Author: nixternal
Date: Sat Dec 16 21:12:32 2006
New Revision: 3502
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trunk/kubuntu/C/getting-help/getting-help.xml
trunk/kubuntu/C/internet/internet.xml
trunk/kubuntu/C/musicvideophotos/musicvideophotos.xml
trunk/kubuntu/C/newtokubuntu/about-kubuntu.xml
trunk/kubuntu/C/newtokubuntu/basic-concepts.xml
trunk/kubuntu/C/newtokubuntu/newtoubuntu.xml
trunk/kubuntu/C/newtokubuntu/partitionsandbooting.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!ENTITY % globalent SYSTEM "../../../libs/global.ent">
+%globalent;
+<!ENTITY % cdo-C SYSTEM "../../../libs/cdo-C.ent">
+%cdo-C;
+<!ENTITY % kde SYSTEM "../../libs/kde.ent">
+%kde;
+<!ENTITY % kde-general SYSTEM
"/usr/share/apps/ksgmltools2/customization/obsolete/general.entities">
+%kde-general;
+<!ENTITY % xinclude SYSTEM "../../../libs/xinclude.mod">
+%xinclude;
+<!ENTITY language "en">
+]>
+<chapter id="getting-help" status="review">
+ <title>Getting Help</title>
+ <para>
+ There are a number of places from which you can obtain help
with your Kubuntu desktop system, these include:
+ </para>
+ <sect1 id="help-system" status="writing">
+ <title>KDE Help Center</title>
+ <para>
+ Kubuntu comes with a inbuilt help system, which can be
accessed by choosing
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K Menu</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ from the desktop menu system. The <application>KDE Help
Center</application> is the central location to all documentation available on
your system.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ A good place to start off learning more about KDE is
the <ulink url="help:/khelpcenter/quickstart/index.html">KDE Quickstart
Guide</ulink>, which will familiarize you with some of the basic features of
KDE.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="application-help" status="review">
+ <title>Help with an Application</title>
+ <para>
+ The easiest way to find help about an application is to
read its handbook which is accessible from the <emphasis>Help</emphasis> menu
in the application's toolbar.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="online-help" status="complete">
+ <title>Find Help Online</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="&ubuntu-documentation;">The
Ubuntu Documentation Website</ulink> contains HTML and PDF versions of this
guide, and other guides produced by the Ubuntu Documentation Team for Ubuntu
and Kubuntu.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ You can buy this guide in book form
from <ulink url="&lulu-store;">our Lulu store</ulink>. You will only pay for
the price of printing and postage.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink
url="&wiki-UserDocumentation;">The Ubuntu Wiki</ulink> - this contains many
other community maintained guides
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink
url="&kubuntu-forums2;">Kubuntu</ulink> and <ulink
url="&ubuntu-forums;">Ubuntu</ulink> Community Forums - here you can ask
questions on a forum and receive answers from the forum community.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="&kubuntu-lists;">Mailing
Lists</ulink> - here you can ask questions by email, and receive answers from
the mailing list community.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ IRC chat:
<phrase>&kubuntu-irc;</phrase> - chat in realtime with the Kubuntu community.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="&kubuntu-web;">Kubuntu
Homepage</ulink> - Get the latest news about Kubuntu.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ For more information, visit the <ulink
url="&wiki-HowToGetHelp;">How to Get Help</ulink> wiki page.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+</chapter>
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!ENTITY % globalent SYSTEM "../../../libs/global.ent">
+%globalent;
+<!ENTITY % cdo-C SYSTEM "../../../libs/cdo-C.ent">
+%cdo-C;
+<!ENTITY % kde SYSTEM "../../libs/kde.ent">
+%kde;
+<!ENTITY % kde-general SYSTEM
"/usr/share/apps/ksgmltools2/customization/obsolete/general.entities">
+%kde-general;
+<!ENTITY % xinclude SYSTEM "../../../libs/xinclude.mod">
+%xinclude;
+<!ENTITY language "en">
+]>
+<chapter id="internet-chap" status="complete">
+ <title id="internet">Internet</title>
+ <para>This chapter contains information on using the various aspects of
the Internet in Kubuntu.</para>
+ <sect1 id="connect-to-internet" status="complete">
+ <title>Connecting to the Internet</title>
+ <para>To connect to the Internet, do the following:</para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step><para>If you have a Modem or ADSL connection, read <xref
linkend="modems"/> first.</para></step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>System Settings</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Network Settings</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Click on the <guibutton>Administrator Mode...</guibutton>
and enter your user password to gain administrator privileges.</para></step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Select the <guilabel>Network Interfaces</guilabel> tab.
Select the interface to configure from the list, then click the
<guibutton>Configure Interface...</guibutton> button. </para></step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Enter the relevant details of the connection like DHCP or
Static IP address, or the wireless network name (in case of a wireless
connection). Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to accept the settings.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Sometimes it may be necessary to configure the DNS
settings. If needed, select the <guibutton>Domain Name System</guibutton> tab
to add edit or delete DNS Servers in the <guilabel>DNS
+ Servers</guilabel> list.</para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ <para>To activate or deactivate network connections, do the
following:</para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>System Settings</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Network Settings</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Click on the <guibutton>Administrator Mode...</guibutton>
and enter your user password to gain administrator privileges.</para></step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Select the <guilabel>Network Interfaces</guilabel> tab.
Select the interface to enable/disable from the list, then click the
<guibutton>Enable Interface</guibutton> or the <guibutton> Disable
Interface</guibutton> button. </para></step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 status="writing">
+ <title>Browse Network Computers</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>To view computers on the network, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>System Menu</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Remote Places</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ from the <application>Kicker</application> (the taskbar).
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>You may need to enter a username and password, and a
domain. You should obtain these from your network administrator.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ Windows PCs sharing files on a local network can be found in
<emphasis>Samba Shares</emphasis>.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="web-konqueror" status="complete">
+ <title>Web Browser</title>
+ <para>Kubuntu comes with a very powerful web browser, file management
tool and network browser, called <application> Konqueror</application>.
<application> Konqueror</application> can support all major web protocols, and
allows basic plugins for Macromedia Flash, and Real Media. When you first start
up Kubuntu, <application>Konqueror</application> will be in the bottom panel
(known as the "kicker"). It may also be invoked through the K-menu by clicking
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Internet</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Web Browser (Konqueror)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Alternatively, the powerful and secure <application>Mozilla
+ Firefox</application> web browser may be obtained in addition
+ to Konqueror. <application>Mozilla Firefox</application> features
+ tabbed browsing, pop-up blocking, in-built search facilities, live
+ bookmarks and more. Also supported are popular plug-ins such as
+ Java, Macromedia Flash, and Real Player just
+ to name a few. <application>Mozilla Firefox</application> is not
+ installed in Kubuntu by default. <application>Mozilla
+ Firefox</application> can be obtained by installing the
+ <application>firefox</application> package (see <xref
linkend="add-applications"/>).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ After installation, it can be launched from
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Internet</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Firefox Web Browser</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice> from the desktop menu system.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ <application>Mozilla Firefox</application> has many
<emphasis>Extensions</emphasis> available.
<application>Konqueror</application>, on the other, is much more tightly
integrated into <application>KDE</application>.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <sect2info>
+ <authorblurb>
+ <para>Verified by asking in #kubuntu-offtopic</para>
+ </authorblurb>
+ </sect2info>
+ <title>Macromedia Flash for Konqueror</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <para>
+ The following instructions are only for
<emphasis>i386</emphasis> computers.
