Kubuntu 8.10 Speed Dating Guide

The purpose of this article: To quickly complete the system initialization configuration for users who have successfully installed the Kubuntu Linux operating system.
&http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/37954.html ">NBSP system requirements: Require users to ensure that the operating system is connected to the Internet. All packages mentioned in the Guide, software source updates require network support.
Software involved: The guide will use the following tools to configure the system

KDE Terminal: The following is called terminal, click "K Menu/application/System/terminal" to open. Note: The graphical interface program closes with the terminal closed. Speed-up Package Manager: The following speed-up, click K Menu/application/system/package Manager to open. APT tools: Command line tools for system updates, software Installation/deletion, use in terminals. sudo tool: Command line tool, used in a terminal, for immediate elevation of user rights. Advanced text editor (Kate): Click the k menu/application/tools/Advanced text editor to open. Enter the Kate command to open. Kdesudo Tool: Graphical instant user Privilege Promotion tool, keyboard shortcuts alt+f2 The call Out Run dialog box, enter Kdesudo to open the Kdesudo tool.

This article applies: Kubuntu 8.10 (I386/AMD64)

1. Make sure your system is connected to the Internet.
2. Backup Source list

In the Advanced text editor (Kate), click the Open button to open root/etc/apt/sources.list, and click the file/save as (Save As) ... "Save to home directory." Or in the terminal paste the following command, a key to complete cp/etc/apt/sources.list ~

3. Configure the official software source

1. Click "K Menu/application/System/package Manager", enter user password and click "OK" button.
2. Click Source on the left, and then click Edit Software Source.
3. Click the list box to the right of "Download from" and select "Other ..." Enter the Choose a Download Server dialog box as shown in the figure. Pull the left scroll bar and select any of the servers under "Choose" to click the "Server" button.

Software Sources dialog box

Choose a Download Server dialog box