1. Chapter 4 On the Internet
Ubuntu Unleashed
Chapter 4
On the Internet

2. Firefox Default browser in Ubuntu Open source On Launcher by default
Add plug ins for Shockwave, Flash, and video codecs
Add extensions for local weather, bandwidth meter, etc.

3. Chrome & Chromium Chrome New(ish) browser from Google
Small, fast secure
Rapidly gaining popularity
Not 100% open source
Chromium
Test bed for new Chrome features
“install chromium-browser” in terminal

4. E-mail elm & pine (pine is not elm) old text based e-mail programs
Thunderbird – tied to Firefox
Default client in Ubuntu
Evolution
Default until version 11.10
Also handled contacts and calendaring
Other options
claws, mutt, alpine, kmail,

5. Empathy Instant Messaging Consumer and corporate use
Video Conferencing
Uses many of the webcams on the market
File Transfer
Can use AIM, Google Talk, etc.

6. DOL and CCBY