+ </para>
+ <step>
+ <para>To view flash graphics from the Konqueror web
+ browser, you need to install the
+ <application>flashplugin-nonfree</application> package
+ from the <emphasis>Multiverse</emphasis> repository
+ (see <xref linkend="add-applications"/>).
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>To download and install the plugin, enter the
following command in a terminal:<screen>sudo update-flashplugin</screen></para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>The plug-in will be available the next time you
start <application>Konqueror</application>.</para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>How do I change Konqueror back to the default KDE
profiles?</title>
+ <para>
+ Kubuntu comes with a simplified Konqueror profile to make things
+ more user friendly compared to default KDE. To get back to the
+ default KDE profiles:
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Open a terminal by choosing
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Konsole (Terminal Program)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ from the desktop menu system.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Execute the following commands
+ <screen>
+sudo rm -r
/usr/share/kubuntu-default-settings/kde-profile/default/share/apps/konqueror
+sudo cp /usr/share/apps/konqueror/konqueror-orig.rc
/usr/share/apps/konqueror/konqueror.rc
+</screen>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="email" status="complete">
+ <title>Email</title>
+ <para>The <application>Kontact</application> groupware suite can
handle all your email, contacts, calendar events, todo lists, newsgroups, notes
and RSS/Atom feeds. <application>Kontact</application> can be launched by
clicking
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Office</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Personal Information Manager (Kontact)
</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ from the desktop menu system.</para>
+ <para>Alternatively, the <application>Mozilla
Thunderbird</application> email
+ client is available. To install this popular email client, install
the <application>mozilla-thunderbird</application> package (see <xref
linkend="add-applications"/>).</para>
+ <para>To start <application>Thunderbird</application>, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Internet</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Thunderbird Mail Client</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice> from the desktop menu system.
+ </para>
+ <sect2 id="email-client-mozilla" status="review">
+ <title>Change the preferred email client to
+ <application>Mozilla Thunderbird</application></title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>System Settings</guisubmenu>
+ <guisubmenu>KDE Components</guisubmenu>
+ </menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ In the <guilabel>Email Client</guilabel>, click the
checkbox for <guimenuitem>Use a different email client:</guimenuitem>, and then
enter <userinput><command>mozilla-thunderbird %s</command></userinput>. Click
<guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to save your settings.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="news-readers" status="complete">
+ <title>News Readers</title>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>Akregator Feed Reader</title>
+ <para>
+ <application>Akregator</application> is a fast and intuitive
feed reader program which is installed by default in Kubuntu.
<application>Akregator</application> can be launched as a standalone
application by choosing
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Internet</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Akregator (RSS Feed Reader)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice> from the Desktop Menu System.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <application>Akregator</application> is also available as a
Kontact Component. Launch Kontact by choosing
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Office</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Kontact (Personal Information
Manager)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice> from the Desktop Menu System.
+ Click the <guilabel>Feeds</guilabel> button on the sidebar at
the left to access and configure the News Reader.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>Knode News Reader</title>
+ <para>The default newsreader for Kubuntu applications is in the
<application>Kontact</application> application. It provides the capability to
install and download your favorite newsgroups and manage their content.
However, the news reader component is not installed by default.</para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Install the <application>knode</application> package
from the <emphasis>Universe</emphasis> repository (see <xref
linkend="extra-repositories"/>).</para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Launch Kontact by choosing
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Office</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Kontact (Personal Information
Manager)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice> from the Desktop Menu System.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Click the <guilabel>News</guilabel> button on the
sidebar at the left to access and configure the News Reader.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="web-development" status="complete">
+ <title>Web Development</title>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>Quanta Plus</title>
+ <para><application>Quanta Plus</application> is a powerful editor
for web designers and programmers. <application> Quanta Plus
</application>supports many programming and markup languages, and includes many
utilities for designers and programmers.
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Install the <application>Quanta Plus</application>
package (see <xref linkend="add-applications"/>).</para>
+ </step>
+ <step><para>To start <application>Quanta Plus</application>,
choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Development</guisubmenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Web Development</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Quanta Plus (Web Development
Environment)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice></para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>NVU Web Authoring System</title>
+ <para><application>NVU</application> is a
<emphasis>WYSIWYG</emphasis> (What You See Is What You Get) graphical web
design application, similar to Dreamweaver.</para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Install the <application>nvu</application> package
from the <emphasis>Universe</emphasis> repository (see <xref
linkend="extra-repositories"/>).</para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>To start <application>Nvu</application>, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Development</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Nvu</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice> from the desktop menu system.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="chat-internet" status="complete">
+ <title>Chat</title>
+ <sect2 id="instant-messaging" status="complete">
+ <title>Kopete</title>
+ <para>Kopete is the default instant messenger client in Kubuntu.
+ With Kopete you can talk to people who use: AIM/ICQ,
+ Gadu-Gadu, Groupwise, IRC, Jabber, MSN, SMS and Yahoo.
+ The ability to use one client instead of one per network is a
great
+ benefit and allows you to have all of your buddies in one
+ window. To start <application>Kopete</application>, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Internet</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Kopete (Instant Messenger)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice> from the desktop menu system.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>Konversation</title>
+ <para> Konversation is a client for the Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
protocol. It has a clean and easy to use interface. To start
<application>Konversation</application>, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Internet</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Konversation (Instant Messenger)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice> from the desktop menu system.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="P2P" status="complete">
+ <title>Peer To Peer</title>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>BitTorrent</title>
+ <para>KTorrent is the default BitTorrent client installed with
Kubuntu &distro-rev;. It is similar in features among todays most popular
clients. To start <application>KTorrent</application>, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Internet</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>KTorrent BitTorrent
Client</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>aMule File Sharing Client</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <para> aMule is a peer to peer (P2P) application for the ed2k
network, from which you can download a variety of files.</para>
+ <step>
+ <para>Install the <application>amule</application> package
from the <emphasis>Universe</emphasis> repository (see <xref
linkend="extra-repositories"/>).</para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>To open <application>aMule</application>, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Internet</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>amule</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice> from the desktop menu system.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 status="writing">
+ <title>Apollon</title>
+ <para>
+ <application>Apollon</application> is an easy to use peer to
peer client for the KDE Desktop. It supports the Gnutella, OpenFT, and
FastTrack networks. This makes installing applications like
<application>Limewire</application> redundant.
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Install <application>Apollon</application> and
<application>gift</application> packages from the <emphasis>Universe</emphasis>
repository (see <xref linkend="extra-repositories"/>).
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Configure the <application>giFT</application> daemon
by, opening a <application>Konsole</application> and run the command
<screen>gift-setup</screen> and follow the instructions on the screen.
