1.7 - Desktop Environment

1.7.2 - How to Create Desktop Shortcut

Example: Create Desktop Shortcut for LibreOffice Writer.

1. Find program in menu.

2. Highlight name of program, right click and select Create Desktop Shortcut.

3. Goto desktop. Shortcut is named LibreOffice Writer.desktop.

4. Right click and select Properties.

5. Click Permissions tab and put a check mark in Execute to allow executing file as program.

6. Desktop Shortcut icon will change and function properly.

1.14 - Terminal

1.14.1 - Brief Overview

Besides the desktop graphical user interface (GUI), there is also a command-line interface (CLI) that is more commonly known as the terminal. The terminal can be launched by selecting Start > Accessories > Terminal or using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Alt + T.

A command is typed using the keyboard and pressing the Enter key. For example, typing the command ls and pressing Enter will list contents of a directory and ls -l will list contents of a directory with more detail.

1.13 - dconf Editor

1.12 - Ubuntu Tweak

1.11 - Synaptic Package Manager

1.10 - Software Center

The Software Center is the easiest way to search, install and remove applications on your computer. There are many applications available to choose from various categories (i.e., Education, Games, Internet,  Office, Sound & Video) that are in the official Ubuntu repositories. You need administrator privileges and connection to the Internet to download and install new software.

1.9 - Update Manager