To Do List After installing Ubuntu 9.10 aka Karmic Koala
Yep it’s this time again, another awesome Ubuntu release from Canonical. But hands down, it’s the best Ubuntu release yet. The gifts as you probably have known as of now includes impressive installer, fast boot times, new artwork (new bootscreen, themes, wallpapers and icons) , more cloud integration, home directory encryption and…countless many more. As you would expect from any upgrade, the packages are a bit different, so this to do list will be a bit different from the previous ones :
1 – Expand the Software Repository List
First of all, lets make Ubuntu “see” more packages. Go to the terminal and edit your sources.list with :
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Here is the content of my sources.list which I think is quite complete to have all the necessary applications you could ever need. So delete the whole content of your sources list and replace it with the content of mine
Save it. Now import the necessary repositories keys to avoid “apt-get” crying about some missing keys, go to the terminal and type:
sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 2EBC26B60C5A2783 0DA7581859566E92 D739676F7613768D 43BB102C405A15CB 6AF0E1940624A220 2ED6BB6042C24D89 632D16BB0C713DA6 A6DCF7707EBC211F F9A2F76A9D1A0061 5A9BF3BB4E5E17B5 A040830F7FAC5991 FA3A1271 7FB8BEE0A1F196A8 0CC1223EE2314809 7889D725DA6DEEAA 28A8205077558DD0 2D79F61BE8D31A30 6E871C4A881574DE 66D5C734F6EFB904 DCF9F87B6DFBCBAE 2A8E3034D018A4CE F0876AC9 978228591BD3A65C 6298AD34413576CB FC6D7D9D009ED615 4FEC45DD06899068 2A423FD95416E75D
Get your system up to date with :
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Now all your programs will run on the last version.
2 – Anti-Virus
Windows equivalent : AVG AntiVirus, NAV, TrendMicro, F-Prot, Kaspersky, …
Ubuntu equivalent : ClamAV, Avast
ClamAV
sudo apt-get install clamav clamtk
Access it through System Tools → Virus Scanner .
Avast
wget http://files.avast.com/files/linux/avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb && sudo dpkg -i avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb
Access it through Accessories → avast! Antivirus .
3 – Essential tools for compiling from sources
sudo apt-get install build-essential checkinstall cdbs devscripts dh-make fakeroot libxml-parser-perl check avahi-daemon
4 – Java runtime environment
Java is a very important thing to install, now that many programs like Azureus need it to run. So type:
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin equivs
5 – Ubuntu Control Panel
Ubuntu Tweak
Ubuntu Tweak allows you to tweak your system settings, all in one place. You can install new applications, customize your desktop settings, configure your startup applications, changing the system filetype association and many more tweaks in this single application.
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
Then access it through Applications → System Tools → Ubuntu Tweak
App Runner
App Runner is a small open source utility that makes it very easy to run any type of program/executable/script on any distro/OS that uses the nautilus file manager: Debian/Ubuntu/Super OS/Fedora/etc
wget http://hacktolive.org/files/app_runner/App_Runner_0.2.deb && sudo dpkg -i App_Runner_0.2.deb
Then right-click the file -> Scripts -> Run This App or Run This App (root)
6 – Multimedia
Windows equivalent : windows media player, real player, vlc, mplayer
Ubuntu equivalent : vlc, mplayer, helix player
To have Ubuntu playing all kinds of stuff, you need to install many codecs. So on the Terminal, type:
* Installing vlc and mplayer (plays almost everything):
sudo apt-get install vlc mplayer
* Common packs
sudo apt-get install non-free-codecs 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 mozilla-helix-player helix-player libmad0 libjpeg-progs libmpcdec3 libquicktime1 flac faac faad sox ffmpeg2theora libmpeg2-4 uudeview flac libmpeg3-1 mpeg3-utils mpegdemux liba52-dev
* Gstreammer 0.10
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 aptitude install libdvdcss2 && sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/./install-css.sh
* Flash
sudo apt-get install gsfonts gsfonts-x11 flashplugin-nonfree
7. Tweak your eyecandy
Ubuntu 9.04 comes with compiz fusion effects OOTB but doesn’t offer a way to customize them.
