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<sect1 id="introduction">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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&kubuntu; supports many types of media with a standard installation. USB hard
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drives, USB flash drives, internal and external CDROMs, CDs, DVDs, and more.
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&kubuntu; supports many types of media with a standard installation, including
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USB hard drives, USB flash drives, internal and external CDROMs, CDs, DVDs, and
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A majority of the time, when you attach media such as a CD, DVD, external hard
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Most of the time, when attaching media such as a CD, DVD, external hard
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drive, USB flash drive, or compact flash drives, &kubuntu; automatically
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recognizes the media, notifies you that it has recognized the media, and allows
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you to select an action depending on the type of media it is. For instance, a CD
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or DVD would allow you to mount it, open it with <application>K3b</application>
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for burning if it is blank, open <application>Amarok</application> if it is an
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audio CD, or open <application>Dragon Player</application> if it is a DVD. To
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recognizes the media, displays a notification that it has recognized the media,
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and allows for an action to be selected depending on the type of media it is.
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For instance, inserting a CD or DVD would allow for it to be mounted, opened
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with <application>K3b</application> for burning if it is blank, opened with
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<application>Amarok</application> if it is an audio CD, or opened with
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<application>Dragon Player</application> if it is a DVD. To
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see the actions available, <mousebutton>click</mousebutton> the media icon to
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the left of the media that has been recognized.
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<title>Write to CDs or DVDs</title>
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&kubuntu; ships with <application>K3b</application>, a <acronym>CD</acronym> and
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<acronym>DVD</acronym> creator. With <application>K3b</application> you can
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create a data or audio project, copy a <acronym>CD</acronym> or
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<acronym>DVD</acronym> creator. With <application>K3b</application>, it is
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possible to create a data or audio project, copy a <acronym>CD</acronym> or
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<acronym>DVD</acronym>, format or erase a rewritable disk, as well as rip audio
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and video <acronym>CD</acronym>' and <acronym>DVD</acronym>'s.
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<mousebutton>Click</mousebutton> the <guibutton>New Data Project</guibutton>
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button to get started. This action allows you to drag-and-drop data files on to
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a <acronym>CD</acronym> or <acronym>DVD</acronym>. When all files have been
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copied over, simply press the <guibutton>Burn</guibutton> button to write the
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button to get started. This action allows data file drag-and-drop onto a
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<acronym>CD</acronym> or <acronym>DVD</acronym>. When all files have been
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copied over, press the <guibutton>Burn</guibutton> button to write the
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<mousebutton>Click</mousebutton> the <guibutton>New Audio CD Project</guibutton>
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button to get started. This action allows you to drag-and-drop audio files on to
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a <acronym>CD</acronym> that can be played in your home stereo or automobile.
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When all files have been copied over, simply press the
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<guibutton>Burn</guibutton> button to write the audio to the disk.
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button to get started. This action allows audio file drag-and-drop onto a
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<acronym>CD</acronym> that can be played in a home stereo or automobile.
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When all files have been copied over, press the <guibutton>Burn</guibutton>
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button to write the audio to the disk.
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<mousebutton>Click</mousebutton> the <guibutton>Copy Medium...</guibutton>
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button to get started. This action allows you to copy a <acronym>CD</acronym> to
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a <acronym>CD</acronym> or copy a <acronym>DVD</acronym> to a
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<acronym>DVD</acronym>. When you are ready to start the copying process, simply
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<mousebutton>click</mousebutton> the <guibutton>Start</guibutton> button.
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button to to copy a <acronym>CD</acronym> to a <acronym>CD</acronym> or copy a
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<acronym>DVD</acronym> to a <acronym>DVD</acronym>. To start the copying
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process, simply <mousebutton>click</mousebutton> the
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<guibutton>Start</guibutton> button.
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Go to <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Format/Erase rewritable
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disk...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. This action allows you to format or erase a
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rewritable disk. When you are ready to start the formatting,
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<mousebutton>click</mousebutton> the <guibutton>Start</guibutton> button.
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disk...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to format or erase a rewritable disk. To
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start the formatting, <mousebutton>click</mousebutton> the
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<guibutton>Start</guibutton> button.
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Go to <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Burn
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Image...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. This action allows you to burn an
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<acronym>ISO</acronym> image to a <acronym>CD</acronym> or
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<acronym>DVD</acronym>. When you are ready to start the burn,
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Image...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to burn an <acronym>ISO</acronym> image to a
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<acronym>CD</acronym> or <acronym>DVD</acronym>. To start the burn,
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<mousebutton>click</mousebutton> the <guibutton>Start</guibutton> button.
