[valtam]

Hi folks,

With the new Help Manual well under way, we're looking for someone to help us finish the Glossary page.

From the Manual, we've gathered the following words:

Code:

3g alsa architecture bios compositing credentials decrypt desktop environment developer domain driver encrypt ext2 ext3 ext4 filesystem firmware free software fstab gnu gpt grub ip address kernel legacy linux logical partition mbr mount nas ntfs open source package partition ppa primary partition pulseaudio repo repository samba secure boot ssd su sudo terminal trim ubuntu uefi umount uuid vpn workgroup xfce

So that we can transfer the final result quickly to html, we need it to be in the following format:

In LibreOffice Calc, in 2 columns. First Column is titled Word, second column is titled Meaning.



The Meaning should be around 10 words or less. It needs to be consise and simple. Please, no drawn out, paragraph explanations for each word

Your name will appear on the Glossary page and the main page, so you will be credited

Please reply to this thread if you are interested.

Thank you,

The Documentation Team.

[trvswlbrck]

I'd be happy to help out!

On mobile right now, but is there a copy of the manual I can use for reference to make sure I define everything in relevant context?

[valtam]

Hi Travis. We're keeping the Manual under wraps for now. Short, generic descriptions will be fine. Thank you.

[valtam]

Contributions to date:

Code:

3g - Short form of 'third generation', the third generation of mobile telecommunications technology alsa - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture, provides kernel driven sound card drivers bios - Basic Input/Output System, a type of firmware used during the booting process compositing - Process of combining an image with a background to create the appearance of partial or full transparency credentials - Username and password. Used to control access to information or other resources decrypt - The process of decoding data that has been encrypted into a secret format desktop environment - Provides a complete graphical user interface (GUI) for a system developer - A computer programmer who writes software driver - A computer program that operates or controls a device that is attached to a computer encrypt - The process of encoding messages or data in such a way that only authorized parties can read it ext2 - Second extended filesystem is a file system for Linux ext3 - Third extended filesystem, a journaled file system for Linux ext4 - Fourth extended filesystem is a journaling file system for Linux, developed as the successor to ext3 filesystem - Used to control how data is stored and retrieved firmware - Software that resides in hardware as read only free software - Software that the users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve fstab - File Systems Table file is a system configuration file /etc/fstab that lists and mounts storage devices at start up gnu - GNUS Not Unix a collection of software that is <b>free software and built around linux kernel gpt - GUID Partition Table, is a partitioning scheme grub - Provides a user the choice to boot one of multiple operating systems installed on a computer ip address - Internet Protocol Address, 4 blocks of numbers assigned to each device participating in a computer network kernel - A layer of software that is a bridge between computer hardware and applications legacy -  A term for out of date hardware and/or software still in use linux -  A Kernel developed by Linus Torvalds and a global community of contributors mbr - Master Boot Record is a special type of boot sector at the very beginning of a partitioned drive nas - Network Attached Storage, 1 or more external hard drives connected to a network via a computer ntfs - New Technology File System, a Windows filesystem capable of storing larger files and volumes than <b>fat32 package - A program compressed into one file for installation on a linux based operating system

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ppa

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A Personal Package Archive (PPA) is a special software repository for uploading source packages to be built and published as an APT repository by Launchpad

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pulseaudio

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PulseAudio is a sound server, a background process accepting sound input from one or more sources (processes or capture devices) and redirecting it to one or more sinks (sound cards, remote network PulseAudio servers, or other processes).

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repository

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A software repository is a storage location from which software packages may be retrieved and installed on a computer.

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samba

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A software that provides file and print services for various Windows clients

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sudo

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A program that allows users to run programs with the security privileges of another user (normally the superuser, or root)

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ubuntu

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A Debian-based GNU/Linux operating system

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xfce

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A free software desktop environment .It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use.

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ssd

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A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data

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[valtam]

Thank you misko

[valtam]

All definitions are complete. Thank you to all who contributed