In a terminal copy/paste this:
sudo apt-get install simple-ccsm
Now navigate to System → Preferences → Simple CompizConfig Settings Manager .
8 – Missing Windows software?? Run Windows softwares in Linux!!!
Run Windows Applications such as 7zip, Google Sketchup, AutoCAD, Dreamwaver, Flash MX, Fireworks MX, IE6, IE7, Safari, Itunes, Windows Media Player and many more…
Play Windows Games in Linux like Age Of Empires, Call Of Duty, Diablo, Fear, Fallout, Far Cry, Grand Theft Auto, Half Life, Halo, Hitman, Max Payne, Need For Speed, Prince Of Persia, Sim City Star Wars, The Simsworld of warcraft , Tomb Raider, Warcraft, World Of Warcraft, Counterstrike and many other can be played.
Install Playonlinux. It’s based on wine. Wine is a compatibility layer for running Windows programs in Linux.
sudo apt-get install wine playonlinux
9 – Clipboard Management
By Default in ubuntu when u copy something from an application and closes the application u will not be able to access it from the clipboard. And also when u copy severals text in serial u only have the last on available to you in the clipboard. To solve that install either of the following but Glipper is better because it supports plugins.
Glipper
sudo apt-get install glipper
Then right click ur panel → Add to Panel then drag Clipboard Manager to ur panel
Parcellite
sudo apt-get install parcellite
10 – Archiver/ Packing software
Windows equivalent : winrar, zip, 7zip
Ubuntu equivalent : tar, unrar, p7zip, arj, unace
It’s bad when you don’t have Internet on your computer/notebook, but you have to pack/unpack something but the file format isn’t recognized by the system. To prevent from this bad situation, you can install a bunch of packing software by typing this on the terminal:
sudo apt-get install unace rar unrar zip unzip p7zip-full p7zip-rar sharutils aish uudeview mpack lha arj cabextract file-roller
11 – Graphical web browser
Windows equivalent : Internet explorer, firefox, opera
Ubuntu equivalent : Firefox, opera, chromium
Opera
sudo apt-get install opera
Firefox (installed by default intrepid)
sudo apt-get install firefox
Chromium (open source equivalent of Google Chrome)
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser
12 – Download Manager
Windows equivalent : Free download manager
Ubuntu equivalent : Multiget
MultiGet is a http/ftp downloader with a nice GUI for linux desktop users. It can run on almost all desktops without any configuration. It has many powerful functions comparing to others.
sudo apt-get install multiget
Access it through Applications → Internet → MultiGet .
13 – Graphical Email client
Windows equivalent : Outlook
Ubuntu equivalent : Evolution, Thunderbird
Evolution (installed by default in intrepid)
sudo apt-get install evolution
Access it through Applications → Internet → Evolution Mail .
Thunderbird
sudo apt-get install thunderbird
Access it through Applications → Internet → Mozilla Thunderbird Mail/News .
14 – Instant Messanging protocal clients
Windows equivalent : MSN messenger, Yahoo messenger, QQ, AIM, Gtalk, ICQ,IRC
Ubuntu equivalent : Empathy, Pidgin, emesene
Empathy IM Client (installed by default)
sudo apt-get install empathy telepathy-mission-control-5 telepathy-gabble telepathy-butterfly telepathy-haze telepathy-idle telepathy-salut telepathy-sofiasip python-msn empathy-megaphone-applet libtelepathy-farsight0 python-tpfarsight galago-eds-feed python-galago python-galago-gtk msn-pecan
Access it through Applications → Internet → Empathy IM Client .
