[Ubuntu-SG] Starting a collection of tips for newbs for after they install jaunty...

[Daniel , Dao Quang Minh]

Hi guys,

linuxNUS is thinking of having something like X number of tips for Ubuntu
beginner ( i.e what do you do after installing Ubuntu , tips to migrate from
Windows to Linux/ Ubuntu ) printed and distributed as fliers to new students
during our upcoming matric fair.

We can also advertise for the upcoming Software Freedom Day too.

What do you think about it ? Sorry but the fair is next week so it's quite
urgent ;(

Cheers,
Daniel, Dao Quang Minh.


On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:17 PM, David Widder <daveco-inc at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  This is the first Draft, tell me what you think: and add to it if you
> want.
>
> Things to prefect Ubuntu after installing Jaunty Jackalope
>
>
>
> Install the package ubuntu-restricted-extras to play flash, like youtube,
> as well as being able to play mp3 and wma files.
>
>
>
>             sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
>
>
>
> Install Gnome-Do, a great time saving program that allows you to launch
> programs with specific parameters, for example, you might select a word,
> launch it with the key combination <super> (windows logo) and space, and
> type “define” and it will guess that you want to define the text that you
> selected. If it got it wrong, then you press the down arrow, and it will
> give you more things to do with the thing that you selected. It can also be
> used as a simple program launcher. Follow this link, and click on “Download”
> in the top right. Once it downloads, install it and try it out by pressing
> <super> space. After you install, you should enable all of the add-ons by
> typing preferences in to Gnome-Do, and in the tab “Add-ons” enable all of
> the add ones in the dropdown box, and then tick all of the boxes, or just
> enable the ones you are likely to use.
>
>
>
>             http://do.davebsd.com/
>
>
>
> Make Firefox obey jaunty's new notification's system by installing the
> ad-on from the below link. You must make sure that you tick the box “let me
> install this experimental add-on” then click “add to Firefox”, restart
> firefox, and watch as that pesky and ugly “all downloads are complete”
> notification slides nicely in to Jaunty's awesome new click-through
> notification system.
>
>
>
>             https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9622
>
>
>
> If you are using Ubuntu on a small screen, you might want to use a more
> compact theme. Download one of the two files on the screen, one uses
> standard icons and compacts the rest of the interface, the other uses
> smaller icons.
>
>
>
> Get it here
> http://martin.ankerl.com/2008/11/04/human-compact-themes-for-ubuntu-810/
>
>
>
> After you install, you must run this to make the theme apply for
> applications that run as root also.
>
>
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>   sudo cp /home/username/.themes/Human\ Compact/gtk-2.0/gtkrc /root/.gtkrc-2.0
>
>
>
> If you live in Singapore, the default Bit-Torrent Client will not work by
> default. Go to add/remove in the Applications menu, uncheck “Transmission”,
> and tick “Deluge” and click apply, and you will have uninstalled
> Transmission, and replaced it with Deluge, a great Bit-Torrent that works
> well in Singapore.
>
>
>
> Even though Jaunty vastly improves the boot speed, there are ways to make
> it go faster. When you start up your computer, you should see something that
> says “press ESC to enter grub”. What the hell is grub and why would I want
> to enter it? Well, it is the boot loader that can help you boot into
> recovery mode, and if you have other operating systems installed, then this
> is where you chose which one to boot. Back to the point, you can make your
> boot faster by pressing “e” in the grub menu while you have the default
> selection highlighted, and then after you press “e” press it again in the
> new menu. You should have a cursor, and you need to type the word “profile”,
> and that will help the computer realize what is needed to boot to make the
> boot go more efficiently.
>
>
>
> By David Widder
>
> © DaveCo Inc
>
>
>
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