you can find how to make it work quite easyly over the forums, this post included.
For the video card :
1. Make sure the restricted driver is installed (in Synaptic search for nvidia-glx-new)
2. Execute this command in a terminal:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
3. Open Restricted Drivers Manager and enable the nVidia driver.
4. Reboot, and you should be good to go.
For the wifi :
mkdir /tmp/wifi
cd /tmp/wifi
wget http://snapshots.madwifi.org/special/madwifi-ng-r2756+ar5007.tar.gz
tar -xvzf madwifi-ng-r2756+ar5007.tar.gz
cd madwifi-ng-r2756+ar5007
make
sudo make install
For the soundcard :
Download/install "linux-backports-modules"
Add this line to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base : options snd-hda-intel model=acerI have a aspire 7220 and this technique worked well... Hope this'll work for you too.
วันอังคารที่ 9 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2553
วันศุกร์ที่ 5 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2553
Using Google Calendar, Thunderbird and Lighting to full effect
Using Google Calendar, Thunderbird and Lighting to full effect
One of the best apps available on Windows is MS Outlook, as a complete suite of apps to organize your life, with Mail, to do lists and a calendar application, which allows for scheduling of meetings, and your time, which will communicate happily with your Windows Mobile or Smartphone Device. Allowing you to know what you are doing while both at your PC or away from it. However, being a commercial application, this can be quite a pricey solution, especially, if your are looking for these features to manage yourself, or maybe just a few others.
However it is possible to archive similar results using Windows, or Linux for free.
Being the owner of an Orange M600 Smartphone, and a Linux user, I spent a long time looking over the Internet, as the best way to get the information shared between my Desktop and my PDA phone. and although there are projects out there , SynCE springs to mind, they are not easy to setup.
So I thought i would look at a different way of resolving the issue.. As always, this is not the only way, its just my way.
Issue
However it is possible to archive similar results using Windows, or Linux for free.
Being the owner of an Orange M600 Smartphone, and a Linux user, I spent a long time looking over the Internet, as the best way to get the information shared between my Desktop and my PDA phone. and although there are projects out there , SynCE springs to mind, they are not easy to setup.
So I thought i would look at a different way of resolving the issue.. As always, this is not the only way, its just my way.
Issue
- Cross Platform Calendar Connectivity Windows, Linux, Windows Mobile
- Easy to use
The key to my resolution is Google Calendar, which can be accessed easily enough, especially if you already have a gMail account. If however you don’t have a gMail account, you can create your self a Google Account here, which will give you access to the Calendar functionality. Its pretty self explanatory. Once this is setup, its time to look at your mail client, obviously you could just use google calendar, via the web browser in Windows or Linux, but it doesn’t display to well on a PDA.. Also the aim here, is to emulate some of the functionality of Outlook, which allows you to have access to multiple mail accounts in one location.The Email Client
The software I use is Thunderbird, Its my preferred Mail client, as i use both POP and IMAP based mail accounts, this mail client doesn’t however come with any built in calendar function, which is a reason, so many people berate it, and state that “calendar functionality is required before this app can move forward”. One of Thunderbirds strengths however, is, like its cousin Firefox, it works on a plugin system. That is, people have written third party modules, which can be used to enhance the functionality of Thunderbird. And I use 2 of these pluginfrom has an old version, Try downloading Lightening fromSetup The Plugins
Lightning Plugin for Thunderbird: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/lightning/
Google Calendar Provider: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/4631
Quite simply, Lightning provides a calendar interface for Thunderbird, its part of the Mozilla Sunbird project, and helps provide the Schedule interface which standalone Thunderbird is missing.Quote:
Note: The version of the google provider at this time, requires Lightning version 0.7 or higher, and may not work with the one in the Gutsy repository under add/remove, so use the link above to download the latest version.
The magic here, however is the Provider for Google Calendar plugin, which, unlike just adding the necessary links to Thunderbird, to access Google Calendard, not only provides read access, it provides write access as well..Sync the PDA
Install both plugins, and restart Thunderbird, you will then be shown, a Calendar in the left pane, this calendar has 3 tabs Agenda, Todo and Calendars. To setup Google Calendar, click on the Calendar tab.
