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== Applications we use which are preinstalled ==
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*Browser: Firefox 3
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[[File:Bad Ubuntu.svg|100px|right]]Ubuntu was an excellent user-friendly operating system based on [[Debian]] GNU/Linux, but has recently started becoming very corporate and playing some dirty corporate tricks like [http://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do installing spyware] and preventing users from having control over what's installed and what's not. We've been using Debian on our servers, but were using Ubuntu on our desktops, but have changed over to [[Linux Mint]] now. For servers Debian is definitely preferable unless you're running software that has been compiled for a specific Ubuntu release, because [https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/DebianVsUbuntuForUs Debian is far better maintained] even though the release cycle is not regular.
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*MSN/IRC: Pidgen
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== Additional Software Installed ==
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*[[Install a new desktop]] ''- our procedure for what to install and configure on a local workstation after the bare OS is installed''
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*Email: Thunderbird
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*[[Wikipedia:Ubuntu]]
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*Editor: Geany
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*[http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftware#lastresorts Overview of various ways to install software on Ubuntu]
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*Media player: VLC
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*[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingEasyHowTo How to compile programs on Ubuntu]
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*Chat: Skype
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*[http://wubi-installer.org/ Wubi] ''- install Ubuntu into an existing Windows environment without affecting boot loader''
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*Wine
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*[https://www.system76.com/home/ System76] ''- Laptops pre-installed with Ubuntu''
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*Vector Graphics: InkScape
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*[https://www.zdnet.com/article/secure-to-the-core-iot-ubuntu-core-linux-20-released/ Ubuntu Core 20] ''- Ubuntu's latest IoT OS update is a security-first approach''
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=== Utilities ===
 
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*AllTray ''(allows running apps to be iconised into the system tray)''
 
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*DisplayCalibrator ''(Set display gamma)''
 
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=== Server Software & Utilities ===
 
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To install server software for running a local development environment for our wiki work, just run through the necessary items in the [[Debian Post Install]].
 
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=== Sharing files with Samba ===
 
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The file sharing is quite simple to set up, just go to "Shared Folders" in System/Administration and enable sharing via SMB. You'll also need to edit ''/etc/samba/smb.conf'' and set ''browseable'' and ''writeable'' to "yes", and then add a user and password using ''smbpasswd -a username''. Then reload the service through init.d.
 
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== Windows Emulator (Wine) ==
 
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The windows emulator allows practically seamless integration of native windows applications into the Linux desktop environment. Internet Explorer is more difficult to set up in it than other applications due to its tight integration with the windows internal components, but a package is available allowing easy installation of multiple simultaneous Internet Explorer versions (see [http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Installation:Ubuntu Installation on Ubuntu]).
 
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Below is a screenshot of my local laptop running Ubuntu. As you can see all the open windows are integrated naturally into the normal desktop environment but some of them are windows applications and some native Linux ones. The top browser window is Internet Explorer 6 running in windows emulation, but the bottom one is Ubuntu's Firefox. Music is playing from the Windows emulated Winamp in the top right, and the middle application is a Windows-only family tree program. I was able to drop a folder of music directly into the Winamp window to play it, and all file paths and open/save dialogue boxes can navigate the entire Linux directory tree just like a native application behaves.
 
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== DVD Ripping ==
 
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apt-get install dvdrip vobcopy
 
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== Ubuntu 8 Notes ==
 
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*Playing MP3's in VLC exhibited regular glitches every few seconds, I found that by setting ''Audio/Output modules/Audio output module'' to ''ALSA'' in preferneces fixed the problem. Also CPU-intensive operations tend to glitch the music, which is fixed by ticking ''Allow real-time priority'' in the advanced preferences.
 
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Latest revision as of 22:15, 3 February 2021

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Ubuntu was an excellent user-friendly operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux, but has recently started becoming very corporate and playing some dirty corporate tricks like installing spyware and preventing users from having control over what's installed and what's not. We've been using Debian on our servers, but were using Ubuntu on our desktops, but have changed over to Linux Mint now. For servers Debian is definitely preferable unless you're running software that has been compiled for a specific Ubuntu release, because Debian is far better maintained even though the release cycle is not regular.

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