popOrange HelpSearchMembersCalendar Shoutbox left My Assistant seperator [X] right Loading. Please Wait... Logged in as: KoMOdO^lioN ( Log Out ) My Controls · View New Posts · My Assistant · 0 New Messages > Kampung 5 > Computer and Internet > Operating System Reply to this topicStart new topic left > Guide for Idiots: Ubuntu, A Linux for Casual User seperator Options V right V Track this topic V Email this topic V Print this topic V Subscribe to this forum Display Modes V Switch to: Outline V Standard V Switch to: Linear+ log_in post Today, 12:56 AM Post #1 Freshie * Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 31-July 06 Member No.: 741 Gender: Male This thread consists of several tutorial on how to install/use Ubuntu. Lets start off with the intro. 1. INTRODUCTION: 1.1 Ubuntu Ubuntu is one of the Linux distribution (distro). It is acclaimed as the currently most popular Linux distro. The most recent version of this distro is Gutsy Gibbon 7.10, released on October 2007 (10/07). The next version is scheduled to be released on April 2008, which is Hardy Heron 8.04. As i'm not really good with word, lets quote someone else's word. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « Ahca@Yondie at Ubuntu 6.06 thread: " Yeah since many people starts asking what is Ubuntu let us explore a lil bit bout it. What is Ubuntu? Ubuntu is a Debian based Linux Distribution .. Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most off the basic OS tools come from the GNU project; hence the name GNU/Linux. Basicly it`s an Operating System running with Linux Kernel and comes with serveral GNU applications such as X-Windows system, Webdev softwares and Open Office .. usually by defautl. However they are about it is estimated there are about 15400 types of packaging software that is build for ubuntu system. Users can install those software using packaging management tools call apt-get or install locally the .deb file using dpkg or compile it yourself. The main target of ubuntu is to make the itself the most popular Linux Distro ever exist in history.. Well I`m not much a fan of Ubuntu but me loves Debian. Yeah it designs for noobs and experts well eveyone is noobs at first place. P/S: I thought a BSD users always a BSD users tongue.gif " Thats long. You don't need to memorize the description. It won't come out in your test. 1.2 Me I'm a Linux newbie. I started using this distro somewhere in October last year. I still don't know much about this Ubuntu and Linux world. However, with the spirit of sharing knowledge, I made this how to. I will pretty much use lay man's term in this how to. ade ape2 salah tlg la btulkan. Why in the hell should I care (WITHSIC): The elite (l337) language for newbie is n00b. 1.3 Why Ubuntu Why not. lol (or lulz, whichever you prefer). Ubuntu pretty much the same as other Linux distro. To date, I have tried 3 Linux distro; Ubuntu, Fedora and Suse. And i stick with Ubuntu for no particular reason (Coz I'm a n00b?). Ubuntu (and pretty much all Linux distro) i. The OS is Free ii. Its software is free iii. It outperform Windooze iv. Whatever v. ahh... No PEAgent. whats Peagent? beauty contest? 1.4 Why Casual User Coz n00b sounds too hard on noob. Believe me. 1.5 Important Note Linux, especially Ubuntu depends very much on internet. All the software comes directly from the internet. Thus, to fully utilize this distro, you need to have a way to download file larger than 2MB (its not Ubuntu fault. blame on your beloved univursidy). That is to say, you need to have: i. wifi, or ii. tunnil, or iii. your roomate's pc, or iv. ask the Linux gurus at to help you i think this is long enough for the intro. next post will be how to install ubuntu in your pc. ah, for eyecandy, this is my screenshot. nothing fancy though WITHSIC: some people call screenshot as screenie, but you know that... Attached Image This post has been edited by log_in: Today, 03:23 AM -------------------- <---how do i feel? User is offlineProfile CardPM Report PostGo to the top of the page +Quote Post V Full Edit V Quick Edit log_in post Today, 02:02 AM Post #2 Freshie * Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 31-July 06 Member No.: 741 Gender: Male 2. INSTALLING UBUNTU 2.1 Some Rants Before We Start Installing Ubuntu You can install Ubuntu by using LiveCD found in DC++. LiveCD is a CD (for obvious reason) that contains OS in it. Usually LiveCD comes with several useful software, such as office, internet browser, movie player, etc. Most Linux distro nowadays have LiveCD for people to have a lokk on the distro before installing it. WITHSIC: Ever wonder why Windooze do not provide LiveCD? Coz u'll need gigazillion CDs to do that. lol (or lulz, whichever you prefer). 2.2 Here We Go You can find many tutorials in the internet about installing Ubuntu using LiveCD. An example is at http://www.howtoforge.com/the_perfect_desk...tu_gutsy_gibbon This is the short version of the guide above, with some modification. Important note: just for precaution. backup your hard drive (at least your important document) and plug off your network cable. 1. Start your pc with Ubuntu LiveCD in the CD drive 2. Something like this will pop up. Attached Image choose the first item. 3. Your pc will then boot from the cd. It could take some time, considering you are booting from CD, not from your hard drive WITHSIC: Your pc reads CDs and DVDs slower than hard drive Attached Image 4. Double click the install icon on the desktop. something like this will pop up. click next Attached Image 5. choose kl, click next Attached Image 6. click next Attached Image 6.This is where it differs from the guide on http://www.howtoforge.com/the_perfect_desk...tu_gutsy_gibbon . I encourage you to choose manual Attached Image 7. then, you need to decide where you will install the OS. In my case, I have an 80gb hard drive and wanted to install it in my first hard drive. this is the setting of my hard drive before changing the configuration: *First partition: 15gb (where my Windows OS resides) *Second partition: 65gb (this partition is actually not empty) -just to be cautious, backup this partition. after changing the configuration: *First partition:15gb (don't change this) *second partition:15gb -make it logical partition with type ext3. mount point is "/" (without the " ") *third partition:2gb -this is swap partition. to be honest i'm not really sure what it really does. maybe something like the page file in windooze. 