5 Installed Software
5.1 Multimedia
Rhythmbox (audio player)
Totem (video player)
5.2 Graphics
Gimp (edit images/photos)
F-Spot (photo manager)
5.3 Office
OpenOffice (office suite)
5.4 Internet
Firefox (web browser)
Evolution (email client)
Pidgin (instant messenger)
Ekiga (internet telephony)
Transmission (bittorrent client)
5.5 System
Compiz-Fusion (desktop effects)
Ntfs-3g (NTFS read/write support)
6 Additional Software
I present you a little assortment of additional software to make the agony of choice easier for you. I don't recommend to install all this software - there is no point in installing three audio-players etc... Don't forget to deinstall an already installed software if you are going to install a replacement.
How to install or deinstall software is explained in step 4.
6.1 Medibuntu
Homepage: *www.medibuntu.org/
Some packages like the Adobe Reader are not available in the standard-repositories. The easiest way to make such packages available to your system is to add the medibuntu repository. If you want to add this repository open a terminal ...
... import the repository ...
sudo wget *www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list
... import the gpg-key and update your package-list.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update
6.2 Recommended
6.2.1 Microsoft's TrueType Core Fonts
Some fonts, including Arial, Times New Roman and Verdana for example.
If you want to use these fonts, install the following package:
You will see this window during the setup. Simply click on "Forward".
6.2.2 W32codecs & Others
Codecs needed to play MS stuff and some other video formats.
If you want to use these codecs, install the following packages:
6.2.3 Adobe Reader
Homepage: *www.adobe.com/products/reader/
With the Adobe Reader you can open PDF-documents.
If you want to use the Adobe Reader, install the following packages:
- acroread
- acroread-plugins
- mozilla-acroread
Note: The medibuntu repository is required for these packages.
After the installation is finished the Adobe Reader is available in the GNOME applications menu.
Click on "Edit" in the top menu and select "Preferences".
Choose 96dpi as resolution and save the settings.
6.2.4 Adobe Flash Player
Homepage: *www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/
The Adobe Flash Player enables your browser to play embedded Flash content.
If you want to use the Adobe Flash Player, install the following package:
6.2.5 Sun's JAVA JRE
Sun's JAVA package adds full Java support to your system.
If you want to use Java applications or run java applets within Firefox, install the following packages:
Recommended:
- icedtea-java7-jre
- icedtea-java7-plugin
Alternatively (if you encounter problems with the java packages above):
- sun-java6-jre
- sun-java6-plugin
6.2.6 NTFS Configuration Tool
Homepage: *flomertens.free.fr/ntfs-config/
With nfts-config you can enable or disable write capability for all your internal and/or external NTFS devices.
If you want to use ntfs-config, install the following package:
6.3 Replacements
6.3.1 Audacious (possible replacement for Rhythmbox)
Homepage: *audacious-media-player.org/
Audacious is a lean audio-player.
If you want to use Audacious, deinstall Rhythmbox and afterwards install the following packages:
- audacious
- audacious-plugins-extra
- audacious-crossfade
6.3.2 MPlayer (Possible replacement for Totem)
Homepage: [URL]*www.mplayerhq.hu
MPlayer is a video player with many features - supporting nearly every known video format, e.g. MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, RealMedia, Matroska, NUT, NuppelVideo, FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ and PVA (the w32codecs from step 5.1.2 are needed to support some of the listed formats).
If you want to use the MPlayer, deinstall Totem and afterwards install the following packages:
- mplayer
- mozilla-mplayer
- mplayer-fonts
- mplayer-skin-blue
6.3.3 Digikam (possible replacement for F-Spot)
Homepage: *www.digikam.org/
Digikam is a photo management software.
If you want to use Digikam, deinstall F-Spot and afterwards install the following packages:
- digikam
- kipi-plugins
- showfoto
6.3.4 K3B (possible replacement for Brasero)
Homepage: *www.k3b.org/
K3B is a burning suite with a lot of features.
If you want to use K3B, deinstall Brasero and install the following packages:
- k3b
- libk3b2-extracodecs
- normalize-audio
- transcode
- sox
- vcdimager
6.3.5 Azureus (possible replacement for transmission)
Homepage: *azureus.sourceforge.net/
Azureus is an easy to use bittorrent-client with a great many features.