Click on the New Button, in the Calendar Tab, and you will be given a choice, you need to select, On the Network. Click on Next, there is an option for Google Calendar, select this.
In the Text bar under the Google Calendar you will need to enter the Link URL which allows you to write to your Account, you can find this, buy logging into the Google Calendar account you created earlier.
Create a new Calendar, or if you already have a celedar created, click on the down arrow next to the calendar. And click on Share this Calendar.
You will be taken to a new page, where you will need to click on Calendar Details on the top of this page.
Then Select the XML button, next to the Private Address, this will allow you the read/write access to the calendar, if you need read only access, or wish to share calendards with read only access, use the XML button next to the Public Tab.
When you click on the XML button a URL will be displayed (i’ve edited the whole strin below for security reasons) Copy this URL , and paste it into the Thunderbird Text box, then click on Next.
Give the Calendar a name which you will use in Thunderbird to identify this calendar, and choose a colour, this is the colour which will identify your Google Calendar, if you are using multiple calendars. Then CLick on Next and then Finish.
You will then see your calendar listed as available. you should now be able to add an event in either Thunderbird, or the wEb Interface, and both will update to show the events. You can set reminders, repeat events, and all the usual type of Schedule details.
The next step is to sync the Calendar with the PDA, this is done using the GMobileSync app for Windows Mobile or Smartphones. it requires .NET CF 2.0 which is available for download from the site, and provides not only read access to they Google Calendar, it also provides write access. This means as well as having PDA based access to your existing schedule, you can provide updates from your PDA to your calendar too. The application requires your login ID and password for the Google Calendar site. and works as far as i’m aware over both Wifi and GPRS networks, however i will confess, with UK prices as they are for Data over GPRS i’ve only tried Wifi. The Sync is a manual operation, and not automatic (yet)Final Thoughts?
So what do we have? quite simply a free, Open source based Mail and personal schedulling system, which can be accessed, over muliple platforms, Windows Mobile, Windows and Linux (not sure about OSX). Providing access to multiple mail accounts, using POP or IMAP. Read/Write Calendar access on Desktop, Laptop or PDA.. There is also ToDo list functionality available. and all this can be accessed via a Web Interface. Now thats value for money.. Now if i could get this working with Open Xchange as well… bye bye M$ Exchange.
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 4 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2553
focus writer
FocusWriter 1.3.0 Released – Distraction free writing on Ubuntu
For those of you unaware, I received my Bachelors in Theater Arts just a few months ago. I wrote a number of plays and sketches, both for classes and to actually be produced, and I wrote all of them on Ubuntu.
Unfortunately I was never able to settle down into anything more specialized than OpenOffice. While certainly full featured, typing in nothing more than a Word Processor is not, for everyone, entirely conducive to the writing process. Distractions abound, and it is difficult to really focus on what you’re doing even if you have the will power, simply because of the wide range of flashing indicators and bouncing icons and such. Even the OpenOffice interface offers formatting and other distractions. As many of you are fully aware, it takes 2 clicks to get something as simple as a word count, which is horribly distracting to have to change your flow to grab the mouse and click the menu. I turned to writing drafts by hand, and only used the computer for second and third drafts.
However, recently I’ve been turned onto writing software with little or no interface available. We’ve written about PyRoom before, a simple writer written in Python. I actually literally just installed it again last night, but today another bit of software showed up in our inbox, FocusWriter.
FocusWriter suits me a bit more, because of a few key added features that is has over PyRoom and other available software.
Featured and Yet Simple
The first time you launch FocusWriter, you get a plain, empty grey screen. While not exactly the most attractive colors to start with, these are totally changeable. Unfortunately, how to change things like this is not immediately apparent. I tried just about every key combo that popped into my mind, but couldn’t find any controls. Once I stopped being stubborn and actually read the instructions on the website, I realized that the controls were not hidden by a key press, but by simply tossing your mouse at the top or bottom of the screen.
This, I think, is rather clever, although it took me long enough to figure it all out.
There are a number of nice little touches to this simple interface. When the mouse is brought to the bottom, you get this view:
This gives you word count, page count, paragraph count, and character count, as well as percentage of Daily Goal accomplished and the time. All the things you might need, but not in your face distracting you. This is great, as when you need this info, it’s very easy to get out, but is otherwise out of sight.
Also cool is that there is the ability to add basic formatting. Often this is left out of apps like this to avoid any distraction, but sometimes you need some of the basics, and FocusWriter delivers (apparently added in the most recent version only)
The Rough Edges
Like any app, there are a few areas that I think could use a bit of improvement.
First up, when I first installed FocusWriter there was absolutely nothing. No tutorial, no hints, no nothing. I don’t know if there is supposed to be instructions that just aren’t there and it’s a bug or what, but help out the user and drop some text in there. If it’s just me and it installed funny, then ignore this paragraph everyone.
Secondly, while there is a button for installing themes (the source of which I couldn’t particularly found) there are none included besides the bland grey. While the point is to keep you from being distracted, something that’s at least pleasant to look at would be nice.
The fact that the included color palette looks like vomit doesn’t help, as it means you have to totally distract yourself for a bit screwing around with colors.
Speaking of included palette:
Ew. For what reason are those colors available?
However, those are minor minor complaints about an otherwise great app. The newest version literally came out NOW, as in the 23rd, so it is up to date and ready to go.
Features:
Perhaps in it’s coolest feature, FocusWriter is available in Mac, Windows, and Linux all downloadable from their website. For Ubuntu, there is an available PPA, and you can install from PPA like so:
Unfortunately I was never able to settle down into anything more specialized than OpenOffice. While certainly full featured, typing in nothing more than a Word Processor is not, for everyone, entirely conducive to the writing process. Distractions abound, and it is difficult to really focus on what you’re doing even if you have the will power, simply because of the wide range of flashing indicators and bouncing icons and such. Even the OpenOffice interface offers formatting and other distractions. As many of you are fully aware, it takes 2 clicks to get something as simple as a word count, which is horribly distracting to have to change your flow to grab the mouse and click the menu. I turned to writing drafts by hand, and only used the computer for second and third drafts.
However, recently I’ve been turned onto writing software with little or no interface available. We’ve written about PyRoom before, a simple writer written in Python. I actually literally just installed it again last night, but today another bit of software showed up in our inbox, FocusWriter.
FocusWriter suits me a bit more, because of a few key added features that is has over PyRoom and other available software.
Featured and Yet Simple
The first time you launch FocusWriter, you get a plain, empty grey screen. While not exactly the most attractive colors to start with, these are totally changeable. Unfortunately, how to change things like this is not immediately apparent. I tried just about every key combo that popped into my mind, but couldn’t find any controls. Once I stopped being stubborn and actually read the instructions on the website, I realized that the controls were not hidden by a key press, but by simply tossing your mouse at the top or bottom of the screen.
This, I think, is rather clever, although it took me long enough to figure it all out.
There are a number of nice little touches to this simple interface. When the mouse is brought to the bottom, you get this view:
This gives you word count, page count, paragraph count, and character count, as well as percentage of Daily Goal accomplished and the time. All the things you might need, but not in your face distracting you. This is great, as when you need this info, it’s very easy to get out, but is otherwise out of sight.
Also cool is that there is the ability to add basic formatting. Often this is left out of apps like this to avoid any distraction, but sometimes you need some of the basics, and FocusWriter delivers (apparently added in the most recent version only)
The Rough Edges
Like any app, there are a few areas that I think could use a bit of improvement.
First up, when I first installed FocusWriter there was absolutely nothing. No tutorial, no hints, no nothing. I don’t know if there is supposed to be instructions that just aren’t there and it’s a bug or what, but help out the user and drop some text in there. If it’s just me and it installed funny, then ignore this paragraph everyone.
Secondly, while there is a button for installing themes (the source of which I couldn’t particularly found) there are none included besides the bland grey. While the point is to keep you from being distracted, something that’s at least pleasant to look at would be nice.
The fact that the included color palette looks like vomit doesn’t help, as it means you have to totally distract yourself for a bit screwing around with colors.
Speaking of included palette:
Ew. For what reason are those colors available?