+ </para>
+ <note><para>Make sure you enable the OpenFT and Gnutella
plugins by typing <emphasis>OpenFT:Gnutella</emphasis> in the plugin
section.</para></note>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ See the following files for examples:
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink
url="../sample/giftd.conf">$HOME/.giFT/giftd.conf</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink
url="../sample/OpenFT.conf">$HOME/.giFT/OpenFT/OpenFT.conf</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink
url="../sample/Gnutella.conf">$HOME/.giFT/Gnutella/Gnutella.conf</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+</chapter>
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!ENTITY % globalent SYSTEM "../../../libs/global.ent">
+%globalent;
+<!ENTITY % cdo-C SYSTEM "../../../libs/cdo-C.ent">
+%cdo-C;
+<!ENTITY % kde SYSTEM "../../libs/kde.ent">
+%kde;
+<!ENTITY % kde-general SYSTEM
"/usr/share/apps/ksgmltools2/customization/obsolete/general.entities">
+%kde-general;
+<!ENTITY % xinclude SYSTEM "../../../libs/xinclude.mod">
+%xinclude;
+<!ENTITY language "en">
+]>
+<chapter id="common-tasks-chap" status="complete">
+ <title id="common-tasks">Common Tasks</title>
+ <para>This chapter contains information on common tasks that you might
want to perform on your computer.</para>
+ <!-- To do: Add help links to application documentation link
help://blah-kde-app/index.hml -->
+ <sect1 id="music" status="complete">
+ <title>Music</title>
+ <sect2 id="audio-cds" status="complete">
+ <title>Playing Audio CDs</title>
+ <para>
+ When you insert an Audio CD into Kubuntu, the system will
recognize it, mount it, and start the <application>KDE Daemon</application>.
Choose <guibutton>Play</guibutton> to start playing the CDs in
<application>KSCD</application>. If you are connected to the Internet,
<application>KSCD</application> will retrieve the CD artist, title, and track
data from <ulink url="http://freedb.org";>freedb.org</ulink>. You can also
retrieve information from other sources by clicking on the <guibutton>
Extras</guibutton>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To start <application>KSCD</application> manually, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Multimedia</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>KsCD (CDPlayer)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To play the CD, click the <guibutton>Play</guibutton> button.
To play a particular track, select the track from the drop down list at the
top.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="ripping" status="complete">
+ <title>Ripping Audio CDs</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ When you insert an Audio CD into Kubuntu, the system
will recognize it, mount it, and start the <application>KDE
Daemon</application>. Choose <guibutton>Extract and Encode audio
tracks</guibutton> to launch <application>KaudioCreator</application>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ To start <application>KaudioCreator</application>
manually, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Multimedia</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>KAudioCreator (CD
Ripper)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ from the desktop menu system.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Inside <application>KaudioCreator</application>, you
will be greeted with the list of songs, in order of their track number. If the
CD you are ripping is an original CD (not a mix/back-up disk), then most of the
song titles should be detected automatically if you are connected to the
Internet. If not, click the disk in the top left hand corner to try again.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Select what tracks you want to rip, or all of them by
pressing <guibutton>Select all tracks</guibutton>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ To begin the ripping process, press the <guibutton>Rip
Selection</guibutton> in the toolbar. When the ripping process has started, you
can watch your progress by pressing the <guilabel>Jobs</guilabel> tab. By
default, the files rip into <filename>/home/username/ogg</filename> directory,
and are in the Ogg Vorbis (ogg) format. They are neatly sorted by artist,
followed by album, and lastly song.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ When you are done ripping your CD tracks, press the
<guibutton>eject</guibutton> button to eject your CD-Rom.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ <tip>
+ <para>
+ You can use the preferences window to control where the
extracted audio files are stored on your computer, the filename of extracted
audio files, and the file format and codec used for the files. In the main
window, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Configure KAudioCreator...</guisubmenu>
+ </menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
+ <para>
+ <application>KAudioCreator</application> can extract audio
files to the following formats:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <emphasis role="strong">Ogg Vorbis</emphasis> -
Ogg Vorbis is a patent-free lossy audio compression format which typically
produces higher quality and greater compression than MP3. See the <ulink
url="http://www.vorbis.com/faq/";>Vorbis website</ulink> for more information.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="strong">FLAC</emphasis> - FLAC
is the Free Lossless Audio Codec. It can compress audio files up to 50% without
removing any information from the audio stream. For more information on this
format, see the <ulink url="http://flac.sourceforge.net/";>FLAC homepage</ulink>
on sourceforge.net.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><emphasis role="strong">WAV</emphasis> - Wav is
an uncompressed audio format, which can be compressed into OGG Vorbis or a
codec of your choice. It is often used while working on sound in applications
like Audacity, before being compressed.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ You can also extract CD audio files to the proprietary
non-free <emphasis role="strong">MP3</emphasis> format by using the lame
encoder. See the <ulink
url="http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kdemultimedia/kaudiocreator/index.html";>
KAudioCreator Handbook </ulink> (<ulink
url="help:/kaudiocreator/index.html">Offline Help</ulink>).
+ <!--verify if help is present in the kaudiocreator handbook -->
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="music-files" status="complete">
+ <title>Playing and Organizing Music Files</title>
+ <para>
+ Kubuntu does not directly support the <emphasis
role="strong">MP3</emphasis> format, because it is restricted by patents and
proprietary rights. Instead Kubuntu supports the <emphasis role="strong">Ogg
Vorbis</emphasis> format out of the box, a completely free, open and
non-patented format. Ogg Vorbis files also sound better then MP3 files of the
same file size and are supported by many popular music players (a list of
players is <ulink
url="http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/PortablePlayers";>here</ulink>).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ You can still play your old MP3 files by installing MP3
support (see <xref linkend="codecs"/>). Instructions for other formats, such as
Windows Media Audio (wma/wmv) and other patent encumbered formats can be found
<ulink url="http://wiki.ubuntu.com/RestrictedFormats";>on the Ubuntu
Wiki</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The default music application on your Kubuntu system is the
<application>Amarok</application> Music Player, a music management and playback
application that looks like <application>iTunes</application>. When you first
start <application>Amarok</application>, it will scan your home directory for
any supported music files you have and add it to the database. To start
<application>Amarok</application>, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Multimedia</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Amarok (Audio Player)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <application>Amarok</application> has an inbuilt ID3 tag
editor that can edit the metadata on your OGG and other music files. Please see
the <ulink
url="http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/extragear-multimedia/amarok/index.html";>
amaroK handbook </ulink> (<ulink url="help:/amarok/index.html">Offline
Help</ulink>) for details on how to edit the metadata.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="iPod" status="complete">
+ <title>Using your iPod</title>
+ <para>
+ You can play music directly off your iPod with
<application>Amarok</application>. Simply plug your iPod into the computer, and
open <application>Amarok</application>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To transfer music files to and from an iPod, you can use
<application>Amarok</application> as well. Please see the <ulink
url="http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/extragear-multimedia/amarok/index.html";>
amaroK handbook </ulink> (<ulink url="help:/amarok/index.html">Offline
Help</ulink>) on how to manage media files in your iPod.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="edit-audio-files" status="complete">
+ <title>Edit Audio Files</title>
+ <para>Audacity is a free, open source software for recording and
editing sounds. To use Audacity:</para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Install the <application>audacity
</application>package from the <emphasis>Universe</emphasis> repository (see
<xref linkend="extra-repositories"/>).
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>To run <application>Audacity</application>, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Multimedia</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Audacity</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>For further help about using Audacity, consult the
program's help by choosing
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Help</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Contents</guisubmenu>
+ </menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="video" status="complete">
+ <title>Video</title>
+ <para>Many video formats can be played in Kubuntu using free codecs
found in the repositories. This includes formats such as MPEG, AVI, and RM(Real
Media). To install further codec support see <xref linkend="codecs"/>.</para>
+ <para>In Kubuntu, videos can be played with the
<application>Kaffeine</application> Media Player. Some features of
+ <application>Kaffeine</application> include custom playlists, DVD
playback and more.
