Comment 3 for bug 504668

I don't think that this rearranging is enough. If you look at the current TOC structure, we start out with a bunch of very general chapters that really are introductory in nature:

1. An introduction to the manual
2. About Ubuntu in general
3. How to get Ubuntu installed

then we have the one and only chapter on the core use cases:

4. Actually using Ubuntu

followed by a number of more advanced chapters:

5. All sorts of advanced features (customizing)
6. Updating
7. Advanced topics in system maintenance
8. Security

Then we again jump to using the OS:

9. How to use some applications that do not come installed by default

And again we have an advanced chapter:

10. More system maintenance

Note that in all of this, we really have only one chapter (#4) that describes using Ubuntu, and then a bunch of chapters about doing advanced things with Ubuntu, or even with applications not part of Ubuntu by default.

I propose a refinement of the current structure that aligns more with how people may want to use Ubuntu:

1. Introduction (can keep the current chapter)
2. About Ubuntu (can keep the current chapter)
3. Installation (can keep the current chapter, though minus the discussion on non-Desktop versions; these move to ch 15)
4. Understanding your desktop (keep the "Gnome environment" part of the chapter)
5. Getting online (networking, web browsing, email, IM)
6. Using your peripherals (audio, printing, video, multi-mon, etc; talk about managing media within Nautilus too)
7. Controlling your system (Preferences and Administration menus)
8. Using Ubuntu applications (go over each of the default applications and accessories in the Applications menu)
9. Finding and installing more software (Talk about Software Center, touch on synaptic)
10. Keeping your system working well (talk about Update Manager, and any other novice system maintenance tasks)
11. Keeping your system secure (current chapter 8 is probably fine)
12. Advanced topics: Terminal (current "Introduction to the terminal" section of chapter 7)
13. Advanced topics: Useful extra applications (current chapter 9)
14. Advanced topics: Troubleshooting common problems (current chapter 10)
15. Advanced topics: Learning more about Ubuntu (talk about other distros, and how to learn Linux better)

I think that this approach should be a lot more clear, aligned more with how people may want to use their computer, leaves all advanced topics till the end, and in general monotonically increases in complexity rather than jumping around.