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== Gnome 3 == | == Gnome 3 == | ||
The first thing I do after a basic update and upgrade is not install [[GNOME|Gnome 3]] as I can't stand the Unity desktop. | The first thing I do after a basic update and upgrade is not install [[GNOME|Gnome 3]] as I can't stand the Unity desktop. | ||
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3 | sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3 | ||
sudo apt-get update | sudo apt-get update | ||
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell | sudo apt-get install gnome-shell | ||
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== Adobe Acrobat Reader == | == Adobe Acrobat Reader == | ||
The default [http://projects.gnome.org/evince/ evince document viewer] that comes with Ubuntu is very good, but it doesn't handle some of the more sophisticated aspects of PDF document handling such as editable forms. To do these things currently still requires the Adobe package which can be installed from the [http://www.medibuntu.org/ Medibuntu] repository. | The default [http://projects.gnome.org/evince/ evince document viewer] that comes with Ubuntu is very good, but it doesn't handle some of the more sophisticated aspects of PDF document handling such as editable forms. To do these things currently still requires the Adobe package which can be installed from the [http://www.medibuntu.org/ Medibuntu] repository. | ||
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echo deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ jaunty free non-free >> /etc/apt/sources.list | echo deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ jaunty free non-free >> /etc/apt/sources.list | ||
apt-get update | apt-get update | ||
apt-get install acroread | apt-get install acroread | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 16:54, 22 May 2015
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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 Ubuntu on our desktops for the last five years or so, but we'll now begin migrating over to pure Debian for our desktops as well.
Gnome 3
The first thing I do after a basic update and upgrade is not install Gnome 3 as I can't stand the Unity desktop.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-shellAdobe Acrobat Reader
The default evince document viewer that comes with Ubuntu is very good, but it doesn't handle some of the more sophisticated aspects of PDF document handling such as editable forms. To do these things currently still requires the Adobe package which can be installed from the Medibuntu repository.
echo deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ jaunty free non-free >> /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update
apt-get install acroreadSee also
- Install a new desktop - our procedure for what to install and configure on a local workstation after the bare OS is installed
- Wikipedia:Ubuntu
- Overview of various ways to install software on Ubuntu
- How to compile programs on Ubuntu
- Wubi - install Ubuntu into an existing Windows environment without affecting boot loader
- System76 - Laptops pre-installed with Ubuntu
