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<article id="internet" status="complete">
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>This document contains information on the applications used to connect to the Internet. For the purpose of this guide, the term <emphasis
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> will relate to Web browsers, Email clients, chat clients, and BitTorrent clients. </para>
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<sect1 id="browsers" status="complete">
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>The default web browser for &kubuntu; is <application
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>. To read more about <application
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>, please review the <ulink type="help" url="help:/rekonq"
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>rekonq Handbook</ulink
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>There are many different types of web browsers located in the Ubuntu repositories. From text-based browsers to the famous <application
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> browsers, &kubuntu; has browsing covered. </para>
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<sect2 id="browsers-rekonq" status="needs work">
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>rekonq can be launched from &menurekonq;.</para>
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<sect2 id="browsers-konqi" status="complete">
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<!-- KONQUEROR BOOKMARKS -->
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<sect3 id="browsers-konqi-bookmarks" status="complete">
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>Konqueror</application
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> by going to &menukonqi;. </para>
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>Open the <application
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>Bookmark Editor</application
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> by going to <menuchoice
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>Edits Bookmarks</guimenuitem
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>Bookmark Editor</application
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>Import Options</title>
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>Bookmarks can be imported from Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla, Netscape, KDE2/KDE3, Galeon, as well as All Crash Session bookmarks by selecting the corresponding choice in the <guilabel
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>Select the import option that best suits the situation and then close the <application
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>Bookmark Editor</application
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>Konqueror</application
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> by going to &menukonqi;. </para>
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>Open the <application
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>Bookmark Editor</application
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> by going to <menuchoice
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>Edit Bookmarks</guimenuitem
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>Bookmark Editor</application
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>Export Options</title>
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>IE, Opera, Mozilla, Netscape, or HTML bookmarks can be exported by selecting the corresponding choice in the <guilabel
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>Select the export option that best suits the situation and then close the <application
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>Bookmark Editor</application
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<!-- END KONQUEROR -->
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<sect2 id="browsers-ff" status="complete">
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>Firefox</application
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> 3 is the third generation award-winning Web browser created by Mozilla. <application
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>Firefox</application
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> is not installed by default on a &kubuntu; system. Please follow the directions below to install <application
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>Firefox</application
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<!-- FIREFOX INSTALLATION -->
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<sect3 id="browsers-ff-install" status="complete">
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>Installing <application
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>Firefox</application
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> was made easier by the use of the <application
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>Kubuntu Firefox Installer</application
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>Kubuntu Firefox Installer</application
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> by going to &menuffinstall;. </para>
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>Follow the on screen instructions to install <application
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>Firefox</application
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<!-- FIREFOX BOOKMARKS -->
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<sect3 id="browsers-ff-bookmarks" status="complete">
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>Firefox</application
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> by going to &menuff;. </para>
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>Open the <application
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>Bookmarks Manager</application
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> by going to <menuchoice
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>Organize Bookmarks...</guimenuitem
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>Press the <guibutton
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>Import and Backup</guibutton
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> button and select <guimenuitem
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>Import HTML...</guimenuitem
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> from the drop-down menu. </para>
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>Next, if there is another browser installed such as <application
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>, bookmarks can be imported from there. If not, select <guilabel
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>From an HTML file</guilabel
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>, and press the <guibutton
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>Select the location of your bookmarks <acronym
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> file and then press the <guibutton
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>If there are no error messages, then the import of the bookmarks was successful. </para>
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>Close the <application
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>Bookmarks Manager</application
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> application. </para>
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>Firefox</application
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> by going to &menuff;. </para>
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>Open the <application
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>Bookmarks Manager</application
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> by going to <menuchoice
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>Organize Bookmarks...</guimenuitem
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>Press the <guibutton
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>Import and Backup</guibutton
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> button and select <guimenuitem
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>Export HTML...</guimenuitem
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> from the drop-down menu. </para>
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>Select the directory where <filename
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>bookmarks.html</filename
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> should be saved, and press the <guibutton
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<!-- END BROWSERS -->
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<sect1 id="email" status="complete">
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>Email Clients</title>
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>There are many options when it comes to email clients for Linux systems. With &kubuntu;, <application
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> is presented by default, either as a standalone client or as part of the <application
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>Kontact</application
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> personal information manager. Other popular Linux email clients include <application
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>Mozilla Thunderbird</application
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>Evolution</application
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>Mailody</application
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>, and even <application
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>, a command line email client. </para>
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<sect2 id="email-kmail" status="complete">
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>&menukontact;</subtitle>
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> is the email component of <application
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>Kontact</application
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>, the KDE personal information manager. <application
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> by itself is similar in functionality to other popular email programs, while <application
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>Kontact</application
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> is as full featured as the fanciest personal information managers, as it can be configured with calendars, address books, notes, an RSS reader, time tracking, journals, and simple project planning. The following are just some of the features of <application
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>, and DIGEST-MD5 secure logon support. </para>
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> signatures and encryption support. </para>
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> reading, spam filtering, internal character sets, search and filter functions, spell checking, and robust searching. </para>
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>More information on <application
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> and configuration can be located in <ulink type="help" url="help:/kmail"
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>The KMail Handbook</ulink
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>. For the use of <application
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> within <application
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>Kontact</application
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>, also refer to <ulink type="help" url="help:/kontact"
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>The Kontact Handbook</ulink
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<!-- CHAT CLIENTS -->
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<sect1 id="chat" status="complete">
