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Installing Ubuntu from CD-ROM¶

If you want to install a Dual Boot-system with MS Windows (Ubuntu and MS Windows on the same computer), you have to install Windows first. You need a free partition or enough unallocated space to install Linux later (at least 5 GB, 8 GB might be good, more or a separate partition to keep data would be better).

Download a Ubuntu CD-image. We normally download the alternate-i386 version with BitTorrent. See Download Ubuntu for other variants.
Burn a CD from the iso image (see BurningIsoHowto for instructions).
Boot from CD-ROM
1. Start the computer and enter BIOS/Setup (normally the computer shows on startup, which key you have to press for entering BIOS/Setup – often its something like Entf or F2
2. Insert the CD
3. Check if the Boot Sequence starts with CD-ROM
4. Save and exit BIOS/Setup – the computer will now boot from CD-ROM.
Choose your preferred language (will be used for the installation and as default language)
Select Install Ubuntu and press Enter
Follow the installer-instructions

Partner Repository¶

We’re activating the partner repository because we need it for installing skype (proprietary VOIP and instant messaging client).

Applications → Acessories → Terminal

sudo sed -e 's@^# *\(deb.* partner\)@\1@' -i /etc/apt/sources.list

Update¶

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude full-upgrade

Reboot¶

Reboot your system.

Prepare Ubuntu for Internetcafé-usage & Audioediting¶

Add Packages¶

Applications → Acessories → Terminal

sudo aptitude install aqualung ardour blop caps cheese cmt ffmpeg fil-plugins flac gimp giver gparted htop id3v2 inkscape libxine1-all-plugins liquidsoap mixxx mp3splt mp3wrap mplayer-gui pidgin pidgin-otr pidgin-facebookchat qjackctl rev-plugins skype soundconverter streamripper swh-plugins tap-plugins ubuntu-restricted-extras vim vlc vlc-plugin-jack vorbis-tools xine-ui xsane

See Additional Packages for informations about the packages.
Many sound related packages are included for audio editing & live streaming.
You will get a dialogue asking for real time permissions for audio programs:

press Tab to select Yes if you want to have the option to do audio processing with realtime priority
press Enter to confirm

Add Language Support¶

You can choose the language for a session on the login screen after selecting the user for login. All supported programms should appear in the chosen language.
Even if you do not want to install additional languages it’s useful to open System → Administration → Language Support once to complete the language support for the additionally installed applications.
You can add many different languages but keep in mind that every language uses a remarkable amount of disk space. We usually install in english and add language support for:

arabic
french
german
persian
polish
spanish
swahili
vietnamese

Adding these eight languages needs about 600 MB disk space.

Downloading & installing additional Languages takes a while. You might continue with the next steps while it’s working in the background.

Printing¶

Enable directly connected Printer¶

If you want to enable network printing for a printer connected to the computer you’re actually installing, you should first enable this printer in System → Administration → Printing → Server → New → Printer

Enable Network Printing¶

System → Administration → Printing → Server → Settings
check Show printers shared by other systems
If you want to enable network printing for a printer connected to this computer
check Publish shared printers connected to this system
check Allow users to cancel any job, (not just their own)
click OK
click x icon in the titlebar or press Strg+Q to quit

Automate Security Updates¶

System → Administration → Software Sources → Updates
select Install security updates without confirmation

Add User Account¶

System → Administration → Users and Groups → Add
enter your Password
Authenticate
Add
Enter name and click OK
Enter password, confirm and click OK
click Close

Finish Adding Language Support¶

When the Installation of additional languages is finished:

click close
click the x icon in the titlebar “Language & Text”

After installing additional language support you should reboot your system again:

Reboot¶

click the power icon
click Restart…

Configure User Account¶

Screensaver Screenlock¶

System → Preferences → Screensaver
uncheck Lock screen when sreensaver is active
click Close

Firefox¶

Applications → Internet → Firefox
Edit → Preferences → General
- select Always ask me where to save files
go to Privacy
- History: select Never remember history
go to Security
- uncheck Remember passwords for sites
click Close
drag and drop this link www.refugeesemancipation.com onto the bookmarks Toolbar
drag and drop this link we.riseup.net/refeman onto the bookmarks Toolbar

Pidgin¶

Applications → Internet → Pidgin Internet Messenger
select window Buddy List
press key combination Strg+P
click Logging
deselect Log all instant messages
deselect Log all chats
click Close
press key combination Strg+U
press key combination Strg+F
type off-
check Off-the-Record Messaging plugin
click Close
press key combination Strg+Q to quit

OpenOffice¶

Get DIN-A4 as default page format and more settings that are useful in Germany

Applications → Office → OpenOffice.org Word Processor
Tools → Options
click on the + of Language Settings
Languages
Locale setting: German (Germany)
click OK
press key combination Strg+Q to quit

Keyboard Preferences¶

System → Preferences→ Keyboard
choose tab Layouts
click Add
choose tab By language
select Language Arabic
click Add
click Add
choose tab By language
select Language Persian
click Add
click Close

Add Launchers to Panel¶

Applications → Accessories
drag and drop the Terminal icon to the panel right beside the Help icon
right-click on the Panel right beside the new Terminal icon
left-click Add to Panel
doubleclick Custom Application Launcher
enter Name:
alsamixer
enter Command:
xterm -geometry 212x24 -T 'alsamixer (keyboardcontrolled) | select: Left/Right | increase/decrease: Up/Down | mute/unmute: M | help: F1' -e alsamixer
enter Comment:
souncard control in xterm
click the Icon button
select icon /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/gnome-volume-control.svg
click Open
click OK
back in the ‘Add to Panel’ window click Close

Don’t Update Standard Folder Language¶

log out
choose user
in the bottom panel choose Language
enter password
Log In
a window shows up:“Update standard folders to the current language?”
check Don’t ask me again
click Keep Old Names

Other installation methods¶

Netboot-Install

Installing Ubuntu from HD-image¶

If you have an ubuntu10.4.vdi image of our standard installation and a running Computer with virtualbox-ose-fuse installed, you can copy the image onto an additional HD.
Our standard ubuntu10.4.vdi image has the following partitions:
/dev/sdb1 swap
/dev/sdb2 system
/dev/sdb3 home
Having the swap partition at the beginning of the disk simplifies resizing the other partitions a lot.

Applications → Acessories → Terminal

mkdir ~/mount/
sudo vdfuse -f ubuntu10.4.vdi ~/mount/
sudo dd if=~/mount/EntireDisk of=/dev/sdb bs=8M
sudo umount ~/mount/

You should either switch off automated updates (in System → Administration → Software Sources → Updates) or resize the system partition to avoid problems with system partitions filled to capacity by the automated updates.

Resize system- & home-partition:

sudo mount /dev/sdb3 ~/mount/
sudo tar -cf ubuntu10.4-home.tar  ~/mount
sudo umount ~/mount/

sudo cfdisk /dev/sdb
# delete partition 3, delete partition 2
# recreate partition 2 (New, Primary, size in MB, Beginning) & make it bootable
# create a new partition 3 spanning over all remaining space
# write partition table and quit cfdisk
sudo e2fsck -f /dev/sdb2
sudo resize2fs /dev/sdb2
sudo mkfs.ext4 -U 892c2d05-55e3-4710-b625-3fe7bde4320a /dev/sdb3
sudo mount /dev/sdb3 ~/mount/
sudo tar -xf ubuntu10.4-home.tar -C /
sudo umount ~/mount/