General Notes
- This is an Unofficial Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) Starter Guide. It is not associated with Ubuntu and Canonical Ltd.
- This guide can be discussed at the official UbuntuGuide.org Forum at ubuntuforums.org. Stop by and join the discussion.
- Guide is tested on a full installation of the Ubuntu 6.06 x86 Install CD (Dapper Drake)
- If you see a bluish box, this means you have to execute the commands in Terminal mode (Applications -> System Tools -> Terminal) or use the content of that box as mentioned in some other instructions.
- To reduce typo mistakes, copy and paste the commands into Terminal mode (right click on the commands -> "Copy" or "Paste". You can also use Ctrl+C to copy and Shift+Insert to paste it)
- "sudo" means superuser do. "sudo" will prompt for "Password:". Please specify user password
- If you want more information about any command, simply look at the manual page for it using the "man" command. For example, "man sudo" will display the manual page for the "sudo" command.
- If you are tired of typing "apt-get" all the time, Read #How to apt-get the easy way (Synaptic)
- "apt-get" and "wget" requires Internet connection to install/update/download programs
- To download file, right click on the link -> Select "Save Link As..." -> Make sure file name and extension are correct
- If you wish to help translating Ubuntu to your native language or to help Ubuntu otherwise visit https://launchpad.net/
- May the "humanity to others" spirit be with you always...
- If you are using Kubuntu you don't need to install Gedit anymore, becouse now there's a symbolic link from "gedit" to "kate", so you can use all the commands below with no problems. By the way, if you want to use gedit as your editor, do:
sudo apt-get install gedit
- If the "gedit" command (symbolic link) is not working, you could also create it:
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/kate /usr/bin/gedit
- If you are using 64-bit version replace any "i386" with "amd64"
Getting Started
What is Ubuntu
What is new in Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake
Where to view Ubuntu screenshots / screencast
- Videos
Where to view Kubuntu screenshots / screencast
- Videos
http://osvids.com/files/page3-108-pop.html
Where to find a list of all the programs/libraries that comes with Ubuntu
Where to download Ubuntu
Where to order Ubuntu CDs for absolutely FREE
Where to find help for Ubuntu
Where to look for new programs
Where to look for style elements for your desktop
Repositories
How to add extra repositories
sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list_backup
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
- Replace everything with the following lines
## Add comments (##) in front of any line to remove it from being checked.
## Use the following sources.list at your own risk.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper main restricted universe multiverse
## MAJOR BUG FIX UPDATES produced after the final release
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted universe multiverse
## UBUNTU SECURITY UPDATES
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted universe multiverse
## BACKPORTS REPOSITORY (Unsupported. May contain illegal packages. Use at own risk.)
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse
## PLF REPOSITORY (Unsupported. May contain illegal packages. Use at own risk.)
deb http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf dapper free non-free
deb-src http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf dapper free non-free
sudo apt-get update
- You can also integrate your sources.list using this one really very complete: sources.list (be sure to replace "it" from "it.archive.ubuntu.com" occurances with your country code or delete "it." completely)
- Use your own sources.list file only if you understand what you're doing
Ubuntu Updates
How to manually update Ubuntu
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
OR
Use Update Manager: System -> Administration -> Update Manager
Add-On Applications
How to use Easy Ubuntu
- Read #General Notes
- Easy Ubuntu is a small straight-forward utility that allows novice users to easily install a wide variety of content for Ubuntu such as media codecs, fonts, Macromedia Flash and Sun Java.
wget http://robotgeek.org/eu/easyubuntu-3.0.tar.gz
tar -zxf easyubuntu-3.0.tar.gz
cd easyubuntu
sudo python easyubuntu.py
- From the Easy Ubuntu window, check the appropriate boxes to download and install content to Ubuntu.
How to install Clipboard Daemon for GNOME
wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/gnome-clipboard-daemon-1.0.bin.tar.bz2
sudo tar jxvf gnome-clipboard-daemon-1.0.bin.tar.bz2 -C /usr/bin/
sudo chown root:root /usr/bin/gnome-clipboard-daemon
sudo chmod 755 /usr/bin/gnome-clipboard-daemon
sudo gnome-clipboard-daemon &
export EDITOR=gedit && crontab -e
- Add the following line at the end of file
@reboot gnome-clipboard-daemon
How to install J2SE Runtime Environment (JRE) with Plug-in for Mozilla Firefox
sudo apt-get install sun-java5-jre sun-java5-plugin
- When asked, agree with DLJ license terms.