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>Chat Clients</title>
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>Chatting with friends and family is a popular use of the Internet, and &kubuntu; provides the necessary applications. There are two main chat clients in &kubuntu;, <application
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> for instant messaging and <application
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>Quassel</application
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> for chatting on <acronym
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> (Internet Relay Chat). </para>
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<sect2 id="chat-kopete" status="complete">
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>&menukopete;</subtitle>
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> is the KDE instant messaging (<acronym
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>) client. It provides all of the functionality of other popular <acronym
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> clients. With <application
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>, accounts can be set up for: <itemizedlist>
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> (AOL Instant Messenger)</para
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>More help is available in the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kopete"
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>Kopete Handbook</ulink
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<sect2 id="quassel" status="complete">
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>&menuquassel;</subtitle>
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>Quassel</application
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> (Internet Relay Chat) client. It provides functions similar to those of other popular <acronym
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> clients. The Quassel design emphasizes ease of use. Quassel includes tabbed browsing and notification of messages and other events. </para>
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>More help is available in the <ulink type="help" url="help:/quassel"
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>Quassel Handbook</ulink
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<sect1 id="torrent" status="complete">
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>BitTorrent Clients</title>
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>BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file distribution protocol for distributing large amounts of data without centralized control. There are several BitTorrent clients available for use in &kubuntu;; <application
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>KTorrent</application
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> is the default application. Other open source BitTorrent clients include: <application
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>Azureus</application
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>BitTornado</application
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>BitTorrent</application
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> itself. Java-based <application
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>Azureus</application
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> is one of the more popular BitTorrent clients. </para>
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<sect2 id="torrent-ktorrent" status="complete">
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>&menuktorrent;</subtitle>
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>KTorrent</application
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> is a BitTorrent application designed specifically for KDE. Loaded with features, <application
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>KTorrent</application
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> is a well-designed application that is light on the system and fast on the Internet. To use <application
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>KTorrent</application
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>, simply download a <filename
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>KTorrent</application
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> will automatically recognize the file and start the download. Using <application
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>KTorrent</application
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> is simple and straightforward. </para>
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<sect1 id="plugins" status="complete">
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>Plugin Installation</title>
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>Follow the instructions below to install Java and Flash plugins, or simply install them along with other restricted applications for &kubuntu; by installing the package <application
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>kubuntu-restricted-extras</application
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<sect2 id="plugins-java" status="complete">
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<sect3 id="plugins-java-konqi" status="complete">
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>This section explains the procedure for setting up <application
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>Konqueror</application
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> to utilize <productname
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>Konqueror</application
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> if it is open. </para>
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>Install the <application
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>sun-java6-jre</application
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> package. For help with installation, please review the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications"
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>Adding Applications</ulink
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> documentation. </para>
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>Start up <application
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>Konqueror</application
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<sect3 id="plugins-java-ff" status="complete">
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>This section explains the procedure for setting up <application
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>Firefox</application
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> to use <productname
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> on 32-bit systems. </para>
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>Firefox</application
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> if it is open. </para>
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>Install the <application
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>sun-java6-plugin</application
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> package. For help with installation, please review the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications"
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>Adding Applications</ulink
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> documentation. </para>
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>Start up <application
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>Firefox</application
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<sect2 id="plugins-flash" status="complete">
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>Adobe Flash Player</productname
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> can be installed for <application
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>Konqueror</application
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>Firefox</application
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> by installing the <application
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>flashplugin-nonfree</application
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> package. For help with installation, please review the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications"
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>Adding Applications</ulink
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> documentation. </para>
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>Konqueror's extra step</title>
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>Instead of rebooting in order to get <application
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>Konqueror</application
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> to see the newly installed plugin, simple restart <application
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>Konqueror</application
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> and then go into its configuration (&menukonqi;). Scroll down in the left panel to the <guilabel
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> icon. In the configuration dialog, press the <guibutton
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>Scan for New Plugins</guibutton
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> button. When finished, press the <guibutton
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<sect2 id="plugins-gnash" status="complete">
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> is the free and open source software version of the proprietary <productname
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>Adobe Flash Player</productname
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>. It is currently in a <emphasis
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> version and doesn't work properly with many websites that use Flash. </para>
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<sect3 id="plugins-gnash-konqi" status="complete">
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>Install Gnash for Konqueror</title>
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>To use the <application
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> for Konqueror, install the <application
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>konqueror-plugin-gnash</application
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> package. For help with installation, please review the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications"
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>Adding Applications</ulink
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> documentation. After the installation is complete simply start <application
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>Konqueror</application
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> by going to &menukonqi;. </para>
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<sect3 id="plugins-gnash-ff" status="complete">
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>Install Gnash for Firefox</title>
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>Firefox</application
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>, install the <application
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>mozilla-plugin-gnash</application
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> package. For help with installation, please review the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications"
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>Adding Applications</ulink
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> documentation. After the installation is complete, simply start <application
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>Firefox</application
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> by going to &menuff;. </para>
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