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This chapter contains information on the applications used in order to connect to the Internet. For the purpose of this guide, the term Internet will refer to Web browsers, Email clients, chat clients, and BitTorrent clients.
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The default web browser for Kubuntu is Konqueror. To read more about Konqueror, please review the Konqueror Handbook.
There are many different types of web browsers located in the Ubuntu repositories. From text based browsers to the famous Firefox and Opera browsers, Kubuntu has you covered.
Procedure 1. Importing
Open Konqueror by going to ->->->.
Open the Bookmark Editor by going to ->.
In Bookmark Editor go to ->.
You can import IE, Opera, Mozilla, Netscape, KDE2/KDE3, Galeon, as well as All Crash Session bookmarks by selecting the corresponding choice in the Import menu.
Select the import option that best suits your setup and then close the Bookmark Editor.
Procedure 2. Exporting
Open Konqueror by going to ->->->.
Open the Bookmark Editor by going to ->.
In Bookmark Editor go to ->.
You can export to IE, Opera, Mozilla, Netscape, or HTML bookmarks by selecting the corresponding choice in the Export menu.
Select the export option that best suits your setup and then close the Bookmark Editor.
Firefox 3 is the third generation award-winning Web browser created by Mozilla. Firefox is not installed by default on your Kubuntu system. Please follow the directions below in order to install Firefox.
Open Add/Remove Programs by going to ->->->.
When prompted for your password, enter your user password and press .
To the right of the Search box is a drop down selection. Select Any Suite.
In the left hand window select Internet.
In the main window select Web Browser and then press the button.
Once installation is complete press the button to close Add/Remove Programs.
To access Firefox, go to ->->->.
Procedure 4. Importing
Open Firefox by going to ->->->.
Open the Bookmarks Manager by going to ->.
Press the button and select from the drop-down menu.
Next, if you have another browser installed such as Opera, you can import from there. If not, select From an HTML file, and press the button.
Select the location of your bookmarks HTML file and then press the button.
If you didn't receive any error messages, then the import of the bookmarks was successful.
Close the Bookmarks Manager application.
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