Pidgin
Pidgin is an easy to use and free chat client used by millions. Connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and more chat networks all at once. Supported chat networks: AIM, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Google Talk, Groupwise, ICQ, IRC, MSN, MySpaceIM, QQ, SILC, SIMPLE, Sametime, XMPP, Yahoo!, Zephyr
sudo apt-get install pidgin pidgin-data pidgin-lastfm pidgin-guifications msn-pecan pidgin-musictracker pidgin-plugin-pack pidgin-themes
Access it through Applications → Internet → Pidgin Internet Messenger .
Emesene only for MSN Messenger.
sudo apt-get install emesene
Access it through Applications → Internet → Emesene .
15 – VOIP
Windows equivalent : skype
Ubuntu equivalent : skype
Skype
sudo apt-get install skype
Access it through Applications → Internet → Skype.
16 – Viewing PDF files
Windows equivalent : Adobe Reader
Ubuntu equivalent : Adobe Reader
Adobe Reader
sudo apt-get install acroread acroread-fonts
Access it through Applications → Office → Adobe Reader.
17– Adobe Air
wget http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/lin/download/latest/AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
chmod +x ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
Access it through Applications → Accessories → Adobe Air Application Installer.
18 – Music / MP3 / OGG Players
Windows equivalent : iTunes, Winamp
Ubuntu equivalent : Rhythmbox, Banshee, Amarok
Rhythmbox
sudo apt-get install rhythmbox
Access it through Applications → Sound & Video → Rhythmbox Music Player.
Banshee
sudo apt-get install banshee banshee-extension-lyrics banshee-extension-mirage
Access it through Applications → Sound & Video → Banshee Media Player.
Amarok
sudo apt-get install amarok amarok-engine-xine amarok-engine-yauap amarok-engines amarok-common
Access it through Applications → Sound & Video → Amarok.
19– Hard Disk Partitions Manager
Windows equivalent : Symanted Partition Magic
Ubuntu equivalent : GParted
GParted
sudo apt-get install gparted ntfsprogs menu ntfs-config
Access it through System → Administration → Partition Editor.
20 – Vector Graphics Editor
Windows equivalent : Adobe Illustrator
Ubuntu equivalent : Inkscape
Inkscape
sudo apt-get install inkscape
Access it through Applications → Graphics → Inkscape Vector Graphics Editor.
21 – Image Editor
Windows equivalent : Adobe Photoshop
Ubuntu equivalent : GIMP
GIMP
sudo apt-get install gimp gimp-data gimp-plugin-registry
Access it through Applications → Graphics → GIMP Image Editor.
22 – 3D Graphics Applications
Windows equivalent : 3D Studio MAX
Ubuntu equivalent : Blender
Blender
sudo apt-get install blender
Access it through Applications → Graphics → Blender (windowed).
23 – Simple Yet Advanced Text Editor
Windows equivalent : Notepad ++
Ubuntu equivalent : GEdit
GEdit
sudo apt-get install gedit gedit-plugins
Access it through Applications → Accessories → Text Editor.
24 – Office Applications
Windows equivalent : Microsoft Office
Ubuntu equivalent : OpenOffice
OpenOffice
sudo apt-get install openoffice.org
Access it through Applications → Office
25 – Microsoft Visio
Windows equivalent : Microsoft Visio
Ubuntu equivalent : Dia
Dia
sudo apt-get install dia
Access it through Applications → Graphics → Dia Diagram Editor
26 – Microsoft Project
Windows equivalent : Microsoft Project
Ubuntu equivalent : OpenProj
OpenProj
wget http://nchc.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/openproj/openproj_1.4-2.deb && sudo dpkg -i openproj_1.4-2.deb
Access it through Applications → Office → OpenProj
27 – Development IDE
Windows equivalent : Dreamweaver
Ubuntu equivalent : Quanta, Kompozer, NetBeans
Quanta
sudo apt-get install quanta
Access it through Applications → Programming → Quanta Plus
Komposer
sudo apt-get install kompozer nvu
Access it through Applications → Internet → Kompozer
NetBeans
sudo apt-get install netbeans
Access it through Applications → Programming → NetBeans IDE
28 – Source Control Management
Windows equivalent : TortoiseSVN
Ubuntu equivalent : RabbitVCS
RabbitVCS
wget http://rabbitvcs.googlecode.com/files/rabbitvcs_0.12-1~karmic_all.deb && sudo dpkg -i rabbitvcs_0.12-1~karmic_all.deb
Right Click on any folder or file and access the RabbitVCS submenu
29 – Graphical FTP clients
Windows equivalent : CuteFTP, SmartFTP
Ubuntu equivalent : FileZilla
FileZilla
This is great FTP program, very complete, in my opinion, the best one for linux.
