Switcher guide: what to do after installing Ubuntu
Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Is there life on Ubuntu? There is! Install the necessary applications, disclose potential of the system, we find useful programs and alternatives to those we are accustomed to use on Mac and Windows.
Most recently, the company Canonical has released the next release of Ubuntu operating system - 15.04, which will surprise its users. I surprised by the fact that the number of problems that arise during installation, reduced at times, the system itself has become faster, and some obviously superfluous features gone into oblivion. But how could we not praise it, the installation of any version of Ubuntu is complete without a few extra steps.
updating
First of all check for updates Ubuntu. This will help us and a simple terminal command.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
additional drivers
Often Ubuntu works best with proprietary drivers that are easily.
Settings → Software & Updates → Additional Drivers
Usually drivers marked as testedIt works better than others, but the choice is yours.
Unity Tweak Tool
application Unity Tweak Tool helping to make Ubuntu more comfortable with options that are not in the system default.
Turning off the online search in Unity Dash
Unity Dash is able to find the songs of Alla Pugacheva and possibly weather in Norilsk, but when you used to do something other than Google? Disable it in the settings.
Settings → Security & Privacy → Search
install codecs
Because of patent issues in Ubuntu is not preinstalled codecs needed to play certain types of music and video files. Nevertheless, their It can be installed in two clicks through the application store.
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google Chrome
Google's browser many enjoy more than the already established of Firefox, and it is more useful to us today.
Audacious
Just do not confuse it with Audacity. Audacious - a simple-to-use player and worthwhile replacing Rhythmbox.
sudo apt-get install audacious
Dropbox
Should I say something about Dropbox? Convenient service, beautifully realized on many operating systems. And the distribution Ubuntu is no exception.
sudo apt-get install dropbox
VLC media player
The legendary cross-platform media player that supports most formats known to science.
sudo apt-get install vlc browser-plugin-vlc
Skype
What could be the legendary VLC? Only Skype12 years helps us to communicate with their mothers and grandmothers.
Telegram
Rapidly growing messenger Telegram I have long acquired Linux-based, which showed itself not worse mobile clients.
Deluge
Deluge - one of the major torrent clients along with Transmission, originally included in Ubuntu. Transmission is good, but the Deluge supports a variety of plug-ins, without which it is difficult to imagine the torrent client in the modern world.
sudo apt-get install deluge
Geary
Geary - a simple, yet modern email client, Thunderbird simply sending into retirement.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa: yorba / ppa
sudo apt-get install geary
KeePass
KeePass - a cross-platform program for storing passwords.
Alternatives to Mac- and Windows-based applications
"Everything is good, but in X system has a program the Y, which is very necessary to me, I work without it?" - you ask. It is this Y are most often the programs from the following list. Alternatives have always, they only need to get used to:
- 3ds Max - Blender;
- Adobe Audition - Ardour, Audacity, LMMS;
- Adobe Illustrator - Inkscape;
- Adobe Lightroom - Darktable, RawTherapee, digiKam;
- Adobe Photoshop - GIMP;
- Adobe Premiere - OpenShot Video Editor.
Run Android-application on Ubuntu
Play Market abounds in applications, which often do not have a computer. And thanks to Google to install them was very easy.
First of all ARC Welder pump out of the Chrome Web Store.
Price: 0
We find the APK-file applications for this ideal APKMirror.
Open ARC Welder, select the directory in which to store the application files. We find the downloaded APK-file, choose the desired options and run.
As a result, we get a fully working Android-application that can be attached to the taskbar, if desired.
Tell us in the comments about your favorite applications and completion of Ubuntu.