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Steps"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ch2\u003EIntroduction\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThis is a strange article for me to write as I am normally in a position where I would advocate installing Ubuntu and getting rid of Windows.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhat makes writing this article today doubly strange is that I am choosing to write it on the day that Windows 7 mainstream support comes to an end.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ESo why am I writing this now?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EI have been asked on so many occasions now how to remove Ubuntu from a dual booting Windows 7 or a dual booting Windows 8 system and it just makes sense to write the article.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EI spent the Christmas period looking through the comments that people have left on articles and it is time to write the posts that are missing and update some of those that have become old and need attention.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EI am going to spend the rest of January doing just that. This is the first step. If you have Windows 7 dual booting with Ubuntu and you want Windows 7 back without restoring to factory settings follow this guide. (Note there is a separate guide required for Windows 8)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EThe Steps Required To Remove Ubuntu\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERemove Grub By Fixing The Windows Boot Record\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDelete The Ubuntu Partitions\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EExpand The Windows Partition\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EBack Up Your System\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBefore you begin I recommend taking a backup of your system.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EI also recommend not leaving this to chance nor Microsoft's own tools.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/od\/LinuxNewbieDesktopGuide\/ss\/Create-A-Recovery-Drive-For-All-Versions-Of-Windows.htm\"\u003EClick here for a guide showing how to backup your drive using Macrium Reflect\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you have any data you wish to save within Ubuntu log into it now and back up the data to external hard drives, USB drives or DVDs.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EStep 1 - Remove The Grub Boot Menu\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-arVqwMLpJRQ\/VLWbHWkqYsI\/AAAAAAAAHmw\/kn3jDPOltX4\/s1600\/grubmenu.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-arVqwMLpJRQ\/VLWbHWkqYsI\/AAAAAAAAHmw\/kn3jDPOltX4\/s1600\/grubmenu.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen you boot your system you will see a menu similar to the one in the image.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo remove this menu and boot straight into Windows you have to fix the master boot record.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo do this I am going to show you how to create a system recovery disk, how to boot to the recovery disk and how to fix the master boot record.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ML2JnNc8OWY\/VLWcAovwGNI\/AAAAAAAAHm4\/KH778_MkU7U\/s1600\/recoverywindow1.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ML2JnNc8OWY\/VLWcAovwGNI\/AAAAAAAAHm4\/KH778_MkU7U\/s1600\/recoverywindow1.PNG\" height=\"384\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0006L2HTK\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1634\u0026amp;creative=6738\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B0006L2HTK\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=evelinuse-21\u0026amp;linkId=MMWIG2K3EKCGN3IS\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8\u0026amp;ASIN=B0006L2HTK\u0026amp;Format=_SL160_\u0026amp;ID=AsinImage\u0026amp;MarketPlace=GB\u0026amp;ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;WS=1\u0026amp;tag=evelinuse-21\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=evelinuse-21\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=2\u0026amp;a=B0006L2HTK\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"left\" width=\"130px\"\u003EPress the \"Start\" button and search for \"backup and restore\". Click the icon that appears.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA window should open as shown in the image above.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EClick on \"Create a system repair disc\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYou will need a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0006L2HTK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1634\u0026amp;creative=6738\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B0006L2HTK\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=evelinuse-21\u0026amp;linkId=3R363EA63XB4Z3IL\"\u003Eblank DVD\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-r0GUDZ4AAMI\/VLWfJ0nuJLI\/AAAAAAAAHnE\/RloNqdXLLcY\/s1600\/recoverywindow2.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-r0GUDZ4AAMI\/VLWfJ0nuJLI\/AAAAAAAAHnE\/RloNqdXLLcY\/s1600\/recoverywindow2.PNG\" height=\"200\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EInsert the blank DVD in the drive and select your DVD drive from the dropdown list.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick \"Create Disc\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERestart your computer leaving the disk in and when the message appears to boot from CD press \"Enter\" on the keyboard.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-VPSD50bmk2E\/VLWftBg7HxI\/AAAAAAAAHnM\/APVzvPg4rC0\/s1600\/recoveryoptionschooselanguage.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-VPSD50bmk2E\/VLWftBg7HxI\/AAAAAAAAHnM\/APVzvPg4rC0\/s1600\/recoveryoptionschooselanguage.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EA set of \"Systems Recovery Options\" screens will appear.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou will be asked to choose your keyboard layout.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EChoose the appropriate options from the lists provided and click \"Next\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-klK4SihPv0E\/VLWgLiPO1mI\/AAAAAAAAHnU\/DUgxH6N2SFE\/s1600\/RecoveryOptions.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-klK4SihPv0E\/VLWgLiPO1mI\/AAAAAAAAHnU\/DUgxH6N2SFE\/s1600\/RecoveryOptions.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe next screen lets you choose an operating system to attempt to fix.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlternatively you can restore your computer using a system image saved earlier.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELeave the top option checked and click \"Next\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-WOk-Unm6cCQ\/VLWgvzoBgzI\/AAAAAAAAHng\/vfxm1jhW1Ms\/s1600\/RecoveryOptions2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-WOk-Unm6cCQ\/VLWgvzoBgzI\/AAAAAAAAHng\/vfxm1jhW1Ms\/s1600\/RecoveryOptions2.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EYou will now see a screen with options to repair your disk and restore your system etc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll you need to do is fix the master boot record and this can be done from the command prompt.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick \"Command Prompt\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-duT-EUC0yuo\/VLWhHygCApI\/AAAAAAAAHno\/bO7UlouyR9M\/s1600\/FixMBR.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-duT-EUC0yuo\/VLWhHygCApI\/AAAAAAAAHno\/bO7UlouyR9M\/s1600\/FixMBR.jpg\" height=\"180\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003ENow simply type the following command into the command prompt:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;\"\u003Ebootrec.exe \/fixmbr\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EA message will appear stating that the operation has completed successfully.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can now close the command prompt window.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick the \"Restart\" button and remove the DVD.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYour computer should boot straight into Windows 7.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EStep 2 - Delete The Ubuntu Partitions\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1OM0b3qBeHk\/VLWh89gtgVI\/AAAAAAAAHn0\/ECHIARNCRp8\/s1600\/diskmanagement1.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1OM0b3qBeHk\/VLWh89gtgVI\/AAAAAAAAHn0\/ECHIARNCRp8\/s1600\/diskmanagement1.PNG\" height=\"266\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo delete Ubuntu you need to use the \"Disk Management\" tool from within Windows.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EPress \"Start\" and type \"Create and format hard disk partitions\" into the search box. A window will appear similar to the image above.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ENow my screen above isn't going to be quite the same as yours but it won't be much different. If you look at disk 0 there is 101 MB of unallocated space and then 4 partitions.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe 101 MB of space is a mistake I made when installing Windows 7 in the first place. The C: drive is Windows 7, the next partition (46.57 GB) is Ubuntu's root partition. The 287 GB partition is the \/HOME partition and the 8 GB partition is the SWAP space.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe only one we really need for Windows is the C: drive so the rest can be deleted.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENote: Be careful. You may have recovery partitions on the disk. Do not delete the recovery partitions. They should be labelled and will have file systems set to NTFS or FAT32\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8YUE2p5Fj8Q\/VLWlHXst6JI\/AAAAAAAAHoQ\/BJC57d9Nilg\/s1600\/deletevolume.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8YUE2p5Fj8Q\/VLWlHXst6JI\/AAAAAAAAHoQ\/BJC57d9Nilg\/s1600\/deletevolume.png\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ERight click on one of the partitions you wish to delete (i.e. the root, home and swap partitions) and from the menu click \"Delete Volume\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E(Do not delete any partitions that have a file system of NTFS or FAT32)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ERepeat this process for the other two partitions.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-IGbJLkc_soY\/VLWk1Vh0XAI\/AAAAAAAAHoA\/v7TVFT0rC0E\/s1600\/diskmanagement2.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-IGbJLkc_soY\/VLWk1Vh0XAI\/AAAAAAAAHoA\/v7TVFT0rC0E\/s1600\/diskmanagement2.PNG\" height=\"266\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAfter the partitions have been deleted you will have a large area of free space. Right click the free space and choose delete.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2xUBkWHpnC4\/VLWk9cYXGZI\/AAAAAAAAHoI\/8F2ANkorGeM\/s1600\/diskmanagement3.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2xUBkWHpnC4\/VLWk9cYXGZI\/AAAAAAAAHoI\/8F2ANkorGeM\/s1600\/diskmanagement3.PNG\" height=\"266\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYour disk will now contain your C drive and a large amount of unallocated space.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EStep 3 - Expand The Windows Partition\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-pLV5L3CvQ1Y\/VLWmh-5SKTI\/AAAAAAAAHoc\/7sJzITyvduo\/s1600\/diskmanagement4.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-pLV5L3CvQ1Y\/VLWmh-5SKTI\/AAAAAAAAHoc\/7sJzITyvduo\/s1600\/diskmanagement4.png\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe final step is to expand Windows so that it is one large partition again.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo do this right click on the Windows partition (C: drive) and choose \"Extend Volume\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vgmw_N2WZWw\/VLWm7i5oSxI\/AAAAAAAAHok\/k0q_gnIik9A\/s1600\/extendvolume1.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vgmw_N2WZWw\/VLWm7i5oSxI\/AAAAAAAAHok\/k0q_gnIik9A\/s1600\/extendvolume1.PNG\" height=\"256\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen the Window to the left appears click \"Next\",\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-WLA86V-Au8g\/VLWnTq5RpAI\/AAAAAAAAHos\/6vzjLNkrwRQ\/s1600\/extendvolume2.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-WLA86V-Au8g\/VLWnTq5RpAI\/AAAAAAAAHos\/6vzjLNkrwRQ\/s1600\/extendvolume2.PNG\" height=\"258\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe next screen shows a wizard whereby you can select the disks to expand to and change the size to expand to.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBy default the wizard shows the maximum amount of disk space it can claim from unallocated space.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAccept the defaults and click \"Next\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1rhTJvwem0k\/VLWnvx7fWFI\/AAAAAAAAHo0\/D-4HA8E8y2c\/s1600\/extendvolume3.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1rhTJvwem0k\/VLWnvx7fWFI\/AAAAAAAAHo0\/D-4HA8E8y2c\/s1600\/extendvolume3.PNG\" height=\"258\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe final screen shows the settings that you chose from the previous screen.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EClick \"Finish\" to expand the disk.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-CpuLXSYyPKY\/VLWoEGU3sCI\/AAAAAAAAHo8\/7o5G4W4b7zU\/s1600\/diskmanagement5.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-CpuLXSYyPKY\/VLWoEGU3sCI\/AAAAAAAAHo8\/7o5G4W4b7zU\/s1600\/diskmanagement5.PNG\" height=\"266\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAs you can see from the image above my Windows partition now takes up the entire disk (except for the 101 MB that I accidentally created before installing Windows in the first place).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESummary\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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A site dedicated to Linux has just shown you how to remove Linux and replace it with Windows 7.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAny questions? Use the comments section below.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/feeds\/8646843347834321318\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2015\/01\/how-to-recover-windows-7-and-delete.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8298012076600727502\/posts\/default\/8646843347834321318"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8298012076600727502\/posts\/default\/8646843347834321318"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2015\/01\/how-to-recover-windows-7-and-delete.html","title":"How To Recover Windows 7 And Delete Ubuntu In 3 Easy Steps"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Gary Newell"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101884745455672186724"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-EBrK8vpoLag\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAACgs\/Bu0hXrgtnio\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-arVqwMLpJRQ\/VLWbHWkqYsI\/AAAAAAAAHmw\/kn3jDPOltX4\/s72-c\/grubmenu.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-4019472880577049385"},"published":{"$t":"2014-11-17T00:12:00.001+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-01-13T13:08:52.724+00:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Linux Reviews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBUNTU"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ubuntu mate"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ubuntu MATE VS Lubuntu On An Old Netbook"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ch2\u003EIntroduction\u003C\/h2\u003EOne of my favourite gadgets is the trusty Acer Aspire One D255 Netbook. It isn't very powerful and in modern standards is not particularly cool but it is small, lightweight and great for taking on journeys.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUp until last week the netbook was running Lubuntu 14.04 and before that it was running Lubuntu 13.10 and before that Lubuntu 13.04. I have tried a number of different distributions on this netbook over the years but Lubuntu has been the go to distribution because of its performance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI was preparing to write about the latest Lubuntu 14.10 release but instead decided to give the new Ubuntu MATE edition a go after seeing it in action as a live distribution on my far more powerful Toshiba Satellite Pro.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe specifications for the Acer Aspire One D255 are as follows:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIntel Atom Processor\u0026nbsp; N450 1.66 ghz, 512kb cache\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E1 GB Memory\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E160 GB HDD\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EThe Atom processor isn't particularly powerful and there is clearly a shortage with regards to memory so any operating system that is installed on this netbook has to manage its resources well.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are many benefits to using Lubuntu on this netbook. The performance is excellent. The desktop doesn't have lots of panels taking up screen real estate and the applications installed are all lightweight.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are some issues with using Lubuntu. Abiword is both a blessing and a hindrance. I use Abiword for preparing articles for this site and for \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eabout.com\u003C\/a\u003E on the way home on the train.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhilst Abiword is great for basic notetaking and for maybe writing the odd letter it isn't as fully featured as LibreOffice Writer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELubuntu doesn't have any presentation tools or anything like LibreOffice draw. There is however Gnumeric for creating spreadsheets. I can honestly say that I have never used Gnumeric on this netbook, which means it is not a necessity.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn a netbook the most commonly used applications are the audio players, video players and of course the web browser. Lubuntu has Firefox, Audacious and MPlayer for these purposes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo how well does Ubuntu MATE shape up against Lubuntu on this netbook?