However, those are minor minor complaints about an otherwise great app. The newest version literally came out NOW, as in the 23rd, so it is up to date and ready to go.
Features:
- Hiding interface
- Themes
- Live Statistics
- Daily Goals (time and word count)
- Timers and alarms
- Very adjustable interface
- Spell Check as you type
- Dictionary support
- Multiple documents can be open in tabs
Perhaps in it’s coolest feature, FocusWriter is available in Mac, Windows, and Linux all downloadable from their website. For Ubuntu, there is an available PPA, and you can install from PPA like so:
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gottcode/gcppa
- sudo apt-get update
- sudo apt-get install focuswriter
วันพุธที่ 3 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2553
การติดตั้ง fonts ใน ubuntu
ฟอนต์ที่ควรติดตั้ง
ttf-ftpl
ttf-SIPA-angsana
ttf-thai-siampradeh
ttf-tepc
ttf-thaifont-abc
การติดตั้ง fonts
ttf-ftpl
ttf-SIPA-angsana
ttf-thai-siampradeh
ttf-tepc
ttf-thaifont-abc
การติดตั้ง fonts
install ที่ /usr/share/font/truetype/thai
$sudo chmod 644 /usr/share/fonts/truetype/thai/*.ttfแล้วก็ sudo fc-cache -fv
THAI OS
เกี่ยวกับ
Thai OS เป็นซอฟต์แวร์ระบบปฏิบัติการที่สามารถใช้งานได้บนเครื่องคอมพิวเตอร์ทั่วไป โดย SIPAเห็นว่าการที่ประชากรในชาติจะต้องใช้ซอฟต์แวร์ระบบปฏิบัติการที่เป็น ซอฟต์แวร์เชิงพานิชนั้น
นอกจากจะสิ้นเปลืองและไม่ปลอดภัยแล้ว เราจะไม่สามารถใช้งานได้อย่างยั่งยืนอีกด้วย ทาง SIPA
จึงพัฒนาระบบปฏิบัติการ Suriyan ที่เป็นระบบปฏิบัติการโอเพนซอร์สทั้งระบบขึ้นมาให้ใช้งาน
เพื่อเป็นทางเลือกในการใช้งานคอมพิวเตอร์ที่ต้องการความประหยัด และความปลอดภัย
ที่สามารถใช้งานได้อย่างยั่งยืน จากความสำเร็จในการพัฒนา Suriyan การตอบรับที่ดีจากผู้ใช้
SIPA จึงประกาศการพัฒนา Thai OS เพื่อให้เข้ากับคนไทยได้มากขึ้น
ความเป็นมาของ Thai OS
Suriyan เป็นโครงการภายใต้การดูแลของสำนักงานส่งเสริมอุตสาหกรรมซอฟต์แวร์แห่งชาติ(องค์การมหาชน) หรือ ซิป้า ซึ่งเริ่งโครงการเมื่อปี พ.ศ. 2549 โดยเป็นโครงการพัฒนาลินุกซ์
เซิร์ฟเวอร์พร้อมใช้ (instant server) ให้ชื่อว่า Suriyan GNU/Linux การพัฒนา Suriyan
ในแง่มุมของการใช้งานเซิร์ฟเวอร์ยังไม่เเพียงพอ อีกทั้งการตอบรับยังไม่กว้างพอ ทำให้
การพัฒนาโครงการ Suriyan GNU/Linux ล่าช้าลงและลดบทบาทการพัฒนาในเวอร์ชัน
1.0 สำหรับโครงการ Suriyan GNU/Linux ยังสามารถดาวน์โหลดได้ที่ suriyan.org
ในปี 2550 KDE วางแผนการออกรุ่น 4.0 อีกทั้งยังขาดการปรับปรุงภาษาไทยใน KDE 4.0 Suriyan
จึงได้เบนเข็มไปเป็นโครงการพัฒนาภาษาไทยใน KDE โดยใช้ Kubuntu เป็นต้นน้ำและพัฒนา
