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Ubuntu, Most Popular Packages Setup:
The most popular software packages:
Open up a Shell through Applications --> Accessories --> Terminal
Start with adding this to /etc/apt/sources.list and remove the text that is in it (by using ie. Pico. To edit it with pico type:
sudo pico /etc/apt/sources.list
The text to replace the existing text with within /etc/apt/sources.list is:
## Ubuntus own package repositories
#Security repository, does only contain security updates for the OS deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted universe multiverse
# Software officially supported by Ubuntu
deb http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted
deb http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted
deb http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted
# Software supported by the Ubuntu community
deb http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe multiverse
deb http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates universe multiverse
deb http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports universe multiverse
## Software that are under patent and copyright
## that one has to use because of their monopoly status
# w32codecs, dvdcss2, Skype, divx4linux
deb http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ dapper free non-free
#end of text to add
Run the next commands in the Shell in order to accept FreeContrib as an trusted source:
sudo gpg --keyserver hkp://wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys 12B83718
sudo gpg --armor --export 12B83718 | sudo apt-key add -
And finally these commands to get the multimedia support, when/if asked if it should proceed just say yes:
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-pitfdll gstreamer0.10-gl totem-gstreamer-firefox-plugin mpg321 vorbis-tools sun-java5-bin sun-java5-plugin sun-java5-fonts flashplugin-nonfree w32codecs libdvdcss2 libdvdread3
sudo update-flashplugin
sudo apt-get install totem-xine totem-xine-firefox-plugin libxine-main1 libxine-extracodecs xmms
sudo apt-get install acroread acroread-plugins mozilla-acroread helix-player mozilla-helix-player gsfonts-x11 msttcorefonts
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/examples/install-css.sh
Now if you use MSN you would probably want that too, I will also include the Thunderbird mail client install here as I prefer it over Gnomes own mailclient Evolution:
sudo apt-get install amsn mozilla-thunderbird
To get an ircclient that is similar to Mirc:
sudo apt-get install xchat
And finally to get something to burn CD's/DVD's with:
sudo apt-get install gnomebaker
Now we have everything installed.
You can find the multimedia software under Applications --> Sound and Video, the internet applications (mail and irc) under Applications --> Internet, Office software under Applications --> Office and the burning software under Applications --> Accessories
Movie Player: As the name says, a player to watch downloaded movies and DVD's Helix Player: Used to watch Realplayer format video CD/DVD creator, Gnomebaker: A cd /dvd burning software XMMS: Winamplike mp3 player Acroread: Used to read/watch PDF documents aMSN: MSN messenger like client Thunderbird mail: The thunderbird mailclient XCHAT: mIRC like irc client
If you want some of the software to appear in the taskbar as click on icons, when having the cursor on the application in the menu right click on it and choose "Add this launcher to the panel" To remove an icon from the taskbar, right click on the icon and choose "Remove From Panel"
This tutor was from:
Mikael
aka
GraBBer
Thank you GraBBer!
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