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- | Titre : Manual Labor | + | **Titre : Manual Labor |
With the release of 12.04, we're in a fortunate position; there' | With the release of 12.04, we're in a fortunate position; there' | ||
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+ | Travail manuel | ||
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+ | Avec la sortie de la 12.04, nous sommes dans une position enviable : il y a une base croissante d' | ||
Muktware' | Muktware' | ||
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- | This manual is intended for users new to Ubuntu coming from other operating systems, and also users who are upgrading from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. It is a manual produced by the community for the community. Therefore, it is available free of charge, and is distributed under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license. | + | **This manual is intended for users new to Ubuntu coming from other operating systems, and also users who are upgrading from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. It is a manual produced by the community for the community. Therefore, it is available free of charge, and is distributed under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license. |
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+ | It covers all elements of the Ubuntu world – starting with preparing your computer for installation and using Ubuntu, to advanced topics. It guides a new user into the world of Ubuntu. An entire chapter devoted to working with Ubuntu effectively covers some of the key features of Ubuntu 12.04 like Virtual Workspaces, Unity Desktop, Spread View, and Switching between applications.** | ||
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+ | Ce manuel s' | ||
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+ | Il traite de tous les éléments du monde Ubuntu - à commencer par la préparation de votre ordinateur pour l' | ||
- | It covers all elements of the Ubuntu world – starting with preparing your computer for installation and using Ubuntu, to advanced topics. It guides a new user into the world of Ubuntu. An entire chapter devoted to working with Ubuntu effectively covers some of the key features of Ubuntu 12.04 like Virtual Workspaces, Unity Desktop, Spread View, and Switching between applications. | ||
- | From a site described as an 'Open Source Magazine', | + | **From a site described as an 'Open Source Magazine', |
Released under the Creative Commons license, by a team for whom English appears not to be their first language, Muktware' | Released under the Creative Commons license, by a team for whom English appears not to be their first language, Muktware' | ||
- | In practice, the chances are, if you've got it, you know a lot of this, or you've been recommended it and don't give a monkey’s, or you just want to get on with it. Why can nobody produce a fly-leaf PDF page with a little info graphic, and the hot links to skip to the section you want – in this case Chapter 4 on page 11, Obtaining Ubuntu followed by Chapter 5, Installing? | + | In practice, the chances are, if you've got it, you know a lot of this, or you've been recommended it and don't give a monkey’s, or you just want to get on with it. Why can nobody produce a fly-leaf PDF page with a little info graphic, and the hot links to skip to the section you want – in this case Chapter 4 on page 11, Obtaining Ubuntu followed by Chapter 5, Installing?** |
- | Part II, Using Ubuntu, gets into its stride, with an overview of the Unity desktop, the Launcher, and HUD. The manual has some slightly strange page layouts and breaks and eccentric captioning. It's not a particularly great explanation of the HUD either. The Software Centre is much better explained, with warnings in the appropriate places. | + | À partir d'un site qui se qualifie de « magazine Open Source », l' |
- | Next, there's a whole section on Terminal Basics. This is well written and presented content, but I'm of two minds about terminal use. Who is the audience for this manual? Do you stick to describing the graphical interface – after all you can do 95% of common tasks via Nautilus – including setting ordinary permissions. Or do you acknowledge there are quicker ways for the technically competent, and live in the real world where the Linux terminal still exists? Taking that second option, Terminal Basics is done well. | + | Publié sous licence Creative Commons, par une équipe dont l'anglais ne semble pas être la langue maternelle, l'Ubuntu Manual de Muktware est encore une tentative de produire un manuel pour les nouveaux utilisateurs. Comme tous les manuels pour débutants, il fait ce qu'il faut faire, en principe, en commençant par Au sujet d' |
- | The next section is about Performing Basic Tasks, which it covers very, very briefly in a very random order – Micro-blogging, | + | Mais, en réalité, il y a des fortes chances que, si vous l' |