1gb should be enough *fourth partition:the rest -this partition is resized from the 65gb partition before changing the configuration. after formatting, the file should still be in the partition. anyway, you did backup this partition right. just in case something unfavoured happened, then you'll know what to do. screenie after changing the configuration Attached Image 8. fill in your particulars Attached Image 9. final check. just click next Attached Image 10. after a moment, restart your pc. remember to remove the LiveCD from the cd drive when prompted to Attached Image 11. choose the first item in the grub loader (the screenie do not have any other OS installed in the pc. you probably should have Windooze OS as the last item Attached Image 12. wah la. siap suda. insert your username and password. then pat your own shoulder (or you can touch that girl's but* if you wanted a round of slaps on your face) Attached Image looks quite long. actually you can finish installing in less than an hour. WITHSIC: I actually corrupted my Windooze the first time I installed Ubuntu. I do not follow any guide that time. Install bodo2 je. but at that time I don't use the LiveCD method. Live become much easier with this LiveCD, at least for us the casual users (n00b) next post will be on what to do after installing Ubuntu. -------------------- <---how do i feel? User is offlineProfile CardPM Report PostGo to the top of the page +Quote Post V Full Edit V Quick Edit penagih_dadih post Today, 02:14 AM Post #3 -Spammer- ******* Group: Members Posts: 533 Joined: 24-May 07 From: bawah pokok dekat masjid utp lama tiap ari jumaat Member No.: 2,158 Gender: Male geheh..nice tutorial log-in.. but i just wonder with one thing.. QUOTE plug off your network cable. y we should plug off the cable first? what'll gonna happen if we dont plug off it? *sorry if i'm disturbing this tutorials.. nk spam gak...xaci a sorg2 -------------------- IPB Image I'm just a Spammer..Not yet a Forummer.. Typo???..Hate cheap keyboard (--") User is offlineProfile CardPM Report PostGo to the top of the page +Quote Post V Full Edit V Quick Edit log_in post Today, 03:14 AM Post #4 Freshie * Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 31-July 06 Member No.: 741 Gender: Male 3. THINGS TO DO AFTER FRESH INSTALLING UBUNTU 3.1 Rants Again Welcome to Ubuntu. The desktop look will be similar to other desktop that uses Gnome. There's one panel at top where resides shortcuts, clocks, etc. At the bottom resides another panel which shows you programs/window that you currently opens. there's also trash bin at the far lower right corner. I'll let you play around with the interface for a while. come back later for another session of how-tos. Oh. thats fast. you don't know what to do right. haha. ok. What is the first thing to do after a fresh install of Ubuntu? Same as Windows (except for a minor number of users of pirated version), update your distro. I've just formatted my pc last week, fresh install both Windooze and Ubuntu. While updating, I found out that i need to get about 200mb of updates. wow. and some of the updates has file size larger than 2mb. this is where you'll need the ability to download more than 2mb. Without further ado, lets get to the point. Updating. Ah. there's several thing you need to before updating your distro. 3.2 Before updating... Extra try opening an mp3 or movie file. aha. you can't play it, yet. I think i've said that the update file will be 200mb plus right. it sure will take more than an hour to download than many file. in this period, you'll be bored to death. you'll want to play your mp3 / watch some movie right? this is why I include this section. you won't find this in other faqs. If you are a total n00b to Linux, you may not understand what i'll write i this section. however, to avoid teh "bored till death" thing, you may want to follow what i wrote. it's up to you. now, we will enable the ability of Ubuntu to play mp3 and movie files. this is the steps. i. open Terminal (application>accessories>terminal). the paste this into the terminal opened sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list the password asked is your user password. this somehow becomes default for Ubuntu 7.10 what this command do is -> sudo = enables you to do super-user (su) @ administrator tasks such as installing files. -> gedit = a program that is used to edit text file -> /etc/apt/sources.list = location of sources.list file -> all = edit sources.list file located at /etc/apt/ with su power (you'll need su power to edit this file). ii. remove all the # from sentences that started with deb or de-src eg. #deb http://my.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted will become deb http://my.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted iii. save. what we just did is enabling all the official repositories. repository is the location where Ubuntu software's are stores (something like that) iv. type this in the terminal sudo apt-get update wait for it to finish updating v. close the terminal. then open Add/Remove... (application>add/remove...) at the Show: (upper right part) select "All available applications". see screenie Attached Image vi. then search for xmms and totem. for totem, select movie player totem (xine backend) Attached Image Attached Image select this two program. WITHSIC: Why do I ask you to select totem with xine backend insted of the preinstalled totem? malasnya aku nk terang... totem uses sets of codec called gstreamer, and totem-xine uses xine. however, there are plenty (read: you have to download saveral times) of gstreamer codec. bad, ugly, good sets. you can use the preinstalled totem. i won't mind. nothings wrong with it anyway. vii. then, click apply changes at the lower right side. Ubuntu will ask you to download some files. next, next, click whatever option that lets you proceed. hopefully you can play mp3s, movies by now. ades. we haven't get into updating yet. argh. esok aku sambung. QUOTE(penagih_dadih @ Feb 1 2008, 02:14 AM) * geheh..nice tutorial log-in.. but i just wonder with one thing.. y we should plug off the cable first? what'll gonna happen if we dont plug off it? *sorry if i'm disturbing this tutorials.. nk spam gak...xaci a sorg2 ubuntu will automagically update the os if u do not plug off the network cable. by this time of the year, u'll need to download 200mb++ of software update. it'll took quite some time to do that, that you'll think the installer does not proceed correctly. 