On the terminal type:
sudo apt-get install filezilla filezilla-common
Access it through Applications → Internet → FileZilla FTP Client.
30 – P2P Clients / Servers, File Sharing
Windows equivalent : utorrent, azureus, emule
Ubuntu equivalent : Deluge, azureus, amule
Bittorent clients
Deluge (written in python)
sudo apt-get install deluge-torrent
Access it through Applications → Internet → Deluge Torrent.
Azureus: Uses Java to run, very complete but a bit heavy
sudo apt-get install azureus
Access it through Applications → Internet → Azureus.
Emule Donkey Clients
Amule
sudo apt-get install amule
Access it through Applications → Internet → aMule.
31 – Programs for CD burning with GUI
Windows equivalent : Nero, Roxio Easy CD Creator
Ubuntu equivalent : K3b, Brasero
K3b
Nero is available for linux,but its not free.A trial is available for 1 month usage and later it asks or activation code.But K3B is as good as Nero.Have a good feature set as Nero.
sudo apt-get install k3b k3b-data k3b-i18n libk3b3
Access it through Applications → Sound & Video → K3B.
Brasero (installed by default in Intrepid)
sudo apt-get install brasero
Access it through Applications → Sound & Video → Brasero Disc Burning .
32 – Mountings ISO files
Windows equivalent : Alcohol
Ubuntu equivalent : acetoneiso
Acetoneiso
The best one for linux ACETONEISO, which is similar to ALCOHOL in windows
its supports almost all formats. AcetoneISO is CD/DVD image manipulator for Linux.Using this tool it is very easy to Mount and Unmount ISO,MDF,NRG Images . I dont think its available in ubuntu repository.
sudo apt-get install libksba8 libenca0 libtwolame0 fuseiso kommander p7zip-full gnupg-agent gnupg2 pinentry-qt mencoder cdrdao && wget http://darkstar.ist.utl.pt/getdeb/ubuntu/jaunty/ac/acetoneiso_2.1.1-1~getdeb1_i386.deb && sudo dpkg -i acetoneiso_2.1.1-1~getdeb1_i386.deb
33 – Install Vista like gadgets.
Windows equivalent : Vista Sidebar
Ubuntu equivalent : google-gadgets
Google gadgets
wget http://neacm.fe.up.pt/pub/getdeb/ubuntu/jaunty/go/google-gadgets_0.11.1-1~getdeb1_i386.deb && sudo dpkg -i google-gadgets_0.11.1-1~getdeb1_i386.deb
This will complete the installation.
Now press Alt+F2, and type “ggl-gtk” to start them. You should see a small icon show up in your system tray, and a sidebar. Right click on any of them and select ‘Add Gadgets’ to show a menu. If you’d like to have Google Gadgets start automatically, go to System – Preferences – Session, click ‘Add’, paste ‘Google Gadgets’ for the name and ‘ggl-gtk’ for the command. Click OK and Close, and you’re good to go.
34 – Google Desktop
Google Desktop allows one to full text search of a user’s e-mail, computer files, music, photos, chat, and Web pages viewed,OpenOffice documents , PDF files and more .
Now similar tools already existed on Linux like beagle (supported by novell ) , meta tracker etc . However Google Desktop search is not based on any of these tools and uses its proprietary algorithms to search for files on the computer ,also being 1.0 release and more stable then these products it could be preferred over tools like beagle .
