Suggestions on packages to add to Ubuntu "main"

[Tim Hull]

I suggested all the kernel source, etc because some drivers (hsfmodem, 
in my experience) need kernel source to install. I suggested Captive 
because it is a special NTFS driver (separate from the built-in Linux 
NTFS driver - which is already included) that uses Windows drivers on 
the partition to offer safe read and write support.  I suggested 
Thunderbird, a better pdf program, and CD burning software just to make 
the desktop experience better.

For the person who couldn't get read-only NTFS working, just:
1) create a directory to serve as the mount point (like /windows)
2) edit /etc/fstab to mount the partition there (follow the ngeneral 
pattern seen in that file, but put
the device name of your Windows partition (like /dev/hda1) and ntfs as 
the filesystem.  Also put umask=000 in the options.
3) execute sudo mount /windows if you want to use the partition before 
rebooting

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>Message: 1
>Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:15:34 +0200
>From: Davide Pesenti <mrjive at mrjive.it>
>Subject: Re: Suggestions on packages to add to Ubuntu "main"
>To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
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>Il giorno lun, 11-10-2004 alle 23:38 -0400, Tim Hull ha scritto:
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>>Here's my new proposal of packages to add to Ubuntu CD, after using 
>>Ubuntu a little more and hearing everybody's input in the previous thread.
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>>Add:
>>Kernel-headers and image for 686
>>Kernel-source and kernel-tree (since sometimes kernel source is needed 
>>to compile drivers from source)
>>Anything else required for compiling device drivers
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>
>Since, if i understand it right, Ubuntu is a desktop-driven
>distribution, why include these?
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>[...]
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>>Also add (to restricted)
>>ltmodem/slmodem/hsfmodem drivers (and any other winmodem drivers)
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>this is a good point
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>>Captive - NTFS drivers for RW access to NTFS
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>i don't understand this neither... :)
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>ps. thanx for the great work, really :)
>
>	davide
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