QUICK START GUIDE
QUICK START GUIDE
Notes and Cautions
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
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January 2009 P/N F670R Rev. A00
Contents
Overview 5
Getting Started With Your
Dell Desktop 6
Getting Started With Your
Classic Desktop 8
Starting an Application 8 Customizing Your Desktop 8
Adding and Removing an Application
Icon on Your Desktop 8
Getting Started With Ubuntu 9
Connecting to the Internet Using
a Wireless or Wired Connection 9
Quickly Viewing a Window in
Full Screen 10
System Preferences and
Administration 11 Browsing Files and Folders 14
Using the Web Browser 16 Instant Messaging With Pidgin 18 Using Totem TV 18 Dell Media Experience 18 Applications in Ubuntu 19 Connecting Devices 20
Restoring Your Ubuntu System 22
Starting System Restore 22
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Overview
Welcome to your Dell™ Inspiron™ Mini.
This guide helps you to get acquainted with the Ubuntu® operating system, perform basic functions, and set up your computer just the way you want it.
If you need more information, complete documentation on Ubuntu is available from the Help Center on your computer. To access the Help Center, click the Help icon on the Panel, found at the top of your screen.
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Getting Started With Your Dell Desktop
The Dell Desktop launches when you turn on your computer.
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