Comments on: The first thing after you install Ubuntu

By: yman

yman — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:40:11 +0000

How about displaying a list of popular sources, sorted by category and with the repository name and a description. The user can then tick the checkbox to add the source, or untick it to remove the source. Kind of like Add/Remove Applications.

By: Alex Stansfield

Alex Stansfield — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:00:27 +0000

Ohhh, I think I see.

You’re talking about using sources that aren’t included in the Ubuntu mirror database.

My only concern here is that means using an unoffical mirror which could end up not having the latest updates or could end up serving bad packages.

Just a thought.

By: Alex Stansfield

Alex Stansfield — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:55:23 +0000

I’m slightly confused. Aren’t these three ideas you describe available in the Software Sources application?

After I do a new install I load Software Sources.
Click on the “Download from:” drop down and select “Other…”.
On the new dialog I click “Select Best Server” and it runs through it’s database of mirrors pinging them.
It then sets the best responding server in the sources.lst.

I’m based in china myself and find that currently the mirror.lupaworld.com is the best. Although this does vary.

By: fazil

fazil — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:06:02 +0000

In the compiz section add an option to make the magic lamp waves min to 1 for re-enabling the genie effect. right now there are lot of steps to do that. The effect is patented by apple I think. thats why the default value is three.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=557491

By: Fernando

Fernando — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:12:35 +0000

I would like to give a suggestion: to include the option backup/restore evolution e-mail client, since this software has a very good implementation of a backup feature able to backup everything so when you reinstall you don’t need to worry about reconfiguring your account since you just need to start the application and show the path for the compressed backup image.

By: Fernando

Fernando — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:08:15 +0000

The first thing I make is to setup my ATI video card and my Broadcom wireless card. Then, I like to install some services like samba and ssh for just before stopping these services from automatically booting every time since a I sporadically use them.

By: Shawn J. Goff

Shawn J. Goff — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:21:53 +0000

1. Proprietary drivers
2. Firefox extensions & plugins (Flash, flashblock, etc.)
3. Thunderbird

By: Fab

Fab — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:20:06 +0000

The first thing I install after ubuntu is: ubuntu-tweak. Then I set desktop fonts for LCD screen, then wine-doors, qemu, and some google programs.
Thanks for your work.
Fab

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:48:09 +0000

Hi,

the first thing i do once installed is to activate NVIDIA driver and then to run a script where I remove software which i dont like/ need (e.g. evolution, palm, brltty,…)

By: Diggs

Diggs — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:14:27 +0000

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