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Free Ubuntu Pocket Guide

Jan 272009

Keir Thomas, author of Ubuntu Kung Fu, has release a free pocket guide to Ubuntu. This 170 page great beginners guide to installing and using Ubuntu.

This guide can be found at http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/.

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Installing Adobe Air 1.5 on Ubuntu 8.10 X86_64

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Jan 262009

Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) 1.5 was released last December. While not a 64 bit app yet, it is very easy to get the AIR 1.5 working on Ubuntu 8.10 AMD64 version.

1. Install needed libraries
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

2. Download the installer
wget -c http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/lin/download/1.5/AdobeAIRInstaller.bin

3. Install AIR
./AdobeAIRInstaller.bin
(note may need to chmod +x AdobeAIRInstaller.bin)

4. Copy extra Adobe library file
sudo cp /usr/lib/libadobecertstore.so /usr/lib32

5. Install AIR apps via web.

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In response to the current meme, here is what I do after I install/re-install a system.
1. Enable Medibuntu repos.
2. Enable Dropbox repo.
3. Install the follow extras.
sudo apt-get install htop powertop nautilus-open-terminal ubuntu-restricted-extras w32codecs banshee skype nautilus-dropbox ttf-liberation community-themes filezilla mplayer revelation

htop – great process monitor
powertop – Program to analyze power consumption on Intel-based laptops. Usually gets me a hour or so of extra battery life.
nautilus-open-terminal – Open terminal on desktop with a right click.
ubuntu-restricted-extras and w32codecs – Flash and other non-free viewers and codecs.
banshee – My favorite music/media player for Linux.
skype – VOIP Client
nautilus-dropbox – Dropbox online storage application.
ttf-liberation – Free font from RedHat, easy on the eyes.
community-themes – A set of nice themes from Ubuntu 8.10.
filezilla – GTK ftp/sftp program.
mplayer – media player.
revelation – Great password vault.