Automatix is wonderful, they should make something similar for all distros.
To install it for regular Ubuntu: $wget http://beerorkid.com/automatix/automatix_5.6-2_i386.deb $sudo dpkg -i automatix_5.6-2_i386.deb For (K,ED)ubuntu: $sudo apt-get install xterm libglade2-0 libgnomecanvas2-0 $wget http://kambing.vlsm.org/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zenity/zenity_2.12.1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb $sudo dpkg -i zenity_2.12.1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb $wget http://www.beerorkid.com/automatix/automatix_5.6-2_i386.deb $sudo dpkg -i automatix_5.6-2_i386.deb Here's a feature list (copied from ubuntuforums.org): Capabilities: 1) Installs multimedia codecs 2) Installs all Firefox plugins (java, flash, etc) (except Adobe reader and mplayer) 3) Installs RAR, ACE and UNRAR archive support 4) Installs skype 5) Installs Acrobat reader 7 and firefox plugin for the same. 6) Installs Gnomebaker (CD/DVD burning s/w for GNOME) 7) Installs gftp (FTP client for GNOME with ssh capability) 8) Installs Amule (File sharing program) 9) Installs Frostwire (GPL clone of Limewire) 10) Installs multimedia editors (Audacity (audio), Kino (video), EasyTag (ID3)) 11) Installs DVD (dvdrip) ripper 12) Installs Mplayer and mplayerplug-in version 3.05 for Firefox 13) Installs totem-xine, Realplayer, VLC and Beep Media Player (with docklet) 14) Installs Opera Browser 15) Installs Debian Menu (shows all installed applications) (this kills and restarts your gnome-panel without warning u but its a completely harmless operation!) 16) Installs Bittornado and Azureus (Bittorrent clients) 17) Installs Avidemux (Video editing tool) (New version 2.1.0) 18) Enables Numlock on (turns numlock on Gnome startup) 19) Installs Programming Tools (Anjuta (C/C++ IDE), Bluefish (HTML editor) and Screem (Web Development Env.)) 20) Install GnomePPP (Graphical Dial up connection tool) 21) Installs MS true type fonts 22) Configures ctrl-alt-del to start gnome-system-monitor (aka windows) 23) Installs Streamripper and Streamtuner 24) Installs NON-FREE audio and dvd codecs 25) Installs ndisgtk (WiFi configurator Graphical user interface) 26) Upgrades Open Office to 2.0 (final version), installs openoffice clipart and installs OO2 thumbnailer. 27) Adds 3 nautilus scripts (open any file with gedit as root; open a nautilus window as root in any folder; open gnome search tool in any folder (Right click in a nautilus window and look under "scripts") 28) Installs SUN'S JAVA JRE version 1.5 29) Installs SUN'S JAVA JDK version 1.5 30) Installs wine (u need to run winecfg manually after installation) 31) Enables ejection of CD when CDROM drive button is pressed. 32) Installs AMSN 0.95 (MSN client with webcam support) 33) Installs Mercury Messenger (Java based MSN client with webcam support) 34*) Installs firestarter (GNOME firewall frontend) and adds firestarter to GNOME startup 35*) installs gdesklets (GNOME eyecandy) and adds gdesklets to GNOME startup 36*) Gamepads (Makes USB gamepads work) 37*) Turns DMA ON on Intel and AMD machines (needs a restart) 38*) NVIDIA cards (Detects Nvidia cards and installs drivers) (Needs a restart) 39*) Adds midi capability to your Ubuntu box (test by playing a midi file with timidity or pmidi from terminal) 40*) Installs Firefox 1.5.0.1 and its plugins(themes and extensions are not retained, bookmarks need to be copied from backup folder) 41*) Installs Mozilla-Thunderbird 1.5 (US-only version) (no support for non-US-english language packs and enigmail) 42*) Fixes Gnome sound related issues (ALSA and ESD config) (needs a restart) (ONLY FOR GNOME! NOT TO BE USED ON KDE/XFCE) On 3/16/06, Robert Citek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Has anyone tried Automatix? > > Scott wrote a blog about Automatix: > > http://opensource.weblogsinc.com/2005/11/04/pimp-out-your-k-ubuntu/ > > Unfortunately, the link to Automatix is broken. I found this > alternate link: > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=138405 > > From what I have read on other sites it works on {K,Ed}ubuntu 5.10. > I also recall hearing about a similar package but don't recall it's > name nor have I been able to locate it via google. > > Regards, > - Robert > http://www.cwelug.org/downloads > Help others get OpenSource software. 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