Translations by Adnan Quaium

If you already have another operating system installed on your hard drive, and want to install Ubuntu alongside it, choose the \radiobutton{Install them side by side, choosing between them each startup} option.

Specifying partitions manually

Because this is quite an advanced task, we have omitted the details from this edition of \emph{Getting Started with Ubuntu.} You can see more information and detailed instructions on partitioning here: \url{https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowtoPartition}.

Once you are happy with the way the partitions are going to be set up, click the \button{Forward} button at the bottom to move on.

Enter your details

Ubuntu needs to know some information about you so it can set up the primary login account on your computer. Your name will appear on the login screen as well as the \gls{MeMenu}, which will be discussed further in \chaplink{ch:the-ubuntu-desktop}.

On this screen you will need to tell Ubuntu:

your desired username,

your desired password,

what you want to call your computer,

how you want Ubuntu to log you in.

\screenshot{01-who-are-you.png}{ss:who-are-you}{Setup your user account.}

Finally, at the bottom of this screen you have three options to choose from regarding how you want to log in to Ubuntu.

Log in automatically

Require my password to login

Require my password to login and decrypt my home folder

Confirm your settings and begin installation

The last screen summarizes your install settings, including any changes that will be made to the partitions on your hard drive. Note the warning about data being destroyed on any removed or formatted partitions\dash if you have important information on your hard drive that is not backed up, now would be a good time to check that you have set up your partitions correctly. \marginnote{You should not need to click the \button{Advanced} button unless you wish to change your bootloader settings or network proxy. These are more advanced tasks and beyond the scope of this guide.} Once you have made sure that all the settings are correct, click on \button{Install} to begin the installation process.

\screenshot{01-confirmation.png}{ss:confirmation}{Check that everything is set up right before Ubuntu is installed.}

Ubuntu will now install. As the installation progresses, a slideshow will give you an introduction to some of the default applications included with Ubuntu. These applications are covered in more detail in \chaplink{ch:default-applications}.

\screenshot{01-first-slide.png}{ss:first-slide}{The first slide in the installation slideshow.}

After approximately twenty minutes, the installation will complete and you will be able to click \button{Restart Now} to restart your computer and start Ubuntu. The \acronym{CD} will be ejected, so remove it from your \acronym{CD} drive and press \keystroke{Enter} to continue.

\screenshot{01-restart-now.png}{ss:restart-now}{You are now ready to restart your computer.}

Wait while your computer restarts, and you will then see the login window (unless you selected automatic login).

\screenshot{01-ubuntu-login.png}{ss:ubuntu-login}{The Ubuntu login window.}

Click your username and enter your password, then press \keystroke{Enter} or click \button{Log in}. You will then be logged in to Ubuntu and will be presented with your new desktop!

Understanding the desktop

GNOME

\screenshot{02-blank-desktop.png}{ss:blank-desktop}{The Ubuntu 10.04 default desktop.}

The top panel

Starting from the left, you will see three menu headings\dash \button{Applications}, \button{Places}, and \button{System}\dash followed by two program icons. The first of these icons will open the \application{Firefox} web browser (see \chaplink{ch:default-applications} for more information), and the next will open the \application{Ubuntu Help Center}. \marginnote{The \application{Ubuntu Help Center} is a highly useful resource. It provides a wealth of information about your Ubuntu system, and is always at your fingertips by simply clicking this panel icon (or navigating to \menu{System \then Help and Support}).}

The notification area

Inside the \gls{notification area} you will find the network indicator, volume adjustment, Bluetooth indicator (if your computer has Bluetooth capability), messaging, and the date and time applets. Some programs will also place an icon in the notification area when you open them.

Disabling and enabling your wireless network card

Changing an existing wireless network

At times, you may want to change the settings for a wireless connection that you have previously saved. Its password may have changed, or your system administrator asked you to change some networking or security settings.

To edit a saved wireless network connection:

Managing folders

You can move folders that you have created. To do so, click on the folder that you would like to move, hold down the mouse button, and drag the folder to a new parent folder. Once the mouse cursor highlights a new parent folder, release the mouse button to finish the move.

Checking and reading messages

When you finish setup, or when you start \application{Evolution} in the future, \application{Evolution} will first try to connect to your email provider to check your email. In order to connect, \application{Evolution} will need to know your email account password, and will ask you for it.

\screenshot{03-evolution-enter-password.png}{ss:enter-password}{You need to enter your password to authenticate your account.}

Listing messages

The top right portion of the \application{Evolution} window is the message list. Here, you can see email messages for your currently selected folder, or matching your search terms.

When you click on a message, its contents will be displayed in the preview pane below the message list. Once you select a message by clicking it, you can click on the \button{Reply} button in the toolbar to begin composing a reply message to be sent to the sender, or click on the \button{Reply to All} button to begin composing a reply message to be sent to the sender and other recipients of your selected message.

Directly above the message list are the \dropdown{Show} drop-down list, and the search options. You can use the \dropdown{Show} drop-down list to filter your view to show only unread messages, or only messages with attachments, etc.

Once you have typed the command, press \keystroke{Enter}. You will be asked for your password \dash to authorize this action, type in you password and press \keystroke{Enter}. Wait for the process to finish. Once it has finished you can close the \window{Terminal} window.

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