Five Tips for Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon

October 18th, 2007 · Posted by Toor · 14 Comments

Have you installed the latest version of Ubuntu? The following are some useful tips for Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon. This includes how to get MP3 support, install Java plugin, Flash plugin, w32codecs, CompizConfig Settings Manager, and clean up Ubuntu and so on. If you’re a new Ubuntu user, this should help you.

1. MP3 support, DVD playback, Java plugin, and Flash plugin

If you’re using Ubuntu, you will need to install ubuntu-restricted-extras package. In your terminal window, run this command:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

If you’re using Kubuntu, execute the following command:

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-restricted-extras

If you’re using Xubuntu, with this command:

sudo apt-get install xubuntu-restricted-extras

2. Install w32codecs

This non-free multimedia codecs will be used for MPlayer and Xine. To install w32codecs, you can see also here.

3. Install CompizConfig Settings Manager

This is a configuration tool for Compiz Fusion. You can configure many plugins included in Compiz and Compiz Fusion. To install it on Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon, you need to run this command:

sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

4. Install Opera 9.24

If you’re want to install Opera 9.24, you can use commercial repository for Ubuntu 7.10.

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add this line:

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ gutsy partner

After save file, run these commands:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install opera

5. Clean up Ubuntu

To clean up Ubuntu 7.10, you can run the following commands:
sudo apt-get autoclean sudo apt-get clean

Or use:

sudo apt-get autoremove

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Tags: Tips · Ubuntu

14 responses so far ↓

1 Martin // Oct 20, 2007 at 9:11 am

Very useful info! I just started using Ubuntu and these tips are great I bookmarked the page and will definately forward it!
2 Hooty // Oct 20, 2007 at 4:16 pm

Thanks… The restricted drivers tip is priceless.
3 Tim // Oct 23, 2007 at 4:58 pm

Nice intro. We’ve added to the Ubuntu section on TekTag.com.

TJ
4 Peter // Oct 25, 2007 at 4:53 am

Grrr. Windows or Mac it is. I have spent over an hour trying to play an MP3. Amorak comes up asks me if I want to install MP3 playback. I say yes. I quickly does some install activity, says it needs to restart. I restart, it comes up and asks again…. Then I try apt get for kubuntu and no go….

E: Couldn’t find package kubuntu-restricted-extras
5 Sven // Oct 25, 2007 at 12:46 pm

nice, concise, precise - just what the casual user needs
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7 leo // Oct 30, 2007 at 10:15 am

you mispelled /etc/apt/sources.list
so copy&paste won’t work!
8 toor // Oct 30, 2007 at 6:07 pm

@leo: Thank you!
9 omnydevi // Dec 8, 2007 at 6:28 pm

thanks for helping this lonely and curious noob out. the tips are greatly appreciated mate.
10 norm // Jan 21, 2008 at 11:05 am

Peter, if you can’t find the package either you don’t have all the repositories enabled or you aren’t on the internet when you do that, because it’s there and it works like a charm.
11 dan kennedy // Mar 13, 2008 at 5:39 am

T.H.A.N.K. Y.O.U!!!!!!!!!!
12 Joe // Mar 25, 2008 at 10:46 am

Thanks alot man,
Great tips I bookmarked the website….
Thanks for helping out the noobies like me,
13 dan kennedy // Apr 16, 2008 at 2:22 am

first time I’ve ever seen my own name claimed by another. nice!
14 cassim // Apr 16, 2008 at 3:19 am

Thanks alot for the opera tip :).

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