To install Google Desktop Search type the following command in the terminal window : -
sudo apt-get install google-desktop-linux
Access it through Applications → Google Desktop → Google Desktop
Now after choosing appropriate option through Applications → Google Desktop → Google Desktop Preferences, you would find Google Desktop icon in the bar at the top of the screen , now it would automatically scan and index files on computer and store it in local database which could be searched using web browser .
35 – Photo Management
Google Picasa
Google Picasa is an extremely professional good looking photo management application available on Windows ,Linux and Mac OS (??) . Now Google Picasa has a number of features that many photo management software on Linux dont have further Google Picasa looks very user friendly as compared to similar open source application available on linux . Now Google Picasa for Linux is not a native linux application but runs on Linux thru application layer called wine which allows many windows application to run flawlessly on Linux.
Now to install Google – Picasa type the following command in the terminal window
sudo apt-get install picasa
Access it through Applications → Graphics → Picasa → Picasa
36 – Map Viewing and Management
Google Earth
To install Google Earth type the following command in the Terminal Window.
sudo aptitude install googleearth
After downloading is over you will get a screen like this press ¨Yes¨ to accept the license agreement and complete software installation.
Now you can launch Google Earth from Application → Internet → Google Earth
37 – Gmail Notification
Checkgmail
If you would like to get notified when you have a new mail in your google mail account, checkgmail is for you. To install Checkgmail type the following command in the Terminal Window.
sudo apt-get install checkgmail
Now you can launch it from Application → Internet → CheckGmail
38 – Configure Firewall
If you are concern about your security, then it is pertinent that you activate the firewall and prevent any unauthorized access to your computer.
UFW is installed by default, but if you need a graphical interface, install GUFW.
sudo apt-get install gufw
39– Gnome Do
Gnome Do is a small application that allows you to search and do things faster and more efficiently in your Ubuntu machine. It is similar to QuickSilver in Mac and Launchy in Windows. For those who have not tried Gnome Do before, it might take some time for you to get used to it. But once you’re hooked to it, there will be no turning back for you.Gnome Do also comes with a dock interface that you can use it like any other docks.
sudo apt-get install gnome-do
Now you can launch it from Application → Accessories → Gnome Do
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I am somewhat surprised in the choice of AVG for antivirus. Ubuntu has an excellent antivirus already in the official repositories, clamAV. Besides being free and open source (AVG is proprietary), when combined with the frontend GUI clamtk, is a very powerful AV. To install:
sudo apt-get install clamav clamtk
@NickF
actually it’s not AVG, it’s avast. It tried clamav a while back but there was no gui so i went for avast. But since there is a GUI now, i’ll try clamav again and update the post.
Thanks
you could use Bitdefender for unices, it is free and you get a free years key when you sign up.. works great, and they have a nautilus package for intergration
@ken
I will check on bitdefender
Thanks
This is a good article but it would be better if all the keys installed at the beginning were paired with the program that requires them. Not everybody will install all of the apps mentioned.
@Don Birdsall
All the keys are for the repositories in the sources.list mentioned above. You could edit that file and comment out what you don’t need but even if you have them on, you haven’t actually installed them so… it’s like the main ubuntu repositories, there are so many applications there we don’t even use.
Thanks
Newbie here – When you say “replace it with the content of mine” ie sources list, do you mean copy and paste every word in your karmic sources list including the introductory first five lines?
And, as regards the “keys” do I just copy and paste all of those many lines, paste them into Terminal and hit Return.
Sorry for the daft questions but I am always scared that experts like your good self take for granted things which are mysteries to the likes of me.
Scott
@Scoot B McDowall
You can copy and paste the whole thing or remove part you don’t want
Yep for the keys, copy those many lines into the terminal and hit return
Thanks
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I stopped reading when you said to install an anti-virus. If you need an AV on Linux you’re doing it wrong.
