To-do list for my Ubuntu
And finally, i delete Win 7 from my dual-boot-All-in-one-PC ( aka ADVAN deskbook hehehe… some kind of ads here… ). And i let a brand new ubuntu 10.10 left on it. So, these are what i used to do after fresh installation of Ubuntu – The GNU/Linux for human being..
Wait.!! you may think why i choose Ubuntu.. hhmmm… Ubuntu are for human-being ( i didn’t say that other linux are for others-form-of-creation-being.. thought it’s an awkward tag-line or motto from Shuttleworth hahaha.. ), Ubuntu has a lot of communities around the world ( i know where i should go when i meet a dead-end, it’s keep me smile after the misery it made.. :p :p ) and I’m an end-user and too lazy to compile some codes just to make my PC work as i want.
My Ubuntu
Now, back to topic, here it is…
1. Set up repo for new Ubuntu
First of all, lets make Ubuntu “see” more packages. Go to System >> Administration >> Synaptic Package Manager. When Synaptic appear, click on Settings >> Repositories. In software sources, click button “Download from” and choose the best server.
After that, click “Reload” or open a terminal and write :
sudo apt-get update
now, all of programs will run on the last version.
2. Essentials tool for compiling something
sudo apt-get install build-essential checkinstall cdbs devscripts dh-make fakeroot libxml-parser-perl check avahi-daemon
3. Java Runtime
I don’t know why that i don’t really like Java. But i might use it later. So,
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin equivs
4. Multimedia
Ubuntu not packed with many support of proprietary format of multimedia file. We need to install some codecs ( or many ) to make the Ubuntu sing aloud.
* Installing vlc and mplayer (plays almost everything):
sudo apt-get install vlc mplayer
* Common packs
sudo apt-get install libxine1-ffmpeg gxine mencoder mpeg2dec vorbis-tools id3v2 mpg321 mpg123 libflac++6 ffmpeg libmp4v2-0 totem-mozilla icedax tagtool easytag id3tool lame nautilus-script-audio-convert libmad0 libjpeg-progs libquicktime1 flac faac faad sox ffmpeg2theora libmpeg2-4 uudeview flac libmpeg3-1 mpeg3-utils mpegdemux liba52-0.7.4-dev
* Gstreammer
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3 gstreamer0.10-gnonlin gstreamer0.10-pitfdll gstreamer0.10-sdl gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-schroedinger gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse totem-gstreamer
* More programs
sudo apt-get install gstreamer-dbus-media-service gstreamer-tools ubuntu-restricted-extras
* Enable dvd support
sudo apt-get install libdvdread4 && sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/./install-css.sh
* Flash
sudo apt-get install gsfonts gsfonts-x11 flashplugin-nonfree
5. Archiever
sudo apt-get install unrar
6. Web browser
Sometimes firefox are bloated, so i prefer Opera (graphical) and elinks (text-based)
sudo apt-get install opera elinks
7. Graphic editor
You know, i really can’t live without CorelDraw, Illustrator and Photoshop. But it also painless for me to learn other graphic editors in GNU/Linux – honestly, actually is full of misery hahahaha…
sudo apt-get install imagemagick gimp inkscape scribus dia
8. Emulator
Sometimes i need to run windows software on my Ubuntu, so i install pirated crossover or :
sudo apt-get install wine
I think it’s enough for now, i’ll add other thing later when i remember it. Btw, i have virtualbox on my ubuntu as i still need to run other operating system for my research.
Be a Happy Penguins…