Gutsy Gibbon
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Revision as of 00:20, 16 November 2007
This page describes how to install certain features into the Ubuntu distribution Gutsy Gibbon. I am making it for my own benefit so I can help people install Ubuntu and get everything going, but I will be glad if others benefit from this page. I cannot attest to the accuracy of anything here and I am not a linux expert.
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NTFS read write
One of the common windows file systems is NTFS. When installed Ubuntu only has read access to these drives. To allow write access:
Go to "Applications->Add/Remove". In the search box type "NTFS". Check the check box by "NTFS Configuration Tool". Click "Apply changes".
Now under "Applications->System tools->NTFS Configuration Tool" you can turn NTFS write access on and off for internal and external drives.
XMMS audio player
This audio player is almost identical to winamp in appearance and features. It has plug-ins that support most major audio formats.
- xmms
- sudo apt-get install xmms
You can now find XMMS program under "Applications->Sound & Video->XMMS"
Audio formats in xmms
- .wav,.mp3
- Supported already
- .wma
- sudo apt-get install xmms-wma
- .shn
- sudo apt-get install xmms-shn
- .ape
- sudo apt-get install libmac2 xmms-mac
- Close an open xmms if it is already open.
VLC video player
With this player most video files will just play. Exceptions include quicktime and real media files which do not play in VLC.
- VLC
- sudo apt-get install vlc
You can now find VLC program under "Applications->Sound & Video->VLC media player"
Pile of video codecs
Confirmed to get Real Media files working in totem movie player(which should be already installed by default), otherwise untested.
- Video codecs
- sudo aptitude install gstreamer0.10-pitfdll gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-gl gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse libxine-extracodecs w32codecs
