital camera
      3. Entertainment
         1. Introduction to free formats
         2. Programs...
   3. Adding and Removing Programs
      1. Introduction
      2. Synaptic Package Manager (GNOME)
      3. Adept (KDE)
      4. Managing installed programs with the command line
   4. Changing the Appearance of gNewSense
      1. Desktop
      2. Screensavers
      3. Themes
5. Advanced
   1. Security tools (Bastille & Tiger...)