Linux Solutions

Welcome to the tutorial guide. The tutorial guide will provide a user with guidance and instructions on how to replace Windows with Kubuntu 9.04 by setting up a Kubuntu 9.04 desktop.

Please note that if you want to fully replace a Windows desktop then you require following software:
Graphics:
The GIMP - free software replacement for Adobe Photoshop
F-Spot - full-featured personal photo management application for the GNOME desktop
Google Picasa - application for organizing and editing digital photos
Internet:
Firefox
Opera
Flash Player 10
FileZilla - multithreaded FTP client
Thunderbird - email and news client
Evolution - combines e-mail, calendar, address book, and task list management functions
aMule - P2P file sharing application
KTorrent - Bittorrent client
Azureus/Vuze - Java Bittorrent client
Kopete - multi-platform instant messaging client
Skype
Google Earth
Quassel IRC - IRC client

Office:
OpenOffice Writer - replacement for Microsoft Word
OpenOffice Calc - replacement for Microsoft Excel
Adobe Reader
GnuCash - double-entry book-keeping personal finance system, similar to Quicken
Scribus - open source desktop publishing (DTP) application

Sound and Video:
Amarok - audio player
Audacity - free, open source, cross platform digital audio editor
Banshee - audio player, can encode/decode various formats and synchronize music with Apple iPods
MPlayer - media player (video/audio), supports WMA
Rhythmbox Music Player - audio player, similar to Apple’s iTunes, with support for iPods
gtkPod - software similar to Apple’s iTunes, supports iPod, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, iPod photo, and iPod mini
XMMS - audio player similar to Winamp
dvd::rip - full featured DVD copy program
Kino - free digital video editor
Sound Juicer CD Extractor - CD ripping tool, supports various audio codecs
VLC Media Player - media player (video/audio)
Helix Player - media player, similar to the Real Player
Totem - media player (video/audio)
Xine - media player, supports various formats; can play DVDs
Brasero - CD/DVD burning program
K3B - CD/DVD burning program
Multimedia Codecs

Programming:
KompoZer - WYSIWYG HTML editor, similar to Macromedia Dreamweaver, but not as feature-rich (yet)
Bluefish - text editor, suitable for many programming and markup languages
Quanta Plus - web development environment, including a WYSIWYG editor

Now, let’s see that how we can install the base system.
Please follow the steps as mentioned below:

-first of all, please download the Kubuntu 9.04 Desktop iso image from http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu
- after downloading the image, please burn it onto a CD, and boot the computer from it.
- now, please select your language:

- after choosing the language, now please choose Try Kubuntu without any change to your computer - this boots the Live system so that you can see if Kubuntu works on the hardware. We can then install Kubuntu from the Live system.

- when the Live desktop has started, please choose install option by clicking on the Install icon on the desktop to start the installation to the hard drive:

- you will notice that the installer starts.
- when the installation starts, please
- now select your language:
- after selecting the language, please choose the time zone
- now, please change the keyboard layout, if you really want to or if it isnecessary:

- you will notice that the partitioning of the hard disk arrives. It is recommended to use the entire disk. Please note that the

- now, you can type in your real name, your desired username along with a password,
- after typing in your username, please click on Forward:

- you will notice that another screen will appear which will provide a summary of the installation settings
- please click on install and start the installation process

- you will notice that Kubuntu will be installed. You have to be patient as this can take few minutes time
- after the completion of the installation process you will be requested to reboot the system and for that you have to choose the restart now option.
- At this stage, the Live-CD desktop shuts down and the Kubuntu CD is ejected.
- all you have to do is to remove it from the CD drive and
- press the key to boot into the new Kubuntu desktop

- You will notice that the new Kubuntu system starts.
- now you can log in to the desktop with the username and password you provided during the installation
- now you are able to use the base system.

If you followed the guidance as provided in this tutorial guide then you will have successfully installed the base system.