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EHow to get Ubuntu MATE\u003C\/h2\u003EThe first step of course is to show you where and how to get Ubuntu MATE.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe installation steps in these reviews can take up quite a bit of room so I decided to create a separate article showing \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/11\/the-ultimate-ubuntu-mate-installation.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehow to download and install Ubuntu MATE\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first thing to note is that the download kept failing with a network error and so I had to use the bittorrent link in order to retrieve the ISO.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe installation also took quite a while on the Acer Aspire One D255 netbook. It was a process that took around 30 minutes which was a fair bit longer than Lubuntu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn complete contrast the installation of Ubuntu MATE on the Toshiba Satellite Pro took around 10 minutes to complete. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EFirst Impressions\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-pXanvvB3yVQ\/VGkqUWGT01I\/AAAAAAAAG0s\/FnfG_nKqDgY\/s1600\/maindesktop.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-pXanvvB3yVQ\/VGkqUWGT01I\/AAAAAAAAG0s\/FnfG_nKqDgY\/s1600\/maindesktop.png\" height=\"374\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you used to use Ubuntu before Unity was released then you will notice that the Ubuntu MATE edition bares a striking resemblence to Ubuntu 10.04 (and every version prior to that).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe desktop has the traditional two panels associated with Ubuntu (circa 2010).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe top panel has three menus:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EApplications\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPlaces\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESystem\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-reYcSFC4J-k\/VGkrM29tOLI\/AAAAAAAAG00\/dKl9NpRHJsw\/s1600\/appsmenu.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-reYcSFC4J-k\/VGkrM29tOLI\/AAAAAAAAG00\/dKl9NpRHJsw\/s1600\/appsmenu.png\" height=\"187\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe \"Applications\" menu consists of a list of categories including accessories, education, graphics, internet, office, sound and video, system tools and universal access.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClicking on a category shows a sub-menu with the applications that are available for the chosen category.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-FfLf7PACLBM\/VGkrsn22CpI\/AAAAAAAAG08\/ABWh-XuETQI\/s1600\/placesmenu.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-FfLf7PACLBM\/VGkrsn22CpI\/AAAAAAAAG08\/ABWh-XuETQI\/s1600\/placesmenu.png\" height=\"187\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe \"Places\" menu links to various folders on your computer including your home folder, the desktop, external devices, network folders and servers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can also search for files and view your most recently accessed documents.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FMyjjoDSuW4\/VGksgS1ZZTI\/AAAAAAAAG1I\/XMXWFYStut0\/s1600\/systemmenu.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FMyjjoDSuW4\/VGksgS1ZZTI\/AAAAAAAAG1I\/XMXWFYStut0\/s1600\/systemmenu.png\" height=\"187\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe \"System\" menu lets you configure your computer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor instance you can add printers, configure networks, keyboard layouts and display settings.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe top panel for Ubuntu MATE also includes system panel style icons such as network settings, audio settings, power settings and the calendar.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe bottom panel has an icon to show the desktop and a list of all the currently running applications. There are also workspace switching icons and the recycle bin.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EConnecting To The Internet\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Sh-ARKkASLk\/VGkx8WpdAhI\/AAAAAAAAG2A\/eDXVGohobEQ\/s1600\/connecttointernet.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Sh-ARKkASLk\/VGkx8WpdAhI\/AAAAAAAAG2A\/eDXVGohobEQ\/s1600\/connecttointernet.png\" height=\"374\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConnecting to the internet with Ubuntu MATE is dead simple.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESimply click on the appropriate network icon in the system tray which is located in the top right corner and then choose the network you wish to connect to. If required enter the security key for the network. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ECustomisation\u003C\/h2\u003EOne of the nicest things about Lubuntu is the ability to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2013\/11\/how-to-customise-lxde-desktop-using.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ecustomise the desktop\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnlike the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/11\/an-everyday-linux-user-review-of-ubuntu.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emain version of Ubuntu\u003C\/a\u003E that comes with the Unity desktop the Ubuntu MATE edition also provides a wealth of customisation options.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-jW1Q_STFDdU\/VGkug7HKF-I\/AAAAAAAAG1U\/a51wAhy8qBE\/s1600\/Screenshot-Add%2Bto%2BPanel.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-jW1Q_STFDdU\/VGkug7HKF-I\/AAAAAAAAG1U\/a51wAhy8qBE\/s1600\/Screenshot-Add%2Bto%2BPanel.png\" height=\"297\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EYou can choose to leave the standard two panel setup as it is or you can remove one of the panels or add more panels.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe panels can also be set up the way you want them to be. For example the bottom panel can be amended to work more like a dock with a series of commonly used applications.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEach panel can have other items added to it including application launchers, clocks, applets, window selectors, weather reports, etc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-9FoOd4BzUNk\/VGkvX0UNGQI\/AAAAAAAAG1c\/slwtbGUAFzM\/s1600\/changedesktop.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-9FoOd4BzUNk\/VGkvX0UNGQI\/AAAAAAAAG1c\/slwtbGUAFzM\/s1600\/changedesktop.png\" height=\"223\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe thing that nearly everybody likes to change is their desktop wallpaper.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith Ubuntu MATE it is simply a case of right clicking on the desktop and choosing \"Change desktop background\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA window appears with a number of available backgrounds. You can also choose your own by clicking on \"Add\" and navigating to the image.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-bxXGhmr_CtU\/VGkv3uizubI\/AAAAAAAAG1k\/a0rNUzpAF2I\/s1600\/newdesktop.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-bxXGhmr_CtU\/VGkv3uizubI\/AAAAAAAAG1k\/a0rNUzpAF2I\/s1600\/newdesktop.png\" height=\"374\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EApplications\u003C\/h2\u003EThe thing that sets Lubuntu and Ubuntu MATE apart is the choice of applications.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELubuntu strictly sticks to lightweight applications such as Abiword and Gnumeric and lightweight games.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUbuntu MATE has pretty much the same applications available as the default Ubuntu Unity edition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EAccessories\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEngrampa Archive Manager - Zip File Management\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGalculator - Calculator\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPluma - Text Editor\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EEducation\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELibreOffice Math\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EGraphics\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TdoNUGBdAJs\/VGkxJuk6rRI\/AAAAAAAAG1w\/Ef66rg2OsHc\/s1600\/Screenshot-Shotwell.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TdoNUGBdAJs\/VGkxJuk6rRI\/AAAAAAAAG1w\/Ef66rg2OsHc\/s1600\/Screenshot-Shotwell.png\" height=\"344\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEye Of MATE - Image Viewer\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EShotwell - Photo Manager\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELibreOffice Draw \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EInternet\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-nPiBtMUrL0Q\/VGkxwE0o7UI\/AAAAAAAAG14\/lswzEWeMjuU\/s1600\/linuxoutlawsyoutube.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-nPiBtMUrL0Q\/VGkxwE0o7UI\/AAAAAAAAG14\/lswzEWeMjuU\/s1600\/linuxoutlawsyoutube.png\" height=\"172\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFirefox - Web Browser\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHexchat - IRC Chat\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThunderbird - Email Client\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPidgin - Instant Messenger\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETransmission - Bittorrent Client\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EOffice\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BL0HjOOwIAs\/VGkyznyfZ-I\/AAAAAAAAG2I\/0uZtexkyn_M\/s1600\/libreoffice.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BL0HjOOwIAs\/VGkyznyfZ-I\/AAAAAAAAG2I\/0uZtexkyn_M\/s1600\/libreoffice.png\" height=\"344\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELibreOffice Calc - Spreadsheet\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELibreOffice Draw - A bit like Visio\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELibreOffice Impress - Presentation tool\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELibreOffice Math - Maths tools\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELibreOffice Writer - Word processor\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAtril Document Viewer - PDF Viewer \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch3\u003ESound And Video\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YPMdSIB4YCY\/VGkzLr93UmI\/AAAAAAAAG2Q\/Q8OIxp7H8a8\/s1600\/rhythmbox.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-YPMdSIB4YCY\/VGkzLr93UmI\/AAAAAAAAG2Q\/Q8OIxp7H8a8\/s1600\/rhythmbox.png\" height=\"446\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBrasero - Disc Burning\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECheese - Webcam Viewer\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERhythmbox - Audio Player\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETotem - Video Player \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EThe main thing to note is that Ubuntu MATE provides a more complete set of applications.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThunderbird is a decent email client for those of you that still prefer to use a mail client over the standard webmail tools that are provided by services such as GMail. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERhythmbox is a better audio player than the one provided by Lubuntu. You have the ability to import your music collection, listen to podcasts, Last.FM and there is great support for external audio devices such as MP3 players.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Shotwell photo manager is a great tool for viewing all your images and totem is a decent video player.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll of these tools are great for when you are on the move and the fact that you can use Firefox for browsing the web makes Ubuntu MATE a great choice.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere is a little bit of a trade off though in terms of performance. Whilst using LibreOffice on the netbook there was a little bit of degradation. The cursor hung at various intervals and the menus would sometimes get stuck as shown below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-vAGPKymWKlE\/VGk0klKCpmI\/AAAAAAAAG2c\/9gtlNOmrKWQ\/s1600\/libreofficeawkwardmenu.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-vAGPKymWKlE\/VGk0klKCpmI\/AAAAAAAAG2c\/9gtlNOmrKWQ\/s1600\/libreofficeawkwardmenu.png\" height=\"374\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is worth noting that if you are using Lubuntu then there is no need to switch to Ubuntu MATE in order to use LibreOffice, Rhythmbox or Shotwell. All of these applications are available in the Lubuntu repositories.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESimilarly if you choose to use Ubuntu MATE and you find that LibreOffice is too overkill you can install Abiword, Gnumeric and any of the other tools that come with the default Lubuntu installation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt this point of course the only difference between Lubuntu and Ubuntu MATE is the desktop environment. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EInstalling Applications\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PAIjas0J-aQ\/VGk1G98c8aI\/AAAAAAAAG2k\/hML-bV1SDrA\/s1600\/softwarecentre.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PAIjas0J-aQ\/VGk1G98c8aI\/AAAAAAAAG2k\/hML-bV1SDrA\/s1600\/softwarecentre.png\" height=\"197\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThere are a couple of tools provided by Ubuntu MATE for installing further applications.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe main application is the Ubuntu Software Centre.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Software Centre provides a list of categories and a search tool to make it easy to find and manage software installations.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe alternative to the software centre is to use the apt command line tool.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn order to play MP3 files, watch Flash videos and play Flash games you either need to have checked the third party tools option whilst installing Ubuntu MATE or you can install the Ubuntu Restricted Extras package.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EIssues\u003C\/h2\u003EThere were no real issues running the Ubuntu MATE edition on the netbook except that compared to Lubuntu there was more lag.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe menus in LibreOffice refused to hide once they were shown on the odd occasion.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhilst importing music into Rhythmbox and importing photos into Shotwell the system became a little bit unresponsive but these two processes took most of the processing power of the netbook.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe netbook worked well when performing simple tasks such as watching videos, listening to music or browsing the web.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESummary \u003C\/h2\u003EIf you are going to use an older style netbook such as the Acer Aspire One then Lubuntu still rules due to the lighter desktop and lighter applications.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUbuntu MATE wins when it comes to the choice of applications. Rhythmbox, Shotwell and LibreOffice are far better than the Lubuntu equivalents.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn a slightly more powerful machine the Ubuntu MATE edition is perfect. It certainly outperforms the Unity version on both my Dell Inspiron and Toshiba Satellite Pro.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUbuntu MATE provides a glimpse of where we might have been today if Unity hadn't been developed. Having lived with Unity for 3 years though I have to say that I now prefer Unity over the older style interface. MATE might be fast but does it make you more productive?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis was the main reason that I chose to compare Ubuntu MATE with Lubuntu as I believe it is in direct competition for older style computers or computers with less power.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI think the Unity version of Ubuntu is superior to Ubuntu MATE and I also think that the Cinnamon version of Mint is better than the MATE version of Mint.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA more interesting comparison might be to compare Ubuntu MATE with the MATE version of Mint. Will Ubuntu MATE win back some of the users that switched to Mint because of Unity?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPersonally I like the double panel that Ubuntu MATE provides over the single Mint panel. Other than that there really isn't much reason to switch back to Ubuntu or switch from Ubuntu MATE to Linux Mint.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you are yet to make the decision as to whether to choose Ubuntu MATE or Mint then it really is difficult to separate them. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/05\/linux-mint-16-most-complete-and-easy-to.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EYou can read my review of the Mint MATE edition here \u003C\/a\u003E(note version 17 has been released since then).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo to sum up, Lubuntu for speed and performance, Ubuntu MATE for applications and the toss of a coin to choose between Ubuntu MATE and Mint MATE.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is worth noting that Ubuntu MATE worked reasonably well on the netbook but you don't have to have many applications open for performance to degrade. Lubuntu performs better with more applications open but limited memory, limited graphics and a limited ATOM processor obviously provides a somewhat limited experience.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUsing Ubuntu MATE with lighter applications will make things slightly better but there is always going to be that trade off between performance and usability.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFinally, before I sign off, why is Ubuntu MATE called Ubuntu MATE?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUbuntu is called Ubuntu because it is the main product.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKubuntu is Ubuntu with the KDE desktop.