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How to add Multimedia Functionality to ubuntu

Posted: June 22nd, 2006, 5:51am CDT by Peter

ubuntu does not come with much multimedia functionality because of legal issues so you may find that many files do not play. To fix this, you need to install some codecs and players form the restricted section. To do this, first follow the post "How to add Extra Repositories". Open the terminal and enter the following in without quotes and answer "Y" to all the questions it asks. "sudo
How to add Extra Repositories

Posted: June 22nd, 2006, 5:46am CDT by Peter

If you want to add more repositories for more packages, open the terminal and run "sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list_backup" to backup your current sources.list. Then run "sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list" to have gedit open sources.list. If you have kubuntu, use kate instead of gedit. Once open, remove everything and past the following lines in. ## Add comments (##) in
Root Access with sudo and gksudo

Posted: June 22nd, 2006, 5:24am CDT by Peter

ubuntu unlike many distributions does not normally have a user accessible root account. You are supposed to use one of these two commands when you need root access. sudo is for when you are in the terminal and need root access and gksudo is when you are in the GUI and need root access, for example you can press alt+f2 and type "gksudo appname". If you need a root account for some reason, an
How to Analyze Network Traffic with ethereal

Posted: June 22nd, 2006, 5:00am CDT by Peter

If you want to see what is coming in and out of your computer or if you have a ubuntu computer as a router and want to analyze data coming in and out of your network there is a very simple way to do it. A program called ethereal can analyze all sorts of connections to and from your computer. To get it, open the terminal and write (without quotes) "sudo apt-get install ethereal" and answer "Y"
How to Install other desktop environments

Posted: June 22nd, 2006, 2:53am CDT by Peter

Ubuntu (kubuntu, edubuntu, xubuntu) is capable of many different desktops. The main ones are GNOME, KDE, and Xfce. The main difference between the different ubuntu's is the desktop environment they come with. Ubuntu and edubuntu come with GNOME, kubuntu comes with KDE, and xubuntu comes with Xfce. Below are screenshots of the different distributions. ubuntu (GNOME) edubuntu (GNOME) kubuntu (KDE)

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Ubuntu Tutorials, Howtos, and More (5 unread)

How to add Multimedia Functionality to ubuntu

Posted: June 22nd, 2006, 5:51am CDT by Peter

How to add Extra Repositories

Posted: June 22nd, 2006, 5:46am CDT by Peter

Root Access with sudo and gksudo

Posted: June 22nd, 2006, 5:24am CDT by Peter

How to Analyze Network Traffic with ethereal

Posted: June 22nd, 2006, 5:00am CDT by Peter

How to Install other desktop environments

Posted: June 22nd, 2006, 2:53am CDT by Peter