+ You can start <application>Kaffeine</application> by clicking:
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Multimedia</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Kaffeine (Media Player)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ <sect2 id="dvdplayback" status="help">
+ <!-- Heard this was going to change in dapper, verify -->
+ <title>DVD Playback</title>
+ <warning><para>The legal status of this library is not fully clear. In
some countries it is possible that the use of this library to play or copy DVDs
is not permitted by law. Verify that you are within your rights in using
it.</para></warning>
+ <para>The movie players provided in Kubuntu are capable of reading
DVDs that are not encrypted. However, most commercial DVDs are encrypted with
CSS (Content Scrambling System) and currently, for legal reasons, it is not
possible to include support for these DVDs in Kubuntu. However it is possible
to enable support as follows:</para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Install the <application>libdvdread3</application>
package (see <xref linkend="extra-repositories"/>).
+ </para>
+ <note><para>You will need to use <application>Adept Package
Manager</application> to install this package</para></note>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Type the following command into a terminal
prompt:<screen>sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/examples/install-css.sh</screen>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>RealPlayer 10</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Install the
<application>realplay</application> package from the
<emphasis>Commercial</emphasis> repository (see <xref
linkend="add-applications"/>).</para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>To run <application>Real Player 10</application>, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Multimedia</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>RealPlayer 10 (Media Player)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para> Debian packages are not available for
<emphasis>PowerPC</emphasis> or <emphasis>AMD64</emphasis> architectures.
However, you can try to see if a player is available on the <ulink
url="https://player.helixcommunity.org/";>Helix Player</ulink> Community
Site.</para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>Video Editing</title>
+ <para><application>Kino</application> is an advanced video editor. It
features excellent integration with IEEE-1394 (Firewire) for capture, VTR
control, and recording back of the camera. It captures video to disk in Raw DV
and AVI format, in both type-1 DV and type-2 DV (separate audio stream)
encoding. For more information, see <ulink
url="http://www.kinodv.org/article/static/2";>the Kino website</ulink>. To use
it:</para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Install the <application>kino</application> package (see
<xref linkend="add-applications"/>).</para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>To run <application>Kino</application>, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Multimedia</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Kino Video Editor</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="codecs" status="complete">
+ <title>Multimedia Codecs</title>
+ <para>
+ Codecs for playing non-free formats are not included in Kubuntu by
default. You can get support for the extra codecs by installing the
<application>libxine-extracodecs</application> package from the
<emphasis>Multiverse</emphasis> repository (see <xref
linkend="extra-repositories"/>).
+ </para>
+ <warning>
+ <para>Some of these packages may not be permitted in some countries:
you should verify that you are permitted to use them before installing them.
+ </para>
+ </warning>
+ <para>Due to patent and copyright restrictions, some codecs are not
included at all in Kubuntu. For more information on these, go to <ulink
url="&restricted-formats;">&restricted-formats;</ulink>.
+ </para>
+</sect1>
+<sect1 id="burning-cds" status="complete">
+ <title>Burning and Ripping CDs/DVDs</title>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>Burning a Photo or Data CD/DVD</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Launch <application>k3b</application> by choosing
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Multimedia</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>k3b (CD and DVD Burning)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Follow the <ulink
url="http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/extragear-multimedia/k3b/cdcopyhowto.html";>
steps to burn a data CD </ulink> (<ulink
url="help:/k3b/cdcopyhowto.html">Offline Help</ulink>) in the K3B handbook.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>Burning an Audio CD/DVD</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ If you want to burn mp3 files into audio CDs, you will
need to install the <application>libk3b2-mp3</application> package from the
<emphasis>Universe</emphasis> repository (see <xref
linkend="extra-repositories"/>).
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Launch <application>k3b</application> by choosing
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Multimedia</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>k3b (CD and DVD Burning)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step><para>Follow the <ulink
url="http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/extragear-multimedia/k3b/audiocdcdreating.html";>steps
to burn an audio CD</ulink> (<ulink
url="help:/k3b/audiocdcdreating.html">Offline Help</ulink>) in the K3B handbook.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+</sect2>
+<sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>Rip a DVD with K3B</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Install the following packages
+ <simplelist>
+ <member>transcode</member>
+ <member>libxvidcore4</member>
+ <member>sox</member>
+ <member>mjpegtools</member>
+ <member>toolame</member>
+ <member>libdvdread</member>
+ </simplelist>
+ from the <emphasis>Universe</emphasis> and
<emphasis>Multiverse</emphasis> repository (see <xref
linkend="extra-repositories"/>).
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Launch <application>k3b</application> by choosing
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Multimedia</guisubmenu>
+<guimenuitem>k3b (CD and DVD Burning)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step><para>Follow the <ulink
url="http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/extragear-multimedia/k3b/howtos.html#videointroduction";>steps
to Rip a DVD and Encode it </ulink> (<ulink
url="help:/k3b/howtos.html#videointroduction">Offline Help</ulink>) in the K3B
handbook.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+</sect2>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>Generate MD5 Checksum files</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>To save the md5sum of file.iso to a file, run:</para>
+ <para>
+ <screen>md5sum file.iso > file.iso.md5</screen>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>Check MD5 checksum of an ISO image</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Assuming that <filename>file.iso</filename>
+ and <filename>file.iso.md5</filename> are in the
+ same folder.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ <screen>md5sum -c file.iso.md5</screen>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>Mount/unmount Image (ISO) files without burning to
CD</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>To mount Image (ISO) file</para>
+ <screen>sudo mkdir /media/iso
+sudo modprobe loop
+sudo mount file.iso /media/iso/ -t iso9660 -o loop</screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>To unmount Image (ISO) file</para>
+ <screen>sudo umount
<filename>/media/iso/</filename></screen>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+
+</sect1>
+
+
+
+ <sect1 id="graphics" status="complete">
+ <title>Graphics & Drawing</title>
+ <para>Kubuntu has some very powerful, world-class graphics and drawing
applications available.</para>
+ <sect2 id="krita" status="complete">
+ <title>Krita</title>
+ <para><application>Krita</application> lets you draw, paint, edit
images, and much more! Krita
+ includes the functionality and plug-ins of other famous image
+ editing and processing programs.
+ </para>
+ <para>Krita is installed in Kubuntu by default. Launch Krita by
selecting
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Graphics</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Krita (Image Manipulation
Program)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </para>
+ <para>More information is available from the <ulink
url="http://www.koffice.org/krita/";>Krita homepage.</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="inkscape" status="complete">
+ <title>Inkscape Vector Graphics Editor</title>
+ <para><application>Inkscape</application> is a powerful editor for
working with the SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) format.
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Install the <application>inkscape</application>
package (see <xref linkend="add-applications"/>).
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>To start <application>Inkscape</application> choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Graphics</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>InkScape Vector
Illustrator</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="blender" status="complete">
+ <title>Blender 3d Modeler</title>
+ <para><application>Blender</application> is an integrated 3d suite
for modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and
playback (games).
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Install the <application>blender</application>
package (see <xref linkend="add-applications"/>).