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+ | **Part II, Using Ubuntu, gets into its stride, with an overview of the Unity desktop, the Launcher, and HUD. The manual has some slightly strange page layouts and breaks and eccentric captioning. It's not a particularly great explanation of the HUD either. The Software Centre is much better explained, with warnings in the appropriate places. | ||
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+ | Next, there' | ||
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+ | La deuxième partie, Utiliser Ubuntu, atteint son régime de croisière avec un survol du bureau Unity, du Lanceur et du HUD (l' | ||
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+ | Ensuite, vous trouverez toute une section sur les Bases du terminal. Le contenu ici est bien écrit et bien présenté, mais je suis un peu ambivalent concernant l' | ||
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+ | **The next section is about Performing Basic Tasks, which it covers very, very briefly in a very random order – Micro-blogging, | ||
Advanced Topics then goes off the rails a bit, installing alternative desktops actually describes only one – Gnome Shell. Does anyone run Gnome Shell on Ubuntu? Any new users? | Advanced Topics then goes off the rails a bit, installing alternative desktops actually describes only one – Gnome Shell. Does anyone run Gnome Shell on Ubuntu? Any new users? | ||
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Working Effectively Using Ubuntu then talks about Workspaces. Surely this belongs in an earlier section? Switching between applications, | Working Effectively Using Ubuntu then talks about Workspaces. Surely this belongs in an earlier section? Switching between applications, | ||
- | As a free " | + | As a free " |
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+ | Dans la section suivante, le sujet est Effectuer les tâches de base, mais le livre en parle extrêmement brièvement et dans un ordre totalement aléatoire : les micro-blogs, | ||
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+ | Puis « Advanced Topics » déraille un peu, la partie sur l' | ||
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+ | Travailler efficacement avec Ubuntu présente alors les espaces de travail (« Workspaces »). C'est certainement un sujet qui aurait dû être abordé dans une précédente section, non ? Basculer entre les applications, | ||
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+ | En tant que manuel gratuit « produit par la communauté, | ||
- | Ubuntu, An Absolute Beginners Guide | + | **Ubuntu, An Absolute Beginners Guide |
by Courtney Loo, edited by Justin Pot | by Courtney Loo, edited by Justin Pot | ||
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If you’re reading this guide, you’re probably interested in moving away from proprietary operating systems such as Windows and Mac OS X; perhaps you’ve already installed Ubuntu on your computer but are not sure where to start. | If you’re reading this guide, you’re probably interested in moving away from proprietary operating systems such as Windows and Mac OS X; perhaps you’ve already installed Ubuntu on your computer but are not sure where to start. | ||
- | Honestly, these manuals are starting to drive me crazy. How can so many people get this so wrong? Take a tip from a good marketing department. Grab the viewer from the get-go; show, tell, sell. Give them pictures, colour. Give them the gee-whizz.. | + | Honestly, these manuals are starting to drive me crazy. How can so many people get this so wrong? Take a tip from a good marketing department. Grab the viewer from the get-go; show, tell, sell. Give them pictures, colour. Give them the gee-whizz..** |
- | They don't want a history lesson. They don't need Sociology-101. They need answers. What is it, why do I need it, why is it so much better than what I'm using now? | + | Ubuntu, An Absolute Beginners Guide (Un guide pour vrais débutants) |
+ | écrit par Courtney Loo, edité par Justin Pot | ||
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+ | Vous vous rendez tout de suite compte qu'une technologie devient de plus en plus populaire quand la presse technologique commence à publier des choses à son sujet. | ||
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+ | Ubuntu est un système d' | ||
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+ | Si vous lisez ce guide, vous pensez sans doute vous éloigner des systèmes d' | ||
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+ | Croyez-moi, ces manuels commencent à me rendre dingue. Comment tant de gens peuvent-ils se tromper à ce point ? Suivez les conseils d'un bon service de marketing. Accrochez le spectateur dès le début; montrez, racontez, vendez. Donnez-leur des images, de la couleur. Étonnez-les. | ||
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+ | **They don't want a history lesson. They don't need Sociology-101. They need answers. What is it, why do I need it, why is it so much better than what I'm using now? | ||
