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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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

To remove a user or a group from the system, select the user or group you want to delete and click <guilabel>Delete...</guilabel>.

Introduction

This chapter provides some background information about Kubuntu, obtaining Kubuntu and finding help with Kubuntu.

Kubuntu will always be free of charge, and there is no extra fee for the "enterprise edition," we make our very best work available to everyone on the same Free terms.

Kubuntu includes the very best in translations and accessibility infrastructure that the Free Software community has to offer, to make Kubuntu usable for as many people as possible.

A person with ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed.

Free Software

The Kubuntu project is entirely committed to the principles of open source software development; people are encouraged to use open source software, improve it, and pass it on. This means that Kubuntu is and will always be free of charge.

However, this means more than just being available at zero cost. The philosophy of Free Software is that people should be free to use software in all the ways that are "socially useful". "Free software" not only means that you shouldn't have to pay for it, it also means that you should be able to use the software in any way you wish. The code that makes up Free Software is available for anyone to download, change, fix, and use in any way. So apart from the fact that Free Software is often available without charge, this freedom also has technical advantages: when programs are developed, the hard work of others can be used and built upon. This cannot happen with non-free Software, and when programs are developed, they have to start from scratch. For this reason the development of Free Software is fast, efficient and exciting!

After everything is installed, one can choose which environment to use: either KDE or Gnome.

The spirit of open source, commonly attributed to Linux, is influencing software developers and users everywhere to drive communities with common goals.

The GNU project is closely linked to the philosophy of free software, which is central to the projects that derive from it, such as Ubuntu. The concept of Free Software is explained at <xref linkend="free-software"/>.

The first method is to download an ISO image from a mirror server near you and make an CD to install Kubuntu. Two types of CDs are available:

<emphasis>Desktop CD</emphasis> - the desktop CD allows you to try Kubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later. This type of CD is what most people will want to use.

<ulink url="http://www.kubuntu.org">Kubuntu Homepage</ulink> - Get the latest news about Kubuntu.

This section details some tips for using and customizing the desktop. They are mostly tips involving the desktop environment (called <application>KDE</application>), and the file manager (called <application>Konqueror</application>).

Run programs automatically when KDE starts

It is possible to login a user automatically when the computer boots. This is not recommended for most computers, as it is not secure and may allow other users access to your information.

K-Menu

Login Manager

Click on the <guibutton>Administrator Mode...</guibutton> and enter your user password to gain administrator privileges.

Select the <guibutton>Convenience</guibutton> tab. Check the <guilabel>Enable Autologin</guilabel> and select the user to autologin from the drop down menu and select an appropriate time delay.

Start a Program Manually

Sometimes it can be useful to start a program manually, for example when the program does not have an entry in the menu. This is easy to do with the <application>Run Command</application> dialog.

Under the <guilabel>NumLock on KDE Startup</guilabel>, enable the <guibutton>Turn On</guibutton> checkbox. Click on <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to save your settings.

The change will take effect the next time you log in to KDE. If you want to test it right away, turn off NumLock and restart KDE (see <xref linkend="restartkdewithoutreboot"/>).

You may want to be able to open the <application>help://</application> protocol from within <application>Firefox.</application>

Open <application>KDE Menu Editor</application> by right-clicking on K-menu and choosing <guimenuitem>Menu Editor</guimenuitem>.

In <application>KDE Menu Editor</application>'s left-hand pane, choose the submenu the new entry should appear in.

To change the order of menu entries, click and drag the entry in the <application>KDE Menu Editor</application> window.

<application>Superkaramba</application> is a system for bringing mini programs (desklets) such as weather forecasts, news tickers, system information displays, or music player controls onto your desktop, where they are sitting there in a symbiotic relationship of eye candy and usefulness.

Visit the <ulink url="http://www.superkaramba.com/">SuperKaramba website for downloading applets.</ulink>

If you prefer to download individual fonts by hand, you can install them easily by opening <application>Konqueror</application> and typing <application>fonts:///</application> into the location bar. Then you can install the font, either system-wide or for personal use by dragging and dropping into the respective folders.

Show hidden files and folders in <application><phrase>Konqueror</phrase></application>

Change the default file type "Open with" program

Select the default application you want for the file type. If the application is not on the list, use the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button to add the application to the list.

Select the <guilabel>Remember application association for this type of file</guilabel> checkbox. Click <guibutton>Ok</guibutton> to apply your changes.

Rename all files in a directory at once

Install the <application>qtparted</application> package (see <xref linkend="extra-repositories"/>).

Each partition will be listed under <guilabel>Available Disks and Filesystems</guilabel> details of each partition.

List mounted devices in a terminal

To list mounted devices in a terminal, run the following command:

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.

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.

Replace <emphasis role="bold">/dev/hdaX</emphasis> with the correct device name for your partition.

Mount Windows partitions on boot-up