The Perfect Desktop - Fedora 9 - Page 5

7 Additional Repositories

7.1 Livna

The livna-repository provides many packages, including multimedia applications and drivers for ATI and Nvidia graphic cards. It's 100% compatible to the fedora-repository. Install the repository package (root privileges needed):

rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-9.rpm

7.2 Adobe

The Adobe repository provides the Adobe Reader and the flash plugin for firefox. Install the repository package (root privileges needed):

rpm -ivh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm

7.3 Skype

The Skype repository provides, as its name implies, Skype. Create the repository file (root privileges needed):

vi /etc/yum.repos.d/skype.repo

[skype]
name=Skype Repository
baseurl=http://download.skype.com/linux/repos/fedora/updates/i586/ 
gpgkey=http://www.skype.com/products/skype/linux/rpm-public-key.asc
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

Note: The GPG-key is not longer available so I disabled the gpgcheck.

8 Additional Software

8.1 Recommended

8.1.1 Adobe Flash Player

Homepage: http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/

If you want to use the flash plugin for Firefox, install the following packages.

flash-plugin
libflashsupport

Please note that you have to restart Firefox before you can use the plugin.

8.1.2 Adobe Acrobat Reader

Homepage: http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/

With the Adobe Reader you can open PDF documents.

If you want to use the Adobe Acrobat Reader (incl. the Firefox plugin), install the following package.

AdobeReader_enu (for English users)
AdobeReader_deu (for German users)

After the installation is finished the Adobe Reader is available in the GNOME applications menu.

Accept the license agreement if you agree with it.

Click on "Edit" in the top menu and select "Preferences".

Choose 96dpi as resolution and save the settings.

Please note that you have to restart Firefox before you can use the plugin.

8.1.3 Microsoft's True Type Core Fonts

Some fonts, including Arial, Times New Roman and Verdana for example.

If you want to use these fonts, build the needed package and install it (root privileges needed).

cd /tmp/
wget http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/msttcorefonts-2.0-1.spec
yum -y install rpm-build cabextract
rpmbuild -bb msttcorefonts-2.0-1.spec
rpm -ivh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/noarch/msttcorefonts-2.0-1.noarch.rpm --nodeps

Ignore the warning during the installation - "chkfontpath" is not longer needed/available on Fedora 9.

8.1.4 W32codecs & Others

Codecs needed to play MS and some other video formats.

If you want to use these codecs open a terminal and enter (root privileges needed):

cd /tmp/
wget http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/all-20071007.tar.bz2
tar xfvj all-20071007.tar.bz2
mkdir /usr/lib/codecs/
cp all-20071007/* /usr/lib/codecs/
ln -s /usr/lib/codecs/ /usr/lib/win32

Additionally, in order that your system is able to play DVD's, you should install the following package.

libdvdcss

8.1.5 Spamassassin Evolution Plugin

Homepage: http://spamassassin.apache.org/

If you want to use the spamassassin evolution plugin to filter your emails, install the following package.

evolution-spamassassin

8.2 Replacements

8.2.1 Digikam (possible replacement for f-spot)

Homepage: http://www.digikam.org/

Digikam is a photo management software.

If you want to use digikam, deinstall the following package ...

f-spot

... and install these packages.

digikam
kipi-plugins

8.2.2 MPlayer (possible replacement for totem)

Homepage: http://www.mplayerhq.hu

MPlayer is a video player with many features - supporting nearly every known video format, e.g. MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4, RealMedia, Matroska, NUT, NuppelVideo, FLI, YUV4MPEG, FILM, RoQ and PVA (the codecs from step 8.1.4 are needed to support some of the listed formats).