Introducing Linux

Using the Linuceum Site A video overview of the Linuceum website, covering: aims and ethos, content and the different ways of navigating the site Free Your Mind A promotional video demonstrating how easy it is to use Linux to anything you might want a home PC to use - all for free! Linux on the Brain Animation / fun promotion of using Linux over Windows. Produced using a combination of frame by frame and keyframe animation in GIMP and KDEnlive Open Sauce Spoof advertisement for the use of Linux / Open Source (Sauce) Installing Linux Creating a Linux Boot Disc A video tutorial showing how to download a Linux image from the Web, burn it to a DVD and then boot the PC into Linux using the disc CDs and Music Up/Downloading CDs in Linux A Short Video showing how to extract and upload CD tracks on a Linux PC using the SoundJuicer utility, then download them to a portable MP3 or MP4 device using the standard Linux File Manager The Unity Desktop Ubuntu 11.10 Demonstration A video tour of changes to the Unity desktop in Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) Beta 2 version, covering the Desktop and new Software Centre Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Desktop A video tour of changes to the Unity desktop in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) release version, covering the Desktop, Software Centre & File Manager Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop A video tour of the changes to the Unity desktop in Ubuntu 12.10, covering: Amazon search results;Web app integration;Adding apps to the launcher Unity Keyboard Shortcuts A demonstration of some of the most useful Unity keyboard shortcuts in Ubuntu 12.10,including: window manipulation, application switching, workspace switching, searching for files and launching applications Editing Video Basic Video Editing in KDEnlive A video tutorial covering the following in KDEnlive: importing clips; editing video and audio; creating title clips;applying fade effects to audio and video Pan & Zoom Effects in KDEnlive A video tutorial covering how to create a zoom in and out effect in KDEnlive, then change it to include a pan from left to right Blue Screen Effects in KDEnlive A video tutorial covering how to use the Blue Screen Effect - and the Composite Transition - in KDEnlive to blend two video tracks together Video Masking using KDEnlive A video tutorial covering how to blend two video tracks together using video masking in KDEnlive Digital Photography New Features in GIMP 2.8 A demonstration of some of the new features in GIMP 2.8 covering:single window mode;cage transform;group layers;save and export Uploading Digital Photos to Linux A video tutorial showing how to physically connect your camera to the computer and upload files from the camera to the Linux filesystem. Also covers removing photos from the camera once you are done Tweaking Digital Negatives A video tutorial showing how to tweak exposure, white balance, etc in your digital negative files (.dng) shot in RAW format Post-processing using GIMP This is part one of a series of video tutorials on using GIMP, covering: intro to GIMP; GIMP Windows; Tweaking Levels and using the UnSharp Mask Selecting and Cloning with GIMP Part Two of the GIMP video tutorial series, covering: Using the Free Select (Lasoo) and Cloning tools and Copying an area to rebuild missing details in a photo Rebuilding Photos with GIMP Part 3 of the GIMP video tutorial series, covering: Cloning one side of a building; Using the Flip Tool to create a mirrored reflection of the selected area; Removing unwanted objects and Layering Filling, Blurring, Cropping in GIMP Part 4 of the video tutorial series on GIMP, covering: Filling in an area of the background; Blurring a selection and saving off Layers in an .xcf file Editing Audio Audio Editing in Audacity How to install and run Audacity. Covering the recording and editing of audio;making selections;applying effects and saving/exporting projects Linux Distributions Installing/Removing Apps in Fedora 15 A video tutorial covering how to install and de-install applications in Fedora 15 Installing Apps in Linux Mint 10 A video tutorial covering how to use the Linux Mint Software Manager to install an application Lucid Puppy Linux 2.5.5 Demo A video tutorial covering how to use the Puppy Linux desktop, covering: Booting from a Live CD;Desktop;File Manager;Installing an Application and exiting Puppy