Instructions:
Download one of these iso files with or without default system upgrade.
I have split this iso into six peices to facilitate easy download.
Mediafire.com supports download managers so don't worry.

Application list (January 2009 )

• htop - an extension of top for viewing system processes
• kchmviewer - a CHM viewer
• evince (for Kubuntu only) - a pdf viewer
• mplayer - a multimedia player
• kmplayer (for Kubuntu only) - instead of Mplayer. If you install firefox then do install mozilla-mplayer
• firefox(for Kubuntu only as it does not have firefox)
• mozilla-mplayer plugin - Mplayer plugin for firefox
• audacious - a winamp look-alike
• k3b - burn baby burn, CD/DVD burning
• libk3b2-extracodecs - extra codecs for K3b
• normalize-audio - needed for K3b
• sox - needed for K3b
• vcdimager - needed for K3b
• devede - DVD authoring
• audacity - sound file editor
• avidemux - A demuxer, similar to VirtualDub
• ffmpeg - CLI video encoder
• ffmpegthumbnailer - make thumbnails of your movies like in Media Player Classic of Klite
• transcode - CLI video encoder
• ntfs-config - Easy configuration to mount and write to internal/external
• ntfs drives
• vlc - multimedia player
• libdvdcss2 - dvd decryptor
• w32codecs - required for Mplayer and Kaffeine
• peazip - an archiving tool like Winzip
• wine - a Windows emulator
• ubuntu-restricted (Ubuntu only)
• kubuntu-restricted (Kubuntu only)
• xubuntu-restricted (Xubuntu only)

For 8.04
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=8...54fbde708aee36
2563c9ee61671392c37461a98212d6b3 aa
72208dab09eee1417ea8583c615d275a ab
55575c9e20d6a988bd183590d71f9442 ac
e6a5256cc261837701b76eda5229e2b7 ad
969c2904fa4ef2bc96b2608ed7405763 ae
d117dc7c573585490a6f97a2332b6c14 af
4f43b0204dc8ef0ebe6185815df6c0a1 ag

For 8.10
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=8...de0ac319495fdd

2c7169a7c85f1ab9ed8ed3766d14acc7 aa
57729f9394a6095a365c66b4f23a5849 ab
879b8c81f9cd11ba65a2b954378190be ac
9d829af1c0e7b6a6e692d575c1284ae2 ad
4a6441c30963b308f3ae60125d36c70a ae
2201af1b5b7acab15afc22ba278d4de6 af

md5sums for final image after assembling
You should get the following value 41aa153a80032bb4756ec08d4ac8f526 for 8.04 and a18fa3953529f40fa6106808becaba4b for 8.10

Note Above links are dead so use this Torrent
We are now going to use a terminal to assemble the file. Do not be afraid, the command line is your friend !
Tip: when you are keying in the name of a file in the current folder that you are in, just type the partial name and press the Tab key once; if the file name is unique it will autocomplete

Press Alt and F2, and type

gnome-terminal (in Ubuntu)

konsole (in Kubuntu)

xterm (in Xubuntu)

By default you will now be in your home folder. We now want to navigate to the desktop where you saved your downloaded files.


Type

cd Desktop

and press ENTER.

Note that the D of Desktop is in capitals. Linux is case sensitive -
Desktop is not the same as desktop


Type

ls

and press ENTER.

You should see the six files,something like eg: aug_32_2008_aa to aug_32_2008_af, besides other files if any on your desktop.
your file name may be differ from this..

Type

eg:md5sum aug_32_2008_a*

and press ENTER. You should see the following output

comapare your MD5 checksum,if it matches



This means your files are ok, if any of them differ then that particular part file has got corrupted during download and will have to be redownloaded.


If all is well, type

eg:cat aug_32_2008_a* > upgrade.iso

and press ENTER.

Wait till you get the prompt back, the file upgrade.iso will be assembled on your desktop.


Type

ls


and press ENTER.

You should see the file upgrade.iso among other files on your desktop.


Type

md5sum upgrade.iso

and press ENTER.

You should get the following value 41aa153a80032bb4756ec08d4ac8f526 for 8.04 and a18fa3953529f40fa6106808becaba4b for 8.10


This means your download is fine, you can now write it to a cd using the default cd burning software of your distro.
Burn iso to a cd

• Insert cd, it will open in nautilus along with this
  prompt
  
  
• Click start package manager, when you do that you will be prompted for your password
  
  
  
  Key in your password and press ENTER
• CLose the quick introduction dialog box
  
  
• Now you will see the Synaptic Package Manager. Click the search button and search for each of the above applications for your distro. When you find them click and mark for installation.
  
  As you mark them you will see dependency warning dialog boxes, select mark
  
  
  
  If you downloaded the upgrade iso, after marking all the above packages for install, click upgrade all button and click mark.
  Then, if you do not have an internet connection or do not wish to download anything search for the following
  
  flashplugin-nonfree
  msttcorefonts
  
  and unmark them so that they will not be installed.
• Click Apply. The installation will proceed
  
  
  
  8. After everything is installed click Close
  
  

Note Above links are dead so use this Torrent

Enjoy your Ubuntu !

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