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After rebooting Ubuntu, it either logs you in automatically and takes you directly to your desktop, or you'll be greeted by a login window, depending on the setting you chose during installation. If you're greeted by a login window, click your user account, then enter your password into the password text box (you do remember what you set, don’t you?).

The first time you get to your user desktop, Ubuntu asks a few housekeeping questions. Follow these steps to make your way to your desktop:

1 If you have a network account from Ubuntu, Google, Nextcloud, or Microsoft, select the appropriate icon from the menu. If you don't have a network account, or choose not to use it, click Skip.Ubuntu can sync many of your network account features such as your desktop calendar, along with any files you have stored in common cloud accounts from any of the listed providers. Just select the account type you have from the menu shown in Figure 3-9, then enter your login information, and select the items you want to sync.

2 Select whether you want to use the Ubuntu Livepatch feature. To use it, click Setup Livepatch. If you choose not to use it, click Next.The Ubuntu Livepatch feature allows you to link multiple computers to the Canonical cloud network. Canonical is the corporation that sponsors Ubuntu, and provides some advanced features, some for free, and some as a subscription service. You can link up to three workstations for free, or pay to become an Advantage member to link more. If you participate in the Livepatch feature, Ubuntu automatically installs all updates on your system without you having to do anything!FIGURE 3-9: Select your online account to sync.

3 Select whether to send Ubuntu a report on your installation experience. After you've made your selection, click Next.Ubuntu developers use this information to determine what hardware was or wasn't detected properly on your system during installation, as well as what additional software you've installed after the installation. This information helps developers determine what to include or leave out in future versions.

4 Select whether to enable location services, then click Next.Location services allow applications to determine your location automatically without having to prompt you.

5 Take a quick scan of the additional software available to install in the Ready to Go window, then click Done.This is just a small sample of the software available for you to install. The Ubuntu software repositories contain hundreds of open source applications ready for you to install and use! I walk through the software installation process in Chapter 15.

Congratulations — you've made it through all the installation and post-installation prompts! By now your head is probably spinning a bit, so take some time to collect yourself, then continue on in the book to learn more about your Linux system.