First you need to download the latest ISO from kubuntu. Burn the ISO onto a CD and you will have a Kubuntu live CD. If you don't know how to make an ISO, ask the IT group and we will provide you with one. To use the CD, insert it into your cdrom and restart your computer.

Running Kubuntu from the live CD will not automatically install Linux, however, you may use it for practice until you are ready to do so.

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Creating partitions

This is the hardest and most dangerous part. Assuming you only have one partition (with Windows), you will first need to resize this partition in order to create a second one. You want to have your important files backed up before doing this, but you already back-up your important files, right? You probably want the new partition to have at least 20 GB, but leaving the slider in the middle is a good default. If you choose "Guided - resize", everything is automatic, but you may choose "Manual" if you have experience. It would be beneficial to run defrag on your Windows computer beforehand as well. Also note that the next time you start Windows, it will probably complain - go ahead and run the disk check.

Key points to do first:

• Back-up important files
• Defrag Windows

More apps please!

• Adding our repositories: copy this to /etc/apt/sources.list
• Use the Adept Manager to install applications (like r-base, see KubuntuPackageList for more ideas)
  • apt-get works too: apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
  • restricted formats (java, mp3's, etc): ubuntu-restricted-extras (see RestrictedFormats
  • applications without kubuntu packages (like adobe reader)