@cw
what do you mean by “you’re doing it wrong” ?
very funny
Thanks
Some times you do need an antivirus in linux. Not because your PC is vulnerable but because your non-linux-user neighbor are. When someone plugs a USB stick on your linux box you’d think it’s clean because linux is immune. But most of the time it’s not. An you go on ahead an plug it in to someone elses PC.
Great Post!!! I love it ! One of the most complete I have read. Although I’ve used Linux for a few years now, i keep reading them because I’m too lazy to look for the software one by one.. I just love PPA-s but there are so many and keeping track of changes and links can be time wasting (precious time i could spend online playing QuakeLIVE).
@cw | I don’t mean to be disrespectful but are you sure you aren’t the one who’s doing it wrong?
Or maybe you only have one computer with no internet connection whatsoever (so you never share files with other machines , most of all with computers running windows, at all or something) And never copied any type of windows native files to your hard drive : .exe, .bat… and so on?
If you think that Linux doesn’t need protection believe me you need to get out of your fantasy world more often. Seriously! There are viruses out there targeted at Linux/Unix-like computers and severs.Sure, compared to the ones build for attacks on windows machines they seem worth ignoring, right?
If a Linux machine has files infected by windows viruses and you have a network browse the internet and share files with windows users, then chances are you will infect their machines.
I might not be a big deal to you running linux but to them(running windows ) it is..
It’s like being immune to AIDS but having unprotected sex with people who aren’t . You both enjoy it at first but in the end they’re the ones suffering from it.. And that is ignorance… So if people starting using their brains more often some good changes could occur. Until then I’m stuck writing sarcastic replies like this one whenever somebody acts all-knowing…
1. First I made mistake deleting original /etc/apt/sources.list without backing it up.
2. Your repositories keys that I paste into terminal: came back as error,
also some repository sites were not recognized.
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It was a big mess last night because I deleted that original sources list, couldn’t continue with further installation of other programs. Probably there is a website or forum where I can get back that list.
Also could you advice how to install and configure “mobloquer” on Ubuntu
9.10 Karmic.
Thanks for your efforts for helping us out.
Kind regards
Branko
@Branko
Try to take easy. Download my file and copy it to your sources.list :
wget http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1402212/karmic.sources.list
sudo cp karmic.sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list
Now update ur repos :
sudo apt-get update
it will cry about missing keys. don’t worry first .
Go ahead and upgrade :
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
By now your system should be up to date and working fine. You can now add the missing keys
I hope it helps
Thanks
Thanks for this, I’ll try to do this tonight after work.
Have you any idea about how to install and configure “mobloquer”(previous “moblock”) on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic. I need commands to type in terminal.
Thanks for help.
Branko
I can’t even begin to express what a wonderful resource this is. After installing Ubuntu 9.04 a few months ago, I ran across your guide, and then I immediately looked for one the other day. Sure enough, there it was. You have such vast, extraordinary knowledge, and your willingness to share is a true reflection of the meaning of Ubuntu. For what its worth, there are many of us who genuinely appreciate this effort.
Thanks very much.
Brian Klepper, PhD
904.343.2921, bklepper@gmail.com
http://www.brianklepper.net
Thanks for your help not only for Karmic 9.10 but also for Jaunty 9.04
Google Chrome is available from Google Repository (can be added with Ubuntu Tweak) or from Google: http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/linux.html
It’s recommended to use Google Chrome instead of Chromium unless you want to develop/test Chromium.
As a Ubuntu newbie, I will second Brian’s comments and say thank you for your wonderfully helpful posts. While I thought my command-line days were over, I’ve found Ubuntu and the support community refreshingly light, speedy, patient, and very user-friendly! I was able to run through this tutorial in under an hour and now my laptop is in top-notch shape and ready for a road trip! Thanks again for a great post!
I followed your instruction in #1 and got the following message when I run Update Manager.
GPG error: http://dl.google.com stable Release: The following signatures couldn’t be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY A040830F7FAC5991GPG error: http://deb.opera.com lenny Release: The following signatures couldn’t be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY F9A2F76A9D1A0061GPG error: http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic Release: ……
Can you tell me what I should do? Thanks
@Richie
At the top of the post i talk about adding missing keys with a command, run that command and you should be good to go
Thanks
Thanks. I would like to know what are the differences if I were to go to the web site, download the software, e.g. Adobe Reader, and click to install it like Windows and by typing sudo apt-get install ……..?
Firs thing i had to do after installin 9.10 was get my wireless Broadcom working. It worked fine in the previous version.
sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source
then i noticed the proprietary nvidia drivers that you could enable were missing as well so i downloaded the .run for GeForce 6100 then 190 and install it outside the GUI by running ubuntu in recovery mode and selecting a prompt. once at the prompt you have to type “telinit 3″ and login then
sudo su (to install as root)
after your in as root just have to find the location you saved the file and type
./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-190.42-pkg2.run
Just follow the directions and its in.
After i did all that work.. i loaded up the Hardware Driver under adminitration and all the items that were gone suddenly showed up, taunting me. I also noticed it was recommending me to go from 190 to 185 for nvidia drivers, but 190 seems to be working fine so im not changing it.
Anyone know how to fix the occasional poping noise im geting now?
Anyone know why i keep getting a Black background wen i enable visual effect….BTW 9.10 is overrated….to many bugs OMG help
Thank to Lwasifar i fix the Black background …..i thought it was my driver but it wasn’t: Here ’s how to do it, step by step.
In terminal, run these two commands:
Code:
grep XAA /var/log/Xorg.0.log
grep EXA /var/log/Xorg.0.log
One of them will return nothing; the other will return something like this:
Code:
(**) RADEON(0): Option “AccelMethod” “XAA”
(**) RADEON(0): Using XAA acceleration architecture
(II) RADEON(0): Using XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA)
This tells you which method is currently in use on your system. Whichever one it is, try the other. For me it was EXA, and switching to XAA solved the problem. Here is what to do.
In terminal, do this:
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
This will give you a text editor window. If the first step reported that you were using XAA, paste this into the text editor:
Code:
Section “Device”
Identifier “my-radeon”
Driver “ati”
Option “AccelMethod” “EXA”
EndSection
If the first step reported that you were using EXA, paste this into the text editor instead:
Code:
Section “Device”
Identifier “my-radeon”
Driver “ati”
Option “AccelMethod” “XAA”
EndSection
Then save the file and exit the editor, and reboot.
This solved it for me. Post back and let us know if it fixes it for you.
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Thank You very much, this article is excellent.
After I installed Java, there is still no sound from Bloomberg. I have tried many things to fix this problem for the past few weeks, but it is still not working. Can you guy offer any suggestion? Many thanks
Richie
Thanks for your help about adding missing keys with a command. I would like to know what are the differences if I were to go to the web site, download the software, e.g. Adobe Reader, and click to install it like Windows and by typing sudo apt-get install ……..?
Basically, using apt-get install it will look for all dependencies of the package and install them too. And, after installed, it can be easily removed by using apt-get remove. That’s why apt is the standard way of installing software in any debian-like linux system.
I really appreciate you posting this article. Now I have a bunch of new software to play with. Thank you!
I’ve been following your blog ever since I saw your “things to do after installing Ubuntu 9.04″ post, and you never disappoint.
Hats off to you, sir.
thanks a lot for sharing this tutorial. It’s really helpful.
Hi!
Fantastic Post! In the last week I’ve rescued 2 people from both XP and Vista using your recent article. And, have just updated a PC today based upon your great work.
I have been using Linux for the last 7 -8 years on my PC / Notebooks. I’ve run Linux Mint, SuSE and Ubuntu, etc.
A couple of questions:
I’m American, but would like watch UK and German Internet TV. I lived in Europe for 10 years and enjoyed some of the programming. But, with my US ISP address the free channels aren’t available.
