Chapter 3. A NEW PLACE TO CALL HOME

Getting to Know the Desktop

A NEW PLACE TO CALL HOME

Now Ubuntu is up and running, and you are ready and raring to go. If you are running Ubuntu from your hard disk, you will first see the login screen that will appear each and every time you boot up (Figure 3-1). There's no need to keep the login screen waiting, so type your username, and press enter. After that, you will be prompted for your user password in the same screen, so type it, and press enter again. Within moments, you will be face to face with your desktop in Ubuntu.

The Ubuntu login screen

Figure 3-1. The ...

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