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EXubuntu is Ubuntu with the XFCE desktop.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELubuntu is Ubuntu with the LXDE desktop.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003ESo why not Mubuntu? Why is it Ubuntu MATE? The same question could of course be asked for Ubuntu Gnome. Gubuntu anyone?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThanks for reading.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EUbuntu Vs Xubuntu\u003C\/h2\u003EIf you are running Ubuntu and finding it a bit sluggish then you might choose to consider Xubuntu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERead this guide which \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/od\/dist\/fl\/Ubuntu-With-XFCE-vs-Xubuntu-Linux.htm\"\u003Ecompares Ubuntu with Xubuntu and shows how to install the XFCE desktop in Ubuntu\u003C\/a\u003E."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/feeds\/4019472880577049385\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/11\/ubuntu-mate-vs-lubuntu-on-old-netbook.html#comment-form","title":"17 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8298012076600727502\/posts\/default\/4019472880577049385"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8298012076600727502\/posts\/default\/4019472880577049385"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/11\/ubuntu-mate-vs-lubuntu-on-old-netbook.html","title":"Ubuntu MATE VS Lubuntu On An Old Netbook"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Gary Newell"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101884745455672186724"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-EBrK8vpoLag\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAACgs\/Bu0hXrgtnio\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-pXanvvB3yVQ\/VGkqUWGT01I\/AAAAAAAAG0s\/FnfG_nKqDgY\/s72-c\/maindesktop.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"17"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-2860458835420254029"},"published":{"$t":"2014-11-09T21:26:00.000+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-11-20T09:07:45.417+00:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Linux Reviews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBUNTU"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"An Everyday Linux User Review Of Ubuntu 14.10"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ch2\u003EIntroduction\u003C\/h2\u003EI have been using Ubuntu 14.10 since it was released on the 23rd October, 2014. During that time I have been trying to work out how to write this review because on the face of it, nothing much has changed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI was half tempted to just post a link to my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/06\/ubuntu-1404-there-has-never-been-better.html\"\u003Ereview of Ubuntu 14.04\u003C\/a\u003E and say \"Thankyou for reading\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstead I think I have come up with enough material to form a review. For those of you who are currently using 14.04 I will highlight the main differences as listed in the release notes first and then you can decide whether to continue reading or not.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor those of you new to Ubuntu, 14.10 is the latest release and will continue to be so until Ubuntu 15.04 is released in April 2015.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWhat Is Ubuntu?\u003C\/h2\u003EEveryday Linux User focuses on desktop Linux and as such I am not too bothered about reviewing the cloud or server versions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/desktop\"\u003EUbuntu website\u003C\/a\u003E says this about the desktop version:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\"Enjoy the simplicity of Ubuntu's stylish, intuitive interface. Fast, secure and with thousands of apps to choose from, Ubuntu gives you a clean and streamlined experience that makes it easy to do whatever you want\".\u003C\/blockquote\u003EThe Unity interface that comes as standard with Ubuntu does everything right that Windows 8 has managed to mess up so badly.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUbuntu is a GNU\/Linux distribution which is both easy to use and modern.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EDifferences Between Ubuntu 14.04 And 14.10\u003C\/h2\u003EUbuntu 14.04 is the long term support release. If you seek long term stability without the requirement to upgrade regularly then you should install Ubuntu 14.04.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUbuntu 14.10 will be supported for 9 months but having joined the interim release cycle you will more than likely continue to upgrade again in just 6 months when 15.04 is released and then again in 15.10.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are benefits to using the interim releases such as updated kernels and updated applications but there are likely to be downsides going forward especially when newer technologies such as MIR and SystemD become the defaults.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUbuntu 14.10 is a maintenance release with a number of upgraded applications and an upgraded kernel.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUbuntu 14.04 was released with kernel 3.13 and for 14.10 this has gone up to 3.16. The benefits of the newer kernel include improved performance for NVidia, Intel and ATI devices. There is also improved performance with regards to suspend and resume times.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor the desktop edition of Ubuntu there have been a number of bug fixes included for Unity and improvements have been made for High-DPI displays.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe version of Firefox is now 33 and Chromium is 38. GTK is updated to 3.12 and QT is upgraded to 5.3. Ubuntu 14.10 also comes with LibreOffice 4.3 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/wiki.ubuntu.com\/UtopicUnicorn\/ReleaseNotes\"\u003EClick here for the full release notes for Ubuntu 14.10\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EHow To Get Ubuntu\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/download\/desktop\"\u003EClick here to download Ubuntu 14.10\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou will have to scroll down the page to find the Ubuntu 14.10 release as Ubuntu 14.04 still takes centre stage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI have written various guides showing how to install Ubuntu including:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/05\/install-ubuntu-1404-alongside-windows.html\"\u003EHow to dual boot Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows 8.1\u003C\/a\u003E (will also work with Ubuntu 14.10) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/od\/LinuxNewbieDesktopGuide\/ss\/The-Ultimate-Windows-7-And-Ubuntu-Linux-Dual-Boot-Guide.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHow to dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 7\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/od\/howtos\/ss\/Run-Ubuntu-Linux-Within-Windows-Using-VirtualBox.htm\"\u003EHow to run Ubuntu as a virtual machine\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/od\/howtos\/ss\/How-To-Create-A-UEFI-Bootable-Ubuntu-USB-Drive-Using-Windows.htm\"\u003EHow to create a UEFI bootable Ubuntu USB\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EThe dual boot guide will probably work for most of you without having to follow all of the steps and the requirement for turning off secure boot isn't absolutely necessary. I am working on an updated guide.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you are going to dual boot it is probably a good idea to backup Windows 8.1 first.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/od\/LinuxNewbieDesktopGuide\/ss\/Create-A-Recovery-Drive-For-All-Versions-Of-Windows.htm\"\u003EHow to create recovery media for all versions of Windows\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EYou can also \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.osdisc.com\/products\/ubuntu?affiliate=everydaylinuxuser\"\u003Ebuy a Ubuntu USB drive or DVD drive\u003C\/a\u003E. This is a great option for those people who have a poor internet connection and saves the short time and effort required to create one of your own.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EFirst Impressions\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-EajsfdxwO-0\/VF-q1RUHafI\/AAAAAAAAGv4\/ohVmrWCGy5o\/s1600\/ubuntudesktop.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-EajsfdxwO-0\/VF-q1RUHafI\/AAAAAAAAGv4\/ohVmrWCGy5o\/s1600\/ubuntudesktop.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EUbuntu 14.10 isn't going to provide current Ubuntu users with much of a surprise but for those of you who haven't tried Ubuntu before the screen basically contains a desktop, quick launch bar and a panel at the top.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Ubuntu launcher on the left shows icons for all the most commonly used applications such as a file manager, web browser, office suite, software manager and settings. You can rearrange these icons and replace them with icons for the applications you use the most.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/od\/howtos\/fl\/Learn-Ubuntu-The-Unity-Launcher.htm\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/od\/howtos\/fl\/Learn-Ubuntu-The-Unity-Launcher.htm\"\u003EClick here for a full guide showing how to use the Unity Launcher\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the top right corner are some icons which are used for setting up the network, choosing your language, bluetooth settings, power settings, audio settings, the clock and general user settings.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPressing the super key (Windows key) on the keyboard or clicking the top icon on the launcher brings up the Unity Dash.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JDo1GcD3p6g\/VF-sNSffQ0I\/AAAAAAAAGwE\/JbMWNgJXmSc\/s1600\/ubuntudash.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JDo1GcD3p6g\/VF-sNSffQ0I\/AAAAAAAAGwE\/JbMWNgJXmSc\/s1600\/ubuntudash.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EEarlier on I stated that Ubuntu did everything right that Windows 8 got horribly wrong.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe dash is a perfect example of this. In Ubuntu the launcher stays visible and is a quick and easy way to launch your favourite applications. The dash is used for everything else.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnybody who has used Windows 8 will note that you could be using the desktop and running a desktop application and then you decide to run another application. Pressing the Windows key takes you back to the tiled window. The mouse then has to go to the right side of the screen to bring up the search tool. You are then able to find the application and run it. This will make the application appear on the desktop again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe mouse is basically going all over the place and the user loses the view of the application they were initially running.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith Ubuntu the launcher keeps track of everything that is running and the dash merely overlays the applications underneath. Mouse usage is kept to a minimum.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe search tool within Ubuntu is incredibly good and most applications and files can be found within a couple of key strokes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe dash also includes a concept called scopes (or lenses). By default in Ubuntu 14.10 the scopes include applications, files, videos, audio and photos. For some reason the lens for social media has disappeared in Ubuntu 14.10 but I will come back to that later.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EConnecting To The Internet\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-qKq46fzx_0E\/VF-udQa3LkI\/AAAAAAAAGw4\/5EqsW6MubTo\/s1600\/connecttointernet.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-qKq46fzx_0E\/VF-udQa3LkI\/AAAAAAAAGw4\/5EqsW6MubTo\/s1600\/connecttointernet.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EConnecting to the internet is fairly straight forward. Click on the network setting icon in the top right corner and click on the desired network.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EIf you are connecting to a wireless network you will be asked for the security key for that network. This will be remembered for subsequent connections.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/od\/howtos\/fl\/Learn-Ubuntu-The-Unity-Dash.htm\"\u003EClick here for a full guide showing how to use the Unity Dash\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EFlash and MP3\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-j1dHMw5im2I\/VF-u93WBlOI\/AAAAAAAAGxA\/t0S6i0uDQZM\/s1600\/flash.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-j1dHMw5im2I\/VF-u93WBlOI\/AAAAAAAAGxA\/t0S6i0uDQZM\/s1600\/flash.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EDuring the installation of Ubuntu you are asked whether you want to install 3rd party tools and this includes the necessary codecs to run Flash videos and play Flash games.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EYou can also install Flash via the repositories by either installing the Flash installer or by installing the Ubuntu Restricted Extras package.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe restricted extras package includes fonts that are commonly found within Windows and the codecs required to play MP3 audio.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EAudio\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wMLLGI5dKcI\/VF-wZIgQRuI\/AAAAAAAAGxM\/b3Y7I1nZbNU\/s1600\/rhythmbox.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wMLLGI5dKcI\/VF-wZIgQRuI\/AAAAAAAAGxM\/b3Y7I1nZbNU\/s1600\/rhythmbox.png\" height=\"472\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe default audio application within Ubuntu is Rhythmbox.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EYou can import your current music collection, listen to podcasts and listen to online radio stations using Rhythmbox. Rhythmbox also integrates well with external audio devices.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EUntil you have imported music into Rhythmbox, the music scope within the Unity dash will remain empty.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2iaaiA31WVs\/VF-xCkRBXXI\/AAAAAAAAGxU\/NSNpAGOMQTc\/s1600\/ubuntudashmusic.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2iaaiA31WVs\/VF-xCkRBXXI\/AAAAAAAAGxU\/NSNpAGOMQTc\/s1600\/ubuntudashmusic.png\" height=\"374\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe Unity Dash can be used to search for and filter audio by decade and genre.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EVideo\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Da8TwUhQmsA\/VF-t9iE6OPI\/AAAAAAAAGwg\/-MS0RjpRR1k\/s1600\/ubuntudashvideo.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Da8TwUhQmsA\/VF-t9iE6OPI\/AAAAAAAAGwg\/-MS0RjpRR1k\/s1600\/ubuntudashvideo.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe default media player within Ubuntu is called Totem. The Unity Dash can also be used to view videos that are installed on your system. In addition to this the Dash will also show online videos.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EPhotos\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-jTetQ3Sd0n4\/VF-yOEVwwVI\/AAAAAAAAGxk\/vcMRF7IGFD4\/s1600\/shotwell.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-jTetQ3Sd0n4\/VF-yOEVwwVI\/AAAAAAAAGxk\/vcMRF7IGFD4\/s1600\/shotwell.png\" height=\"466\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe default photo manager within Ubuntu is called Shotwell and this can be used to organise all of your photos and run slideshows.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-v9qTnvz9lK4\/VF-uLG6VSkI\/AAAAAAAAGww\/_J4p60_NcXc\/s1600\/ubuntudashphotos.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-v9qTnvz9lK4\/VF-uLG6VSkI\/AAAAAAAAGww\/_J4p60_NcXc\/s1600\/ubuntudashphotos.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThere is a lens within the Unity Dash which can be used to search for and view photos. Until the photos are imported into Shotwell nothing will be displayed within this scope.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EApplications\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EUbuntu 14.10 comes with the following applications by default:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EScreenshot\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGEdit - Text editor\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETerminal\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECalculator -\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELibreOffice - Office Suite\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDocument Viewer - PDF Viewer\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EImageMagick - Image Editor\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBrasero - Disc Burning\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECheese - Webcam Viewer\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFirefox - Web Browser\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEmpathy - Instant Messenging\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESolitaire - Game\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMahjongg - Game\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERhythmbox - Audio Player\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERemmima Remote Desktop\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EShotwell - Photo Manager\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESudoku - Game\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETotem - Video Player\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EInstalling Applications\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tm3adr4br8I\/VF-0prnO_tI\/AAAAAAAAGxw\/tJ0AolUZ4hM\/s1600\/softwarecentre.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tm3adr4br8I\/VF-0prnO_tI\/AAAAAAAAGxw\/tJ0AolUZ4hM\/s1600\/softwarecentre.png\" height=\"372\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe Ubuntu Repositories have thousands of applications that can be installed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne way to access the repositories is to use the Ubuntu Software Centre.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Software Centre has a number of categories that can be browsed and a search tool to find an application by name or keyword.