200mb in UTP is like... er couple of hours even with wifi. This post has been edited by log_in: Today, 03:08 PM -------------------- <---how do i feel? User is offlineProfile CardPM Report PostGo to the top of the page +Quote Post V Full Edit V Quick Edit log_in post Today, 12:16 PM Post #5 Freshie * Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 31-July 06 Member No.: 741 Gender: Male 3.3 Updating Method 1: Method 1 is suited for a really new user converting from Windows as it's really easy. you just need to click, click, and click several times more. After logging in for a while, you might notice this orange icon at the top panel. This icon indicates that there are some updates that you need to install. Attached Image double clicking the icon will bring out this menu, called Update Manager Attached Image as you can see, I have one update waiting to be downloaded and installed named libpulse0 with version changes and update size. for a fresh install of Ubuntu, you will see a couple (read: tons) of updates needed to be downloaded and installed. You'll only need to click on the Install Updates button, and Update Manager will do the rest for you. you may also be prompted to insert your password. Method 2: Method 2 uses Terminal to update your Ubuntu. It'll scare off many of the new Windows converts, just because they haven't use their command prompts for years. However, as you gain experience with Ubuntu (pretty much all Linux), you'll find that writing command in Terminal is not as scary as it could be. Nothing scary about writing something in a notepad right? Ok. Let's proceed. For Method 2, you need to open your Terminal (applications>accessories>terminal). Then you'll need to type in this command sudo apt-get update wait for it to finish updating. Then type in this command sudo apt-get upgrade There you go. Wait for it to complete the updating process. It may take quite a while to finish. Upon finishing, it'll look something like this » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « nazri@nazri:~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade Get:1 http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy Release.gpg [191B] Ign http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Translation-en_US Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release.gpg [191B] Get:3 http://mirror.noreply.org gutsy Release.gpg [189B] Ign http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Translation-en_US Ign http://mirror.noreply.org gutsy/main Translation-en_US Get:4 http://archive.canonical.com gutsy Release.gpg [191B] Ign http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Translation-en_US Hit http://mirror.noreply.org gutsy Release Ign http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/multiverse Translation-en_US Ign http://archive.canonical.com gutsy/partner Translation-en_US Ign http://mirror.noreply.org gutsy/main Packages Ign http://mirror.noreply.org gutsy/main Sources Get:5 http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates Release.gpg [191B] Hit http://mirror.noreply.org gutsy/main Packages Ign http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/main Translation-en_US Hit http://archive.canonical.com gutsy Release Ign http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Translation-en_US Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release Hit http://mirror.noreply.org gutsy/main Sources Ign http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/universe Translation-en_US Hit http://archive.canonical.com gutsy/partner Packages Ign http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Packages Get:6 http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports Release.gpg [191B] Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Packages Ign http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/main Translation-en_US Hit http://archive.canonical.com gutsy/partner Sources Ign http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/restricted Translation-en_US Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Sources Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Sources Ign http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/multiverse Translation-en_US Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Sources Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy Release Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates Release Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports Release Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Packages Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Packages Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/restricted Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Sources Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Sources Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/restricted Sources Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Packages Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Sources Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/multiverse Packages Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/multiverse Sources Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/main Packages Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/restricted Packages Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/main Sources Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/restricted Sources Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/universe Packages Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/universe Sources Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/multiverse Packages Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/multiverse Sources Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/main Packages Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/restricted Packages Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/universe Packages Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/multiverse Packages Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/main Sources Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/restricted Sources Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/universe Sources Hit http://my.