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Go to <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Rip Audio
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CD...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. This action allows you to rip an audio
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<acronym>CD</acronym> to files in either the Ogg format, MP3 format, or other
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format that you choose. When you are ready to start the rip,
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CD...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to rip an audio <acronym>CD</acronym> to files
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in Ogg, MP3, or other format that you choose. To start the rip,
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<mousebutton>click</mousebutton> the <guibutton>Start</guibutton> button.
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Go to <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Rip Video
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CD...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. This action allows you to rip a video
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<acronym>CD</acronym> to local files. When you are ready to start the rip,
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<mousebutton>click</mousebutton> the <guibutton>Start</guibutton> button.
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CD...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to rip a video <acronym>CD</acronym> as a local
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file. To start the rip, <mousebutton>click</mousebutton> the
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<guibutton>Start</guibutton> button.
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Go to <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Rip Video
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DVD...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. This action allows you to rip a video
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<acronym>DVD</acronym> to local files. When you are ready to start the rip,
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<mousebutton>click</mousebutton> the <guibutton>Start</guibutton> button.
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DVD...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to rip a video <acronym>DVD</acronym> to local
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files. To start the rip, <mousebutton>click</mousebutton> the
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<guibutton>Start</guibutton> button.
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<title>Bootable ISO Images From USB Media</title>
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&kubuntu; ships with the application <application>Startup Disk
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Creator</application>. This application allows you to create a bootable
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Creator</application>. This application for the creation of a bootable
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<acronym>USB</acronym> flash drive to install &kubuntu;, Ubuntu, or other Linux
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<mousebutton>Click</mousebutton> the <guibutton>Other...</guibutton> button to
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open the dialog where you can select the <acronym>ISO</acronym> image that you
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want to use, <mousebutton>click</mousebutton> the <guibutton>OK</guibutton>
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open the dialog to select the proper <acronym>ISO</acronym> image,
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<mousebutton>click</mousebutton> the <guibutton>OK</guibutton>
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button to close the <acronym>ISO</acronym> selection dialog.
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If your <acronym>USB</acronym> flash drive doesn't show any <guilabel>Free
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Space</guilabel>, highlight your device and <mousebutton>Click</mousebutton> the
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If the <acronym>USB</acronym> flash drive doesn't show any <guilabel>Free
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Space</guilabel>, highlight the device and <mousebutton>Click</mousebutton> the
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<guibutton>Format</guibutton> button.
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<note><title>Before continuing on...</title>
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If, after formatting, your device is still not showing any <guilabel>Free
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Space</guilabel>, you may have to close out of <application>Startup Disk
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Creator</application>, and then physically remove your device. After physically
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removing it, wait a few seconds and then insert it back into your computer. Open
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If, after formatting, the device is still not showing any <guilabel>Free
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Space</guilabel>, it may be necessary to close out of <application>Startup Disk
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Creator</application>, and then physically remove the device. After physically
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removing it, wait a few seconds and then insert it back into the computer. Open
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<application>Startup Disk Creator</application> and continue with the following
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You now have two options before making the startup disk. You can select
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<guibutton>Stored in reserved extra space</guibutton> if you plan on using the
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<acronym>USB</acronym> flash drive to run the &kubuntu; desktop live. Use the
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slider to select how much storage space you want to use. The other option,
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<guibutton>Discarded on shutdown, unless you save them elsewhere</guibutton>
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will not store data on the device. This is a typical selection if you just plan
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on installing from the <acronym>USB</acronym> flash drive only.
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There are two options for making the startup disk. Select <guibutton>Stored in
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reserved extra space</guibutton> if the <acronym>USB</acronym> flash drive will
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be used to run the &kubuntu; desktop live. Use the slider to select the amount
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of storage space. The other option, <guibutton>Discarded on shutdown, unless you
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save them elsewhere</guibutton> will not store data on the device. Use this
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selection if the <acronym>USB</acronym> flash drive is only for installing the
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When you are ready to start the process, <mousebutton>click</mousebutton> the
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<guibutton>Make Startup Disk</guibutton>.
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To start the process, <mousebutton>click</mousebutton> the <guibutton>Make
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Startup Disk</guibutton>.