probs after installing ubuntu or any linux

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gycapri

Broken In
recently i've installed ubuntu ,im a newbie in linux ,can any1 tell which s/w i install like in windows media player,winamp,modifying look bcoz its too bad luking, generally used s/w.

can i install adobe's and macromedia products directly on linux as wat i did on windows???

can anybody tell how to set up internet connection on linux ,major problem is this !!!!
 

mehulved

18 Till I Die............
I guess XMMS will be already installed, you can change its skins to give it a look you'd like. XMMS is good for playing songs. For videos you can get MPlayer, it too has pretty skins.
Google for XMMS skins and MPlayer skins
To install software, you can do it in many ways. You can't install exe files on linux . To do that you'd need wine but still those products would be better left to windows. You can install them if they have a linux version like acrobat reader has. Or you can use alternative softwares like NVu instead of Drreamweaver, GIMP instead of Photoshop, etc.
What type of connection do you have? For BSNL connections you can look at the sticky by desertwind.

And lastly do have a look at Ubuntu Guide, if you already haven't done so
 

naveenchandran

In the zone
For the Internet Connection which ISP is yours?
Are you using Broadband or dialup?


On Ubuntu you have Synaptic Package Manger Installed by default...

System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager

and on Synaptic Package Manger
Settings-> Repositories Enable universe and multiverse...
and update...
Now select and install the packages you want to....
 

praka123

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In debian and ubuntu rp-pppoe is configured diffrntly.first make sure you have set ur ipaddress,subnet mask etc during install.
Code:
root@dapper:~# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
          inet addr:192.168.1.2  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::211:11ff:fe66:b65e/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:4042 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:3848 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:3361198 (3.2 MiB)  TX bytes:664082 (648.5 KiB)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:52 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:52 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:3848 (3.7 KiB)  TX bytes:3848 (3.7 KiB)
if u dont wanna try setting up static ip or dynamic one using ifconfig command,try network-admin gui selecting ur ethernet card properties:
Code:
root@dapper:~# network-admin
i entered my static ip as:
192.168.1.2
subnet mask:
255.255.255.0
then make sure u have installed pppoe and pppoeconf installed.if yes run:
Code:
root@dapper:~# pppoeconf
before this i will suggest u install a package called xdialog..
Code:
root@dapper:~# apt-get install xdialog
then run pppoeconf and answer the questions to have ur dataone configured.
now after u configured.u can switch on dataone as:
Code:
root@dapper:~# pon dsl-provider
and switch off as
Code:
root@dapper:~# poff
hope this helps and believes u already configured apt and /etc/apt/sources.list
here is my ubuntu breezy /etc/apt/sources.list:
Code:
#Security Updates
deb *security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security main restricted

deb *security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security universe multiverse

#Breezy updates
deb *archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
#Backports
deb *archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

#Main Repos
deb ftp://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ breezy main restricted universe multiverse
#deb-src ftp://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ breezy main restricted
below is a good resource for networking in debian=ubuntu
*qref.sourceforge.net/Debian/reference/ch-gateway.en.html
 
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