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  • Tutorials
    • Try Ubuntu Desktop
    • Install Ubuntu Desktop
    • Get started with the screen reader
  • How-to guides
    • Create a bootable USB stick
    • Upgrade Ubuntu Desktop
    • Switch between an LTS and interim release
    • Record the screen
    • Change the default terminal
    • Log in using a smart card
    • Enable smart cards in snapped browsers
    • Reconfigure Windows to use AHCI
    • Turn off BitLocker in Windows
    • Encrypt your disk with TPM
    • Accessibility
      • Find the accessibility menu
      • Screen reader
        • Read the screen aloud
        • Read the screen in Braille
        • Navigate the screen using the screen reader
        • Read documents and web pages using the screen reader
        • Add, edit, or remove dictionary entries
      • Adjust the contrast
      • Change text size on the screen
      • Magnify a screen area
      • Make the keyboard cursor blink
      • Flash the screen for alert sounds
      • Adjust the speed of the mouse and touchpad
      • Click and move the mouse pointer using the keypad
      • Adjust the double-click speed
      • Simulate a right mouse click
      • Simulate clicking by hovering
      • Navigate the interface using the keyboard
      • Manage repeated key presses
      • Turn on bounce keys
      • Turn on slow keys
      • Turn on sticky keys
      • Use an on-screen keyboard
    • Common problems
      • Bluetooth
      • Improve screen reader usability
  • Reference
    • Accessibility
      • Screen reader preferences
        • General preferences
        • Profiles
        • Key bindings preferences
        • Voice preferences
        • Speech preferences
        • Key echo preferences
        • Braille preferences
        • Text attributes preferences
        • Table navigation preferences
        • Spellcheck preferences
        • Chat preferences
      • Orca Structural Navigation commands
      • AT-SPI DBus XML interfaces
        • org.a11y.atspi.Accessible
        • org.a11y.atspi.Action
        • org.a11y.atspi.Application
        • org.a11y.atspi.Cache
        • org.a11y.atspi.Collection
        • org.a11y.atspi.Component
        • org.a11y.atspi.DeviceEventController
        • org.a11y.atspi.DeviceEventListener
        • org.a11y.atspi.Document
        • org.a11y.atspi.EditableText
        • org.a11y.atspi.Event.Document
        • org.a11y.atspi.Event.Focus
        • org.a11y.atspi.Event.Keyboard
        • org.a11y.atspi.Event.Mouse
        • org.a11y.atspi.Event.Object
        • org.a11y.atspi.Event.Terminal
        • org.a11y.atspi.Event.Window
        • org.a11y.atspi.Hyperlink
        • org.a11y.atspi.Hypertext
        • org.a11y.atspi.Image
        • org.a11y.atspi.Registry
        • org.a11y.atspi.Selection
        • org.a11y.atspi.Socket
        • org.a11y.atspi.Table
        • org.a11y.atspi.TableCell
        • org.a11y.atspi.Text
        • org.a11y.atspi.Value
    • Keyboard navigation shortcuts
    • Advanced disk setup features
    • Intel RST during Ubuntu installation
    • BitLocker during Ubuntu installation
  • Explanation
    • Hardware stack
    • Accessibility stack
    • What is the Menu key?
    • Hardware-backed disk encryption
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How-to guidesΒΆ

These guides accompany you through the complete Ubuntu Desktop operations lifecycle.

  • Create a bootable USB stick
  • Upgrade Ubuntu Desktop
  • Switch between an LTS and interim release
  • Record the screen
  • Change the default terminal
  • Log in using a smart card
  • Enable smart cards in snapped browsers
  • Reconfigure Windows to use AHCI
  • Turn off BitLocker in Windows
  • Encrypt your disk with TPM
  • Accessibility
  • Common problems
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Last updated on Dec 04, 2025
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