Courtney Loo's manual is only 32 pages long. Less than half that is the material that should be in An Absolute Beginners Guide. | Courtney Loo's manual is only 32 pages long. Less than half that is the material that should be in An Absolute Beginners Guide. | ||
- | It begins with the classic mistake; What is it, the Ubuntu Philosophy, How can it be free. Jokingly referring to Linux, the dreaded L-word, it tries to demystify and explain Linux. Meanwhile, I'm still waiting... | + | It begins with the classic mistake; What is it, the Ubuntu Philosophy, How can it be free. Jokingly referring to Linux, the dreaded L-word, it tries to demystify and explain Linux. Meanwhile, I'm still waiting...** |
- | Chapter 3, Ubuntu Releases, is an entirely unnecessary history lesson in a horrible looking page full of version numbers, code names and releases. BORED! CUT!!! | + | Ils ne veulent pas une leçon d' |
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+ | Le manuel de Courtney Loo n'a que 32 pages. Moins de la moitié de celles-ci contiennent du matériel qui devrait figurer dans un guide pour vrais débutants. | ||
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+ | Il commence par l' | ||
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+ | **Chapter 3, Ubuntu Releases, is an entirely unnecessary history lesson in a horrible looking page full of version numbers, code names and releases. BORED! CUT!!! | ||
Page 10: Installing. Finally! Different ways of installing Ubuntu is quite a useful run-down; via ISO, USB stick, Dual-boot, co-existing with Windows and Mac, or through Wubi. Better! | Page 10: Installing. Finally! Different ways of installing Ubuntu is quite a useful run-down; via ISO, USB stick, Dual-boot, co-existing with Windows and Mac, or through Wubi. Better! | ||
- | Chapter 5 is Support and Community. Hang on, I haven' | + | Chapter 5 is Support and Community. Hang on, I haven' |
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+ | Le chapitre 3, les versions d' | ||
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+ | Dans le chapitre 5, il s'agit de Soutien et de Communauté. Attendez un peu, je n'en ai rien vu encore ! Vous ne me l'avez pas montré ? Pourquoi devrais-je me préoccuper d' | ||
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+ | **Chapter 6, page 16: Getting Started with Unity. Except it doesn' | ||
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+ | Page 17 finally shows me and describes Ubuntu Unity. The next few pages are dense (more whitespace here, please), and finally give me some decent information about Ubuntu, Unity, the Dash, navigating and pinning. Section 7 is entitled Ubuntu Applications (How Do I...? | ||
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+ | Chapitre 6, page 16 : Démarrer avec Unity. Sauf qu'il ne le fait pas. « Avant Unity, il y eut GNOME : un peu d' | ||
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+ | C'est à la page 17 que je vois enfin Ubuntu Unity, qui y est décrit aussi. Les quelques pages suivantes sont très denses (davantage de blancs, s'il vous plaît) et me donne enfin des informations intéressantes sur Ubuntu, Unity, le Dash, la navigation et le pinning. La section 7 s' | ||
- | Chapter 6, page 16: Getting Started with Unity. Except it doesn' | + | **Now here's a thing. The first item in Further Reading is an article on MakeUseOf.com: Ubuntu Restricted Extras: The First Thing You Should Install on Ubuntu. Loo's Listening to Music section |
- | Page 17 finally shows me and describes Ubuntu Unity. | + | The Makeuseof guide appears to have been written to a house style under a restrictive brief (and a proprietary licence!). While I like elements of the writing style, there is quite a number of things wrong with this guide. RC** |
- | Now here's a thing. The first item in Further Reading is an article | + | Seulement voilà. Le premier élément dans Pour aller plus loin est un article |
- | The Makeuseof | + | Le guide Makeuseof |
- | Ubuntu Manual Project: Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04 | + | **Ubuntu Manual Project: Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04 |
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The project homepage actually does a good job of describing and reviewing the manual for me: | The project homepage actually does a good job of describing and reviewing the manual for me: | ||
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• Easy to understand – our manual has step-by-step instructions and is jargon-free (mostly) | • Easy to understand – our manual has step-by-step instructions and is jargon-free (mostly) | ||
• A picture is worth a thousand words – lots of screen-shots to show you how to do tasks (cool) | • A picture is worth a thousand words – lots of screen-shots to show you how to do tasks (cool) | ||
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• Troubleshooting section – to help you solve common Ubuntu problems quickly | • Troubleshooting section – to help you solve common Ubuntu problems quickly | ||