Lucid Puppy Linux 2.5.8 Demonstration A video tutorial covering how to use the Puppy Linux 2.5.8 desktop, covering: Desktop;File Manager;Installing an Application;Mounting/Dismounting Discs TinyCore Linux Demonstration A video demonstration of how to use Tiny Core Linux, covering: Booting Tiny Core (Cloud Mode), using the Desktop, installing Applications, Exiting Tiny Core Zorin OS 6 Core Linux A video tutorial introducing Zorin OS 6 Core Linux, covering: ethos;the Zorin Look Changer;Running Windows apps on Linux;File Manager;RhythmBox;Ubuntu Software Center Animation Frame By Frame Animation A video tutorial showing how you can use GIMP to create pictures and and KDEnlive to display them to create a simple Frame by Frame Animation Keyframe Animation in KDEnlive A video tutorial showing how to use the Blue screen function and keyframes to animate one image moving over another in the KDEnlive video editor Animating Photos with GIMP A video tutorial showing you how you can create fun animations using your photos, GIMP and KDEnlive! Animating Photos with Synfig(1) Part one of a video tutorial demonstrating how to create a simple cut out style animation using GIMP to create the image and Synfig Studio to create the animation Animating Photos with Synfig(2) Part two of a video tutorial demonstrating how to create a simple cut out style animation using GIMP to create the image and Synfig Studio to create the animation Utilities Backup & Restore using Deja Dup A demonstration of how to backup a single directory using the Deja Dup utility, then restore the directory using the backup, after accidental deletion The KDE Desktop Fedora 16 KDE Spin Desktop A video demonstration of the Fedora 16 (KDE Plasma) desktop covering: KDE Panel; Cashews;File Manager;Windows;Activity Manager;etc Customizing Panels and Desktop This video shows you how to customize and configure a KDE Plasma desktop - covering: adding KDE Panels/Widgets;Adding Desktop Wallpaper and Widget Icons;etc SimplyMEPIS v11 Demo A video tour of the SimplyMEPIS version 11 desktop/GUI, covering: the desktop;KDE Panel;cashew and context menus;Applications and Menus The LXDE Desktop Linux Mint LXDE 10 Demo A video demonstration of the Linux Mint LXDE 10 desktop, covering: Logging in / out; Window Controls; File Manager; main Panel; main Menu Options; Customizing Themes and the Software Manager AntiX v11 Linux Demonstration A video tour of the AntiX version 11 desktop/GUI, covering: the desktop;Toolbar;Applications and Menus A Desktop Tour of Lubuntu LXDE A video tour of the Lubuntu version 12.04 LXDE desktop/GUI covering: the desktop;LXDE Panel;Applications and Menus Customizing the LXDE Desktop A video of how to create a new LXDE panel; set the desktop wallpaper and icon fonts Zorin OS 6 Core Lite A video tutorial introducing Zorin OS 6 Core Lite Linux, covering: ethos;the Zorin Look Changer;Installing Extra Software;File Manager;Media Support;Ubuntu Software Center The Xfce Desktop Customizing the Xfce Desktop A video of how to create a new Xfce panel - covering how to set the desktop wallpaper; icon fonts; etc - using the Fedora Xfce Spin A Desktop Tour of Xubuntu 12.04 A video tour of the Xubuntu 12.04 (Beta) Xfce desktop GUI The Gnome 3.x Desktop Fedora 15 Demonstration A video demonstration of the Fedora 15 (Gnome 3.0) desktop, covering: login, favourites bar, activities, menus and logging out Fedora 16: First Impressions A video demonstration giving a brief demo of Fedora 16 and outlining the differences between it and the previous release Fedora 17 Demonstration A video demonstration of the Fedora 17 (Gnome 3.4) desktop covering: the activities area; top panel;installing apps;GIMP 2.8;File Manager;etc Fedora 18 Demonstration A video demonstration of the Fedora 18 (Gnome 3.6) desktop covering: the activities area; top panel;installing apps;Window Management;etc Fedora 18 Multimedia Support How to install proprietary multimedia support on Fedora 18 - such as Adobe Flash Player;MPEG MP3 audio and MP4 video formats Linux Mint 12 Gnome Edition A video tour of the Linux Mint 12 Gnome 3.x desktop GUI DLNA Streaming DLNA Configuration on Fedora 15 A video tutorial covering how to access Linux files from your Television using DLNA and MediaTomb Be the first to add a comment to this page Home Site Index Desktop Guide Server Guide Hints and Tips Hardware Corner Video Section Contact Us (c) 2010 - 2013, The Linuceum All rights reserved