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen you have found the application you wish to install you can click the \"More Info\" button to get further details or \"install\" to install the application.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ECustomising Ubuntu\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-RIygF58eA8I\/VF-1UtLAGSI\/AAAAAAAAGx4\/2VfGY7269J4\/s1600\/changebackground.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-RIygF58eA8I\/VF-1UtLAGSI\/AAAAAAAAGx4\/2VfGY7269J4\/s1600\/changebackground.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe first thing you will probably want to change is the desktop wallpaper.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can change the wallpaper by right clicking on the desktop and choosing \"Change desktop background\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUbuntu comes with a number of different wallpapers or you can add your own by clicking the plus (+) symbol and navigating to the image you wish to use.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can also change the size of the launcher icons. If you have poor eyesight you might choose to make them larger or if you are using a netbook you might choose to make them smaller.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou might wish to hide the launcher completely when not in use and this can be achieved by choosing the appropriate option on the behaviour tab.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-SUkrLC-ERTk\/VF_QomfiFXI\/AAAAAAAAGyM\/ajJMl3Xqtgg\/s1600\/tweak.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-SUkrLC-ERTk\/VF_QomfiFXI\/AAAAAAAAGyM\/ajJMl3Xqtgg\/s1600\/tweak.png\" height=\"315\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThere are other behavioural and appearance settings that can be amended within Unity and the easiest way to set them is to use the Unity Tweak Tool which can be found in the Software Centre.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are too many tweaks that can be applied to list them all here but for example you can hide the launcher, change the launcher icon colours, amend the way the search tool works, amend the panel settings, change keyboard shortcuts, change the window manager settings and change desktop settings.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EWeb Application Interaction\u003C\/h2\u003EI mentioned earlier that the social media lens appeared to be missing in Ubuntu 14.10.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-x_0RTrlVLHs\/VF_SA42T5MI\/AAAAAAAAGyc\/3Ia3Xz_2n-g\/s1600\/ubuntuonlineaccounts.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-x_0RTrlVLHs\/VF_SA42T5MI\/AAAAAAAAGyc\/3Ia3Xz_2n-g\/s1600\/ubuntuonlineaccounts.png\" height=\"205\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EIt is also worth noting that Twitter was missing as an option within the Online Accounts feature.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI installed the Friends scope from within the Software Centre and the Twitter option appeared within Online Accounts.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnfortunately despite setting up my Twitter account within Online Accounts no messages have come through yet on the Dash.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7gGxMNNrF4o\/VF_SfLVMrHI\/AAAAAAAAGyk\/APLOT8GE03o\/s1600\/friendslens.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7gGxMNNrF4o\/VF_SfLVMrHI\/AAAAAAAAGyk\/APLOT8GE03o\/s1600\/friendslens.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EIf you go to a popular web application, such as Twitter, you are asked if you wish to integrate it into Ubuntu. This has the effect of running the web application as if it is a standard desktop application. Anybody who has used Peppermint Linux will be used to this concept.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tC7IUH_ZRtI\/VF_RwZMOeNI\/AAAAAAAAGyU\/bWD0VKIvQ8Q\/s1600\/twitterwebapp.png\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tC7IUH_ZRtI\/VF_RwZMOeNI\/AAAAAAAAGyU\/bWD0VKIvQ8Q\/s1600\/twitterwebapp.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThere are dozens of web applications that this works for and most of them work successfully including Youtube.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-rQtmfDFeACQ\/VF_TYuAL4uI\/AAAAAAAAGys\/zdQUz14CwrU\/s1600\/youtubeapp.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-rQtmfDFeACQ\/VF_TYuAL4uI\/AAAAAAAAGys\/zdQUz14CwrU\/s1600\/youtubeapp.png\" height=\"500\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EOne that didn't work so well was Grooveshark. The web application kept coming up with a Flash player error. There is an option to use the HTML 5 version but this basically just opens another browser window so you may as well have just loaded Firefox in the first place.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ENetflix and Chrome\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ENetflix is supposed to run natively within Ubuntu now without any spoofing, fairy dust or wizardry.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ETo try it out I installed Chrome, by going to Google's website and downloading the latest stable version. I then loaded Netflix into my browser and hey presto.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-HNoTSYAq27o\/VF_UQUA9vCI\/AAAAAAAAGy0\/oAgQWrzrXgo\/s1600\/netflix.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-HNoTSYAq27o\/VF_UQUA9vCI\/AAAAAAAAGy0\/oAgQWrzrXgo\/s1600\/netflix.png\" height=\"442\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EIssues\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EI would be lying if I told you that I hadn't run into the odd issue whilst running Ubuntu 14.10.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3Hrf8Ee7E7U\/VF_Ueti_PPI\/AAAAAAAAGy8\/ttDV_JUrLV0\/s1600\/unityerror.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3Hrf8Ee7E7U\/VF_Ueti_PPI\/AAAAAAAAGy8\/ttDV_JUrLV0\/s1600\/unityerror.png\" height=\"310\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor example, Unity spurted out an error whilst loading the music lens for the first time after importing music into Rhythmbox.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI have had other similar crashes with lenses, especially whilst trying to get the friends scope to work.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E99.99% of the time Ubuntu 14.10 works without error but just occasionally the do you want to report this error dialogue appears and most of the time when it occurs I was blissfully unaware that there was an error because nothing bad appeared to be happening.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESummary\u003C\/h2\u003EUbuntu 14.10 is another nice little step forward for Ubuntu without being spectacular.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELinux has faced many hurdles over the years such as lack of MP3 support, Flash support, hardware support, gaming, decent software, running Windows applications and recently Netflix. All of these issues can now be filed away as \"used to be an issue\". \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUbuntu is one of the more popular distributions for a reason. As Windows users love to say \"It just works\" and for it just does.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThankyou for reading\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/feeds\/2860458835420254029\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/11\/an-everyday-linux-user-review-of-ubuntu.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8298012076600727502\/posts\/default\/2860458835420254029"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8298012076600727502\/posts\/default\/2860458835420254029"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/11\/an-everyday-linux-user-review-of-ubuntu.html","title":"An Everyday Linux User Review Of Ubuntu 14.10"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Gary Newell"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101884745455672186724"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-EBrK8vpoLag\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAACgs\/Bu0hXrgtnio\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-EajsfdxwO-0\/VF-q1RUHafI\/AAAAAAAAGv4\/ohVmrWCGy5o\/s72-c\/ubuntudesktop.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298012076600727502.post-5732193320552096927"},"published":{"$t":"2014-06-07T23:29:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-01-13T13:11:40.475+00:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"reviews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBUNTU"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ubuntu 14.04 - There has never been a better time to switch to Linux"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ch2\u003EIntroduction\u003C\/h2\u003EYou would think that writing about the latest version of Ubuntu 14.04 would be easy but it is hard to write about one of the biggest Linux distributions without repeating everyone else's sentiments or covering the same ground that was covered with Ubuntu 13.10.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith that in mind please don't be disappointed that much of what I will be writing here has been written before.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere is nothing revolutionary about Ubuntu 14.04, especially if you have already tried Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.10 and Ubuntu 12.04. The improvements to Ubuntu have been slow and steady.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo what does that say about Ubuntu? Have they ran out of ideas? Is it a distribution just coasting along on former successes?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENo. I think the developers are doing it right.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen Unity was first released it caused a major backlash with every man, meerkat and narwhal having an opinion.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnity still divides opinion today but whereas at the time everyone seemed to be struggling with the new interface there are now a great number of people who swear by it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you are currently reading this from a computer running Windows 8 then you should realise that the Unity interface, whilst more modern than the traditional desktop, is far more intuitive and much easier to navigate.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EHow to get Ubuntu 14.04\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-SDYNhvIXiHw\/U5M9HB5CZGI\/AAAAAAAADtk\/xpRKHbP3Cf4\/s1600\/download2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-SDYNhvIXiHw\/U5M9HB5CZGI\/AAAAAAAADtk\/xpRKHbP3Cf4\/s1600\/download2.png\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can download Ubuntu as an ISO image from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/download\/desktop\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/download\/desktop\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOnce you have the downloaded image burn it to a DVD using disc burning software. Alternatively you can use a program such as UNetbootin.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are instructions showing how to create a DVD and USB drive on the Ubuntu website.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you don't like the idea of burning your own DVD or creating your own USB drive then you can \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.osdisc.com\/products\/ubuntu?affiliate=everydaylinuxuser\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ebuy a Ubuntu 14.04 DVD or USB\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EInstalling Ubuntu 14.04\u003C\/h2\u003EUsing a computer without UEFI makes installing Ubuntu 14.04 a breeze. If you are using a computer with UEFI then it is still supposed to be a breeze but quite often isn't.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere is a link to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/download\/desktop\/install-ubuntu-desktop\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe official Ubuntu installation guide\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI have also written a dual boot guide showing \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/05\/install-ubuntu-1404-alongside-windows.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehow to install Ubuntu 14.04 alongside Windows 8.1\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/od\/LinuxNewbieDesktopGuide\/ss\/The-Ultimate-Windows-7-And-Ubuntu-Linux-Dual-Boot-Guide.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EClick here if you would prefer to dual boot Ubuntu with Windows 7.\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/help.ubuntu.com\/community\/Installation\/SystemRequirements\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EClick here for a list of system requirements\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EFirst Impressions\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-DcM2Ladacq8\/U5NA0cLAUlI\/AAAAAAAADtw\/cMHsf-B9V_w\/s1600\/Ubuntudesktop.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-DcM2Ladacq8\/U5NA0cLAUlI\/AAAAAAAADtw\/cMHsf-B9V_w\/s1600\/Ubuntudesktop.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo, one of the biggest problems I found with Windows 8 is the method used for launching applications.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn Windows 8 you have the tiles which when clicked launch an application. Any application that isn't in a tile has to be launched by bring up the search icon and then searching for the application.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you are viewing the desktop as opposed to the tile view (for instance because you are using a standard Windows style application) and you want to run another application (for example snipping tool to take a screenshot) then you have to go back to the tile view to get to it. It is all very slow and cumbersome.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow I know that the Windows experts amongst you will tell me there are some keyboard shortcuts that can do it quicker but where are they documented?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you are running Windows 7 then you might feel a little more smug because the interface is fairly standard. It looks and feels familiar and running programs is a breeze.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETake a look at Ubuntu's Unity interface. It does everything right that Windows 8's tile interface does wrong.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aQazRfzjmBE\/U5ND8lhKP9I\/AAAAAAAADt8\/y7Ya_T2YQXQ\/s1600\/ubuntulauncher.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aQazRfzjmBE\/U5ND8lhKP9I\/AAAAAAAADt8\/y7Ya_T2YQXQ\/s1600\/ubuntulauncher.png\" height=\"320\" width=\"36\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EFor launching the most commonly used applications the Unity interface provides a quick launch bar down the left hand side.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECritics of the Unity interface quite often complain at the fact that there isn't much you can do to customise the look and feel.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhilst that may be true you will soon see that Unity is so intuitive that you don't really need to customise it. Unity is for people who are interested in running applications as opposed to pimping their desktop.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe top icon on the launch bar pulls up \"The Dash\" which is used to find and run applications, listen to music, watch videos, converse online and view your photo collection.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOther icons include access to a file manager, the Firefox web browser, LibreOffice, the software manager, Amazon and the system settings.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-VnQRXxA68EE\/U5NFQgeUm5I\/AAAAAAAADuI\/O_oZsjPAwBU\/s1600\/ubuntusystemicons.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-VnQRXxA68EE\/U5NFQgeUm5I\/AAAAAAAADuI\/O_oZsjPAwBU\/s1600\/ubuntusystemicons.png\" \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EAt the top of the Unity desktop is a black bar and this is used to host the menus for running applications (although from 14.04 the menus can be hosted in the applications own windows again).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EOn the right side of the black bar are some key icons that enable you to adjust network settings, choose keyboard layouts, connect to Bluetooth devices, adjust power settings, adjust audio settings, see the time and shutdown the computer.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-UM-aRtxyN98\/U5NF1PrdMgI\/AAAAAAAADuQ\/wlzD_8FKWoA\/s1600\/ubuntudash.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-UM-aRtxyN98\/U5NF1PrdMgI\/AAAAAAAADuQ\/wlzD_8FKWoA\/s1600\/ubuntudash.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ETo run an application you can either click one of the icons in the launcher or you can press the button at the top of the launcher. Pressing the super key (windows icon) on your keyboard also pulls up the dashboard.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EYou will now see a screen known as the dash. I am going to run through the dashboard in a little while but before I do I would just like to say that most files and programs can be found simply by typing into the search box.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EI find that I can run most applications within two or three keystrokes. It is much quicker and easier than using Windows 7, Windows 8, the KDE desktop, Gnome desktop or pretty much any other desktop.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EYou will notice from the screenshot above that there are a number of little icons at the bottom of the dashboard. These give you access to different scopes.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EBy default when you first access the dashboard you get the all things to all men dashboard which shows your favourite files and applications and a few things you might like to buy. (we will get on to that later)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8uJEF_WrFfg\/U5NGksTGT5I\/AAAAAAAADuc\/ZGeBI_cQXZc\/s1600\/ubuntudashapps.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8uJEF_WrFfg\/U5NGksTGT5I\/AAAAAAAADuc\/ZGeBI_cQXZc\/s1600\/ubuntudashapps.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe applications scope shows you any recently used applications, a summary of installed applications and suggestions for applications you might like to install.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EYou can filter the results (see top right) and you can expand the installed applications by clicking the see more results option.