ไลบรารีภาษาไทย เพื่อรองรับการแสดงผลและการพิมพ์ภาษาไทยในเบื้องต้น และส่ง patch เข้าไป
ที่ต้นน้ำ (KDE) เนื่องจากการเปลี่ยนแปลงภายในของ KDE การควบรวมทีมพัฒนา KDE เข้ากับทีม
Nokia ส่งผลในการรับ patch ล่าช้าและ patch ส่วนใหญ่ไม่ได้ถูกรับเข้าไปยังต้นน้ำ การพัฒนา
ภาษาไทยบน KDE และการพัฒนาภาษาไทยใน Suriyan ในรุ่นถัดมาจึงล่าช้าลงไปอีก
ในปี 2551 ทีมงาน Thai Open Source.org ซึ่งประกอบด้วยนักพัฒนาอิสระและชุมชนระบบปฏิบัติการ
โอเพนซอร์ส เห็นว่าโครงการ Suriyan ควรปรับปรุงและจัดทำออกมาให้เป็นรูปธรรมที่ชัดเจน ต้นปี 2552
จึงได้มีการวางโครงสร้างและการพัฒนาอย่างค่อยเป็นค่อยไป โดยศึกษาการพัฒนาจากระบบปฏิบัติการ
จากชุมชน Ubuntu ในประเทศไทย ซึ่งส่งผลให้ Suriyan เลือกใช้ Ubuntu ที่ใช้ GNOME เป็น
Windows Manager หลัก และเลือกใช้ Club Distro Prompt Edition 9.05 เป็นต้นแบบในการพัฒนา
Suriyan 52.0 ในเดือนตุลาคมถัดมา ปัจจุบัน Suriyan ใช้ Ubuntu เป็นต้นแบบในการพัฒนา โดยเพิ่มเติม
แอพลิเคชั่น ฟอนต์ภาษาไทย ปรับปรุงเคอร์เนล และส่วนติดต่อผู้ใช้ เพื่อให้เกิดความง่าย ซึ่งส่งผลให้ผู้ใช้ที่
ต้องการเปลี่ยนจาก Windows มาใช้งาน Suriyan ได้ง่ายมากขึ้น Suriyan Desktop พัฒนาต่อเนื่องเรื่อย
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การตอบรับที่ดีจากผู้ใช้ SIPA จึงประกาศการพัฒนา Thai OS โดยเพิ่มความสามารถเพิ่มเติมให้กับระบบ
ปฏิบัติการ Suriyan เดิมเพื่อให้เข้ากับคนไทยได้มากขึ้น เพิ่มฟอนต์ภาษาไทยมาตรฐานกว่า 40 ฟอนต์
ส่วนขยายที่จำเป็นของ FireFox ส่วนขยายเพิ่มเติมของ OpenOffice.org 3.3 พร้อมโปรแกรมสำรองข้อมูล
และพื้นเก็บข้อมูลเชื่อมโยงกับ Cloud Storage เพื่อเพิ่มพื้นที่สำหรับเก็บไฟล์ที่มากขึ้น ปลอดภัยมากขึ้น
Thai OS พัฒนาและดูแลโดย
สำนักงานส่งเสริมอุตสาหกรรมแห่งชาติ (องค์การมหาชน)เลขที่ 120 หมู่ที่ 3 ชั้น 9 อาคารรวมหน่วยงานราชการ บี ศูนย์ราชการเฉลิมพระเกียรติ ๘๐ พรรษา ๕ ธันวาคม ๒๕๕๐
ถนนแจ้งวัฒนะ แขวงทุ่งสองห้อง เขตหลักสี่ กรุงเทพมหานคร 10210
โทรศัพท์ :
0-2141-7100 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0-2141-7100 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
แฟกซ์ :
0-2143-8051 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0-2143-8051
ที่มา
วันอังคารที่ 2 พฤศจิกายน พ.ศ. 2553
How to ติดตั้ง Bisigi theme
Bisgi themes have always been a cut above the rest and they have already released nearly 14 beautiful themes for Ubuntu/Gnome until now. Split is the brand new theme introduced by Bisigi and from the looks of it, Split is definitely worth a try. Introduction of split theme takes the total count of Bisigi themes to 15 now!
How to Install Bisigi Themes in Ubuntu Maverick, Lucid via Bisigi PPA?
