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'''Title of the script: '''Ubuntu Desktop 16.04

'''Author:''' Spoken Tutorial Team

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|| '''Visual Cue'''
|| '''Narration'''
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|| Starting slide
|| Hello and welcome to this spoken tutorial on '''Ubuntu L inux Desktop 16.04''' .
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|| Learning Objective
|| In this tutorial we will learn about
* '''Ubuntu Linux Desktop ''' on the '''gnome '''environment
* And some common applications on the '''Ubuntu Desktop'''

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|| System Requirements
|| To record this tutorial, I am using '''Ubuntu Linux 1 6.04 O S.'''
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|| Go to desktop
|| The '''Ubuntu desktop '''looks like this.
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|| Point to the launcher bar
|| You'll see the '''launcher''' on the left hand side of the screen.
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|| Click on the wheel icon (at the extreme right corner of the '''desktop''' screen)
|| How can we hide the '''launcher'''?
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|| Launcher >> click on '''System Settings'''
|| To do so, go to the '''launcher '''on the left side.

Click on the '''System Settings icon.'''
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|| Click '''System Settings''' >> '''Appearance'''
|| In the '''System Settings''' window, click on '''Appearance'''.
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|| Click on '''Behavior'''
|| In the '''Appearance''' window, click on the '''Behavior''' tab.
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|| Switch '''Auto-hide the Launcher '''to '''ON'''

|| Here, switch '''Auto-hide the Launcher '''to '''ON '''position.

Now, the '''launcher''' will be hidden.
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|| Show desktop without the launcher
|| If the '''launcher '''is hidden, as shown here, then how can we make it visible again?
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|| Move the cursor to the extreme left of the screen
|| To do so, move the cursor to the extreme left of the screen.

The '''launcher''' will become visible.
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|| Move the mouse away
|| Move the cursor away and the '''launcher''' will get hidden again.
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|| '''Appearance '''window >> Switch '''Auto-hide the Launcher '''to '''ON'''
|| Switch back to the '''Appearance '''window and turn '''Auto-hide the Launcher '''to '''OFF '''position.
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|| Close this window
|| Close this window by clicking on the tiny''' X icon''' at the top left of the window.
|-
|| Point to the icons
|| Notice, there are some icons on the '''launcher''', by default.
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|| Move the mouse to the '''launcher'''
|| At the top of the '''launcher , '''you can see the '''Dash home icon'''.

'''Dash home''' is an interface which gives access to all '''applications''' in '''Ubuntu Linux,''' within a screen.
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|| Click on '''Dash home'''
|| To open '''Dash home, '''click on it.
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|| Point to the '''search bar, Applications, Files & Folders '''
|| Prominently at the top, you'll see the '''search bar ''' field.

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||
|| Now, how do we locate a particular application?

<span style="background-color:#ffffff;">Just type in the name of the <span style="background-color:#ffffff;">'''application''' <span style="background-color:#ffffff;"> you are looking for, and you will find it instantly.

It's that simple!
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||
|| Let’s try to locate the '''Calculator''' application.
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|| In the '''search bar >> '''type''' Calc'''
|| So, in the '''search bar '''field, type '''C a l c'''.
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|| Point to '''LibreOffice Calc''' and '''Calculator'''
|| All the '''applications''' that have '''c a l c''' in their name, will be listed.

Observe here - both '''LibreOffice Calc''' and '''Calculator''' are listed.
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|| Click on '''Calculator >> '''come to the '''Calculator '''window
|| Click on the '''Calculator '''icon.

The '''Calculator application '''now opens on the screen.
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|| Mouse-over calculator
|| '''Calculator ''' helps perform arithmetic, scientific or financial calculations.
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||
|| Let us try some simple calculation.
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|| Type 5*8 >> press =
|| Type '''5 asterix 8''' and click on the '''equal to '''sign.
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||
|| Instead of clicking on the '''equal to''' sign, you can also press the '''Enter ''' key on the keyboard.
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|| Point to the answer.
|| The answer is displayed on the '''Calculator'''.
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||
|| Likewise, we can do all sort of calculations using the '''Calculator '''application.
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|| Click on X icon
|| Now exit this '''Calculator ''' by clicking on the tiny ''' X icon''' at the top left of the window.

<<PAUSE>>
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||
|| Let’s get familiar with some other important '''applications''' in '''Ubuntu Linux OS'''.
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|| Mouse on the desktop area
|| For that, we will go back to '''Dash home.'''
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|| In the Search Bar >> type gedit >> click on Text Editor icon.
|| In the '''Search bar''' , let ’s type '''gedit''' .

