The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 11.10 - Page 3
This tutorial exists for these OS versions
- Kubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal)
- Kubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)
- Kubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot)
- Kubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)
- Kubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)
- Kubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)
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7 Install Additional Software
To install additional applications, open the Synaptic Package Manager (System > Package Manager):
Type in your password:
In the Synaptic Package Manager, we can install additional software. You can use the Quick filter field to find 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:
Select the following packages for installation (* is a wildcard; e.g. gstreamer* means all packages that start with gstreamer):
- firefox
- gimp
- shotwell
- chromium-browser
- gwibber
- evolution
- flashplugin-installer (necessary only if you didn't check the Install this third-party software checkbox during installation)
- amule
- audacity
- vuze
- banshee
- bluefish
- dvdrip
- filezilla
- ttf-mscorefonts-installer
- gnucash
- gstreamer*
- gtkpod
- brasero
- kino
- mplayer
- smplayer
- quanta
- kompozer
- scribus
- totem
- vlc*
- mozilla-plugin-vlc
- xmms2*
- sound-juicer
- acroread
- non-free-codecs
- ubuntu-restricted-extras
- kubuntu-restricted-extras
- libdvdcss2
- xine-ui
- xine-plugin
- thunderbird
- virtualbox-ose
- rhythmbox
- googleearth-package
- eclipse
- gdebi
- skype (only available for 32-bit systems)
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:
You might be asked to accept a few licenses:
After all packages have been installed, click on Close:
8 Flash Player And Java
To check if the Flash Player and Java are installed on the system, 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 11.0 r1)...
... and the IcedTea (Java) plugins among them:
9 TrueType Fonts
To check if the TrueType fonts have been installed correctly, open a word processor like LibreOffice. You should now find your new Windows fonts there:
