Download Ubuntu and follow along with this tutorial series

-

Ubuntu

comes with a number of

Internet-related applications

built right in.

- Click on Applications and then on Internet.

- You can click on Firefox, a very popular browser that comes bundled with Ubuntu.

- If you happen to use Xmarks (see our Xmarks tutorial) you can sync all your bookmarks with other devices.

- If you want an icon on the desktop it's easy to do.

- In this example click Applications then Internet and highlight Firefox.

- Left-click the mouse and hold it down, drag the icon and drop it on the desktop.

- Ubuntu also comes with

Pidgin Internet Messenger

.

- Pidgin puts you in touch with friends on other IM networks including Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Google Talk, and lots more.

-

Ubuntu

also comes with with a

Remote Desktop Viewer

.

- You also get Transmission BitTorrent Client for downloading files.

- In addition you also get a Remote Desktop Viewer, and Ekiga Softphone for making calls.

- On top of all this you can download other, free, open-source products like FTP clients, TraceRoute clients, and plenty more.

- Ubuntu connects to your home network easily so you can be online in just seconds after starting it up.