OpenICDL

This page provides links to all the software you will need to download for OpenICDL.

It is all free.

Ubuntu

The Ubuntu Operating System is freely available.
Different versions are available, but the Desktop edition is suitable for a laptop or desktop computer.
You can read about the Ubuntu Desktop Edition here

• Many people new to using Ubuntu have two computers - one with their old Windows programs and files, and another for learning Ubuntu.
  
  
• It is also possible to use a 'dual boot' system, so you can have both Microsoft Windows and Ubuntu Linux on the same computer (this is quite technical, and not too many peple do this).
  
  
• If you are at school it may be that your computers are installed with Ubuntu Linux as the main or only Operating System (your teachers may have done this already).
  
  
• It is possible to run Ubuntu Linux in 'live' mode. This means you can run Ubuntu directly from your CD drive (just like playing a music CD or movie). When using the live CD Ubuntu is 'loadede into memory', meaning it does not get installed (nice and safe!), and you can use it instead of Windows until you switch off your computer.

You can download the latest version of Ubuntu Desktop Edition here.

Open Office

Note that Open Office is freely available and can be installed on Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OSX, and various Linux distributions, including Ubuntu.

OpenICDL specifically uses Open Office on Ubuntu.

You can read about Open Office here.

When you install Ubuntu Desktop Edition it will install Open Office as well

(Alternatively, you can download the correct version of Open Office from the OOo download page:
http://download.openoffice.org/other.html#en-US)

Firefox

The Firefox web browser is freely available and can be installed on Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OSX, and various distributions of Linux, including Ubuntu.

OpenICDL specifically uses Firefox on Ubuntu.

When you install Ubuntu Desktop Edition it will install Firefox as well

Alternatively, you can download the correct version of Open Office from the OOo download page:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html

Thunderbird

The Thunderbird email client is freely available and can be installed on Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OSX, and various distributions of Linux, including Ubuntu.

OpenICDL specifically uses Thunderbird on Ubuntu.

Thunderbird is not automatically installed with Ubuntu Desktop Edition.
To install Thunderbird go to the Software Applications and search for "Thunderbird".
More details to be added here