As we
know Ubuntu13.10 final beta is already out and we are just a few days
away from the final release you are prepare to upgrade from Ubuntu
13.04 to Ubuntu 13.10 or a fresh installation.
I am
using Ubuntu 13.10 already and it is improved much from Ubuntu 13.04
specially Unity is more responsive now.
Download
link: (download as your system's processor support 32bit or 64bit)
Burn the ISO image to the DVD or in USB
stick and install
After
the fresh installation of Ubuntu 13.10 open the Software &
Updater and set the Download from Main Server and enable canonical
partner repositories and install your hardware drivers from
Additional drivers section:
Now open
the terminal press (Ctrl+Alt+T) and type following in the terminal:
sudo
apt-get update
hit
enter and type your password (be remember password not appear in
terminal when you type) it will update the new system.
Or you
can update by Ubuntu software updater
-Then we have to Install codecs and Java to be able to play most audio and
video formats install Ubuntu
Restricted Extras using the
following command:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
For Enable the DVD playback: copy and paste following
to the terminal all together:
sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly
gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg libxine1-ffmpeg gxine mencoder libdvdread4 totem-mozilla
icedax tagtool easytag id3tool lame nautilus-script-audio-convert libmad0 mpg321
Then Following command for Enable DVD Playback:
In terminal copy-paste the below Command:
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
Everyone
required
some
softwares
for the
day
to day work, Listening
music, watching movies, playing games etc,
mostaly required
softwares
installed by
default in
ubuntu
and some we need to install like:
For
Look and customisation
– unity tweak tool and gnome tweak tool, CCSM
Media
-- VLC
Webcam—guvcview
/ cheese
Office
-- LibreOffice installed by default
Web
-- Mozila Firefox (installed by default) or Google Chrome or
chromium
Audio/Video
calling -- Skype
Screen
record-- Simple Screen Recorder
File
shairing over local area network: SAMBA
FTP
client : Filezilla
UnityTweak
Tool:
the tweaktools
for customisation the look and settings as per individual's choice
sudo
apt-get install unity-tweak-tool
sudo
apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
GDEBI:It is quite faster and useful to install .deb
packages
sudo apt-get install gdebi
Calibre(books
management):
It
is a good manager for most
type
of
books
formats
and you can covert formats of the books.
sudo
apt-get install calibre
Friends-app
sudo
apt-get install friends-app
Cloud App: now-a-days a cloud app is necessary to sync your important date over
multiple device few are: dropbox, UbuntuOne, Copy
UbuntuOne better integrate with unity and installed by
defaults and it offers 5 GB free space
Dropbox offers 2GB of free space and very much popular and if you signup from below
link we Both of will earn an extra 500 MBs for
completed referrals up to 16 GBs
Copy it
offers 15GB of free space and it offers app for installation on linux
And if you signup from
below link we Both of will
earn an extra 5 GBs for completed referrals
tar -xvf copy_agent-1.28.0657.tgz
To install the
nautilus overlay indicators just go the the folder where you uncompressed the
tar file and then run
sudo ./CopyAgent -installOverlay
And then just run for installation
./CopyAgent
SKYPE: It is
hardly need anyone to introduce:
sudo apt-get install skype
VLC:
it is very good
audio and video player which
is
fullfill all aspects from avi formats to any DVD or blueray disk
playback,
ability
to stream videos over internet and more..
You can
install it from Ubuntu software center or by the terminal:
Open the
terminal press (Ctrl+Alt+T)
sudo
apt-get install vlc vlc-plugins
Or
you can add PPA for latest version:
Terminal
Commands:
sudo
add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/stable-daily
sudo
apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc
For webcam app: Type the following in the terminal and hit enter:
sudo
apt-get install guvcview
SimpleScreenRecorder:
add the following PPA to install
it use the following commands:
sudo
add-apt-repository ppa:maarten-baert/simplescreenrecorder
sudo
apt-get update
sudo
apt-get install simplescreenrecorder
On
the Ubuntu 64bit: For recording of 32bit games you need to install
simplescreenrecorder-lib:i386:
sudo
apt-get install simplescreenrecorder-lib:i386
Grub
Customizer: It
is a GUI utility to customize grub entries
sudo
add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo
apt-get update
sudo
apt-get install grub-customizer
Gimp
is the image manipulation application, it is opensource application
and much capable like photoshop, Install it in Ubuntu 13.10 open the
Terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T)
copy and
paste one by one in Terminal:
sudo
add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/ppa-gimp
sudo
apt-get update
sudo
apt-get install gimp
sudo
apt-get install gimp-plugin-registry
Install
Resynthesizer Plugin with following command :
sudo
apt-get install gimp-resynthesizer
Firewall
: GUFW –Terminal
command is as below:
sudo
apt-get install gufw
Compression
and Decompression
tools: For
zip, rar files required,
Type or copy-paste (to avoid the
typing
mistakes) the following in the terminal and hit enter:
sudo
apt-get install p7zip-rar p7zip-full unace unrar zip unzip sharutils
rar uudeview mpack arj cabextract file-roller
SAMBA:
It is required if you want to
share files over your Local Area Network
sudo
apt-get install samba system-config-samba cifs-utils
Filezilla:
Best
FTP client
sudo
apt-get install filezilla filezilla-common
YPPA:
It
is a GUI tool for managing PPAs. It
is a GUI so adding or removing PPA is very simple
sudo
add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager
sudo
apt-get update
sudo
apt-get install y-ppa-manager
Cairo-Dock
is a full desktop it is looks like MAC and it is
fast and customizable desktop interface.Its very good alternative for
those who don't like Unity but want to use Ubuntu and want looks like
MAC
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cairo-dock-team/ppa
sudo
apt-get update
sudo apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins
Install GNOME 3 For installing GNOME 3 type the following
command in Terminal and hit enter:
sudo
apt-get install gnome-shell
BleachBit: It is a GUI utility for clean the system like APT cache,
thumbnails, Firefox, Thunderbird, Google Chrome, System, Flash cache etc, It is
not only delete the files but it includes advanced features like wiping free
disk space, shredding files etc
sudo apt-get
install bleachbit
For Look customisation:
Install compiz config
setting manager(CCSM)
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
compiz-plugins-extra
Below is the
picture for your reference, cube settings achevied by CCSM
Synaptic: It is very capable and light weight software
installation utility it is very lightweight and good alternative of ubuntu software center.