'''gedit '''is the default '''Text Editor '''in the '''Ubuntu Linux OS'''.

The '''Text Editor '''icon appears below. Let’s click on it t o open it.
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|| Mouse on gedit Text Editor
|| What you see right now on the screen, is the '''gedit Text Editor ''' window.
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||

Type “Hello World”
|| Let me type some text here.

For example, type '''"Hello World"''' .
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||
|| To save the file, press '''Ctrl '''and '''S''' keys simultaneously on the keyboard.
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|| Click on File->save
|| Alternately, we can click on '''File '''and then on '''Save'''.
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|| “Save as ” dialog comes up
|| Now, a dialog box named '''“Save as”''' opens up.

It asks for a '''filename ''' and the location where the file has to be saved.
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|| Type “Hello.txt” as filename.
|| So let’s type the name as '''"Hello.txt".'''

'''.txt '''is the default file extension of a '''text file'''.
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|| Select Desktop as location >> click on Save button.
|| And for location, let’s select '''Desktop.'''

And click on the '''Save ''' button at the bottom.
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|| Click on 'X' icon gedit text editor.
|| Let's close this '''gedit''' window now by clicking on the tiny '''X icon''' at the top left of the window.
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|| Move to desktop area and select the Hello.txt file.
|| On the '''Desktop,''' we can see the '''file Hello.txt''' .

This means our '''text file''' was saved successfully.
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|| Double click on hello.txt file
|| Let me open this '''file''' by double-clicking on it.

See, our '''text file''' has opened with our written text.
|-
|| '''SLIDE'''
|| The '''Internet''' has a lot of information on '''gedit Text Editor''' .

There are some spoken tutorials available on this topic also, on this website.
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|| Close the gedit text editor
|| Let's close this '''text editor''' and look at another '''application''' i.e the '''Terminal''' .
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|| Click on dash home and type terminal.
|| So let's go to '''Dash home, ''' once again .

Now type the word '''terminal ''' in the '''search b ar field''' .
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|| Click on the '''Terminal''' icon.
|| Click on the '''Terminal''' icon, that appears below.
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|| Mouse on Terminal window
|| The '''terminal '''window opens on the screen.

Please note: The shortcut to open the '''Terminal '''is '''Ctrl+Alt+T '''keys.
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|| '''SLIDE'''
|| The '''terminal''' is also called the '''command line.'''

This is because you can command the computer from here.

In fact it is more powerful than the '''GUI'''.
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|| Place your cursor on terminal
|| Let me switch back to the '''Terminal '''window.
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|| Type ls >> press Enter
|| Now let ’s type a simple '''command''' to get a feel of the '''terminal.'''

Type ''''ls' ''' and press '''Enter.'''
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|| Move the cursor over the result of the command

Highlight '''Home'''

|| You can see a list of all the '''files''' and '''folders''' in the current '''directory''' .

Here, it is displaying '''files ''' and '''folders ''' from the '''Home folder''' .

We will see later in this tutorial what the '''Home folder''' is.
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||
|| We will not spend any more time with the '''terminal''' now.
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|| Click on X icon
|| Close the '''terminal '''by clicking on the tiny '''X icon''' at the top left of the window.
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|| '''SLIDE'''
|| '''Terminal ''' commands are explained well, in the '''Linux''' spoken tutorial series on this website .
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|| Come to desktop
|| Now, let's move on to another '''application''' i.e '''Firefox Web Browser.'''
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|| Go to Dash home and type Firefox
|| Once again, open '''Dash home .'''

Type '''Firefox ''' in the '''search bar''' .
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|| Click on firefox
|| Click on the '''Firefox Web Browser ''' icon.
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|| As firefox opens
|| '''Firefox Web Browser ''' is used to access the '''world wide web.'''

Now we can see that '''Firefox b rowser '''window is open.
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|| When firefox opens
|| Let ’s go to the '''spoken tutorial '''website.

For that, click on the '''address bar ''' or press '''F6 ''' on the keyboard.
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|| Type '''"http://spoken-tutorial.org”'''
|| Now let’s type '''"spoken-tutorial.org" '''and press '''Enter.'''
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||
|| If you have '''Internet '''connectivity, then '''Firefox''' will connect to the given website.
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|| Mouse-over the page
|| The '''Spoken Tutorial Homepage ''' open s on the browser.
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|| Click on X icon
|| Let's close this as explai ned earlier, and move on to the next '''application'''.
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|| Go to dash home and type Office
|| So, let's go to '''Dash home ''' once again and type '''office ''' in the '''search bar.'''
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|| Mouse-over '''Writer, Base, Math, Calc, Draw''' and '''Impress '''(in the order displayed)
|| You'll see various '''Libre Office ''' components like

'''Calc, Impress, Writer '''and''' Draw'''

'''LibreOffice '''is the default '''office application''' in '''Ubuntu Linux OS'''.
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||
|| Excellent tutorials for all these components are available on the '''Spoken Tutorial '''website.
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|| Come back to desktop
|| Now let's explore the '''Video''' option.
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|| Goto dash home and type Video
|| Type '''video ''' in the '''search bar''' .
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|| Mouse-over Movie player
|| In th e displayed list, we have one '''application''' named '''Videos.'''
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|| Click on Movie player
|| '''Videos '''is used to play videos and songs.

