Hardware
Most USB digital cameras will be automatically detected by Kubuntu. Simply plug in and switch on your USB digital camera, Kubuntu will then ask you if you would like to import the photos from your camera. Click on Import, Kubuntu will then show you a preview of your photos. Choose a location to save your photos to, then click on Import. Kubuntu will then save your photos to your hard drive.
If you do not get the auto-import popup with your camera, it might be worth installing digiKam from the Universe repository (see the section called “Managing Repositories”). Launch digiKam after installation by choosing → → from the desktop menu system.
Install the nvidia-glx package from the Restricted repository (see Chapter 3, Adding, Removing and Updating Applications).
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup
sudo nvidia-glx-config enable
You may adjust the settings of the new driver by running the application nvidia-settings (see the section called “Start a Program Manually”). If you wish, add a menu entry for this program (see the section called “Edit K-Menu”).
Read the section called “Restart KDE without rebooting the computer”
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup
kdesu kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Find this section
...
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
...
Add the following line below it
Option "NoLogo"
Save the edited file ( an example)
Read the section called “Restart KDE without rebooting the computer”
Install the xorg-driver-fglrx package from the Restricted repository (see Chapter 3, Adding, Removing and Updating Applications).
echo fglrx | sudo tee -a /etc/modules
sudo depmod -a ; sudo modprobe fglrx
sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup
sudo sed -i -e 's/"ati"/"fglrx"/' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
If you are using an NForce2-based motherboard you will also need to do the following:
kdesu kate /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Change “Section "Device"” add the following line:
Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
Restart your machine for changes to take effect.
Many wireless cards are automatically detected by Kubuntu during installation. A complete listing of wireless cards which work with Kubuntu can be found on the Ubuntu Wiki. Please add your wireless card to the list if it works with Kubuntu.
Some cards may not work out of the box with Kubuntu. If this is the case, please look at the Wireless Troubleshooting Guide on the Ubuntu Wiki which is an excellent resource for troubleshooting wireless cards.
All information regarding wireless networking on Kubuntu is collected at Wireless Networking Central on the Ubuntu Wiki.
You might want to modify the default keyboard shortcuts in Kubuntu. To do so, choose → → from the desktop menu system. Select Keyboard Shortcuts button to modify your keyboard shortcuts.
You may want to have access to more than one keyboard layout. This is useful if you write in more than one language.
To add new keyboard layouts:
Choose: → → →
In the Layout tab, check the Enable Keyboard Layouts box.
Choose the country in which the keyboard layout you want is used, and click Add. The country should appear in the Active Layouts list.
Click the country in the Active Layouts list, and choose the appropriate Layout variant for the country selected. This is important for countries where more than one language are commonly spoken.
Click on Apply to save your settings.
A flag icon should now appear in the system tray showing the current keyboard layout being used. Click the flag icon to switch to the other keyboard layout.
Skim is a KDE guipanel to input non-latin characters. To use Skim for input in your native language:
Ensure that your language-support package is installed. If you selected your native language during installation, this has already been installed.
Press Ctrl+Space to activate it and enter characters.
Configure Skim by clicking the icon in the system tray, and choosing
Most winmodems are not supported by Kubuntu by default, but drivers can be found that will enable the use of such modems. First you need to identify what chipset your winmodem is using:
wget -c http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/scanModem.gz
gunzip -c scanModem.gz > scanModem
chmod +x scanModem
sudo ./scanModem
kate Modem/ModemData.txt
Check the output in Kate, it should list what modem chipset you have. Once you are aware of the chipset you have, see SettingUpModems and follow the directions for your modem.
All PPOE and ADSL modems that use ethernet for the connection (and some that use USB) are supported by Kubuntu. For router-style ADSL modems, just connect it up, configure the modem as per your ISPs instructions and configure networking in Kubuntu. For information on PPPOE modems see ADSLPPoE on the Ubuntu wiki.
Some printers will be automatically detected by Kubuntu; for those that are not, choose → → then choose → and run the Printer Install Wizard.
There are some printers that need further setup. Search the databases at LinuxPrinting.org or check the Ubuntu Wiki's Printer page for possible information on your printer.
Assuming that /dev/cdrom is the location of the
CD/DVD-ROM
sudo hdparm -d1 /dev/cdrom
sudo cp /etc/hdparm.conf /etc/hdparm.conf_backup
kdesu kate /etc/hdparm.conf
Append the following lines at the end of file
/dev/cdrom {
dma = on
}
Save the edited file ( an example)
Assuming that /media/cdrom0/ is the location
of CD/DVD-ROM
To mount CD/DVD-ROM
sudo mount /media/cdrom0/ -o unhide
To unmount CD/DVD-ROM
sudo umount /media/cdrom0/
