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Leo: /* Enable GetDeb ppa */

2011-12-08T08:30:33Z

‎Enable GetDeb ppa

Leo at 22:19, 22 November 2011

2011-11-22T22:19:31Z

Leo: /* Enable GetDeb ppa */

2011-11-22T22:08:43Z

‎Enable GetDeb ppa

Leo: New page: {{TocRight}} Things to do after a "fresh" install of Ubuntu 11.10 Also, there are [http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/10/15-things-i-did-after-installing-new.html nice notes at techdrivein.c...

2011-11-22T22:08:12Z

New page: {{TocRight}} Things to do after a "fresh" install of Ubuntu 11.10 Also, there are [http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/10/15-things-i-did-after-installing-new.html nice notes at techdrivein.c...

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Things to do after a "fresh" install of Ubuntu 11.10

Also, there are [http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/10/15-things-i-did-after-installing-new.html nice notes at techdrivein.com]

== Update! ==
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

== Restricted extras ==
Media formats etc.

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

== Compiz config settings manager ==

sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

== Enable GetDeb ppa ==
Provides fresher versions for certain apps (might be less stable, but fix some bugs).

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:getdeb
sudo apt-get update

== XBMC media center ==
It is like MythTV, good for HTPC use.

At the moment there is no stable version for 11.10 in the xmbc ppa, but there is another place to get it:

sudo add-apt-repository ...
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xbmc

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 == Enable GetDeb ppa ==
 Provides fresher versions for certain apps (might be less stable, but fix some bugs).
+Read more [http://www.getdeb.net/updates/ubuntu/11.10/ here].
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:  ...FIXME
- sudo apt-get update
+'''Automatic''' install: go to http://archive.getdeb.net/install_deb/getdeb-repository_0.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb
-Or add the following to your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
+Alternative '''manual''' install: add the following to your /etc/apt/sources.list
  deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu oneiric-getdeb apps
+Then add the repository GPG key:
+ wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
+ sudo apt-get update
 You could do similar thing for playdeb, if you are into games.
+Then you can go to the http://www.getdeb.net/updates/ubuntu/11.10/ and install what you want by clicking on the screenshots of the applications.
 == XBMC media center ==

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 Provides fresher versions for certain apps (might be less stable, but fix some bugs).
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:getdeb
+ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:getdeb...FIXME
  sudo apt-get update