Question: Can I spoof my IP address to go see the shows that I want?
Also, I am interested in going on the web in anonymity. Isn’t there something called Tor(k)s out there?
Any response would be great. Thanks again for your how-to.
JJMacey
Phoenix, Arizona
@jjmacey
usually people use proxies. So you when visiting sites that are blocked, you set your browser to that proxy
alternatively you can use a VPN to be able to browse blocked sites. And it’s easy to set up a VPN connection in karmic if you have the server details
Thanks
I’d like to thank you for posting this great blog. I’m having a slight issue with installing the last few programs. I’m getting errors like this:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
rabbitvcs: Depends: python-nautilus (>= 0.5.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python-svn (>= 1.5.2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python-configobj (>= 4.4.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: subversion (>= 1.4.6) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: meld (>= 1.1.2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: ipython (>= 0.7.1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try ‘apt-get -f install’ with no packages (or specify a solution).
@B.Zippo
Which package are u trying to install ?
did u enable the right repo for the package ?
Thanks
Thanks again the issue resolved itself. FYI it was all the google apps.
thanks a lot, your to-do list is really useful.
hi – newbie here so sorry for the possibly silly question…
will all this work in the 64 bit version of ubuntu?
Thanks for this great guide…
The Screensaver software in Ubuntu 9.10 always crashes. I wonder if you guys could suggest a more reliable screen saver to me. Thanks
You could have also mentioned about installing wvdial, which is needed for connecting USB Modems. It used to be installed by default. But now it’s not.
Just want to say Thank You! For a newbie to this OS, I would be completely lost without your great post.
massive impressive tutorial!!!
permission to try all,bro.
anyway, do you have any idea about the bug related to the failure of installation of ttf mscorefonts in Ubuntu Karmic Koala. I’ve googled many times, found some good ways but unfortunately are not suitable for my machine. It keeps showing the dependency of the fonts and the failure to connect to the url to download the fonts. I’ve also tried solutions provided by techfriendlyninja (using his script) still it doesn’t work on my machine.Please assist me on this matter. It really drives me crazy seeing those annoying lines of words on the terminal. Thanks a lot in advance. if you don’t mind please also let me know personally through my email.
Abi Nada Khairiyah Darlianto
abinadakhairiyah@yahoo.com
http://darlianto.com
http://darlianto.wordpress.com
@abinadakhairiyah
It happens to me too sometimes ago. I think the problem was the connection. somehow i was not able to download the fonts, may my isp or the files were not available at that time (server down…). But after a day, i could install the fonts normally without any modification.
Thanks
Thanks for the extremely helpful blog entry – it’s helped improve my Ubuntu that’s for sure. I just wondered if you could help with two points that I’ve had on my Ubuntu netbook OS but not the full desktop 9.10.
First, when trying to install SunJava 6 I get the following error:
“Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/s/sun-java6/sun-java6-jre_6-15-1_all.deb Hash Sum mismatch
Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/s/sun-java6/sun-java6-bin_6-15-1_i386.deb Hash Sum mismatch
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with –fix-missing?”
And, secondly, and I think it’s a minor point, the terminal highlights a duplication in the source list that you’ve kindly made available:
“W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic/free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/packages.medibuntu.org_dists_karmic_free_binary-i386_Packages)
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://packages.medibuntu.org karmic/non-free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/packages.medibuntu.org_dists_karmic_non-free_binary-i386_Packages)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems”
Any ideas?
@Joseph M
For the duplicate sources.list error, i think it’s because you’ve already added a “medibuntu” sources.lsit before using my sources.list. Just remove the old one. Usually it will be located under “/etc/apt/sources.list.d/”
For the first error related to java, i think it’s related to the repos not yet fully updated. Ypu could wait for a while and try again
Thanks
Hi,
Thanks again for your fantastic how-to!
Is there a 64-bit version of all the sources out there?
JJMacey
Phoenix, Arizona
thanks….it’s very good article..
how configurasi local repository ??