- Open Terminal and copy-paste the following line into Terminal.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bisigi && sudo apt-get update
- Now, Install all new Split theme. Just copy-paste the following command in Terminal.
sudo apt-get install split-theme
- Done. There you have it, the newest addition into the ever growing list of stunning themes done by Bisigi.
- But if you want to install all the 15 themes in one go, here is what you need to do.
sudo apt-get install bisigi-themes
- Now, if you don't want to install all the 15 themes initially, here are the commands to install them individually. Preview the themes here.
AquaDreams: sudo aptitude install aquadreams-theme Ubuntu Sunrise: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-sunrise-theme Bamboo-Zen: sudo apt-get install bamboo-zen-theme Step into Freedom: sudo apt-get install step-into-freedom-theme Tropical: sudo apt-get install tropical-theme Exotic: sudo apt-get install exotic-theme Balanzan: sudo apt-get install balanzan-theme Wild Shine: sudo apt-get install wild-shine-theme Infinity: sudo apt-get install infinity-theme Showtime: sudo apt-get install showtime-theme Orange: sudo apt-get install orange-theme Ellanna: sudo apt-get install ellanna-theme AirLines: sudo apt-get install airlines-theme Eco: sudo apt-get install eco-theme
- Done. In my opinion, new split theme looks even more elegant when used in combination with Nautilus Elementary.
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To do list after installing Ubuntu 10.10
After installing Ubuntu 10.10 “Maverick Meerkat” you might be wondering what to do next. A freshly installed Ubuntu is like a small baby, it will learn only if it is taught, likewise Ubuntu initially lacks video and audio codecs and the style, word processors, photo applications and many useful tools. It is good when you tweak and install the softwares you need and upgrade the user interface. I am going to show you the possible software and features you will be needing :
Note:- The commands used should be typed in the Terminal. (To open terminal go to Applications–>Accessories–> Terminal or press ctrl+alt+T). And you will also need Internet connection.
1. Update your system
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get full-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. 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 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 apt-get install libdvdcss2 && sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/./install-css.sh
* Flash
sudo apt-get install gsfonts gsfonts-x11 flashplugin-nonfree
6. Tweak your eyecandy
Ubuntu 10.04 comes with compiz fusion effects but it 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 .
7. 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
8. 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)
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 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)
sudo apt-get install firefox
Chromium (open source equivalent of Google Chrome)
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser chromium-browser-l10n
12. Download Manager
Windows equivalent : Free download manager
Ubuntu equivalent : Multiget
MultiGet
It 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 Maverick)
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)
Add the related launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:telepathy/ppa && sudo apt-get update
Then install it by running the following :
sudo apt-get install empathy telepathy-mission-control-5 telepathy-gabble telepathy-butterfly telepathy-haze telepathy-idle telepathy-salut telepathy-sofiasip 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
Add the launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pidgin-developers/ppa && sudo apt-get update
Then install it :
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.
Add the launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bjfs/ppa && sudo apt-get update
Then install it :
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
Adobe Air is also an important essential utility. Type in the codes one after another.
wget http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/lin/download/latest/AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
chmod +x ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
sudo ./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-ubuntuonemusicstore libappindicator0-cil banshee-extension-appindicator banshee-extension-lyrics banshee-extension-mirage
Access it through Applications → Sound & Video → Banshee Media Player.
Amarok
sudo apt-get install amarok 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, Paint.Net
Ubuntu equivalent : GIMP
GIMP
Add the launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn && sudo apt-get update
Then install it with the following command :
sudo apt-get install gimp gimp-data gimp-plugin-registry gimp-data-extras
Access it through Applications → Graphics → GIMP Image Editor.
PINTA
Add the launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:moonlight-team/pinta && sudo apt-get update
Then install it with the following command :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:moonlight-team/pinta && sudo apt-get update
Access it through Applications → Graphics → Pinta Image Editor.
22. 3D Graphics Applications
Windows equivalent : 3D Studio MAX
Ubuntu equivalent : Blender
Blender
It is very simple to use and it has many tutorials at its homepage.