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EIn all seriousness though to find the application you want just start typing in the search bar.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0c7PZpddWiA\/U5NILgWITcI\/AAAAAAAADuo\/V0td_LPBbC8\/s1600\/ubuntudashfiles.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0c7PZpddWiA\/U5NILgWITcI\/AAAAAAAADuo\/V0td_LPBbC8\/s1600\/ubuntudashfiles.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe files scope shows you the most recently accessed files, any downloaded files and folders\/drives on your computer.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EAgain it is easier to find a file by using the search function.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-63zAnpnRn3o\/U5NJAtZc_OI\/AAAAAAAADvA\/MboxIQJJXVk\/s1600\/ubuntudashvideo.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-63zAnpnRn3o\/U5NJAtZc_OI\/AAAAAAAADvA\/MboxIQJJXVk\/s1600\/ubuntudashvideo.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe videos scope gives a view of the videos on your computer, online and some suggestions.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2s-eBZlEcYU\/U5NIltxNBgI\/AAAAAAAADu0\/u2RFVwc_pNM\/s1600\/musiclens.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2s-eBZlEcYU\/U5NIltxNBgI\/AAAAAAAADu0\/u2RFVwc_pNM\/s1600\/musiclens.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe music scope shows your music collection. You can adjust the view by changing the filters.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe music scope is linked to the default music player which is Rhythmbox so before any files appear here you will have to import them into Rhythmbox.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G8dRdRWSLu8\/U5NI07GjTbI\/AAAAAAAADu8\/qumBYk4UaP4\/s1600\/Screenshot+from+2014-06-04+15%253A29%253A17.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G8dRdRWSLu8\/U5NI07GjTbI\/AAAAAAAADu8\/qumBYk4UaP4\/s1600\/Screenshot+from+2014-06-04+15%253A29%253A17.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe photos scope provides a view of the images on your computer.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThis scope is linked to the default image manager which in Ubuntu is Shotwell. Before any images appear you need to import them into Shotwell.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-l2pCiMBvgRM\/U5NJ6yy9wZI\/AAAAAAAADvM\/wbBYXJI0R4g\/s1600\/ubuntudashonline.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-l2pCiMBvgRM\/U5NJ6yy9wZI\/AAAAAAAADvM\/wbBYXJI0R4g\/s1600\/ubuntudashonline.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe final scope is the online lens which links to online accounts such as Google+ and Twitter.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EWhilst this scope lets you view recent communications there is no way to reply. You can retweet though.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EI have used Ubuntu for a long time and I have to say that despite having all these scopes, I really only ever bother launching applications via the dash and to do that I press the super (windows icon) key and start typing. It is quick and easy.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EEarlier I mentioned that in Windows 8 there are lots of hidden keyboard shortcuts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-uaGzv0djt-Q\/U5OIaTDozQI\/AAAAAAAADxI\/K9Bp9xcfAcE\/s1600\/keyboardshortcuts.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-uaGzv0djt-Q\/U5OIaTDozQI\/AAAAAAAADxI\/K9Bp9xcfAcE\/s1600\/keyboardshortcuts.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EIn Ubuntu and Unity there are also a number of keyboard shortcuts but they aren't hidden. Simply hold down the super key and a list of shortcuts will appear.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EConnecting to the internet\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--3rvaBGB4-E\/U5NLdx0LH4I\/AAAAAAAADvY\/gxo8Iy2DSmE\/s1600\/internet.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--3rvaBGB4-E\/U5NLdx0LH4I\/AAAAAAAADvY\/gxo8Iy2DSmE\/s1600\/internet.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EConnecting to the internet is easy. Press the network icon in the top right corner and then choose the wireless network that you wish to connect to.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EIf the network you are connecting to is secure then you will need to enter the security key (only the first time).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ESoftware\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe following software is installed with Ubuntu:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EGames:\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ESolitaire \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EMahjongg\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ESudoku\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EMines\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ESteam \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EAccessories\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EArchive Manager (zips, rars etc)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EBackups\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ECalculator \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EContacts (Contact management)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EDisks (Disk management)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EFiles (File management)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EScreenshot (Screenshot tool)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EGEdit (Text Editor) \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EGraphics\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EShotwell photo management\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EImage viewer\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ELibreOffice Draw\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ESimple scan\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EInternet \u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EFirefox (Web Browser)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EEmpathy (Instant Messenging)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EDesktop sharing\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ERemmima (Remote Desktop)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThunderbird (Email Client)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ETransmission (Bittorrent Client)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EMedia\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EBrasero Disc Burner\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ECheese (Webcam viewer)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ERhythmbox (Music player)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ETotem (Video player)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch3 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EOffice\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ELibreOffice Calc (Spreadsheet)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ELibreOffice Writer (Word processing)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ELibreOffice Math (Formula Editing Tool)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ELibreOffice Draw (Drawing)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ELibreOffice Impress (Presentations)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EDocument Viewer (PDF etc)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ESoftware Centre\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Pl4--kcm0BU\/U5N3cDkHrRI\/AAAAAAAADvo\/bsWU11rN_M4\/s1600\/softwarecentre.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Pl4--kcm0BU\/U5N3cDkHrRI\/AAAAAAAADvo\/bsWU11rN_M4\/s1600\/softwarecentre.png\" height=\"374\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe Ubuntu Software Centre is used to install applications. You can start the software centre by clicking on the suitcase icon on the quick launch bar.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe interface is fairly easy to use with a list of categories down the left, the results in the right and a search box in the top right corner.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe results that are returned include a mixture of free and paid for options.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EMP3s and Flash\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yANDG9P5ZJY\/U5N5UeExsvI\/AAAAAAAADv0\/cZPFDCi8r0g\/s1600\/youtube.png\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yANDG9P5ZJY\/U5N5UeExsvI\/AAAAAAAADv0\/cZPFDCi8r0g\/s1600\/youtube.png\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ETo get Flash and MP3s to play you need to install the Ubuntu Restricted Extras package.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EYou can find the restricted extras package within the Ubuntu Software Centre.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EDuring the  install of the restricted extras package you will get a blue screen  appearing asking you to accept a user agreement. Press the tab key to  select the relevant option. (This isn't immediately obvious).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-kf_tsKBQk6U\/U5N6Gofi6cI\/AAAAAAAADv8\/rAUeGcYRre8\/s1600\/rhythmbox.png\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-kf_tsKBQk6U\/U5N6Gofi6cI\/AAAAAAAADv8\/rAUeGcYRre8\/s1600\/rhythmbox.png\" height=\"476\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ERhythmbox is the default music player within Ubuntu and it has a very good user interface and links well with external devices such as Sony Walkmans.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EFor iPod support you might want to read this article: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/help.ubuntu.com\/community\/PortableDevices\/iPod\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/help.ubuntu.com\/community\/PortableDevices\/iPod \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EGamers\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qmIKydSphc0\/U5N7qnHs6uI\/AAAAAAAADwI\/kD3ZWNClYGs\/s1600\/steam.png\" height=\"320\" width=\"315\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe Linux operating system may have been playing catch up on Windows for some time with regards to gaming but it is definitely gaining momentum now.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThere are now 500+ games available for Linux via the STEAM platform.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EIn addition to STEAM there is also Playforlinux which lets you play Windows games within Ubuntu.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ESTEAM is installed by default but Playforlinux has to be installed via the Ubuntu Software Centre.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EPlayonlinux has links to a large number of games from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/gog.com\/\"\u003EGOG.com\u003C\/a\u003E. I recently bought Sensible World Of Soccer from that site which was a great blast from the past. It works flawlessly via Playonlinux and WINE.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ECustomising Ubuntu\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-dcfd5HSCR7A\/U5N9f1ypKMI\/AAAAAAAADwQ\/pJs5fyTpjZg\/s1600\/appearance.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-dcfd5HSCR7A\/U5N9f1ypKMI\/AAAAAAAADwQ\/pJs5fyTpjZg\/s1600\/appearance.png\" height=\"453\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EI mentioned previously that one of the main criticisms of Unity is that it isn't as customisable as other Linux desktops.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EWhilst this may be true it doesn't mean that you can't change certain aspects.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EFor instance you can change the desktop wallpaper by clicking on the settings icon (cog and spanner) and then choose \"Appearance\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThere are a number of different wallpapers included by default but you can add one of your own if you so wish.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-KJ9o7yAj7Xk\/U5N-W74uOWI\/AAAAAAAADwY\/I_O0uvg8bzc\/s1600\/changeddesktop.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-KJ9o7yAj7Xk\/U5N-W74uOWI\/AAAAAAAADwY\/I_O0uvg8bzc\/s1600\/changeddesktop.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThere are other things you can do as well. For instance you can change the size of the icons in the launch bar. This is useful on a netbook where screen real estate is more limited.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EIt is also possible to hide the launch bar and have it reappear when the mouse hovers over a hot spot (such as the top left corner).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-vU9lN2mlkKs\/U5N-3FzdQAI\/AAAAAAAADwc\/YBGo4veT8JI\/s1600\/behavioursettings.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-vU9lN2mlkKs\/U5N-3FzdQAI\/AAAAAAAADwc\/YBGo4veT8JI\/s1600\/behavioursettings.png\" height=\"452\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ENew to Ubuntu 14.04 is the ability to have menus as part of the window's title bar.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe default behaviour in Unity is to have all the menus appear in the black panel at the top. The new feature lets you have the menus per application window.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe downside of having the menus in the top panel is that it is sometimes hard to work out which application the menu is appearing for.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EFor example I could have Firefox open and I will be editing a blog post, then I might have LibreOffice open as well. I move to the top to access the menu and think that it is the LibreOffice one. I then choose File -\u0026gt; Close. To my surprise Firefox closes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EWhy? Well without realising it the focus was actually on Firefox and not LibreOffice.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EBy having the menus in the application window it prevents this confusion.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EOnline Accounts\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rR0Zl_sYSa0\/U5OAlWLGpSI\/AAAAAAAADws\/2knLhxgO4tA\/s1600\/addonlineaccount.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rR0Zl_sYSa0\/U5OAlWLGpSI\/AAAAAAAADws\/2knLhxgO4tA\/s1600\/addonlineaccount.png\" height=\"235\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003ETo set up online accounts for use within the online scope in the dashboard, click on the settings icon and choose the \"Online Accounts\" option.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EYou can now add accounts by selecting the service you want to connect to and click \"Add Account\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EIn addition to this though when you visit a site such as GMAIL, Reddit, Twitter etc you will see a message asking whether you want to integrate into Ubuntu.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EIf you integrate the applications into Ubuntu an icon is added to the launcher and when you click on the icon the sites open in a separate window a bit like a standard desktop application.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EYou will also notice an envelope icon in the system tray in the top right corner. If you have integrated accounts you can select them by clicking the envelope icon.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EPrivacy\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-68Jvx7HwfOc\/U5ODWVhSzxI\/AAAAAAAADw4\/xfuRDI1k2F4\/s1600\/privacy.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-68Jvx7HwfOc\/U5ODWVhSzxI\/AAAAAAAADw4\/xfuRDI1k2F4\/s1600\/privacy.png\" height=\"418\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EOne of the biggest criticisms of Ubuntu is with regards to privacy. Basically when you search for something using the Dash then targeted adverts appear in the results list.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe chances are that many of you use Google as a search engine and you will surely realise that the adverts are targeted there as well. How many times have you visited a news site and the Amazon advert shows a suggestion about a search term you used earlier?\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EHere is a snippet of the legal notice that appears within the Ubuntu settings:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"c2\" style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c6 c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu; font-weight: bold;\"\u003ECollection and use of data\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"c2\" style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003EWhen you enter a search term into the dash Ubuntu will search your Ubuntu computer and will record the search terms locally.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"c2 c3\" style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"c2\" style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003EUnless you have opted out (see the “Online Search” section below), we will also send your keystrokes as a search term to productsearch.ubuntu.com and selected third parties so that we may complement your search results with online search results from such third parties including: Facebook, Twitter, BBC and Amazon. Canonical and these selected third parties will collect your search terms and use them to provide you with search results while using Ubuntu.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"c2 c3\" style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"c2\" style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003EBy searching in the dash you consent to:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"c2 c3\" style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Col class=\"c8\" start=\"1\" style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cli class=\"c7 c2\" style=\"color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 36pt; padding-left: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003Ethe collection and use of your search terms and IP address in this way; and\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli class=\"c2 c7\" style=\"color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 36pt; padding-left: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003Ethe storage of your search terms and IP address by Canonical and such selected third parties (if applicable).