sudo apt-get install synaptic
Chromium: Install
it from software center or synaptic or type in Terminal:
sudo
apt-get install chromium-browser
Google Chrome : You can download .deb package and install it
with Gdebi or Software
Center, below is the download link
Wine Hq: If you want to run a
software of windows or you are a game lover and want to play
windows
games then it is must have application in your machine.
You
can install it from ubuntu software center or synaptic
for
more detail for wine visit the following link:
Virtualbox:If you want to run OS like windows or any
other linux distro in virtualbox, download
.deb
package from following link as per your processor 32bit or 64bit and install it
with gdebi
3D Graphics Applications: Blender:Windows equivalent : 3D
Studio MAX, Google Sketch
sudo apt-get install blender
Audio editor: Audacity is a cross-platform
multitrack audio editor. It is you only need for audio editor tool
sudo add-apt-repository
ppa:audacity-team/daily
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get
install audacity lame libmp3lame0
Video
editor: Pitivi below is
the link where you will find the installation instructions
Boot-Repair: Some
times we face the boot issues like you
can't boot after installing or upgrading windows(in dual boot) or any boot
related issues then we need to repair the boot.
For repairing the boot we need to boot from live USB or
DVD for the same version which is installed (It is recomanded)
Through the following commands one by one in the
terminal:
sudo
add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install
-y boot-repair && boot-repair
Clean the system by following commands one by one in the terminal:
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo apt-get autoremove
SYSTEM
TWEAKS
So
guys now time to tweak some system settings:
For
Unity Handling tips: check the ubuntu help from
dash you can learn a lot for this beautiful and awsome desktop
Enable Hibernate option: Ubuntu
has disabled hibernate option by defaults, So here is tweak to enable it: Type
or copy and paste the following in the Terminal:
sudo gedit
/var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/hibernate.pkla
It will opens the gdeit file copy-paste below
and Save file and Exit, then Restart and check.
[Re-enable
Hibernate]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.upower.hibernate
ResultActive=yes
Disable Guest Account: If
you want to disable the guest account which is by default enables in ubuntu,
type following in the Terminal, it will open a file in gedit.
sudo gedit
/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
allow-guest=false
For disable
Remote Login type following line at the
end of file.
greeter-show-remote-login=false
Then
Save the file and close and restart the system and check the effects.
Show your username on panel: copy-paste
following in the Terminal:
gsettings
set com.canonical.indicator.session show-real-name-on-panel true
And for remove:
gsettings
set com.canonical.indicator.session show-real-name-on-panel false
Unity Performance: Unity
is much improved in Ubuntu 13.10 however if your system is less with old
hardware or you want to improve the unity performance then do the followings:
sudo apt-get autoremove unity-lens-shopping
sudo apt-get autoremove unity-lens-music
sudo apt-get autoremove unity-lens-photos
sudo apt-get autoremove unity-lens-video
Set Aero Glass Effect :
Like windows 7
aero effect. Install Configuration Editor type the following in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install dconf-editor
- Tape the Super key and run the dconf-editor
- Browse to org > gwd, look for
"metacity_theme_active_opacity" on the right panel
- Change the value in
"metacity_theme_active_opacity" from 1 to 0.80 or smaller such as 0.5
for more transparency
SWAP Value decrease : It is very important to decrease the swap value in the systems those have
less then 2GB ram, to improve the Ubuntu performance.
Open the Terminal and copy -paste following to
check your default swap value
cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
Hit enter The result should be 60.
To change the swappiness value to lower because
when system uses swap it is too much slower, open the Terminal and copy -paste
following:
gksudo gedit /etc/sysctl.conf
Hit enter it will open a file in gdeit, In the
bottom of the text file add the following lines :
# Decrease swap usage to a workable level
vm.swappiness=10
Restart the system and check
cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
Now your new swap value should be 10
Disable System Crash Reports: To disable the crash reports, type the
following in the terminal:
sudo gedit
/etc/default/apport
It
opens the file, In the last line you will see "enabled=1" change it to "enabled=0" Save and close file.
Final
Note : Stay tuned, more tweaks will be coming soon...
Please
advise your suggestions or comments...
