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

Hardware requirements

gNewSense hardware support status is given in the recommended hardware page.

Installing gNewSense

• Getting started

• Installing gNewSense

  • Alternative installation guide (written for Adelaïde, Australia)

  • Installing gNewSense on Eee PC

  • Booting from USB

• Post installation

• Upgrading from Ubuntu Dapper

• Upgrading gNewSense

Introduction to the Desktop Environment

• Gnome

• KDE

• Xfce

• Other Desktop Environments: compiz

Basic Settings

• Users

Networking and Internet

• Dialup

• LAN and Broadband

• Wireless

Language support

• Enable complete support for your language

Using gNewSense

The Internet

• Browsing the Internet
• Emails
• Instant Messaging

• Installing GNU IceCat (a free version of Mozilla Firefox)

Productivity

Commonly Used Applications

• OpenOffice.org: upgrading OOo

• The GIMP

Common tasks

• Importing photos from a digital camera

Entertainment

• Introduction to free multimedia formats

Audio

• Extracting audio files from an audio CD

• Listening to music

Video

• Play CSS-encumbered DVDs

• View Subtitles in Totem Movie Player

Adding and Removing Programs

• Introduction

• Synaptic Package Manager (Gnome)

• Adept (KDE)

• Managing installed programs with the command line

Changing the Appearance of gNewSense

• Desktop

• Screensavers

• Themes

• Console

Games

• Lbreakout2

Advanced Administration

• Command Line

• System Administration

• Backing up gNewSense

• Editing GRUB

• How to Speed Up the Boot Time

• Temperature Sensors

• Security tools (Bastille and Tiger)

Hardware Hacks

• How to Program Arduino Boards

Development

• Development Sources & Links

Other Resources

• User Experiences - tips and walk-throughs for specific hardware

• Forum - ask for help to the gNewSense users around the world

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.