6 Install Additional Software

To install additional applications, open the Synaptic Package Manager (gOS > System Preferences > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager):

Type in your password:

Select the following packages for installation (* is a wildcard; e.g. gstreamer* means all packages that start with gstreamer):

• amarok
• f-spot
• flashplugin-nonfree
• amule
• audacity
• azureus
• banshee
• bluefish
• dvdrip
• filezilla
• msttcorefonts
• gnucash
• gstreamer*
• gtkpod-aac
• sun-java6* (except sun-java6-doc)
• icedtea-java7*
• k3b
• kino
• mplayer
• mozilla-mplayer
• quanta
• kompozer
• scribus
• vlc*
• xchat-gnome
• xmms2*
• bittornado
• bittornado-gui
• googleearth
• acroread*
• mozilla-acroread
• sound-juicer
• helix-player
• mozilla-helix-player
• non-free-codecs
• libdvdcss2
• opera
• xine-ui
• xine-plugin
• scribus
• evolution

There are also lots of other applications available that you can install as well if you like.

You can use the search function to search for the desired packages:

To select a package, click on the checkbox left of it and select Mark for Installation from the menu:

If a package has dependencies, click on Mark to install them as well:

After you've selected all wanted packages, click on the Apply button:

Confirm your selection by clicking on Apply again:

Afterwards all selected packages are being downloaded and installed:

Some packages require that you accept their licenses:

After all packages have been installed, click on Close:

7 Flash Player

To see if the Flash Player has been installed corectly, open Firefox and type about:plugins in the address bar. Firefox will then list all installed plugins, and it should list the Flash Player (version 9.0r124) among them:

8 TrueType Fonts

To check if the TrueType fonts have been installed correctly, open a word processor like OpenOffice. You should now find your new Windows fonts there:

9 Inventory (II)

Now let's check again what we have so far by browsing the menus again:

Our inventory should now look like this:

Graphics:
[x] The GIMP
[x] F-Spot
[x] Picasa

Internet:
[x] Firefox
[x] Opera
[x] Flash Player
[x] FileZilla
[x] Thunderbird
[x] Evolution
[x] aMule
[x] BitTornado
[x] Azureus
[x] Pidgin
[x] Skype
[x] Google Earth
[x] Xchat IRC

Office:
[x] OpenOffice Writer
[x] OpenOffice Calc
[x] Adobe Reader
[x] GnuCash
[x] Scribus

Sound & Video:
[x] Amarok
[x] Audacity
[x] Banshee
[x] MPlayer
[x] Rhythmbox Music Player
[x] gtkPod
[x] XMMS
[x] dvd::rip
[x] Kino
[x] Sound Juicer CD Extractor
[x] VLC Media Player
[x] Helix Player
[x] Totem
[x] Xine
[x] Brasero
[x] K3B
[x] Multimedia-Codecs

Programming:
[x] KompoZer
[x] Bluefish
[x] Quanta Plus

Other:
[ ] VMware Server
[x] TrueType fonts
[x] Java
[x] Read/Write support for NTFS partitions