By default, it plays '''open format ''' video files only.
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|| Movie player opens
|| So le t me play a sample file from my '''pen-drive''' .
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|| Insert pen-drive in the USB
|| Now I am inserting my '''pen-drive''' in a '''usb slot ''' on my machine.

The '''pen-drive folder''' has opened automatically.
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|| Close if pen-drive opens.
|| If it does n ot open, we can access it from the '''launcher''' .
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|| Click bottom left icon

Click the bottom left icon again.
|| Locate the '''pen-drive icon''' on the '''launcher''' .

If we click on it, it shows the '''files''' and '''folders''' available on the '''pen-drive''' .
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|| Select movie file
|| Now I will select the movie file '''big buck bunny.ogv''' to play.
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|| Double click on movie file
|| Here is my file.

I will double-click on it, to open it.
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|| Movie file opens
|| It opens in '''Videos, '''by default.
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|| Stop the movie.
|| Let's stop playing the movie.
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|| Press '''Ctrl, Windows''' and''' D''' keys
|| Let us now press '''Ctrl, Windows''' and''' D''' keys to go to the '''Desktop'''.
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|| Press Ctrl+windows+D keys
|| Now let's see some other important things on this '''Desktop''' .
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|| Mouse over Home folder icon in l auncher
|| Notice the '''folder icon''' present in the '''launcher''' .
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|| Click on Home folder
|| Let's click on it.

The '''Home folder''' opens.
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|| Mouse over Home folder
|| Every '''user''' has a unique '''Home folder '''in '''Ubuntu Linux'''.
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|| SLIDE
|| We can say that the '''Home folder ''' is "our house", where we can store our '''files''' and '''folders''' .

Unless we permit, others cannot see them.

More information on '''file permissions''' is available in the '''Linux''' spoken tutorial series .
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|| Point to Desktop, Documents, Videos, Downloads one by one
|| Let’s switch back.

In our '''Home folder''' , we can see other '''folders''' such a s,

'''Desktop, Documents, Downloads,''' etc.
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|| Click on desktop folder
|| In '''Linux''' , everything is a '''file''' .

Let ’s open the '''Desktop folder ''' by double -clicking on it.
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|| Select hello.txt file
|| He re, we can see that the same '''"hello.txt" ''' file that we saved from the '''text editor''' .

So this '''folder ''' and the '''Desktop ''' are the same.
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|| Close this folder
|| Let me close this '''folder '''now.

That’s all for this tutorial. Let us summarise.
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|| Summary
|| In this tutorial we learnt about * the '''Ubuntu Desktop''' ,
* the '''launcher''' and some of the '''icons''' available on it
* few common '''applications''' like '''Calculator, Text Editor, Terminal, Firefox Web Browser, Videos '''and '''LibreOffice Suite''' components
* and the '''Home folder'''

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|| Slide 9:

About Spoken Tutorial project
|| The video at the following link summarises the Spoken Tutorial project.

Please download and watch it.
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|| Slide 10:

About Workshop
|| <span style="background-color:#ffffff;">The Spoken Tutorial Project team conducts workshops using spoken tutorials

and gives certificates on passing online test.

For more details, please write to us.
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|| Slide 11:

Forum questions
|| Do you have questions in THIS Spoken Tutorial?

Please visit this site.

Choose the minute and second where you have the question

Explain your question briefly

Someone from our team will answer them
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|| Slide 12:

Forum for specific questions:

|| The Spoken Tutorial forum is for specific questions on this tutorial.

Please do not post unrelated and general questions on them.

This will help reduce the clutter.

With less clutter, we can use these discussion as instructional material.
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|| Slide 13:

Acknowledgement
|| Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.

More information on this mission is available at

this link.
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|| Previous slide
|| The script for this tutorial has been contributed by the Spoken Tutorial Team.

And this is Praveen from IIT Bombay signing off.

Thanks for joining.
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Nancyvarkey at 12:05, 31 August 2018

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