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>To start <application>Blender</application>, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Graphics</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Blender 3D Modeler</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>Scribus Desktop Publishing Application</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Install the <application>scribus</application>
package (see <xref linkend="extra-repositories"/>).</para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>To install additional templates, install the
<application>scribus-template</application> package from the
<emphasis>Universe</emphasis> repository (see <xref
linkend="extra-repositories"/>).</para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>To start <application>Scribus</application>, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Office</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Scribus (Page Layout)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+</chapter>
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!ENTITY % globalent SYSTEM "../../../libs/global.ent">
+%globalent;
+<!ENTITY % cdo-C SYSTEM "../../../libs/cdo-C.ent">
+%cdo-C;
+<!ENTITY % kde SYSTEM "../../libs/kde.ent">
+%kde;
+<!ENTITY % kde-menus-C SYSTEM "../../libs/kde-menus-C.ent">
+%kde-menus-C;
+<!ENTITY language "&EnglishAmerican;">
+]>
+<article id="art-about-kubuntu" status="review" lang="&language;">
+ <articleinfo>
+ <title>About Kubuntu</title>
+ <legalnotice>
+ <title>Credits and License</title>
+ <para>The following Ubuntu Documentation Team author maintains this
document:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Jonathan Jesse</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>The following people have contributed to this document:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Matthew East</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Jerome Gotangco</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Jonathan Riddell</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ &licenses;
+ </legalnotice>
+ ©right;
+ <authorgroup>
+ &author-ubuntu-documentation-project;
+ </authorgroup>
+ <abstract>
+ <para>This document is an introduction to Kubuntu. It explains
the Kubuntu philosophy and roots, and introduces the Kubuntu desktop.</para>
+ </abstract>
+ &disclaimer;
+ &publisher;
+ </articleinfo>
+
+ <para>Welcome to Kubuntu &distro-rev;: the &distro-version;
+ Release.</para>
+
+ <para>Kubuntu is a user-friendly operating system based on KDE, the K
+ Desktop Environment. With a predictable 6 month release cycle as part of
+ the Ubuntu project, Kubuntu is the Linux distribution for
+ everyone.</para>
+
+ <para>The team behind Kubuntu makes the following commitment to its
users:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>Kubuntu uses the solid base of Ubuntu plus the latest KDE. We
+ are part of the Ubuntu community and use their infrastructure
+ and support. Our mission is to be the best KDE distribution
+ available. </para>
+
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>Kubuntu will always be free of charge, and there is no extra
+ fee for an <quote>enterprise edition</quote>, we make our very
+ best work available to everyone on the same free terms. </para>
+
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>Kubuntu includes the very best translations and accessibility
+ infrastructure that the Free Software community has to offer, to
+ make Kubuntu usable by as many people as possible. </para>
+
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+
+ <para>Kubuntu is entirely committed to the principles of free
+ software and open source development; we encourage people to use
+ free and open source software, improve it, and pass it on.
+ </para>
+
+ </listitem>
+
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <para id="aboutkubuntu03">Kubuntu includes more than 1,000 pieces of
software, starting with Linux
+ version &linux-kernel-version; and KDE &kde-version;, and covering every
standard desktop application from word processing and
+ spreadsheet to Internet access applications, web server software, email
software, programming
+ languages and tools, and of course, several games. </para>
+
+ <sect1 id="wonderful-linux" status="review">
+
+ <title>The Wonderful World of Linux</title>
+
+ <para>Kubuntu uses the <quote>Linux</quote> kernel, the software which
+ has come to define the worldwide movement to embrace open source
+ software. Find out about Linux at <ulink url="&linuxorg;">Linux.org</ulink>
+ </para>
+
+ <sect2 id="sect-kubuntu-difference" status="review">
+
+ <title>The Difference</title>
+
+ <para>There are many Linux distributions (e.g., Redhat, SuSE,
+ Debian, Mandriva) but Kubuntu distinguishes itself as a
+ different kind of distribution. </para>
+
+ <para>Built on the solid and advanced base of Ubuntu, the Kubuntu
+ team aims to create a distribution that provides an up-to-date and
+ coherent Linux system for desktop and server computing.
+ Kubuntu includes a number of selected packages from Ubuntu and is
+ based on Debian's powerful <quote>Adept</quote> package management
+ system. Adept allows easy installation and clean removal of
+ programs, as well as automatic download of extra packages to
+ satisfy dependencies. Unlike most distributions that ship a wide
+ range of software packages that may or may not be of quality,
+ Kubuntu's core list of packages is reduced only to the most
+ important applications. (Although for maximum choice, you may
+ choose from over 10,000 packages ready to download, rather than
+ being limited to the selected core.) </para>
+
+ <para>By focusing on quality, Kubuntu provides a robust and feature
+ rich computing environment that is flexible for use in home and
+ commercial environments. The project has more time to spend on the
+ finer details and is able to release a version featuring the
+ latest and greatest of today's software, every 6 months. Kubuntu
+ ships with versions for PCs (Intel Pentium / AMD Athlon), 64-bit
+ PCs (AMD64) and Mac (PowerPC) architectures. </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="sect-about-KDE" status="review">
+
+ <title>KDE for Ubuntu Users</title>
+
+ <para>The default desktop environment for Kubuntu is KDE, a powerful Free
Software graphical
+ desktop environment for Linux and Unix workstations. It combines ease of
use, contemporary
+ functionality, and outstanding graphical design with the technological
superiority of the Unix
+ operating system. KDE is one of the two leading graphical desktop
environments for Linux
+ users. KDE sports an impressive array of easy to use, but powerful,
graphical interface
+ applications for users of all ages in both home and work environments. For
developers, KDE
+ provides a robust application development framework that enables rapid
creation of first rate
+ applications implementing cutting-edge technology. </para>
+
+ <para>KDE is in many ways similar to GNOME, but there are a few distinct
differences which
+ distinguish KDE as a desktop environment. KDE uses C++ at its base, with
Qt (the Q-toolkit),
+ whereas GNOME, using GTK, is written in C. KDE is the older and most
widely used
+ desktop environment, and is known to stress more the importance of
features, and more recently,
+ usability. GNOME more notoriously prides itself on simplicity and ease of
use.
+ Popular criticisms of GNOME are that it's lacking in features and
applications, while it's often
+ commented that KDE has too many features which may themselves be hard to
locate.</para>
+
+ <para>Nevertheless, KDE and GNOME respectively target different audiences,
+ and are fundamentally different in some respects, and the question of which
+ desktop environment is superior is inherently a subjective opinion in many
+ ways. Because of this, to at least make a proper decision about which is
+ more suited to yourself, it is advised that you try them both out.
+ Thus, it is very easy to install GNOME from a Kubuntu distribution, and
+ equally easy to install KDE from an Ubuntu setup. </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="sect-switching-desktops" status="review">
+
+ <title>Switching Desktops</title>
+
+ <para>As an Ubuntu user, you may be concerned that your favorite
+ GNOME applications will not run under Kubuntu. That
+ is not the case. In recent times, much work has been done to
+ increase compatibility between GNOME and KDE. Today, virtually
+ all GNOME applications will run under KDE and vice versa. </para>
+
+ <para>While the KDE desktop is very different from that of GNOME, all
+ your favorite GNOME applications will be integrated with your
+ KDE menu system. </para>
+
+ <para>Another concern for users wanting to try Kubuntu may be that
+ KDE will become their only desktop once it is installed. While
+ we do indeed hope you will make KDE your desktop of choice, this
+ is not the case; both desktop session types can be run after
+ installing Kubuntu. Furthermore, during installation you will be
+ given the choice of using either the GNOME Display Manager (GDM)
+ or the K Display Manager (KDM) as your login manager. </para>
+
+ <para>Either display manager will suffice, and after installation
+ you will be able to run both GNOME and KDE session types. Feel
+ free to try KDM. You can always switch back to GDM later if you
+ like. The only noticeable difference will be the artwork used
+ before you log in.</para>
+
+ <para>To install Kubuntu, you just need to install the
<emphasis>kubuntu-desktop</emphasis> package.</para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ </sect1>
+
+</article>
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+<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
+"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd"; [
+<!ENTITY % globalent SYSTEM "../../../libs/global.ent">
+%globalent;
+<!ENTITY % cdo-C SYSTEM "../../../libs/cdo-C.ent">
+%cdo-C;
+<!ENTITY % kde SYSTEM "../../libs/kde.ent">
+%kde;
+<!ENTITY % kde-general SYSTEM
"/usr/share/apps/ksgmltools2/customization/obsolete/general.entities">
+%kde-general;
+<!ENTITY % xinclude SYSTEM "../../../libs/xinclude.mod">
+%xinclude;
+<!ENTITY language "en">
+]>
+<chapter id="linux-basics" status="complete">
+ <title>Linux Basics</title>
+ <para>
+ This chapter introduces you to basic concepts which are useful when
+ getting started with a Kubuntu system.
