On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 01:57:09PM -0500, tms wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I took home a basic machine (P-III 550 MHz, 256MB RAM, onboard i810
> video, onboard sound, PCI NIC), and installed Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy" on it.
> It's just finished installing/applying all the updates. I have not yet
> reconfigured the xserver for the i810 video card (so the monitor looks
> like an old 50s style television set, curved on the sides, and not
> filling up the entire screen), because I had an idea.
>
> I can use Robert's scripts to make an image of the filesystem; then I
> can use some of the hard drives I have here (thanks to hubby, for
> running the "shred" command on them), and make some cloned copies of an
> Ubuntu install. We could then quickly make up several $99 machines for
> sale.
>
> So, before doing that, my question is, what, if anything, should I
> install as regards flash (and which one, Mozilla's plugin, Macromedia's
> version, gnash), codecs, media players, etc?
>
> Theresa
Theresa, these are my notes for a fresh install of Ubuntu that I
wrote up when I installed for a friend, should be most everything
you'll need too. Btw, the list is unedited, some will apply and
some won't. HTH.
P.S. the restricted-extras includes Flash, Java, etc.
Steps
1. Install Kubuntu
2. Update and Upgrade
3. Install Firefox
4. Install:
vlc
mozilla-plugin-vlc
5. Install:
gimp
gimp-print
gimp-python
gimp-dcraw
gimp-data-extras
pandora
6. Install:
inkscape
create-resources
libwmf-bin
imagemagick
perlmagick
python-numpy
7. Install:
kubuntu-restricted-extras
kdenlive
scribus
icc-profiles
8. CUPS Printer setup
http://127.0.0.1:631
printer driver: Brother HL-1250 Foomatic/hl1250 (recommended)
device uri: ipp://192.168.0.100
To Do:
configure openoffice to save as .doc .xls automatically
install zotero plugin to openoffice
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Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:48:37 -0500
