By this most useful article I tell you that I have been using Linux Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop Edition, this version is better than Windows 7 and also better for the securities point of view and also saved your computer from various viruses etc. If you are interested to install Ubuntu Linux 12.04 click here. The latest version of Ubuntu 12.10 Beta-1 is available download click here and original version of Ubuntu Linux 12.10 will be available at the end of October 2012. Now what things do you do after installation of Ubuntu Linux 12.04 or latest version, you can use following things.
1. After the installation of Ubuntu Linux latest version, I further say that Ubuntu Linux is not like Windows but you have to work more after installation, when your installation would be completed look at the picture given below:
2. Now open terminal use command Ctr+Alt+T and use following two commands for update and upgrade and also system would have to take some time to update and upgrade Ubuntu Linux version.
sudo apt-get upgrade
3. In my experience following method is better to install all required files, Multimedia codecs and software's etc in Ubuntu 12.04 or fresh version. I have tested it very useful but you should have minimum space of 40 GB Hard Disk for doing this function. Follow the following instructions.
Open terminal use Ctr+Alt+T and use the following command to download post instillation Python Script.
wget http://debianhelp.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/ubuntu-1204-post-install-tar.doc
cp ubuntu-1204-post-install-tar.doc ubuntu-1204-post-install-tar.gz
tar -xvf ubuntu-1204-post-install-tar.gz
sudo chmod a+x ubuntu-12.04-postinstall.py
After that you need to select computer architecture Ubuntu OS is running, if you are using 32-bit ISO type the following command in terminal.
If you are using 64-bit ISO use the following command
sudo ./ubuntu-12.04-postinstall.py -c mycfg64.cfg
Ok now you are done and you have to wait long time your system would be install all necessary software's and other files on Ubuntu Linux 12.04 or better latest version and you will look like following picture.
4. If everybody want to install better things manually i guide you step by step see the following instructions.
You are using Nvidia video graphics Card and you are still having problem and you would like to give Nvidia a try here is how you can install the very latest Nvidia drivers and use the following commands in terminal. One thing note that if your Nvidia card is automatically detected do not use following commands.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
You have not Nvidia Graphic card and you are using Intel Graphic cards or other Graphic cards use the following command in terminal and update your graphic card driver.
sudo apt-get install mesa-utils
5. MEDIBUNTU repository provides all the playback and encoding potentials that most Windows and Mac systems have, but which Ubuntu’s decline to comprise by default in their systems, due to licensing limitations and a be short of of open-source code for those features. If you just require obtaining AAC playback, copyright DVDs playing, and latest versions of all the audio, video, and font files, load Medibuntu into your system and use the following command in terminal
sudo wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list && sudo apt-get --quiet update && sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get --quiet update
sudo apt-get -y update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade
sudo apt-get install app-install-data-medibuntu apport-hooks-medibuntu
After completion of above command if you are using 32-bit version use the following commands.
sudo apt-get install w32codecs libdvdcss2
sudo apt-get install libdvdnav4
sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/./install-css.sh
If you are using 64-bit version use the following commands
sudo apt-get install w64codecs libdvdcss2
sudo apt-get install libdvdnav4
sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/./install-css.sh
6. One thing note that if you are using Ubuntu you should be install Ubuntu restricted and install it to use the following command in terminal and also you can install it by using of Ubuntu Software Centre. One thing note thing all necessary codes will be covered in Ubuntu restricted extras and during the installation you should be press Ok button on license agreement.
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
7. Install Ubuntu Tweak Tools to use the following commands in terminal
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
8. If you want to install DVD Codecs Separately it will be useful if you are not installed through above Medibuntu commands. Now install DVD codes and FFMpeg to use following commands in terminal.
sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
sudo apt-get install libxine1-ffmpeg gxine mencoder mpeg2dec vorbis-tools id3v2 mpg321 mpg123 libflac++6 ffmpeg totem-mozilla icedax tagtool easytag id3tool lame nautilus-script-audio-convert libmad0 libjpeg-progs flac faac faad sox ffmpeg2theora libmpeg2-4 uudeview flac libmpeg3-1 mpeg3-utils mpegdemux liba52-0.7.4-dev libquicktime2
9. Now install Firewall (UFW & GUFW) this is very powerful tool ufw was developed to create a server-level firewall use the following commands in terminal and see the following pictures to adjust firewall.
sudo apt-get install gufw
gufw
10. Install Clamtak Antivirus for Ubuntu linux, I say that no problem for virus in Ubuntu but precautionary install Clamtk and update it to save your computer.
sudo apt-get install clamav clamtk
Update latest version of Clamtk use the following command in terminal.
sudo freshclam
11. I think there is no problem of Media Player in Ubuntu 12.04 because latest Media Player is already installed in Ubuntu you can use all formats Video and also Audio in Media Player. If you want to install latest VLC player use the following commands in terminal.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc
12. Install original Sun Java 7 JDK for playing Minecraft, and other websites copy and paste the following commands in your terminal this step will take some time for installation.
sudo apt-get purge openjdk-7-jre icedtea-7-plugin
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-jdk7-installer
13. Install Archiver Package Softer for tar, unrar, p7zip, arj, unace very easily in Ubuntu and also conventions supported by multiple vendors and/or open-source communities. Use the following main command in terminal.
sudo apt-get install unace rar unrar p7zip-rar p7zip zip unzip sharutils uudeview mpack lha arj cabextract file-roller
14. Install Google Chromium it is better and fast, I have tested it and it is very fast and easy to use the following easy commands in terminal and install. Another way you can install it from Ubuntu Software centre.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chromium-daily/stable
sudo apt-get install chromium-browser chromium-browser-l10n
15. MultiGet is simply to use and open source download manager for Ubuntu Lunux and also for Windows. It supports HTTP/FTP protocols which covered the necessities of the majority users. The download accelerator supports multi-task with multi-thread on multi-server. It’s also support SOCKS 4, 4a, 5 proxy, ftp proxy, http proxy. MultiGet also supports switching language dynamically; you can choose multiple languages and also it chose automatically proper language for you. Install it to use the following simple command in terminal
sudo apt-get install multiget
16. Install Adobe Reader it allows users to outlook and print PDF files. Acrobat and Reader are extensively used as a method to present information with a fixed layout alike to a document publication. Install it to use following simple command in terminal.
sudo apt-get install acroread
17. Install qBittorrent is a multi-platform Bittorrent client developed in C++/Qt4 by Christopher Dumez. This software is still under on the go expansion and it turn into more and more useful and I found it very important. Install it use the following simple commands in terminal.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hydr0g3n/ppa
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install qbittorrent
18. Install VideoLAN Movie Creator is a cross-platform, non-linear, video editing software application based on the VLC Media Player. It is very useful to make and create movie, install it to use the following simple commands in terminal.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/vlmc
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlmc frei0r-plugins
19. Install FreetuxTV is a Web TV player for Linux it is very popular online TV you can watch and record free Web TV Channels and also listen to Radio and enjoy evertime. And also direct asf/wmv connections/downloads for streaming media. It runs on VLC as backend comes with several pre-added channels in lot of languages. You will require to open up the required ports on your firewall if it is enabled. Install it to use the following commands in terminal.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freetuxtv/freetuxtv
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install freetuxtv
20. Install BleachBit quickly frees disk space and untiringly guards your solitude. Free cache, delete cookies, obvious Internet history, shred temporary files, delete logs, and throw away junk you didn’t recognize was there. Designed for Linux and Windows systems, it wipes clean 90 applications including Firefox, Internet Explorer, Adobe Flash, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari, and more. I recommended that installing this on your system and make sure that it automatically run at system login as a reminder. Install and run it to use the following commands.
sudo apt-get install bleachbit
sudo bleachbit
In view of the above I have mentioned main and important things for your best desktop of Ubuntu, if you required more things use Software Centre in latest Ubuntu, if you want to install Ubuntu click here.
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