+ </para>
+ <sect1 id="directories-file-systems" status="complete">
+ <title>Directories and File Systems</title>
+ <para>In Linux and Unix everything is a file. Directories are
files, files are files, and devices are files. Devices are usually referred to
as nodes; however, they are still files.</para>
+ <para>Linux and Unix file systems are organized in a hierarchical,
tree-like structure. The highest level of the file system is the
<filename>/</filename> or root directory. All other files and directories
exist under the root directory. For example,
<filename>/home/jebediah/cheeses.odt</filename> shows the correct full path to
the <filename>cheeses.odt</filename> file that exists in the
<filename>jebediah</filename> directory, which is under the
<filename>home</filename> directory, which in turn is under the root
(<filename>/</filename>) directory.</para>
+ <para>Underneath the root (<filename>/</filename>) directory is a
set of important directories common to most Linux distributions. The following
is a listing of common directories that are directly under the root
(<filename>/</filename>) directory:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/bin</filename> - important commands,
which historically have been <emphasis>bin</emphasis>ary, but may also be shell
scripts</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/boot</filename> -
<emphasis>boot</emphasis> configuration files, kernels, and other files needed
at <emphasis>boot</emphasis> time</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/dev</filename> - the
<emphasis>dev</emphasis>ice files</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/etc</filename> - configuration files,
startup scripts, <emphasis>etc</emphasis>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/home</filename> -
+ <emphasis>home</emphasis> directories for different
users</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/initrd</filename> - used when creating a
customized <emphasis>init</emphasis>ial <emphasis>R</emphasis>AM
<emphasis>D</emphasis>isk</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/lib</filename> - system
<emphasis>lib</emphasis>raries</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/lost+found</filename> - provides a
<emphasis>lost+found</emphasis> system for files that exist under the root
(<filename>/</filename>) directory</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/media</filename> - automatically mounted
(loaded) removable <emphasis>media</emphasis> such as CDs, digital cameras,
etc.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/mnt</filename> - manually
<emphasis>m</emphasis>ou<emphasis>nt</emphasis>ed filesystems on your hard
drive</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/opt</filename> - provides a location for
<emphasis>opt</emphasis>ional (3rd party) applications to be installed; these
are usually statically compiled and can be used in other versions or Linux
distributions</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/proc</filename> - special dynamic
directory that maintains information about the state of the system, including
currently running <emphasis>proc</emphasis>esses</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/root</filename> -
<emphasis>root</emphasis> user's home directory, pronounced
"slash-root"</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/sbin</filename> - important
<emphasis>s</emphasis>ystem <emphasis>bin</emphasis>aries and scripts, usually
intended to be run as the root user</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/srv</filename> - can contain files that
are <emphasis>s</emphasis>e<emphasis>rv</emphasis>ed to other systems</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/sys</filename> - similar to the /proc
filesystem, but contains <emphasis>sys</emphasis>tem information not related to
running processes</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/tmp</filename> -
<emphasis>t</emphasis>e<emphasis>mp</emphasis>orary files</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/usr</filename> - applications and
read-only files that are mostly available for all
<emphasis>us</emphasis>e<emphasis>r</emphasis>s to access</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><filename>/var</filename> -
<emphasis>var</emphasis>iable files such as logs and databases</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="permissions" status="complete">
+ <title>Permissions</title>
+ <para>All of the files on a Linux system have permissions that
allow or prevent others from viewing, modifying or executing them. The
superuser "root" has the ability to access any file on the system. Each file
has access restrictions, user restrictions, and an owner/group
association.</para>
+ <para>Every file is secured by the following three layers of
permissions, in order of importance:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>user</para>
+ <para>applies to the user who is the owner of the
file</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>group</para>
+ <para>applies to the group that is associated with the
file</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>other</para>
+ <para>applies to all other users</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>Inside each of the three sets of permissions are the actual
permissions. The permissions, along with the way they apply differently to
files and directories, are outlined below:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>read</para>
+ <para>files can be displayed/opened</para>
+ <para>directory contents can be displayed</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>write</para>
+ <para>files can be edited or deleted</para>
+ <para>directory contents can be modified</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>execute</para>
+ <para>executable files can be run as a program</para>
+ <para>directories can be entered</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>
+ To view and edit the permissions on files and directories, open
+ the
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>System Menu</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Home Folder</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>,
+ right-click on a file or directory, then
+ select <guimenu>Properties</guimenu>. The permissions are
found under the
+ <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tab and allow for the editing
of all
+ permission levels, if you are the owner of the file. Advanced
permission
+ settings (such as in the <guilabel>Advanced
Permissions</guilabel> tab)
+ are outside of the scope of this guide.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="root-and-sudo" status="complete">
+
+ <title>Root And Sudo</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The root user in Linux is the user which has
+ administrative access to your system. Normal users do not have
+ this access for security reasons. However, Kubuntu does not
+ enable the root user. Instead, administrative access is given
+ to individual users, who may use the "sudo" application to
+ perform administrative tasks. The first user account you
+ created on your system during installation will, by default,
+ have access to sudo. You can restrict and enable sudo access
+ to users with the <application>Users and Groups</application>
+ application (see <xref linkend="users-and-groups"/> for more
+ information).
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ When you run an application that requires root privileges,
+ sudo will ask you to input your normal user password. This
+ ensures that rogue applications cannot damage your system, and
+ serves as a reminder that you are about to perform
+ administrative actions which require you to be careful!
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To use sudo when using the command line, simply type "sudo"
+ before the command you wish to run. Sudo will then prompt you
+ for your password.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Sudo will remember your password for a set amount of time (15
+ minutes by default). This feature was designed to allow users
+ to perform multiple administrative tasks without being asked
+ for a password each time.
+ </para>
+
+ <warning>
+ <para>
+ Be careful when doing administrative tasks -- you might
+ damage your system!
+ </para>
+ </warning>
+ <para>
+ Some other tips for using sudo:
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ To use a "root" terminal, type "sudo -i" at the
+ command line
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The entire group of default graphical configuration
+ tools in Kubuntu already uses sudo, so you will be
+ prompted for your password if needed using
+ <application>kdesu</application>, which is a graphical
+ frontend to <application>sudo</application>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ For more information on the
+ <application>sudo</application> program and the
+ absence of a root user in Kubuntu, read the <ulink
+ url="&wiki-RootSudo;">sudo page</ulink> on the
+ Ubuntu wiki.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <sect2 id="run-application-root" status="complete">
+ <title>Start a Program Manually with Root Privileges</title>
+ <para>
+ Sometimes it is necessary to run a program with root
+ privileges. This is easy to do with the <application>Run
+ Command</application> dialog.