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"c2 c3\" style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"c2\" style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003ECanonical will only use your search terms and IP address in accordance with this legal notice and\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c4\" style=\"color: #1155cc; font-family: Ubuntu; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Ca class=\"c1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/aboutus\/privacypolicy\" style=\"color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit;\"\u003Eour privacy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c4\" style=\"color: #1155cc; font-family: Ubuntu; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Ca class=\"c1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/aboutus\/privacypolicy\" style=\"color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;policy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Please see\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c4\" style=\"color: #1155cc; font-family: Ubuntu; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Ca class=\"c1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/aboutus\/privacypolicy\" style=\"color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit;\"\u003Eour privacy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c4\" style=\"color: #1155cc; font-family: Ubuntu; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Ca class=\"c1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/aboutus\/privacypolicy\" style=\"color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;policy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003Efor further information about how Canonical protects your personal information. For information on how our selected third parties may use your information, please see their privacy policies.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"c2 c3\" style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; height: 11pt; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"c2\" style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c6 c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu; font-weight: bold;\"\u003EOnline Search\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"c2\" style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003EYou may restrict your dash so that we don’t send searches to third parties and you don't receive online search results. To do this go to the Privacy panel and toggle the ‘Include online search results’ option to off. The Privacy panel can be found in your System Settings or via a dash search. For a current list of our selected third parties, please see\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c4\" style=\"color: #1155cc; font-family: Ubuntu; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Ca class=\"c1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/privacypolicy\/thirdparties\" style=\"color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit;\"\u003Ewww.ubuntu.com\/privacypolicy\/thirdparties\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"c5\" style=\"font-family: Ubuntu;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003EAs you can see there is a way of turning off the online search results and thereby maintaining your privacy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPrivacy has obviously become a massive issue around the world with Edward Snowden, Wikileaks, NSA revelations etc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is up to each of us to decide how far we go to try and protect our privacy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ENew features\u003C\/h2\u003EThe best place to go to see the new features in Ubuntu 14.04 is \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/wiki.ubuntu.com\/TrustyTahr\/ReleaseNotes\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/wiki.ubuntu.com\/TrustyTahr\/ReleaseNotes\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EUpgrades \u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Linux Kernel is now 3.13.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPython is at version 3.4\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EImprovements made to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AppArmor\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAppArmor\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EImprovements made to Oxide\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUpstart upgraded to 1.12.1\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELibreOffice upgraded to 4.2.3\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EXOrg upgraded to 15.0.1\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMesa upgraded to 10.1\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch3 class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EUnity\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESupport for high-DPI screens and desktop scaling\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENew screen saver and lock screen\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEmbedded menus in windows\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EImproved Super key\u0026nbsp;+ W functionality\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENew window decorations\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDash scopes can be added\/removed from the dash\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EGeneral Changes \u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EType ahead find in Nautilus\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDefault applications have integrated menus\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUbuntu specific settings application\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EIssues\u003C\/h2\u003EYou may have noticed that this review of Ubuntu is a long time after all the other reviews that have been written.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are a couple of reasons for this. One is that I have been backed up with other articles but the other is that I decided to have it on my computer and use it for some time before making a judgement.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI have had Ubuntu on my computer for a while and whilst I haven't used it everyday, the times that I have used it have been largely issue free.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENothing is perfect however and here is what I found:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWhen you first install Ubuntu 14.04 and after you have imported music into Rhythmbox, the music scope in the dashboard doesn't immediately update. It takes a reboot of the computer\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe same thing happened with the photos scope. I had to import the images into Shotwell and then reboot to get the photos to appear.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWhen I set the menus to be integrated, LibreOffice decided it would show no menu whatsoever.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESupport\u003C\/h2\u003EThe tag line for this article is \"There has never been a better time to switch to Linux\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are a number of reasons why this statement is true.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWindows 8 is freakishly bad\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUbuntu is superb and has a new long term support release\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELinux Mint is superb and has a new long term support release\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003EUbuntu 14.04 is supported for 5 years. This means that if you install Ubuntu now then it will continue to receive updates for 5 years without having to upgrade in between.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVersion 10 of Ubuntu was an LTS release and by the time version 12 came out the desktop environment changed considerably. Version 10 users were at a disadvantage by the time their 5 years were up.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI bet if you ask 12.04 users how they feel about their version of Ubuntu then they will be more than happy. It has been a very stable operating system.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUbuntu 14.04 is possibly the best version of Ubuntu yet. Much quicker than before and with many subtle but useful improvements\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhere else can you get something for free and be given a 5 year warranty on it?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESummary\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003EI think GNU\/Linux is the best operating system and I think Ubuntu is the best Linux distribution and no more so than for the Everyday Linux User.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you find yourself using the same applications frequently and you use a number of online applications then there really is no quicker way to launch applications than with the launcher or the dash.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe hardware integration (which I didn't really mention) is excellent. My MP3 player, printer and other gadgets were all picked up straight away and they all work well.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere is a good selection of software installed by default and the software centre is a decent enough tool for installing applications.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you want to use Linux but want to limit your exposure to terminal commands then Ubuntu is a perfectly good option.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are some reasons for not choosing Ubuntu however. If you have an incompatible sound or video card for instance or your hardware is getting older. In this instance you could consider using Kubuntu, Xubuntu or Lubuntu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThankyou for reading \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EUbuntu 14.10 Review\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/11\/an-everyday-linux-user-review-of-ubuntu.html\"\u003EClick here for a review of Ubuntu 14.10\u003C\/a\u003E which is the latest release.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Chr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-e61VP66BmOo\/UtJl66QmEAI\/AAAAAAAACEY\/3JJtiH-h1AY\/s1600\/fromwindowstoubuntu.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-e61VP66BmOo\/UtJl66QmEAI\/AAAAAAAACEY\/3JJtiH-h1AY\/s1600\/fromwindowstoubuntu.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo make it easier for everyone who wants to read my Ubuntu based articles and tutorials I have formatted them, rewritten them and added extra content which has resulted in the eBook \"From Windows To Ubuntu\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe book isn't massive like a SAMS guide so it isn't going to take you forever to read it but there is certainly a lot of content.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00HSUBUVS\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1634\u0026amp;creative=6738\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00HSUBUVS\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=evelinuse-21\"\u003EClick here to buy the eBook \"From Windows To Ubuntu\"\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=evelinuse-21\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=2\u0026amp;a=B00HSUBUVS\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: none !important; 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border: 1px solid black; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px auto; padding: 10px; text-decoration: none; width: 75%;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/od\/LinuxNewbieDesktopGuide\/ss\/The-Ultimate-Windows-7-And-Ubuntu-Linux-Dual-Boot-Guide.htm\" style=\"color: black; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EClick here if you would prefer to dual boot Ubuntu with Windows 7.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background: lightgreen; border: 1px solid black; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px auto; padding: 10px; text-decoration: none; width: 75%;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/od\/howtos\/ss\/How-To-Dual-Boot-Windows-81-And-Linux-Mint.htm\" style=\"color: black; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EClick here if you would prefer to dual boot Linux Mint with Windows 8.1.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EIt may be tempting to jump in and skip the steps that show you how to back up your Windows files but I can't impress on you enough the importance of doing so. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EUpdate\u003C\/h2\u003EI have written a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/od\/LinuxNewbieDesktopGuide\/ss\/The-Ultimate-Windows-81-And-Ubuntu-Dual-Boot-Guide.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Enew guide for dual booting Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are a few differences to the instructions below using the new method which are mainly as follows:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe backup section advises only using \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/od\/LinuxNewbieDesktopGuide\/ss\/Create-A-Recovery-Drive-For-All-Versions-Of-Windows.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMacrium Reflect for creating system images\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe USB drive created uses a new \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/linux.about.com\/od\/howtos\/ss\/How-To-Create-A-UEFI-Bootable-Ubuntu-USB-Drive-Using-Windows.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emethod to create a UEFI bootable USB drive\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EInstead of using the \"something else\" option the new guide allows you to use the default install alongside Windows 8.1 option.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003EIn essence I have found the Windows recovery tools to be flaky with regards to restoring from a system image. (especially if you move the recovery image around). For instance if you create a recovery image on an external hard drive and then copy it to another external hard drive or NAS drive there is no guarantee that Windows 8.1 will recognise it. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI have used Macrium Reflect for creating system images and restoring them (even after moving images around) and it works. The software is free to use as well although there is a paid for version for extra options.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECreating a UEFI bootable only Ubuntu USB drive ensures that Ubuntu is installed to a GPT partition. The Ubuntu installer therefore also recognises the existence of the Windows 8.1 partition. This enables you to choose the default option for installing alongside Windows 8.1\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUsing this method it appears that there is no longer a requirement to turn off secure boot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI still had to manually set the Windows bootloader using BCDEdit.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFeel free to give the new guide a try or you can stick with the tried and trusted method below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EA review of Ubuntu 14.04\u003C\/h2\u003EBefore\u0026nbsp;you start\u0026nbsp;it might be worth reading\u0026nbsp;the latest \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/06\/ubuntu-1404-there-has-never-been-better.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ereview of Ubuntu 14.04\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to make sure dual booting with Windows 8.1 is something you want to do.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E1. Back up Windows\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThere are two steps to backing up Windows:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECreate a recovery drive for backing up Windows 8.1\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECreate a file history for backing up personal files\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EFor the recovery drive you will need a\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B005FYNT3G\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1634\u0026amp;creative=6738\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B005FYNT3G\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=evelinuse-21\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;USB flash drive with at least 16gb of space\u003C\/a\u003E. Insert the USB drive into your computer. You should make sure that you have no data that you need to keep on the drive as it will be wiped during this process. If you don't have a USB drive you can create recovery DVDs.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EFor the file history backup I would recommend using an \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B005X7AXXE\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1634\u0026amp;creative=6738\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B005X7AXXE\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=evelinuse-21\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eexternal hard drive\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;but it depends on how much data you have. If you don't have much then a USB drive will do. If you have nothing else to hand you can backup to DVDs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThis guide assumes that you are using Windows 8.1 but most of the steps will be similar to Windows 8.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-w2AKekKxEEQ\/U2f1PZlICQI\/AAAAAAAADL4\/-rGabjS8Yjk\/s1600\/recoverydrive1.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-w2AKekKxEEQ\/U2f1PZlICQI\/AAAAAAAADL4\/-rGabjS8Yjk\/s1600\/recoverydrive1.PNG\" height=\"252\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIn my original guide I showed how to create recovery disks and a system image using the Windows 7 recovery tools.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIn this guide I use the simpler Windows 8 recovery drive tool.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo create a recovery drive press the super key (Windows key) on your keyboard and then click on the magnifying glass in the top right corner.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ENow start typing \"Recovery\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-d6paOB1namA\/U2f2eELjG7I\/AAAAAAAADME\/ovV75bXXUjU\/s1600\/recoverydrive2.