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
Open office comes with word processor (Word), presentation (PowerPoint), and spreadsheet (Exel)
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
Add the launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rabbitvcs/ppa && sudo apt-get update
Then install it :
sudo apt-get install rabbitvcs-nautilus
killall nautilus
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, Limewire, Imesh..
Ubuntu equivalent : Deluge, azureus, amule, Frostwire
Bittorent clients
Deluge (written in python)
Add the launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deluge-team/ppa && sudo apt-get update
Then install it :
sudo apt-get install deluge-torrent
Access it through Applications → Internet → Deluge Torrent.
Azureus:
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
Add the launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:happyaron/amule-dlp && sudo apt-get update
Then install it with the following command :
sudo apt-get install amule-dlp amule-dlp-gnome-support amule-dlp-utils-gui amule-dlp-daemon
Access it through Applications → Internet → aMule.
P2P Clients
Frostwire
It is a BitTorrent + Gnutella network clients. It is simple to use similar to limewire.
sudo apt-get install frostwire
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 libk3b6
Access it through Applications → Sound & Video → K3B.
Brasero (installed by default in )
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, Google gadgets, Yahoo widgets
Ubuntu equivalent : google-gadgets, Screenlets
Google gadgets
sudo apt-get install google-gadgets-gtk
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.
Screenlets
sudo apt-get install sreenlets
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
wget http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/pool/non-free/p/picasa/picasa_3.0-current_i386.deb && sudo dpkg -i picasa_3.0-current_i386.deb
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 apt-get 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.
Now to install UFW type the following command in the terminal window
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
40. 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.
Add the launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-tweak-testing/ppa && sudo apt-get update
Then install it with the following command :
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
Then access it through Applications → System Tools → Ubuntu Tweak
Extras—> Games
When I say games I mean installed games (preinstalled) on the distro. Windows usually comes with silly games like minesweeper, freecell, pinball, solitaire…etc. On the other hand Ubuntu 10.10 “Maverick Meerkat” has games like gbrainy and sudoku well it also has solitaire and minesweeper. In addition to that you can install a lot of games fron getdeb.com, allmyapps.ubuntu.com. One of my favorite game is ‘Secret Maryo Chronicles’ it is clone version of Super Mario.
Secret Maryo Chronicles
To install open terminal and type-
sudo apt-get install smc
CAD software
Windows equivalent : AutoCAD, BricsCAD
Ubuntu equivalent : BricsCAD
AutoCAD can be run using wine (as discussed above) but sometimes it lacks performance. BricsCAD can be used instaead of AutoCAD. It has similar functions of AutoCAD. Bricscad is the number one DWG CAD alternative offering a complete and recognizable feature set to professional users. Bricscad reads and writes the DWG format and offers high compatibility with AutoCAD® 2010. Bricscad has a very recognizable intuitive user interface and requires no extra training.
You can try out Bricscad for free (30 days): Download Bricscard for Linux (includes .deb, .rpm and tar.gz files
Note:- The commands used should be typed in the Terminal. (To open terminal go to Applications–>Accessories–> Terminal or press ctrl+alt+T). And you will also need Internet connection.
1. Update your system
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get full-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. 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 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 apt-get install libdvdcss2 && sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/./install-css.sh
* Flash
sudo apt-get install gsfonts gsfonts-x11 flashplugin-nonfree
6. Tweak your eyecandy
Ubuntu 10.04 comes with compiz fusion effects but it 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 .
7. 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
8. 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)
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 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)
sudo apt-get install firefox
Chromium (open source equivalent of Google Chrome)
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser chromium-browser-l10n
12. Download Manager
Windows equivalent : Free download manager
Ubuntu equivalent : Multiget
MultiGet
It 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 Maverick)
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)
Add the related launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:telepathy/ppa && sudo apt-get update
Then install it by running the following :
sudo apt-get install empathy telepathy-mission-control-5 telepathy-gabble telepathy-butterfly telepathy-haze telepathy-idle telepathy-salut telepathy-sofiasip 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
Add the launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pidgin-developers/ppa && sudo apt-get update
Then install it :
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.