If you want to use Azureus, deinstall transmission and install the following package:
6.4 Optional
6.4.1 Unrar
With this package you'll be able to unpack rar-files. If you want to use unrar, install the following package:
6.4.2 Network Traffic Applet
With this applet you can monitor the speed of your network devices.
If you want to use the network traffic applet, install the following package:
Afterwards add the applet to the gnome-panel. Right click on the panel, choose "Add to panel" and select the applet.
6.4.3 Filezilla Homepage: *filezilla-project.org/
Filezilla is an ftp-client with many features - supporting FTP, FTPS, FTPES and SFTP.
If you want to use filezilla, install the following package:
- filezilla
- filezilla-locales
6.4.4 Gparted
Homepage: *gparted.sourceforge.net/
With gparted you are able to resize, move and format partitions - many file systems are supported.
If you want to use gparted, install the following package:
6.4.5 Streamtuner
Homepage: *www.nongnu.org/streamtuner/
Streamtuner is a stream directory browser. With Streamtuner you can listen to SHOUTcast streams etc
If you want to use Streamtuner, install the following package:
6.4.6 K9Copy
Homepage: *k9copy.sourceforge.net/
K9copy is a DVD backup tool, which is able to shrink the content of a DVD9 to fit on a DVD5.
If you want to use k9copy, install the following packages:
6.4.7 Skype
Homepage: *www.skype.com/
Skype is a software for internet telephony, instant messaging etc.
If you want to use Skype, install the following package:
Note: The medibuntu repository is required for this package.
6.4.8 XChat
Homepage: *www.xchat.org/
With XChat you can join multiple IRC channels (Internet Relay Chat). File transfer is supported. You can customize XChat with various scripts and plugins.
If you want to use XChat, install the following package:
6.4.9 Audacity
Homepage: *audacity.sourceforge.net/
Audacity is a software to edit audio files.
If you want to use Audacity, install the following package:
6.4.10 Gtkpod
Homepage: *www.gtkpod.org/
With gtkpod you can manage your iPod. Many iPods are supported, including iPod mini, iPod Photo, iPod Shuffle, iPod nano, and iPod Video.
If you want to use gtkpod, install the following package:
6.4.11 Wine
Homepage: *www.winehq.org/
Taken from the Wine Homepage: "Wine is an Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X, OpenGL, and Unix".
With wine you can run a lot of windows software on linux. A list of software that is known to work on wine can be found at *appdb.winehq.org/.
If you want to use wine, install the following package:
6.4.12 Cedega
Homepage: *www.cedega.com/
Cedega is the further stage of WineX with focus on Windows games. Many games are supported - a list of supported games (with screenshots) can be found at *games.cedega.com/gamesdb/ and *cedegawiki.sweetleafstudios.com/wiki/Main_Page.
Cedega is not free. Have a look at the Homepage for details and pricing.
6.4.13 VMware Server
Homepage: *www.vmware.com/products/server/
With VMware Server you can install guest operating systems as Windows, Linux, NetWare or Solaris.
If you want to use VMware Server, install the following packages:
Afterwards open *www.vmware.com/download/server/ in your browser. Download the latest version (.tar.gz) and register to get a serial number.
Now open a terminal, switch to the directory where you downloaded the VMware Server, and unpack it. After that switch to the unpacked files and start the installer.
tar xvfz VMware-server-1.0.5-80187.tar.gz
cd vmware-server-distrib/
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
You will be asked a few questions about install paths etc. - simply hit enter for every question - with the exception of the question if you want the installer to run vmware-config.pl after the installation.
Now download this patch. After that open a terminal and switch to the folder where you downloaded the patch. Unpack the patch and copy the included .tar-files to the VMware module-sources directory.
tar xvfj vmware.tar.bz2
cd vmware/
sudo cp vm* /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/
Now type in:
sudo vmware-config.pl
Answer all the questions with "yes" and accept the license agreement (if you agree with it). After that you'll be asked a few questions about install paths etc. - simply hit enter for every question. At the end you have to enter your serial number.
As a last resort we have to replace a library - otherwise VMware Server won't start:
sudo ln -sf /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1
The VMware Server is now available in the gnome applications menu.
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