The Internet has much more to offer besides web browsing, email and instant messaging. Ubuntu provides a selection of other applications to help you get the most out of the Internet.
Peer-to-peer (P2P) networks are a way of sharing files, music and videos between people from all around the world.
A popular P2P service is BitTorrent, and BitTorrent capability is included in Ubuntu by default. To use BitTorrent, find a .torrent file online, click on it in the Firefox Web Browser, and the Gnome BitTorrent client should start automatically.
To restart a download from a .torrent file that is already on your computer, double-click on it.
An alternative P2P application is the aMule File Sharing Client.
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Install the amule package from the “Universe” repository (see Add Applications).
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To open aMule, choose → → .
You can automatically receive news updates from the Internet. There are several different types of news service to choose from:
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Usenet is one of the oldest and allows you to discuss news and other topics with people from all around the world. Pan Newsreader is a news reader which works with Usenet.
Install the pan package and then choose → → to start using Pan.
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RSS feeds are a popular way of automatically receiving regular news updates and articles. Liferea Feed Reader is an RSS feed reader with many useful features.
Install the liferea package and then choose → → to start using Liferea.
This section will cover a basic procedure to add news feeds to Liferea. Start Liferea by selecting → →
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Press on the Liferea toolbar,
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Press the button,
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Enter the address of the RSS feed in the Source box,
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If you're behind a proxy, select → → and fill in your proxy details and click on the button,
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Select the button to complete the procedure.
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Once you have create the news feed, click on the toolbar button to update all your news feeds.
