Reproduced Introduction to Ubuntu Linux (iv): Ubuntu initial Setup

Reprinted from http://terrychen.info/ubuntu-linux-beginners-guide-finetuning-ubuntu/

Getting Started with Ubuntu Linux (iii): Familiar with the Ubuntu Linux Desktop Environment article, we have a basic understanding of Ubuntu desktop environment, but to start using Ubuntu Linux, we also need to set certain Ubuntu.

Although Ubuntu has two different desktops, the way to set up Ubuntu is exactly the same in two different desktop environments. Complete the following settings as long as you know how to launch Ubuntu Software Center and Control Center.

1. Setting up a network connection

If you use DHCP to surf the internet, you do not need to go through special settings, and Ubuntu will automatically connect to the Internet after booting.

If you are using ADSL, please follow these steps to set up:

1. Click the network indicator in the notification area, select Edit Connection in the menu, and start the network connection settings.
2. Select the DSL tab in the Network connection settings and click the Add button.
   

3. In the Edit DSL Connection dialog box, you have the following options to set:

   • Connection Name: Enter the name of the network connection, such as a broadband connection. The connection name appears in the Network Connections menu of the network indicator.
   • User name: Fill in the account name provided by the ADSL service provider.
   • Password: Fill in the password provided by the ADSL service provider.
   • Automatic connection: Check this option and Ubuntu will automatically connect to the network after booting.
   • Available to all users: Check this option, and other Ubuntu users will be able to use the network connection.
4. Setup is complete, click Save, Ubuntu will prompt for the password, enter and then click Authorize to complete the settings.
5. When you need to use the ADSL connection, please click on the network indicator and select the network connection that you established in the menu.

If using wireless Internet access, click on the network indicator, the menu will show all detected wireless networks and their signal strength, select the available wireless network.

If the wireless network has WEP or WPA protection, the wireless network icon will have a lock-like flag, after clicking on the wireless connection, Ubuntu will ask the password, enter the password can be connected.

Note: If no wireless network is detected, it may be because the wireless card needs to install additional drivers to be able to use, Start Control Center, select additional drivers in the hardware category, install additional drivers for the wireless network card.

2. Install full language support, update system and activate restricted driver

After you start the system for the first time, Ubuntu prompts you to install the full language support, update the system, and activate the restricted driver, and after setting up the network connection, we should follow the prompts to install the full language support, update the system and activate the available restricted drivers, and then reboot when all is done.

If you have previously closed these windows, you can restart them in control center. Start the control center, select the System category language support, the system will check the full extent of language support after the installation of full language support, select the system category of the Update Manager, the system after checking the update will be prompted to update the system, select the hardware category of additional drivers, After checking for available restricted drivers, the system prompts to activate the available restricted drivers.

If you find that the speed is too slow at the time of these steps, because the software source is slow, see Ubuntu Linux (v): Ubuntu uses the underlying content to modify the software source to a faster server.

3. Configure Input methods

Ubuntu Default Input Method Framework is IBus, comes with pinyin input method Ibus-pinyin, press the shortcut key combination Ctrl + Space can switch out ibus-pinyin input Chinese.

If you feel ibus-pinyin is not satisfied, you can install a long sentence input accuracy higher ibus-sunpinyin, the steps are as follows:

1. Launch Ubuntu Software Center, search for Ibus-sunpinyin and install.
2. Click the Input method indicator and select preferences.

3. Select the Input Method tab in the IBus settings, click the Select Input Method drop-down list above, select the Sunpinyin in the Chinese category, then click the Add button to add it to the Input method list, and click the Up and down buttons to adjust the IME order.

4. Ibus-sunpinyin The default paging key is PgUp and PgDn, we can modify the-/= as follows:

   • Press ALT + F2 shortcut key, enter/usr/lib/ibus-sunpinyin/ibus-setup-sunpinyin and return, run Ibus-sunpinyin configuration.

   • Select the Shortcut tab, tick-/= in the page, click OK

In addition to IBus, you can install another Input method framework Fcitx (small penguin Input method), compared with IBus, FCITX input more fluent, more beautiful interface, more in line with the use of Windows users habits.

We can search for installation FCITX in Ubuntu Software Center, then run language support in control Center, change the keyboard input mode system from IBUs to FCITX, log off and log back in to use FCITX as the default Input method framework.

4. Installation of additional copyright restricted procedures

Due to copyright reasons, some common features are not included in Ubuntu, such as Adobe Flash Player, MP3 decoder, DVD support, common video format support, Rar decompression, Java browser plugin, etc., we can install Ubuntu-restricted-extras virtual packages, one-time installation of these commonly used copyright restricted programs.

The installation method is very simple, search Ubuntu-restricted-extras in Ubuntu Software Center, click Use this source, wait for Ubuntu Software Center to complete the changes and click Install.

Now that we have completed the basic configuration of Ubuntu, the next article on Ubuntu Linux Primer (v): On the basis of Ubuntu use, we will further learn some of the basics that are needed to use Ubuntu Linux.

Reproduced Introduction to Ubuntu Linux (iv): Ubuntu initial Setup