+ </para>
+ <warning>
+ <para>
+ Please be careful while running applications with root
+ privileges as you may damage your system. See <xref
+ linkend="root-and-sudo" /> for more details.
+ </para>
+ </warning>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Open the <application>Run Command</application>
dialog by typing:
+ <keycombo>
+ <keycap>Alt</keycap>
+ <keycap>F2</keycap>
+ </keycombo>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Enter the name of the program you wish to run,
+ <emphasis>prefixed</emphasis> with
+ <application>kdesu</application> and press
+ <keycap>Enter</keycap>. For example, to launch the
+ file manager <application>Konqueror</application>
+ with root privileges, type <screen>kdesu
konqueror</screen>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="terminals" status="complete">
+ <title>Terminal</title>
+ <para>Working at the command line is not as daunting a task
+ as you would think. There is no special knowledge needed to
+ use the command line as it is a program like everything
+ else. Most things in Linux can be done using the command line.
+ Although there are graphical tools for most programs, sometimes
+ they are just not enough. This is where the command line comes
+ in handy.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The terminal is often called the command prompt
+ or the shell. In days gone by, this was the way the
+ user interacted with the computer; however, Linux users have
+ found that the use of the shell can be quicker than a
+ graphical method and still holds some merit today. Here you
+ will learn how to use the terminal.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The original use of the terminal was as a file browser, and
+ indeed it is still used as a file browser. You can use the
+ terminal as a file browser to navigate your files and undo the
+ changes that have been made.
+ </para>
+ <sect2 id="starting-konsole" status="complete">
+ <title>Starting the Terminal</title>
+ <para>
+ The <application>Konsole</application> can be started by
+ choosing
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-menu</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>System</guimenuitem>
+ <guimenuitem>Konsole (Terminal Program)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ from the Desktop menu system.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="common-commands" status="complete">
+ <title>Common Commands</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>View Directories: - ls
+ </term>
+ <listitem><para>The <application>ls</application>
(LiSt) lists files in different colors with full formatted
text</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Create Directories: - mkdir (directory name)
+ </term>
+ <listitem><para>The <application>mkdir</application>
(MaKeDIRectory) command will create a directory.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Change Directories: - cd (/directory/location)
+ </term>
+ <listitem><para>The <application>cd</application>
(Change Directory) command will change from your current directory to any
directory you specify.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Copy Files/Directories: - cp (file or directory
name) (to directory or filename)
+ </term>
+ <listitem><para>The <application>cp</application>
(CoPy) command will copy any files you specify. The <application>cp
-r</application> command will copy any directories you specify.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Remove Files/Directories: - rm (file or
directory name)</term>
+ <listitem><para>The <application>rm</application>
(ReMove) command will delete any filename you specify. The <application>rm
-r</application> command will remove any directory you specify, and all its
contents.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Move/Rename Files/Directories: - mv (file or
directory name)</term>
+ <listitem><para>The <application>mv</application>
(MoVe) command will move/rename any file or directory you specify.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>Find Files/Directories: - locate (file or
directory name)</term>
+ <listitem><para>The <application>locate</application>
command will search for any filename you specify. It uses an index of the files
on your system to work quickly. To update this index, run the command
<application>sudo updatedb</application>. This command is run automatically
each day if you leave your computer on. It needs to be run with administrative
privileges (see <xref linkend="root-and-sudo"/>).</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ <para>You can also use wildcards to match one or more files,
such as "*" (for all files) or "?"
+ (to match one character).
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>Switch to Console mode</title>
+ <para>The usual method of command-line access in Kubuntu is to
+ start a terminal (see <xref linkend="starting-konsole"/>
above)
+ , however sometimes it is useful to switch to the real
console:</para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Use the <keycombo>
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
+ <keycap>Alt</keycap>
+ <keycap>F1</keycap>
+ </keycombo>
+ shortcut keys to switch to the first console.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>To switch back to Desktop mode, use the
<keycombo>
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
+ <keycap>Alt</keycap>
+ <keycap>F7</keycap>
+ </keycombo> shortcut keys.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ <note>
+ <para>There are six consoles available. Each one is
accessible with the
+ shortcut keys <keycombo>
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
+ <keycap>Alt</keycap>
+ <keycap>F1</keycap>
+ </keycombo> to <keycombo>
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
+ <keycap>Alt</keycap>
+ <keycap>F6</keycap>
+ </keycombo>.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 status="complete">
+ <title>Disable the beep sound in Terminal mode</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Start a <application>Konsole</application>
+ session, select:
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Konsole (Terminal
Program)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ from the desktop menu system.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Bell</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>None</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="text-editing" status="complete">
+ <title>Text Editing</title>
+ <para>
+ All of the configurations and settings in Linux are saved in
+ text files. Even though you most often can edit configurations
+ through the graphical interface, you may occasionally have to
+ edit them by hand.
+ <application>Kate</application> is the default Kubuntu text
+ editor, which can be launched by clicking
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Utilities</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Kate (Advanced Text Editor)</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ from the desktop menu system.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ At times in this guide, <application>Kate</application> is run
+ from the command line using <application>kdesu</application>,
as most
+ configuration files require root privileges to alter them. It
is recommended
+ that you also run <application>kdesu</application> from the
+ command line when shown in this guide.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>If you need to use a text editor from the command line, you
can use <application>nano</application>, which is a simple to use text editor.