- | Now, the title is Getting Started. Unfortunately, | + | |
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+ | Ubuntu Manual Project: Getting Started with Ubuntu 12.04 (Démarrer avec Ubuntu 12.04) | ||
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+ | Démarrer avec Ubuntu 12.04 est un guide détaillé pour débutants consacré au système d' | ||
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+ | Le manuel vous aidera à vous familiariser avec les tâches quotidiennes telles que naviguer sur le Web, écouter la musique et scanner des documents. Portant une attention particulière sur des instructions simples, il convient à tous les niveaux d' | ||
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+ | En fait, la page d' | ||
+ | * Facile à appréhender, | ||
+ | * Une illustration vaut bien mieux qu'une longue description ; beaucoup de captures d' | ||
+ | * Apprentissage progressif : Démarrez avec les bases et apprenez à travers différents chapitres. | ||
+ | * Des dizaines de langues : traduit en plus de 52 langues, y compris des copies d' | ||
+ | * Sous licence CC-BY-SA | ||
+ | * Imprimable. Cette version est optimisée pour l' | ||
+ | * Section de diagnostic des problèmes : pour vous aider à régler rapidement des problèmes courants sous Ubuntu. | ||
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+ | **Now, the title is Getting Started. Unfortunately, | ||
With the section on Installation, | With the section on Installation, | ||
- | The Desktop section has sidebars and definitions and illustrations, | + | The Desktop section has sidebars and definitions and illustrations, |
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+ | Bon. Le titre est Démarrer avec. Malheureusement, | ||
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+ | La qualité commence à transparaître dans la section sur l' | ||
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+ | La section Bureau contient des encadrés, des définitions et des illustrations, | ||
- | Working with Ubuntu is a comprehensive section almost 50 pages long, working through the standard applications. Importantly, | + | **Working with Ubuntu is a comprehensive section almost 50 pages long, working through the standard applications. Importantly, |
There' | There' | ||
- | Software Management then goes through installing and maintaining the software stack on your machine, the Software Centre, and the mechanics of package installs. It mentions the terminal, but doesn' | + | Software Management then goes through installing and maintaining the software stack on your machine, the Software Centre, and the mechanics of package installs. It mentions the terminal, but doesn' |
- | At the back, where it belongs, the Open Source Licence is included in full. There' | + | Travailler avec Ubuntu est une section détaillée de presque 50 pages, qui traite chacune des applications standard, une à une. Elle aborde, et ceci est important, le sujet des codecs pour la lecture de média dans différents formats. |
- | Criticisms? I have very few as the Ubuntu Manual is now a mature publication. Yes, it could do with a few more pictures, if only to relieve some of the pages that are quite bland and text-heavy. The sidebar text is in far too small a typeface so you can miss some really useful snippets. | + | Il y a une section sur le matériel - un domaine où pas mal d' |
- | Simplify Your Life: the "Unity Orientation Guide" Revised | + | Ensuite, la Gestion des logiciels vous explique l' |
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+ | **At the back, where it belongs, the Open Source Licence is included in full. There' | ||
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+ | Criticisms? I have very few as the Ubuntu Manual is now a mature publication. Yes, it could do with a few more pictures, if only to relieve some of the pages that are quite bland and text-heavy. The sidebar text is in far too small a typeface so you can miss some really useful snippets.** | ||
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+ | À la fin, c'est sa place, la Licence Open Source est reproduite in extenso. En outre, il y a un glossaire digne de ce nom. | ||
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+ | Des critiques ? J'en ai très peu, puisque le Manuel Ubuntu a maintenant atteint l'âge adulte. Oui, quelques illustrations de plus ne feraient pas de mal, pour notamment épicer certaines pages qui sont plutôt sobres et pleines de texte. La taille du texte des encadrés est trop petite, ce qui fait que vous risquez de ne pas en voir quelques bribes que vous seraient vraiment très utiles. | ||
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+ | **Simplify Your Life: the "Unity Orientation Guide" Revised | ||
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• If you've just installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, then this guide is for you. | • If you've just installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, then this guide is for you. | ||