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-d6paOB1namA\/U2f2eELjG7I\/AAAAAAAADME\/ovV75bXXUjU\/s1600\/recoverydrive2.PNG\" height=\"252\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAn option will appear called \"Create a recovery drive\". Click this option. You will be asked if you are happy to give permissions for this application to run. The answer is yes you do.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA recovery drive lets you get Windows 8.1 back to a working state.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen the \"Create a recovery drive\" window appears click \"Next\" to continue.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EClick the available USB drive to be used and click \"Next\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-XO-fa2Th4Ds\/U2f4meun5UI\/AAAAAAAADMQ\/QVE6ir63KEk\/s1600\/recoverydrive3.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-XO-fa2Th4Ds\/U2f4meun5UI\/AAAAAAAADMQ\/QVE6ir63KEk\/s1600\/recoverydrive3.PNG\" height=\"252\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA message will appear confirming that you want to create the drive and you are warned again that all the data on the target drive will be deleted.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIf you are happy that you don't need anything on your recovery drive click \"Create\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ls9bjSSG3zY\/U2f45yBj9ZI\/AAAAAAAADMY\/nPF9UhP1W4I\/s1600\/recoverydrive4.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ls9bjSSG3zY\/U2f45yBj9ZI\/AAAAAAAADMY\/nPF9UhP1W4I\/s1600\/recoverydrive4.PNG\" height=\"252\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIt will take a few minutes for the drive to be created but eventually a screen will appear stating that the drive is ready.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ESafely remove the drive, put it in a small plastic bag like a sandwich bag or in an envelope. Label the bag or envelope and place it somewhere very safe.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIf something goes wrong either whilst installing Ubuntu or later on in time you will be grateful that you followed these steps.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sB0QY3Wpkzg\/U2f5ftKwzOI\/AAAAAAAADMg\/w-Lq7DjwbpM\/s1600\/filehistory.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sB0QY3Wpkzg\/U2f5ftKwzOI\/AAAAAAAADMg\/w-Lq7DjwbpM\/s1600\/filehistory.PNG\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ENow insert the drive that you want to use for storing all your personal data.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo be honest you should do this whether you plan to continue installing Ubuntu or not.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EPress the \"super\" key (Windows key) on your keyboard and then press the search icon in the top right corner.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EEnter the words \"File History\". Click the option that says \"Save backup copies of your files with File History\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA screen similar to the one above should appear. Click on the \"Off\" button to flick the switch to \"On\" for File History.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EClick the link that says \"Select a different drive\". Find the drive that you want to back up to and click \"Back up now\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-uybSZm3YU1o\/U2f6RjxcUfI\/AAAAAAAADMo\/ndeWxe2tlWY\/s1600\/filehistory2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-uybSZm3YU1o\/U2f6RjxcUfI\/AAAAAAAADMo\/ndeWxe2tlWY\/s1600\/filehistory2.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAfter a while all your files will be backed up to the new drive.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ENote that this application assumes that you store all of your files under your Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos and Desktop folder. If you don't then I would recommend copying any file that that isn't stored in these folders manually using Windows Explorer.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E2. Create a bootable Ubuntu USB drive\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIf you want to skip a step or if you have a poor internet connection then you can\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.osdisc.com\/products\/ubuntu\/ubuntu-1404-lts-desktop-8gb-usb-flash-drive-32bit.html?affiliate=everydaylinuxuser\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eclick here to buy a copy of Ubuntu 14.04 on a USB drive\u003C\/a\u003E. Of course if you do that you will need to bookmark this page and wait until the USB drive arrives in the post.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIf you choose to create your own bootable USB drive you will need another blank USB drive to continue.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-W2Ucc0UpMeo\/U2f8jKJP1BI\/AAAAAAAADM0\/pDqpTfH-3i4\/s1600\/pendrivelinux1.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-W2Ucc0UpMeo\/U2f8jKJP1BI\/AAAAAAAADM0\/pDqpTfH-3i4\/s1600\/pendrivelinux1.PNG\" height=\"172\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EInsert the USB drive into your computer.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EVisit \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/download\/desktop\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.ubuntu.com\/download\/desktop\u003C\/a\u003E. Make sure that you choose the 64-bit version. Click \"Download\" to download the file.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--hDkQRe1Nsk\/U2f8ylQjkYI\/AAAAAAAADNA\/dbcj11BMljk\/s1600\/pendrivelinux2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--hDkQRe1Nsk\/U2f8ylQjkYI\/AAAAAAAADNA\/dbcj11BMljk\/s1600\/pendrivelinux2.png\" height=\"248\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo create a bootable USB drive the tool that I advocate using is the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pendrivelinux.com\/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3\/\"\u003EUniversal USB Installer from www.pendrivelinux.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EFollow the above link for pendrive Linux and scroll half way down the page until you see the \"Download UUI\" link. Click on the download link and wait for the program to download.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen the download has completed double click on the executable.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--H9byDiwOXg\/U2f9NouaeqI\/AAAAAAAADNE\/SKbecNDqVDw\/s1600\/pendrivelinux3.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--H9byDiwOXg\/U2f9NouaeqI\/AAAAAAAADNE\/SKbecNDqVDw\/s1600\/pendrivelinux3.PNG\" height=\"248\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen the license agreement screen appears read it and then click \"I Agree\" if you accept the license.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ECreating the drive is fairly straight forward.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe first thing to do is choose your distribution of choice, in this case Ubuntu, from the dropdown list.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EClick on the \"Browse\" button. Find the downloaded Ubuntu ISO.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-clGCKsGlIZ0\/U2f-IEXBMDI\/AAAAAAAADNM\/5HHdtYu5fE4\/s1600\/pendrivelinux5.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-clGCKsGlIZ0\/U2f-IEXBMDI\/AAAAAAAADNM\/5HHdtYu5fE4\/s1600\/pendrivelinux5.PNG\" height=\"248\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ESelect your chosen USB drive letter and make sure that the \"We will format\" option is checked.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAt this point you can create the USB drive so that it persists data. This makes it possible to install software when using the live Ubuntu version and it will still be available the next time you boot from the USB drive.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EClick \"Create\" to continue.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--2NdYmgBXlc\/U2f-w8Lw_VI\/AAAAAAAADNU\/LvOiTWN6f2A\/s1600\/pendrivelinux6.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--2NdYmgBXlc\/U2f-w8Lw_VI\/AAAAAAAADNU\/LvOiTWN6f2A\/s1600\/pendrivelinux6.PNG\" height=\"259\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA summary screen will tell you what is about to happen.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBasically your USB drive is about to be completely wiped and Ubuntu is about to be installed as a live image to it.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIf you are happy to continue click \"Yes\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QVltc2D5osU\/U2f_Bnn_IwI\/AAAAAAAADNc\/nKHo_HnMw6Q\/s1600\/pendrivelinux7.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QVltc2D5osU\/U2f_Bnn_IwI\/AAAAAAAADNc\/nKHo_HnMw6Q\/s1600\/pendrivelinux7.PNG\" height=\"193\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYou will now see a progress bar showing how far through the process the installer is and how long it is expected to last.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EFeel free to get a comfort break, have a drink or boil and egg at this point.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E3. Shrink your Windows partition\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWindows takes up the whole of the drive when it is first installed. In order to install Ubuntu you will need to make space for it.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EPress the \"super key\" (Windows key) on your keyboard and click the magnifying glass in the top right corner. In the search box start typing \"Partitions\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EClick on the option called \"Create and format partitions\". This will bring up the \"Disk Management\" screen.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JYxD317uV_0\/U2gAyazr5eI\/AAAAAAAADNo\/gS14ffSBK0o\/s1600\/diskspace.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JYxD317uV_0\/U2gAyazr5eI\/AAAAAAAADNo\/gS14ffSBK0o\/s1600\/diskspace.PNG\" height=\"276\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo shrink the drive, right click on the \"OS (C:)\" volume and select \"Shrink volume\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-OfkXGCb4LRk\/U2gBMFaM7cI\/AAAAAAAADNw\/FfXR2svxuzU\/s1600\/shrink.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-OfkXGCb4LRk\/U2gBMFaM7cI\/AAAAAAAADNw\/FfXR2svxuzU\/s1600\/shrink.PNG\" height=\"216\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EA screen will appear showing how much you can shrink the drive by. You can of course choose to shrink the drive by less than offered but never go for any more than offered as you will break your Windows 8.1 operating system if you do.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EClick \"Shrink\" to continue.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EWhen you are finished you will see that there is a lot of unpartitioned space. This is where Ubuntu will be installed.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E4. Turn off fast boot\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETo be able to boot to your Ubuntu USB drive you will need to turn off the fast boot option.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ptMPmLKjdgY\/U2gB0Ua1kiI\/AAAAAAAADOA\/fF2DUy0q7sg\/s1600\/controlpanel1.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ptMPmLKjdgY\/U2gB0Ua1kiI\/AAAAAAAADOA\/fF2DUy0q7sg\/s1600\/controlpanel1.PNG\" height=\"225\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EPress the \"super\" key (Windows key) and then click the magnifying glass in the top right corner.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EEnter \"Control Panel\". Click on the \"Control Panel\" option that appears.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen the \"Control Panel\" appears click on the \"System and Security\" heading.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FE4Yv-VJBw0\/U2gCToPw3xI\/AAAAAAAADOE\/tl3Dd8lewu8\/s1600\/controlpanel2.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FE4Yv-VJBw0\/U2gCToPw3xI\/AAAAAAAADOE\/tl3Dd8lewu8\/s1600\/controlpanel2.PNG\" height=\"225\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ENow click on \"Power Options\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EOn the following screen click on \"Choose what the power button does\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-aMQEz8EZ_l4\/U2gEWpmoemI\/AAAAAAAADOc\/9YGQC5Obg-Q\/s1600\/powersettings2.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-aMQEz8EZ_l4\/U2gEWpmoemI\/AAAAAAAADOc\/9YGQC5Obg-Q\/s1600\/powersettings2.PNG\" height=\"225\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EA screen will appear with the heading \"Define power buttons and turn on password protection\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EScroll down until you see \"Shutdown Settings\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAn option should be available called \"Turn on fast startup\" (recommended).\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EUncheck this option.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EClick \"Save Changes\".\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E5. Turn off secure boot\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIn theory you don't need to do this any more. In practise it is almost certain that you will.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETurning off secure boot depends on the make and model of your computer as each one has slightly different methods for turning it off.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBasically though click on the \"super\" key (Windows key) and then click on the power icon next to your user name.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EHold down the shift key on your keyboard and select restart computer. Keep the shift key held down until your computer reboots.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EYou will now have an option to go into your UEFI boot settings.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWithin the UEFI settings look for the option to turn off secure boot. You don't have to switch to legacy mode and you shouldn't switch to legacy mode as this will not help your cause.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESave and exit the UEFI settings\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E6. Install Ubuntu\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen you have turned off secure boot, save and reboot. You will probably end up back in Windows.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ENow at this point to boot into Ubuntu on the USB drive I had to again hold down the shift key whilst rebooting the computer.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EOne of the options that appeared let me boot from the USB drive into Ubuntu 14.04 live and you should have a similar option available to you.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Qxx0mi9bknw\/U2lMmCJeNjI\/AAAAAAAADOw\/ms0kB_yfJFA\/s1600\/desktop1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Qxx0mi9bknw\/U2lMmCJeNjI\/AAAAAAAADOw\/ms0kB_yfJFA\/s1600\/desktop1.png\" height=\"358\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen you first boot into the live version of Ubuntu you will be presented with a screen similar to the one above. The only difference is that I have closed the window that shows all the keyboard shortcuts to make it easier to highlight the \"Install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS\" icon.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo begin the installation double click on the \"Install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS\" icon.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-MPyKcFUEcCg\/U2lM_t5b-BI\/AAAAAAAADO4\/bzQpKpqkmTI\/s1600\/install1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-MPyKcFUEcCg\/U2lM_t5b-BI\/AAAAAAAADO4\/bzQpKpqkmTI\/s1600\/install1.png\" height=\"182\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe first thing you need to do is decide which language you would like to use.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnless you feel like the challenge isn't great enough I would choose the language that you would normally use.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick \"Next\" to continue.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-BNuI8WUEQ3w\/U2lNQ-IQGsI\/AAAAAAAADPA\/KgUQmqyB4YM\/s1600\/install2.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-BNuI8WUEQ3w\/U2lNQ-IQGsI\/AAAAAAAADPA\/KgUQmqyB4YM\/s1600\/install2.png\" height=\"182\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe next screen lets you choose which internet connection to use whilst installing Ubuntu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI always opt for not wanting to connect and there is a good reason for that.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI live in the countryside and my internet connection is poor. I don't want the installer failing half way through because the connection dropped.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI prefer to install the operating system and run updates as a separate task later on.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you have a good broadband connection you may wish to connect to it now so that you download updates as you go. This will slow down the initial install but will save time later on as you won't have to install lots of updates.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WExrLrbUM5w\/U2lN9FJ3x4I\/AAAAAAAADPI\/TjK7TDmnsG8\/s1600\/install3.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WExrLrbUM5w\/U2lN9FJ3x4I\/AAAAAAAADPI\/TjK7TDmnsG8\/s1600\/install3.png\" height=\"182\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EWhen you click \"Next\" you will be shown a tick list highlighting how prepared you are for installing Ubuntu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs you can see I have 2 ticks because I have enough disk space and I am plugged into a power source. I chose not to connect to a network as this stage (hence the cross).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick \"Continue\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lTmXjIRA_fk\/U2lOUynidaI\/AAAAAAAADPQ\/qi0QXPutwBs\/s1600\/install4.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lTmXjIRA_fk\/U2lOUynidaI\/AAAAAAAADPQ\/qi0QXPutwBs\/s1600\/install4.png\" height=\"182\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EIn the past there used to be an option on the \"Installation Type\" screen to install alongside Windows.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you are installing alongside Windows 7 on a non-EFI based system then you will still have that option.