- To configure J2SE as the default JVM (necessary for programs such as Frostwire, RSSOwl and as a plugin for Mozilla Firefox):
sudo update-alternatives --config java
Then choose the option that corresponds to J2SE.
How to install Flash Player (Macromedia Flash) Plug-in for Mozilla Firefox
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
sudo update-flashplugin
How to install PDF Reader (Adobe Reader) with Plug-in for Mozilla Firefox
sudo apt-get install acroread
sudo apt-get install mozilla-acroread
sudo apt-get install acroread-plugins
How to install Download Manager (Downloader for X)
sudo apt-get install d4x
How to install FTP Client (gFTP)
sudo apt-get install gftp
How to install File share utility (DC++)
wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/linuxdcpp.tar.gz
sudo tar zxvf linuxdcpp.tar.gz -C /opt
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/dcpp.desktop
- Insert the following lines into the new file
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=DC++
Exec=/opt/linuxdcpp/ldcpp
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Icon=/opt/linuxdcpp/pixmaps/linuxdcpp.svg
Categories=Application;Network;
- Applications -> Internet -> DC++
How to install P2P BitTorrent Client (Azureus)
wget -c http://kent.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/azureus/Azureus_2.4.0.2_linux.tar.bz2
sudo tar jxvf Azureus_2.4.0.2_linux.tar.bz2 -C /opt
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/azureus.desktop
- Insert the following lines into the new file
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Azureus
Comment=A Bittorrent client
Exec=/opt/azureus/azureus
Icon=/opt/azureus/Azureus.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;Network;
- Save the edited file
- Applications -> Internet -> Azureus
How to install P2P eMule Client (aMule)
sudo apt-get install amule
How to install P2P Gnutella Client (FrostWire)
wget -c http://www.users.on.net/~stubby/FrostWire-4.10.9-2.i586.deb
sudo dpkg -i FrostWire-4.10.9-2.i586.deb
- Applications -> Internet -> FrostWire
How to install Messenger (Skype)
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
- Add the following lines at the end of file
## Repository for Skype
deb http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/debian/ stable non-free
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install skype
- Applications -> Internet -> Skype
How to install WinPopup (LinPopUp)
sudo apt-get install linpopup
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/linpopup.desktop
- Insert the following lines into the new file
[Desktop Entry]
Name=LinPopUp
Comment=LinPopUp
Exec=linpopup
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/linpopup.xpm
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;Utility;
How to install Multimedia Codecs
Stubby All known codecs work except for wmv
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-gl
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-base
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse
How to install DVD playback capability
ironss: gstreamer dvd plugin is available as part of plugins-bad (or ugly?) and does not work reliably. However, Totem works with the xine backend to play back DVDs. This will keep you going until gstreamer gets dvd playback. Note that you do not have to install xine-ui or mplayer as suggested in
sudo apt-get install libdvdread3
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/examples/install-css.sh
sudo apt-get install totem-xine
Stubby: gstreamer dvd plugin not ported to dapper yet. following instructions will not work properly
sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2
How to install Multimedia Player (xine-ui)
sudo apt-get install xine-ui libxine-extracodecs
- Associate xine-ui to play multimedia files
gconftool-2 --type string --set /desktop/gnome/volume_manager/autoplay_dvd_command "xine dvd://"
sudo rm -f /usr/share/applnk/Multimedia/xine.desktop
sudo ln -fs /usr/share/xine/desktop/xine.desktop /usr/share/applications/
sudo cp /usr/share/applications/defaults.list /usr/share/applications/defaults.list_backup
sudo sed -e 's/totem.desktop/xine.desktop/g' /usr/share/applications/defaults.list_backup > /tmp/defaults.list
sudo mv /tmp/defaults.list /usr/share/applications/defaults.list
How to install VLC Multimedia player
sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-*
- Applications -> Sound and Video -> VLC Media Player
How to install Multimedia Player (Totem) with Plug-in for Mozilla Firefox
sudo apt-get install totem-gstreamer-firefox-plugin