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/multiverse Sources Fetched 6B in 2m33s (0B/s) Reading package lists... Done Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be upgraded: libpulse0 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Need to get 104kB of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main libpulse0 0.9.6-1ubuntu2.1 [104kB] Fetched 104kB in 1m2s (1658B/s) (Reading database ... 93827 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libpulse0 0.9.6-1ubuntu2 (using .../libpulse0_0.9.6-1ubuntu2.1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libpulse0 ... Setting up libpulse0 (0.9.6-1ubuntu2.1) ... Processing triggers for libc6 ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place nazri@nazri:~$ ahaha. quite long. I usually combined the first and second command to become sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y What is that "-y"? After the command sudo apt-get upgrade, Ubuntu will ask permission to download the updates (highlighted red in the spoiler). Most of the time, you'll approve it. So, "-y" is to automagically answer yes. next post will be on software installation method. This post has been edited by log_in: Today, 03:09 PM -------------------- <---how do i feel? User is offlineProfile CardPM Report PostGo to the top of the page +Quote Post V Full Edit V Quick Edit log_in post Today, 03:06 PM Post #6 Freshie * Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 31-July 06 Member No.: 741 Gender: Male 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION METHOD 4.1 Rants Before Starting Tutorial How do you install software in WIndooze? Just double click anything that look like an installer, right? That why some intelligent people from our neighbouring country create brontok a couple years ago, to exploit this weakness in Windooze. And there's also a variant (from this country?) which changes the default folder icon in brontok to vista's jpg icon, with description as "sexy one". Ah... you evil Windooze people. 4.2 Installation Method So, how do you install software in Ubuntu? There are 5 methods that I know Ah. Before installing any program, you'll need to know what program you wanted to install. In this case, Google/Yahoo/Ask Jeeves/GahooYoogle/ will be your best friend. For example, you wanted to play an rmv file type. Just type in something like this in your favoured search engine Ubuntu rmv player You'll get tons of answer from the net. i. Add/Remove... Open Add/Remove (Applications>Add/Remove...). Type in the name/keyword of software you wanted to install. mark them, then click apply changes. As the name suggested, you can add and remove programs using this way. ii. Synaptic Package Manager Synaptic is another method of installation in Ubuntu. To open Synaptic, go to System>Administration>Synaptic Package Manager. Attached Image It does not look as nice as Add/Remove right? If it does the same job as Add/Remove, then, why do you need this crap? There are several package that you can't install using Add/Remove, as these packages are not program. they are packages. (er... lol) Something such as graphic driver (err.. btul ke cth ni). There are several of how-tos in the net that will ask you to install package using Synaptic. However, most of the time, you'll only need the Add/Remove. iii. Terminal Ah... My Precious. If you've read this thread from my first post, you'll discover that we have used terminal several times to install programs? Yup. you can install programs using command lines. First, you need to open Terminal (Applications>Accessories>Terminal). Then type in this code sudo apt-get install xxx where xxx is the name of the program. i.e sudo apt-get install vlc xmms linuxdcpp this command will install vlc (video lan codec multimedia player), xmms (x multimedia system), and linuxdcpp (linux port of your favourite DC++) To uninstall the program, just type sudo apt-get remove xxx Not that hard eh? WITHSIC: Do you know that you can do anything with your lovely Terminal? iv. Manual This is done by opening debian file. First, you need to download a debian file from the internet/your friend's pc. Next, open (read: double click) the file. something like this will appear Attached Image Using this method, dependencies (what is that) will not be solved automagically. You'll need to download the dependencies manually. However, I do not encourage you to do this, as someone may change the code inside without your knowledge. v. Compile This is the classic way of installing software in Linux. As a n00b, I can pretty much say that I currently don't need to install anything using this method. However, I'll be really glad if someone wanted to share their experience using this method to install something. next post will be on... er... er... I'll decide that later -------------------- <---how do i feel? User is offlineProfile CardPM Report PostGo to the top of the page +Quote Post V Full Edit V Quick Edit carbonytte post Today, 09:19 PM Post #7 Super Jounin ******** Group: Moderators Posts: 1,018 Joined: 30-March 06 From: a place called home Member No.: 152 Gender: Male ubuntu only sapot graphical installations ? 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