Want the default set of wallpapers and backgrounds that should come with Gnome?
Pop this into a terminal…
sudo apt-get install gnome-backgrounds
To select one of these new stunning backgrounds. Just ‘Right Click’ your desktop then select ‘Change Desktop Background’. Enjoy!
To play back pretty much all types of media on Ubuntu including mp3, flash, h.264, mkv etc… This also contains the free set of Microsoft fonts such as arial, verdana, trebuchet etc.
Open a terminal and pop in…
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
I would probably recommend installing VLC to…
Open a terminal and pop in…
sudo apt-get install vlc
Just add the following to your sources list… and update.
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu intrepid main
The update manager will then appear in your notification area on your gnome panel just run the update as normal. Thats it! You will now be able to use OpenOffice.org 3.
I found this blog post which has a link to MAC OS X fonts.
Open a terminal and pop in the following…
gksu nautilus /usr/share/fonts/truetype
Create a folder for your fonts or just drag and drop a folder of fonts into the Nautilus window that opens.
Then…
Alt+F2
sudo fc-cache -f -v
Check ‘Run in Terminal’.
Thats it your new fonts are installed. You may have to restart your display to make new fonts appear so probably best to.
Want a MAC OS X style dock on Ubuntu Intrepid?
Add the following to your sources list… then update.
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ubuntu intrepid main
Then pop the following into a terminal…
sudo apt-get install awn-manager-trunk awn-extras-applets-trunk
AWN will install under Applications > Accessories
This is a list of commands that can be copied and pasted into the Avant Window Navigator settings tool. You will have to pick an appropriate icon to go with the command. I would recommend sticking themed icons. I got fed up of adding icons to the desktop and then viewing the properties to copy the command.
Rhythmbox Music Player
Music Player
rhythmbox %U
Terminator
Multiple terminals in one window
terminator
Calculator
gcalctool
Take Screenshot
gnome-screenshot –interactive
GIMP Image Editor
Image Editor
gimp-2.6 %U
Terminal
gnome-terminal
Text Editor
gedit %U
Tomboy Notes
Note-taker
tomboy –search
Brasero Disc Burning
Disc Burning Application
brasero %U
Geany
Integrated Development Environment
geany %F
OpenOffice.org Word Processor
Word Processor
ooffice -writer %U
OpenOffice.org Spreadsheet
Spreadsheet
ooffice -calc %U
OpenOffice.org Presentation
Presentation
ooffice -impress %U
Mozilla Thunderbird Mail/News
Mail Client
thunderbird %u
Skype
Skype Internet Telephony
skype
