The desktop CD allows you to try Kubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later. This type of CD is what most people will want to use. You will need at least 256MB of RAM to install from this CD.
There are two images available, each for a different type of computer:
A full list of available files can be found below.
If you need help burning these images to disk, see the CD Burning Guide.
Name Last modified Size Description
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MD5SUMS 03-Jul-2009 05:48 117
MD5SUMS-metalink 03-Jul-2009 05:48 127
MD5SUMS-metalink.gpg 03-Jul-2009 05:48 189
MD5SUMS.gpg 03-Jul-2009 05:48 189
SHA1SUMS 03-Jul-2009 05:48 133
SHA1SUMS.gpg 03-Jul-2009 05:48 189
SHA256SUMS 03-Jul-2009 05:48 181
SHA256SUMS.gpg 03-Jul-2009 05:48 189
karmic-desktop-amd64.iso 03-Jul-2009 05:47 669M Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (standard download)
karmic-desktop-amd64.list 03-Jul-2009 05:47 2.5K Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (file listing)
karmic-desktop-amd64.manifest 03-Jul-2009 05:38 26K Desktop CD for 64-bit PC (AMD64) computers (contents of live filesystem)
karmic-desktop-amd64.metalink 03-Jul-2009 05:48 1.0K
karmic-desktop-i386.iso 03-Jul-2009 05:48 673M Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (standard download)
karmic-desktop-i386.list 03-Jul-2009 05:48 2.9K Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (file listing)
karmic-desktop-i386.manifest 03-Jul-2009 05:34 27K Desktop CD for PC (Intel x86) computers (contents of live filesystem)
karmic-desktop-i386.metalink 03-Jul-2009 05:48 1.0K