When running it from the command line, always use the following command, which
ensures that the editor will not introduce line breaks:<screen>nano -w</screen>
+ </para>
+ <para>For more information about how to use
<application>nano</application>, refer to the <ulink url="&wiki-Nano;">guide on
the wiki</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ <para>There are also quite a few other terminal-based editors
available in Kubuntu, popular ones include <application>VIM</application> and
<application>Emacs</application> (the pros and cons of each are cause for much
friendly debate within the Linux community). These are often more complex to
use than <application>nano</application>, but are also more powerful.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="users-and-groups" status="complete">
+ <title>Users and Groups</title>
+ <para>To add users or groups to your system, you can use
the <application>Users And Groups</application> application located in
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-menu</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>System Settings</guimenuitem>
+ <guimenuitem>Users and Groups</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ .</para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ You will need to change into the
"Administrator Mode" to make changes to Users and Groups.</para>
+ </note>
+
+ <para>
+ To add a new user, click on
<guilabel>New...</guilabel>, fill in the data fields then click
<guilabel>OK</guilabel>. To edit the properties of each user, click the
<guilabel>Modify...</guilabel> button located in the main
<guilabel>Users</guilabel> window.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ To add a new group, select the
<guilabel>Groups</guilabel> tab and click <guilabel>New...</guilabel>. Choose a
name for the new group and, if you want, change the default value for the
<guilabel>Group ID</guilabel>. If you try to allocate a <guilabel>Group
ID</guilabel> that is in use, the system will warn you.</para>
+
+ <para>You can add users to the newly created group by
selecting a user from the left menu and clicking on the
<guilabel>Add</guilabel> button.<!-- "Add ->" --> Removing a user from a group
is as simple as adding one: select the user from the right menu then click
<guilabel>Remove</guilabel>. When you are ready, click <guilabel>OK</guilabel>
and the new group with its users, if inserted, will be created.</para>
+
+ <para>To edit the properties of a group, from within the
<guilabel>Groups</guilabel> main window, choose a group name and click on the
<guilabel>Modify...</guilabel> button.</para>
+
+ <para>To remove a user or a group from the system, select
the user or group you want to delete and click
<guilabel>Delete...</guilabel>.</para>
+
+ </sect1>
+ </chapter>
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+<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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+%globalent;
+<!ENTITY % cdo-C SYSTEM "../../../libs/cdo-C.ent">
+%cdo-C;
+<!ENTITY % gnome-menus-C SYSTEM "../../../ubuntu/libs/gnome-menus-C.ent">
+%gnome-menus-C;
+<!ENTITY % xinclude SYSTEM "../../../libs/xinclude.mod">
+%xinclude;
+<!ENTITY language "en">
+<!ENTITY ubuntu '<phrase>Ubuntu</phrase>'>
+]>
+<?db.chunk.max_depth 3?>
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+<book lang="&language;" id="x01">
+
+ <bookinfo>
+ <title>New to Ubuntu</title>
+ &legalnotice;
+ </bookinfo>
+
+ <include href="about-kubuntu.xml"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+ <include href="basic-concepts.xml"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+ <include href="partitionsandbooting.xml"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+
+</book>
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+<chapter id="partitions-booting-chap" status="help">
+ <title id="partitions-booting">Partitions and Booting</title>
+ <para>This chapter contains information on partitioning and booting your
system.</para>
+ <sect1 id="partition-editor" status="complete">
+ <title>Graphical Partition Editor</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Install the <application>qtparted</application>
package (see <xref linkend="extra-repositories"/>).</para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>You can run the application with:
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>System</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>QtParted</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="listpartitiontables"
+ status="complete">
+ <title>Check disk space usage and view the partition
table</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Launch
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>K-Menu</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>System Settings</guisubmenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Disks &
Filesystems</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Each partition will be listed under
+ <guilabel>Available Disks and
+ Filesystems</guilabel> details of each
+ partition.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="listmounteddevices" status="complete">
+ <title>List mounted devices in a terminal</title>
+ <para>
+ To list mounted devices in a terminal, run the following
+ command:
+ </para>
+ <screen>mount</screen>
+ <para>
+ The listing shows the device (such as a hard disk
+ partition), the mount point (where you access the files),
+ the filesystem type and the mount options.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ This example shows the hda2 hard disk partition mounted as
+ '/', with the filesystem type ext3. The partition is
+ mounted with two options, one to allow the device to be
+ read from and wrote to and the other to remount the device
+ as read only in the event of any errors.
+ </para>
+ <screen><computeroutput>/dev/hda2 on / type ext3
(rw,errors=remount-ro)</computeroutput></screen>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="mount-unmount-windows-partitions" status="complete">
+ <title>Mount/Unmount Windows partitions</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Read <xref linkend="listpartitiontables"/>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>First, make a directory where the partition can be
mounted:</para>
+ <screen>sudo mkdir /mnt/windows</screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Next, run the following command to mount an NTFS
Windows Partition and allow read-only access:</para>
+ <screen>sudo mount /dev/hdaX /mnt/windows/ -t ntfs -o
ro,umask=0222</screen>
+ <para>If your Windows partition uses the FAT32 filesystem,
it is safe to allow read-write access to the partition. Run the command
<screen>sudo mount /dev/hdaX /mnt/windows/ -t vfat -o umask=0000</screen>
instead of the one above.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <para>Replace <emphasis
role="bold">/dev/hdaX</emphasis> with the correct device name for your
partition.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>To unmount the partition, run the following
command:</para>
+ <screen>sudo umount /mnt/windows/</screen>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="mount-unmount-at-bootup" status="writing">
+ <title>Mount Windows partitions on boot-up</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Read <xref linkend="listpartitiontables"/>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>First, make a directory where the partition can be
mounted:</para>
+ <screen>sudo mkdir /mnt/windows</screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Next, backup your configuration file for mounting
drives and open the file in a text editor with administrative privileges:</para>
+ <screen>sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_backup
+kdesu kate /etc/fstab</screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>If your Windows partition uses the NTFS filesystem,
append the following line at the end of file
+ <programlisting>/dev/hdaX /mnt/windows ntfs
ro,umask=0222 0 0</programlisting>
+ </para>
+ <para>If your Windows partition uses the FAT32 filesystem,
it is safe to allow read-write access to the partition. Append the following
line at the end of the file
+ <programlisting>/dev/hdaX /mnt/windows vfat umask=0000
0 0</programlisting> instead of the one above.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <para>Replace <emphasis
role="bold">/dev/hdaX</emphasis> with the correct device name for your
partition.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Save the edited file (<ulink
url="../sample/fstab_automountntfs">an example</ulink>).</para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Read <xref linkend="remountfstabwithoutreboot"
/>.</para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="remountfstabwithoutreboot" status="complete">
+ <title>Remount /etc/fstab without rebooting</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ <screen>sudo mount -a</screen>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="run-on-bootup" status="complete">
+ <title>Run a system command automatically at
Startup</title>
+ <para>Sometimes it can be useful to add a
custom command to the startup process so that your computer executes it on
every boot. To do this:</para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Edit the
<application>crontab</application> with administrative privileges (see <xref
linkend="root-and-sudo"/>):</para>
+ <screen>sudo crontab
-e</screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Insert the following
line:</para>
+ <screen>@reboot
/home/user/command</screen>
+ <note>
+ <para>Replace
<filename>/home/user/command</filename> with the full path to your
command.</para>
+ </note>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Save the file and
exit.</para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="change-default-os" status="complete">
+ <title>Change default Operating System at boot</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Make a backup of your boot configuration file, and
open it in a text editor:</para>
+ <screen>sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst
/boot/grub/menu.lst_backup
+kdesu kate /boot/grub/menu.lst</screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Find this line:</para>
+ <programlisting>
+...
+default 0
+...
+ </programlisting>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Replace with the following line:</para>
+ <programlisting>default X_sequence</programlisting>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Save the edited file (<ulink
url="../sample/menu.list_changedefaultosgrub"> an example</ulink>)
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="boot-menu-visible" status="complete">
+ <title>Making the Boot Menu Visible</title>
+ <para>
+ By default, the boot menu is hidden and you will need to hit
<keycap>Esc</keycap> to see the boot menu. By following the following steps, it
will be visible by default.
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Make a backup of your boot configuration file, and
open it in a text editor:</para>
+ <screen>sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst
/boot/grub/menu.lst_backup
+kdesu kate /boot/grub/menu.lst</screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Find this line
+ <screen># hiddenmenu</screen> and uncomment it by removing
the <emphasis>#</emphasis> in front of the line so that it looks like:
<screen>hiddenmenu</screen> Save the edited file (<ulink
url="../sample/menu.list_unhidemenu"> an example</ulink>)
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ </sect1>
+ <sect1 id="change-timeout" status="complete">
+ <title>Change the timeout for boot menu</title>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ <screen>
+sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst_backup
+kdesu kate /boot/grub/menu.lst</screen>
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Find this line</para>
+ <programlisting>
+...
+timeout 3
+...
+ </programlisting>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>Replace with the following line</para>
+ <programlisting>timeout X_seconds</programlisting>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Save the edited file (<ulink
url="../sample/menu.list_increasedecreasetimeoutgrub" > an example</ulink>)
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