I am posting this for myself, in case I may need it again. Use at your own risk, I am not to be held responsible. (I did not experience any problem on my Kubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon x86_64.)
Note that this is for Kubuntu and not Ubuntu.
Install Java, Microsoft fonts, MP3s, etc.
- Open Add/Remove Programs
- In the search box, type restricted and the Kubuntu restricted extras package should appear.
Note: The Kubuntu Restricted Extras can also be installed with Automatix2.
Install Automatix2.
Automatix? Through Automatix can additional software be installed.
Note: Before installing, please note that certain codecs it provides may be prohibited in certain countries. You are responsible for ensuring those laws are not broken.
1. Add Sources:
- Get the privilage to edit the sources.list file with the following command:
sudo chown lola /etc/apt/sources.list
Replace lola with your username.
- Open the sources list with the following command:
gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
// If – start
If gedit is not installed do this first:
sudo aptitude install gedit
If when running this installation you encounter a missing file for some package you need to install it manually first. I got the error that the sun-java6-jre package could not be located so I ran the following command: sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jre. When all missing packages are installed proceed with installing gedit.
// If – end
- Add the following lines to the bottom of the list and save:
## Automatix repo
deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt gutsy main
2. Run the following commands in the Terminal one by one:
wget http://www.getautomatix.com/keys/automatix2.key
gpg –import automatix2.key
gpg –export –armor E23C5FC3 | sudo apt-key add -
gpg –keyserver subkeys.pgp.net –recv CC919A31E23C5FC3
gpg –export –armor CC919A31E23C5FC3 | sudo apt-key add -
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install automatix2
Automatix2 can now be started from the Menu
Menu -> System -> Automatix.
Extra:
Root account:
If you haven’t managed a root password yet do this in System Settings in the menu. Select User Management, enter the Administration Mode and check the box next to Show system accounts. Scroll down to root and select that line. Click Modify and change the pw on the Password & Security tab.
Medibuntu, a popular third-party repository:
- Add to the Sources.list file:
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ gutsy free non-free
- Run this key in Terminal to verify the repository:
wget -q http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
- Update:
sudo aptitude update
A notification (in the notification area) should now appear.
