Untuk menghubungkan ke internet, lakukan hal berikut:
Jika anda mempunyai koneksi melalui Modem atau ADSL, silakan baca “Modem” dahulu.
->->
Klik di Administrator Mode... dan masukkan password anda untuk mendapat akses sebagai administrator.
Select the Network Interfaces tab. Select the interface to configure from the list, then click the Configure Interface... button.
Enter the relevant details of the connection like DHCP or Static IP address, or the wireless network name (in case of a wireless connection). Click OK to accept the settings.
Sometimes it may be necessary to configure the DNS settings. If needed, select the Domain Name System tab to add edit or delete DNS Servers in the DNS Servers list.
Untuk mengaktifkan atau menonaktifkan koneksi jaringan, lakukan hal berikut:
->->
Klik di Administrator Mode... dan masukkan password anda untuk mendapat akses sebagai administrator.
Select the Network Interfaces tab. Select the interface to enable/disable from the list, then click the Enable Interface or the Disable Interface button.
To view computers on the network, choose -> from the Kicker (the taskbar).
Anda mungkin harus memasukkan nama pengguna dan kata sandi, dan domain. Anda dapat memperolehnya dari pengelola jaringan anda.
Windows PCs sharing files on a local network can be found in Samba Shares.
Kubuntu comes with a very powerful web browser, file management tool and network browser, called Konqueror. Konqueror can support all major web protocols, and allows basic plugins for Macromedia Flash, and Real Media. When you first start up Kubuntu, Konqueror will be in the bottom panel (known as the "kicker"). It may also be invoked through the K-menu by clicking ->->
Alternatively, the powerful and secure Mozilla Firefox web browser may be obtained in addition to Konqueror. Mozilla Firefox features tabbed browsing, pop-up blocking, in-built search facilities, live bookmarks and more. Also supported are popular plug-ins such as Java, Macromedia Flash, and Real Player just to name a few. Mozilla Firefox is not installed in Kubuntu by default. Mozilla Firefox can be obtained by installing the firefox package (see Bab 3, Menambah, Menghapus dan Memutakhirkan Aplikasi).
After installation, it can be launched from ->-> from the desktop menu system.
Mozilla Firefox has many Extensions available. Konqueror, on the other, is much more tightly integrated into KDE.
The following instructions are only for i386 computers.
To view flash graphics from the Konqueror web browser, you need to install the flashplugin-nonfree package from the Multiverse repository (see Bab 3, Menambah, Menghapus dan Memutakhirkan Aplikasi).
Untuk mengunduh dan menginstal plugin, masukkan perintah berikut dalam terminal:
sudo update-flashplugin
Plug-in akan tersedia saat anda memulai Konqueror kembali.
Kubuntu comes with a simplified Konqueror profile to make things more user friendly compared to default KDE. To get back to the default KDE profiles:
Buka terminal dengan memilih ->-> from the desktop menu system.
Eksekusi perintah berikut
sudo rm -r /usr/share/kubuntu-default-settings/kde-profile/default/share/apps/konqueror sudo cp /usr/share/apps/konqueror/konqueror-orig.rc /usr/share/apps/konqueror/konqueror.rc
The Kontact groupware suite can handle all your email, contacts, calendar events, todo lists, newsgroups, notes and RSS/Atom feeds. Kontact can be launched by clicking ->-> from the desktop menu system.
Pilihan lain untuk klien imel adalah Mozilla Thunderbird. Untuk menginstal klien imel populer ini, instal paket mozilla-thunderbird (lihat Bab 3, Menambah, Menghapus dan Memutakhirkan Aplikasi).
Untuk memulai Thunderbird, pilih ->-> dari sistem menu destop.
Akregator is a fast and intuitive feed reader program which is installed by default in Kubuntu. Akregator can be launched as a standalone application by choosing ->-> from the Desktop Menu System.
Akregator is also available as a Kontact Component. Launch Kontact by choosing ->-> from the Desktop Menu System. Click the Feeds button on the sidebar at the left to access and configure the News Reader.
The default newsreader for Kubuntu applications is in the Kontact application. It provides the capability to install and download your favorite newsgroups and manage their content. However, the news reader component is not installed by default.
Instal paket knode dari gudang Universe (lihat “Mengelola Gudang”).
Launch Kontact by choosing ->-> from the Desktop Menu System.
Click the News button on the sidebar at the left to access and configure the News Reader.
Quanta Plus is a powerful editor for web designers and programmers. Quanta Plus supports many programming and markup languages, and includes many utilities for designers and programmers.
Instal paket Quanta Plus (lihat Bab 3, Menambah, Menghapus dan Memutakhirkan Aplikasi).
Untuk memulai Quanta Plus, pilih ->->->
Kopete is the default instant messenger client in Kubuntu. With Kopete you can talk to people who use: AIM/ICQ, Gadu-Gadu, Groupwise, IRC, Jabber, MSN, SMS and Yahoo. The ability to use one client instead of one per network is a great benefit and allows you to have all of your buddies in one window. To start Kopete, choose ->-> from the desktop menu system.
No default bit torrent capability is installed with Kubuntu. However, you may install Ktorrent from the universe repositories. Be sure that the universe repository is enabled and download it via Adept (See “Mengelola Gudang”).
aMule is a peer to peer (P2P) application for the ed2k network, from which you can download a variety of files.
Instal paket amule dari gudang Universe (lihat “Mengelola Gudang”).
Untuk membuka aMule, pilih ->-> dari sistem menu destop.
Apollon is an easy to use peer to peer client for the KDE Desktop. It supports the Gnutella, OpenFT, and FastTrack networks. This makes installing applications like Limewire redundant.
Install paket Apollon and gift dari gudang Universe (lihat “Mengelola Gudang”).
Atur daemon giFT dengan membuka Konsole dan jalankan perintah
gift-setup
dan ikuti instruksi berikut pada layar.
Pastikan anda mengaktifkan plugin OpenFT dan Gnutella dengan mengetik OpenFT:Gnutella di dalam bagian plugin.
Lihat berkas berikut untuk contohnya: