Now that you have Ubuntu installed lets tweak a few things to make your experience even better.<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get install linux-686 (if you haven't already). or -k7 or -686-smp or -386... whatever matches your kernel.<\/code>
\n– sudo apt-get install fglrx-driver<\/code>
\n– echo fglrx | sudo tee -a \/etc\/modules<\/code>
\nThis command won’t have any effect until you reboot. To load the kernel module immediately, run sudo depmod -a ; sudo modprobe fglrx<\/code>, but this will only work if you have already rebooted since upgrading the kernel. If it doesn’t work, perform the next step (below) and then reboot.
\n– sudo sed -i -e 's\/\"ati\"\/\"fglrx\"\/' \/etc\/X11\/XF86Config-4<\/code> Note: If you are going to compile 3d applications, you will want to install the fglrx-driver-dev package Note: You might want to install the fglrx-control package, which provides a control panel to configure graphics card options such as dual-head display (two monitors).<\/p>\nNVIDIA Video Drivers:
\n– sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx<\/code>
\n– sudo nvidia-glx-config enable<\/code>
\n– sudo reboot<\/code>
\nNote: (optional): If you are going to compile 3d applications, you will want to install the nvidia-glx-dev package, like sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-dev<\/code>
\nNote: (optional): the nvidia-settings package provides a control panel to configure graphics card options such as gamma correction. Install: sudo apt-get install nvidia-settings<\/code><\/li>\n- Enable Universe in Synaptic.
\nFrom your desktop select Computer > System Configuration > Synaptic Package Manager you will be asked to enter your password. Goto Settings > Repositories you will see (2) grayed out boxes click both of them, then click the Reload button.<\/li>\n - Installing Java systemwide \/ Firefox.
\nDownload Java: http:\/\/java.sun.com
\n– chmod a+x j2re-1_4_2_05-linux-i586.bin<\/code>
\n– .\/j2re-1_4_2_05-linux-i586.bin<\/code>
\n– sudo mv j2re1.4.2_05 \/usr\/local\/<\/code>
\n– sudo ln -sf \/usr\/local\/j2re1.4.2_05\/bin\/java \/usr\/bin\/java<\/code>
\n– sudo ln -sf \/usr\/local\/j2re1.4.2_05\/bin\/java_vm \/usr\/bin\/java_vm<\/code>
\n– cd \/home\/username\/.mozilla\/plugins<\/code>
\nIf you do not have a plugins directory you can create one.
\n– mkdir -p \/home\/username\/.mozilla\/plugins<\/code>
\n– ln -s \/usr\/local\/j2re1.4.2_05\/plugin\/i386\/ns610-gcc32\/libjavaplugin_oji.so libjavaplugin_oji.so<\/code>
\n– sudo ln -s \/usr\/local\/j2re1.4.2_05\/plugin\/i386\/ns610-gcc32\/libjavaplugin_oji.so \/usr\/lib\/mozilla-firefox\/plugins\/<\/code>
\nThat should give you working firefox java and systemwide java support.<\/li>\n- Installing XMMS music player.
\n– sudo apt-get install xmms<\/code>
\nIf you are running a Nvidia video card you need to add this package as well:
\n– sudo apt-get install libmikmod<\/code><\/li>\n- Enable MP3 support in Rhythmbox.
\n– sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.8-mad<\/code><\/li>\n- Installing basic development tools.
\n– sudo apt-get install build-essential<\/code><\/li>\n- Turn off ipv6 so firefox loads pages faster.
\nThe latest version of Mozilla includes support for “IPv6” a new form of addressing things on the Internet.
\nThe problem is: Mozilla tries to use IPv6 before it uses IPv4 (IPv4 is the old version). When your Internet connection doesn’t support IPv6, Mozilla fails to connect on the first try. In the current version of Mozilla, you can’t change this, because of a bug.
\nTo fix this issue follow these steps:
\n– sudo nano \/etc\/modutils\/aliases<\/code>
\nLook for this line:
\n# alias net-pf-10 off # IPv6
\nChange the line to: (remove the #)
\nalias net-pf-10 off # IPv6
\n– sudo update-modules<\/code><\/li>\n- Installing a CPU specific kernel.
\n– sudo apt-get install linux-686 for newer Intel\/AthlonXP<\/code>
\n– sudo apt-get install linux-k7 for any AMD Processors<\/code>
\n– sudo apt-get install linux-686-smp for Dual Intel Processors<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Now that you have Ubuntu installed lets tweak a few things to make your experience even better. Getting the latest updates. From your desktop select Computer > System Configuration > Synaptic Package Manager you will be asked to enter your password. Click the Reload button then select Mark All Upgrades and finally click Apply this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ubuntu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.treg.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.treg.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.treg.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.treg.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.treg.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.treg.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.treg.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.treg.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.treg.be\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}