Add the launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bjfs/ppa && sudo apt-get update
Then install it :
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
Adobe Air is also an important essential utility. Type in the codes one after another.
wget http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/lin/download/latest/AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
chmod +x ./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
sudo ./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-ubuntuonemusicstore libappindicator0-cil banshee-extension-appindicator banshee-extension-lyrics banshee-extension-mirage
Access it through Applications → Sound & Video → Banshee Media Player.
Amarok
sudo apt-get install amarok 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, Paint.Net
Ubuntu equivalent : GIMP
GIMP
Add the launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:matthaeus123/mrw-gimp-svn && sudo apt-get update
Then install it with the following command :
sudo apt-get install gimp gimp-data gimp-plugin-registry gimp-data-extras
Access it through Applications → Graphics → GIMP Image Editor.
PINTA
Add the launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:moonlight-team/pinta && sudo apt-get update
Then install it with the following command :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:moonlight-team/pinta && sudo apt-get update
Access it through Applications → Graphics → Pinta Image Editor.
22. 3D Graphics Applications
Windows equivalent : 3D Studio MAX
Ubuntu equivalent : Blender
Blender
It is very simple to use and it has many tutorials at its homepage.
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
Open office comes with word processor (Word), presentation (PowerPoint), and spreadsheet (Exel)
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
Add the launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rabbitvcs/ppa && sudo apt-get update
Then install it :
sudo apt-get install rabbitvcs-nautilus
killall nautilus
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, Limewire, Imesh..
Ubuntu equivalent : Deluge, azureus, amule, Frostwire
Bittorent clients
Deluge (written in python)
Add the launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deluge-team/ppa && sudo apt-get update
Then install it :
sudo apt-get install deluge-torrent
Access it through Applications → Internet → Deluge Torrent.
Azureus:
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
Add the launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:happyaron/amule-dlp && sudo apt-get update
Then install it with the following command :
sudo apt-get install amule-dlp amule-dlp-gnome-support amule-dlp-utils-gui amule-dlp-daemon
Access it through Applications → Internet → aMule.
P2P Clients
Frostwire
It is a BitTorrent + Gnutella network clients. It is simple to use similar to limewire.
sudo apt-get install frostwire
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 libk3b6
Access it through Applications → Sound & Video → K3B.
Brasero (installed by default in )
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, Google gadgets, Yahoo widgets
Ubuntu equivalent : google-gadgets, Screenlets
Google gadgets
sudo apt-get install google-gadgets-gtk
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.
Screenlets
sudo apt-get install sreenlets
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
wget http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/pool/non-free/p/picasa/picasa_3.0-current_i386.deb && sudo dpkg -i picasa_3.0-current_i386.deb
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 apt-get 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.
Now to install UFW type the following command in the terminal window
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
40. 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.
Add the launchpad repository :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-tweak-testing/ppa && sudo apt-get update
Then install it with the following command :
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
Then access it through Applications → System Tools → Ubuntu Tweak
Extras—> Games
When I say games I mean installed games (preinstalled) on the distro. Windows usually comes with silly games like minesweeper, freecell, pinball, solitaire…etc. On the other hand Ubuntu 10.10 “Maverick Meerkat” has games like gbrainy and sudoku well it also has solitaire and minesweeper. In addition to that you can install a lot of games fron getdeb.com, allmyapps.ubuntu.com. One of my favorite game is ‘Secret Maryo Chronicles’ it is clone version of Super Mario.
Secret Maryo Chronicles
To install open terminal and type-
sudo apt-get install smc
CAD software
Windows equivalent : AutoCAD, BricsCAD
Ubuntu equivalent : BricsCAD
AutoCAD can be run using wine (as discussed above) but sometimes it lacks performance. BricsCAD can be used instaead of AutoCAD. It has similar functions of AutoCAD. Bricscad is the number one DWG CAD alternative offering a complete and recognizable feature set to professional users. Bricscad reads and writes the DWG format and offers high compatibility with AutoCAD® 2010. Bricscad has a very recognizable intuitive user interface and requires no extra training.
You can try out Bricscad for free (30 days): Download Bricscard for Linux (includes .deb, .rpm and tar.gz files
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