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Changing From Microsoft Windows To Linux Mint 11Version 1.0Author: Christian Schmalfeld This is a tutorial for people originally using the Windows Operating
System who want to try out Linux Mint 11. It is supposed to show the
differences and similarities between the two systems and depict Linux’
functions with examples. 1 Preliminary NoteI am using Linux Mint 11 for this tutorial and am referring to
functions of Microsoft Windows XP. I assume you have already fully
installed Linux Mint 11. 2 SimilaritiesThe first thing to notice is that Linux Mint’

Introduction To The Ubuntu Unity DesktopVersion 1.0Author: Christian Schmalfeld This tutorial is supposed to guide the reader through some new features of the Unity desktop, Ubuntu’s new desktop environment used since Ubuntu 11.04. The prime subject will be the launcher, which is something like a side-dock, and how to configure it the way it fits your likings most.This document comes without warranty of any kind! I do not issue any
guarantee that this will work for you! 1 First StartupIf you have come in contact with any other operating system, be

Changing Desktop Appearance On Linux Mint 11Version 1.0Author: Christian Schmalfeld This tutorial is supposed to show how to change the desktop’s appearance to people
who are new to Linux. 1 Preliminary NoteFor this tutorial I am using Linux Mint 11
with the Gnome desktop. This is the default desktop you have installed
on your system. If you have not configured it otherwise already,
everything should work for you.This tutorial comes without warranty of any kind! 2 Appearance SettingsThis is the way your desktop usually looks like if you haven’t cha

Burning An Audio CD On Linux MintVersion 1.0Author: Christian Schmalfeld  This
article is about how you can convert your mp3 audio files to a format
accepted for burning audio CDs and burning them on a blank CD
afterwards on Linux Mint 11.This tutorial comes without warranty of any kind. 1 Preliminary NoteThere are multiple ways and applications to convert and burn your
audio files, however the ones I use happened to produce no problems
that others did, e.g. inflating the size of the produced .wav file so
greatly that a 13-track album would not fit

Converting Audio Files On Linux MintVersion 1.0Author: Christian Schmalfeld  This
article covers the issue of converting audio files on Linux Mint.
Converting audio files can be a hard thing to accomplish if one does
not have the proper tools to do so, that is why I will also cover a few
different applications capable of converting.This tutorial comes without warranty of any kind. 1 Preliminary NoteI cannot cover all audio converters in this tutorial because there
already is a large variety of them. Therefore I concentrate on those
that are able to

Creating A Bootable USB Device On Linux Mint 11Version 1.0Author: Christian Schmalfeld This tutorial will show you how to make your USB hard disk device a bootable Linux system.  1 Preliminary NoteLinux Mint 11 needs about 4.7 gigabyte of free space on your hard
drive, so make sure your device has at least that much space available.
I am using an 8 gigabyte stick which is enough to install Mint on it
and additionally have some space left to save data. In my case, I will
install Linux Mint 11 on my USB device, but it should work similarly
with other

Ripping An MP3 CD On Linux Mint 11Version 1.0Author: Christian Schmalfeld  This
article describes how to rip music off an audio CD in acceptable shape
with a moderate bitrate and in MP3 format on Linux Mint 11.This tutorial comes without warranty of any kind. 1 Preliminary NoteThere are are numerous ways of ripping a CD on Linux, but not all of
them provide the standard comfort one should have, for instance a
fairly high bitrate for your music, so that it does not sound like
hammering on a trashcan with an iron spoon, or automated fetching of
disk

Changing Desktop Appearance On Linux Mint 11 (Advanced)Version 1.0Author: Christian Schmalfeld This tutorial is supposed to show you how to change the GNOME desktop’s appearance on Linux Mint further than the standard options of the Appearance section in the Control Center allow. I am going to use several different applications for this cause. 1 Preliminary NoteThis tutorial will describe how to alter the appearance of a Linux Mint 11 system with a GNOME desktop. This is the standard desktop that comes with Mint, so if you have not changed anything