Installation Guide: Linux Mint 4.0 Daryna (a.k.a. The Perfect Desktop) - Page 4
This tutorial exists for these OS versions
- Linux Mint 17.1 (Rebecca)
- Linux Mint 17 (Quiana)
- Linux Mint 15 (Olivia)
- Linux Mint 14 (Nadia)
- Linux Mint 13 (Maya)
- Linux Mint 12 (Lisa)
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7 Install Additional Software
To install additional applications, open the Synaptic Package Manager (Applications > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager):
Type in your password:
In the Synaptic Package Manager, we can install additional software:
Select the following packages for installation (* is a wildcard; e.g. gstreamer0.10* means all packages that start with gstreamer0.10):
- f-spot
- opera
- filezilla
- evolution
- evolution-plugins
- nautilus-sendto
- amule
- bittornado
- bittornado-gui
- azureus
- skype
- googleearth
- acroread
- acroread-escript
- acroread-plugins
- mozilla-acroread
- gnucash
- scribus
- audacity
- banshee
- banshee-daap
- rhythmbox
- gtkpod
- xmms* (not xmms2*)
- dvdrip
- kino
- vlc*
- helix-player
- mozilla-helix-player
- xine-ui
- xine-plugin
- gnomebaker
- k3b
- libk3b2-mp3
- normalize-audio
- transcode
- sox
- vcdimager
- non-free-codecs
- gstreamer0.10*
- kompozer
- bluefish
- quanta
- msttcorefonts
- j2re1.4
- j2re1.4-mozilla-plugin
- sun-java6* (except sun-java6-doc)
There are also lots of other applications available that you can install as well if you like.
You can use Synaptic's Search function to search for the packages:
To select a package for installation, click on the checkbox in front of it and select Mark for Installation from the menu that comes up:
If a package has a dependency that needs to be satisfied, a window will pop up. Accept the dependencies by clicking on Mark:
After you've selected the desired packages, click on the Apply button:
Confirm your selection by clicking on Apply:
The packages are now being downloaded from the repositories and installed. This can take a few minutes, so please be patient:
Some packages require that you accept their licenses (for example j2re1.4):
The installation continues:
After all packages have been installed, click on Close:
You can leave the Synaptic Package Manager afterwards:
8 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
[ ] 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] GnomeBaker
[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
Microsoft's TrueType fonts are now installed, you can check that for example by opening the OpenOffice Writer. Take a look at the available fonts, and you should find fonts such as Arial, Times New Roman, Verdana, etc.: