Ubuntu Linux How Tos

When i was new to Ubuntu 14 years ago,i found the Linux community welcoming me with open hands through emails,forums etc. I was surprised how helpful these penguins were!Now I think I should give back something to this wonderful community.To pass the torch to new Linux generation.So i publish this post.This blog is about the things to do after installing Ubuntu,The Ubuntu comes in a CD so it cannot include all the required codec to watch movies,mount images and other required software. The software which are available with Ubuntu  as default are not the best one available,So I am sharing the list of the best software available in Linux. These are must downloads. Below i list the MUST DO THINGS TO DO AFTER INSTALLING Ubuntu Before downloading packages from repositories you must ensure that all Ubuntu repositories are enabled.Take System->Administration->Software Sources. You wont need source code unless you are a software developer.Most of the softwares are available in ubuntu

Now grub is updated to grub 2,after a long period of "no development" in grub code. The issue is grub 2 is totally different from its predecessor. menu.lst doesnt even exist. It is replaced by grub.cfg which have little resemblance with menu.lst which makes things a liitle difficult. Now with the release of Windows 7,most people must be upgrading their old windows.This results in loosing grub. The method to restore grub 2 is entirely different from reinstalling old grub,so dont attempt old methods (even Auto Super Grub Disk software wont work) Insert ubuntu 9.10 karmic live cd Select "Try ubuntu without any change to current system" option Open Accessories >terminal Type: sudo fdisk -l This command will list all partions in hard disk find the partion ,in my case it is sda3 sudo mount /dev/sda3 /mnt sudo mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev sudo chroot /mnt update-grub grub-install /dev/sda3 grub-install --recheck /dev/sda3 sud