Who knows a good client for Instant Messaging for Ubuntu? Also, Ubuntu is fucking slow.
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Who knows a good client for Instant Messaging for Ubuntu? Also, Ubuntu is fucking slow.
sudo apt-get install pidgin
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While you're at it,
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
For media:
sudo apt-get install vlc
sudo apt-get install non-free-codecs libxine1-ffmpeg gxine mencoder libmpcdec3 libquicktime1 flac faac faad sox ffmpeg2theora libmpeg2-4
uudeview flac libmpeg3-1 mpeg3-utils mpegdemux liba52-dev mpeg2dec vorbis-tools id3v2 mpg321 mpg123 libflac++6 ffmpeg libmp4v2-0
totem-mozilla icedax tagtool easytag id3tool lame nautilus-script-audio-convert libmad0 libjpeg-progs
Flash:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sevenmachines/flash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install flashplugin64-installer
Gayman:
sudo apt-get install playonlinux
Don't forget sudo apt-get install wine
Oh god
without notepad he can't emulate java
xD I was about to be like "Oh yeah I know some really good ones and some other stuff you should get with Ubuntu!" then I read Kain's post. Pretty much everything there xD If you want to do Gaming, PlayOnLinux lets you run steam games and stuff :D
Good luck with Ubuntu! I love it, and don't worry after a while you get used to the speeds because you can do other stuff while one thing loads because of it's epic multitasking abilities. :O