• If you doubt that Unity is powerful and useful, we think this guide just might sway your opinion. | • If you doubt that Unity is powerful and useful, we think this guide just might sway your opinion. | ||
- | No matter what your familiarity is with Ubuntu, please share this guide with your neighbours, friends, and family members, especially those on the other side of the chasm! | + | No matter what your familiarity is with Ubuntu, please share this guide with your neighbours, friends, and family members, especially those on the other side of the chasm!** |
- | It's another stand-out job by the Vancouver team to produce a straight-forward guide on a technical subject (I know, I've done them, including a Unity Guide for Full Circle Magazine). Plaudits go to managing editor Charlene Tessier and the team of guest editors/ | + | Simplify Your Life: the "Unity Orientation Guide" Revised |
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+ | Avec la sortie d' | ||
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+ | Je vais citer le rédacteur en chef et le créateur de buzz autour d' | ||
+ | * Si vous ne connaissez ni Ubuntu, ni Unity, ou seulement l'un des deux, ce guide vaut vraiment le coup d' | ||
+ | * Si vous venez d' | ||
+ | * Si vous avez des doutes sur Unity, sa puissance, son utilité, nous pensons que ce guide pourrait bien vous faire changer d' | ||
+ | Peu importe le degré de vos connaissances au sujet d' | ||
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+ | **It's another stand-out job by the Vancouver team to produce a straight-forward guide on a technical subject (I know, I've done them, including a Unity Guide for Full Circle Magazine). Plaudits go to managing editor Charlene Tessier and the team of guest editors/ | ||
On first glance, the Unity Orientation Guide is a lighter and much faster read than the original. It's geared towards those learning and experiencing the Ubuntu Unity interface for the first time. Its focus is getting you oriented quickly, and thus allowing you to get on with your day-o-day computer tasks. | On first glance, the Unity Orientation Guide is a lighter and much faster read than the original. It's geared towards those learning and experiencing the Ubuntu Unity interface for the first time. Its focus is getting you oriented quickly, and thus allowing you to get on with your day-o-day computer tasks. | ||
- | This is more tightly focused than the other guides here, since it assumes you already have Ubuntu with Unity installed, and so gets on with the job. Using very simple page layouts with lots of white space, the instructions are unfailingly clear and concise. | + | This is more tightly focused than the other guides here, since it assumes you already have Ubuntu with Unity installed, and so gets on with the job. Using very simple page layouts with lots of white space, the instructions are unfailingly clear and concise.** |
- | It does what it says on the cover for the most part, although I was initially confused to find the explanation of the Unity HUD (Head Up Display) at the back, feeling it really ought to go near the front just after the description of the Unity Dash. After all, the HUD is a much trumpeted feature of 12.04. Then the thinking became clear – the HUD is the labour-saver when you are in applications, | + | C'est encore un travail magnifique accompli par l' |
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+ | Celui-ci est plus ciblé que les autres guides présentés ici, puisqu' | ||
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+ | **It does what it says on the cover for the most part, although I was initially confused to find the explanation of the Unity HUD (Head Up Display) at the back, feeling it really ought to go near the front just after the description of the Unity Dash. After all, the HUD is a much trumpeted feature of 12.04. Then the thinking became clear – the HUD is the labour-saver when you are in applications, | ||
This is a well structured, well designed team effort. I heartily recommend it. | This is a well structured, well designed team effort. I heartily recommend it. | ||
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Conclusion | Conclusion | ||
- | Overall I still think the Vancouver team book, Unity Orientation Guide strikes the best balance of style and content, but the Ubuntu Manual is the larger reference work and a good one at that. | + | Overall I still think the Vancouver team book, Unity Orientation Guide strikes the best balance of style and content, but the Ubuntu Manual is the larger reference work and a good one at that.** |
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+ | La plupart du temps, il tient les promesses faites sur la couverture, bien qu'au départ, le fait que l' | ||
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+ | C'est un travail d' | ||
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+ | Tout compte fait, je persiste à penser que le livre de l' |
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