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick on \"Something Else\" and click \"Next\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BVSl-TufBuM\/U2lOxwc81KI\/AAAAAAAADPY\/BCYh71Mcgqg\/s1600\/install5.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BVSl-TufBuM\/U2lOxwc81KI\/AAAAAAAADPY\/BCYh71Mcgqg\/s1600\/install5.png\" height=\"410\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe next screen may look rather intimidating but it is just showing your current disk layout.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBe very careful with the next few steps.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIf you haven't taken that Windows backup, quit the installation, reboot and follow step 1 of this tutorial again.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELook at the image above. You will see a large portion of free space (710155 MB). This is where I put Ubuntu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe free space is going to be split into 3.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first partition is for Ubuntu and will be 50 Gigabytes in size.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe second partition is for your home partition and stores configuration files and your personal files such as music, pictures etc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe third partition is for swap space and is used for intensive operations and suspending the computer.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhen you have found the partition with free space, click on it and press the plus symbol (+) under the disk layout.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0GIxGL8AlYw\/U2lPsUOyB6I\/AAAAAAAADPg\/XjFsQ-IQIfo\/s1600\/install6.png\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0GIxGL8AlYw\/U2lPsUOyB6I\/AAAAAAAADPg\/XjFsQ-IQIfo\/s1600\/install6.png\" height=\"209\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIn the size box enter 50000, select logical as the partition type, select beginning of this space and choose EXT4 as the file system.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor the mount point choose \/ (this means root).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick \"OK\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe disk layout screen should now show a new partition for \/.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OtUMlZgAJTU\/U2lQ0AZHXhI\/AAAAAAAADPs\/JCAW1fA9Jyw\/s1600\/install7.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OtUMlZgAJTU\/U2lQ0AZHXhI\/AAAAAAAADPs\/JCAW1fA9Jyw\/s1600\/install7.png\" height=\"209\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EFind the large section of free space again, click on it and press the plus symbol again (+).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis time you want to set the size to be the rest of the free disk space minus 2x the amount of memory in your computer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you have 8 gigabytes RAM, subtract 16 gigabytes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAgain choose \"Logical\" as the partition type, beginning of this space for where to put the partition and EXT4 as the file system.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor the mount point choose \/home.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe issue of how much swap space to use is constantly up for debate. Some people say you don't need any at all, some go for 1.5 times the amount of RAM and some say 2x.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnless disk space is at a premium I would just go for the 2x and have done with it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn theory if you are running lots of intensive processes such as video editing then the swap space is used to store memory that isn't currently being used (swapped) to disk. This is disk intensive and slows down your computer but it will help to prevent a crash. Swap space is also used for suspending your computer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cMDHioIO2aI\/U2lSBPFpedI\/AAAAAAAADP4\/t45lx1wm4qM\/s1600\/install8.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cMDHioIO2aI\/U2lSBPFpedI\/AAAAAAAADP4\/t45lx1wm4qM\/s1600\/install8.png\" height=\"185\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003ENow find the free disk space again, click on it and press the plus symbol. (+).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELeave the size as the rest of the free disk space, choose logical as the file system and beginning of this space as the location.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EChoose \"swap area\" as the mount point.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe final thing to concern yourself with when partitioning is where to install the boot loader.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBy default it is set to \/dev\/SDA on the \"Installation Type\" screen. This can be changed but unless you are using multiple disks you should leave this well alone.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPress \"Install Now\" to continue.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ztO1S3-Qal0\/U2lS4l3KAUI\/AAAAAAAADQA\/7FYs3EGUKts\/s1600\/install9.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ztO1S3-Qal0\/U2lS4l3KAUI\/AAAAAAAADQA\/7FYs3EGUKts\/s1600\/install9.png\" height=\"205\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe installation has now begun but whilst it is taking place you are asked a few configuration type questions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFirst of all choose your location by clicking on the map.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPress \"Continue\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ySTF-bbBl4M\/U2lTMANsCwI\/AAAAAAAADQI\/Y6HTaJND04I\/s1600\/install10.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ySTF-bbBl4M\/U2lTMANsCwI\/AAAAAAAADQI\/Y6HTaJND04I\/s1600\/install10.png\" height=\"205\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe next screen asks you to choose your keyboard layout.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESimply choose the correct one for you and press \"Continue\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ha8mLCcX8bM\/U2lTZjPX4UI\/AAAAAAAADQQ\/0_BQn-0aGK4\/s1600\/install12.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ha8mLCcX8bM\/U2lTZjPX4UI\/AAAAAAAADQQ\/0_BQn-0aGK4\/s1600\/install12.png\" height=\"205\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EYou will now be required to create a default user.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEnter your name, a name to identify your computer, a username and a password.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can also choose whether to log in automatically or require a password each time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Wrv52hH7Djg\/U2lTyJfvhrI\/AAAAAAAADQY\/Q9Dmqis129w\/s1600\/install13.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Wrv52hH7Djg\/U2lTyJfvhrI\/AAAAAAAADQY\/Q9Dmqis129w\/s1600\/install13.png\" height=\"234\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EA progress bar will now show you how far through the installation you are.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can also view a selection of messages telling you all about Ubuntu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt this point you can take another comfort break and depending on your computer's speed you will either have time to boil an egg or wash your car.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt the end of the process you will be asked whether you want to reboot to start using Ubuntu or to continue using the live version.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen I rebooted it went straight back into Windows and I had to reboot back into the live session anyway. So at this point you can either take my word for it and stay in the live session or you can reboot and see if the installation has worked without any further steps required.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E7. Boot Repair\u003C\/h2\u003EI am going to assume that you chose to restart now and your computer booted straight into Windows without giving the option for Ubuntu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELog into Windows and click the power icon next to your username in the top right corner.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHold down the shift key and select to restart your computer. Keep the shift key held down until your computer reboots.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt the point of the UEFI settings appearing choose to boot from USB again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou will now be booted back into the live session of Ubuntu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick on the network icon in the top right corner and choose your network connection. You will probably need to enter the security key. (If not then when you have finished with this process consider checking your router settings because your internet connection is wide open).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow open up a terminal by pressing the \"super\" key (Windows key) and typing \"term\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWithin the terminal window enter the following commands one by one.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cpre style=\"min-height: 72px;\"\u003Esudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu\/boot-repair\u003Cbr \/\u003Esudo sh -c \"sed -i 's\/trusty\/saucy\/g' \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/\u003Cwbr\u003E\u003C\/wbr\u003Eyannubuntu-boot-repair-trusty.\u003Cwbr\u003E\u003C\/wbr\u003Elist\"\u003Cbr \/\u003Esudo apt-get update\u003Cbr \/\u003Esudo apt-get install -y boot-repair \u0026amp;\u0026amp; boot-repair\u003C\/pre\u003EEventually the boot repair screen will appear.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-9MfXzW9_BUY\/U2lWFsuITkI\/AAAAAAAADQk\/E89CLXJfXAk\/s1600\/bootrepair.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-9MfXzW9_BUY\/U2lWFsuITkI\/AAAAAAAADQk\/E89CLXJfXAk\/s1600\/bootrepair.png\" height=\"204\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blogger.g?blogID=8298012076600727502\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick on the \"Recommended repair\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen I did this I received a message stating \"EFI is detected\". This is just an informational message as far as I am concerned because it is perfectly fine to install Ubuntu with EFI turned on.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter clicking \"OK\" to the EFI detected message the utility performed a few tasks and then asked me to select some text and run it in a terminal window.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you are asked to do this open a new terminal window (press the \"super\" key, enter \"term\" into the Dash and click on the icon that appears).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECopy the text from the boot repair window by selecting it with the mouse. Press CTRL and C and then right click in the terminal window and select paste.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMake sure all the commands have run correctly. You may need to press return to get the last command to run.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow click on the \"Forward\" button within the boot repair application. You may be asked to copy and paste more text.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERepeat the process of selecting all the text, press CTRL and C and then right click in the terminal window and select paste.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMake sure the commands run.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKeep following through on the process until the boot repair finishes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you are like me then at the very end of the process you will see a message stating that boot repair completed with errors. (not good). It is worth copying the link and posting to pastebin as suggested but I think you can just continue onto the next step.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E8. Fix the boot loader\u003C\/h2\u003EAlmost there now. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EReboot your computer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnless you are lucky it will still boot straight into Windows and actually this is ok because we are going to use Windows to fix the boot loader.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELog into Windows and make sure you are viewing the desktop and not the tiles screen.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHover the mouse in the bottom left corner and right click. You should see an option for the administrator's command prompt. Click on this option.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWithin the administrator's command prompt type the following command:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cpre\u003E\u003Ccode\u003Ebcdedit \/set \"{bootmgr}\" path \\EFI\\ubuntu\\grubx64.efi\u003C\/code\u003E\u003C\/pre\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EExit the command prompt.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E9. Reboot into Ubuntu\u003C\/h2\u003EReboot your computer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis time when the computer boots you should see 4 options.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E1. Ubuntu\u003Cbr \/\u003E2. Ubuntu (advanced)\u003Cbr \/\u003E3. Windows (might say something similar like Windows boot options).\u003Cbr \/\u003E4. Setup\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EChoose option 1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUbuntu 14.04 should now appear. Get yourself a beer, you have earned it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E10. Reboot into Windows\u003C\/h2\u003EReboot your computer (click the symbol in the top right corner, click shutdown and restart).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis time when the boot menu appears click on the Windows option.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYour computer should boot back into Windows 8.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ETroubleshooting\u003C\/h2\u003EThe steps I have written here are the steps I went through to get Ubuntu 14.04 to dual boot with Windows 8.1 on my Dell Inspiron.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe process will hopefully work on other computers as well and as with my last guide I will do my best to help people and clarify the points within the article.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI can't guarantee success in every case as this doesn't appear to be an exact science.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you want to save yourself some real hassle then you might consider viewing my article \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2013\/07\/how-to-buy-laptop-pre-installed-with.html\"\u003EHow to buy a laptop pre-installed with Linux\u003C\/a\u003E\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou could do worse than buy a computer pre-installed with Ubuntu (make sure it will include 14.04 and not 12.04) or buy a computer without an operating system at all and install Ubuntu from scratch.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMake sure you take a backup before attempting to dual boot Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu 14.04.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFurther reading\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00HSUBUVS\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1634\u0026amp;creative=6738\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00HSUBUVS\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=evelinuse-21\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8\u0026amp;ASIN=B00HSUBUVS\u0026amp;Format=_SL250_\u0026amp;ID=AsinImage\u0026amp;MarketPlace=GB\u0026amp;ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;WS=1\u0026amp;tag=evelinuse-21\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=evelinuse-21\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=2\u0026amp;a=B00HSUBUVS\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: currentColor !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI have written an eBook which will help you get to grips with Ubuntu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt includes chapters describing the user interface, the dashboard, lenses, applications and many other topics.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EClick here to buy \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00HSUBUVS\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;camp=1634\u0026amp;creative=6738\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B00HSUBUVS\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;tag=evelinuse-21\"\u003E\"From Windows To Ubuntu\"\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=evelinuse-21\u0026amp;l=as2\u0026amp;o=2\u0026amp;a=B00HSUBUVS\" height=\"1\" style=\"border: currentColor !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/\u003E on Amazon.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/blogger.g?blogID=8298012076600727502\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESummary\u003C\/h2\u003EFeel free to leave comments and if you found this guide useful share it using the buttons below as it may help other people as well.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThankyou for reading.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/feeds\/4325556984844894958\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/05\/install-ubuntu-1404-alongside-windows.html#comment-form","title":"343 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8298012076600727502\/posts\/default\/4325556984844894958"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8298012076600727502\/posts\/default\/4325556984844894958"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.everydaylinuxuser.com\/2014\/05\/install-ubuntu-1404-alongside-windows.html","title":"Install Ubuntu 14.04 alongside Windows 8.1 in 10 easy steps"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Gary Newell"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101884745455672186724"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-EBrK8vpoLag\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAACgs\/Bu0hXrgtnio\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-w2AKekKxEEQ\/U2f1PZlICQI\/AAAAAAAADL4\/-rGabjS8Yjk\/s72-c\/recoverydrive1.PNG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"343"}}]}});