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8. OneConf
OneConf is a great tool that lets you record software information from Ubuntu One so that it can be synchronised with other computers as needed. At the moment, this information does not include application settings and configurations, but that may become available one day.

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I just cant get on with Ubuntu Unity
Although I still use Ubuntu 11.10 the first thing I do is install gnome3 also known as gnome-shell (apt-get install gnome-shell).

unity uses global menu - like a mac - so it's file-edit menu is in the top right of the screen, this optimises screen real state when windows are maximised but when not maximised application usage is disjointed. In addition not all apps work properly with global menu I have seen apps that are just unusable... New users shouldnt be exposed to this but with ubuntu unity they are.

Gnome3 / Gnome shell isnt perfect but it is better and more coherent than unity... I have to admit that Gnome3 has significantly changed since first previewed and incorporates many of the unity ideas... but it is just done better and has many great features of its own.

Gnome3 and KDE4 are the best desktops currently available for Linux.

This is what I do after installing a fresh ubuntu 11.10 system... in case it helps anyone.

# Nautilus; tweaked.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:am-monkeyd/nautilus-elementary-ppa

#handbrake repo - 11.10 not currently available
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases

# gnome 3.0 team repo
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3

# medibuntu
sudo wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list && sudo apt-get --quiet update && sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get --quiet update

sudo apt-get install gnome-shell

sudo apt-get --yes install ubuntu-restricted-extras app-install-data-medibuntu apport-hooks-medibuntu libdvdcss2 mplayer vlc smplayer gnome-mplayer filezilla chromium-browser ssh nfs-common gimp ttf-mscorefonts-installer handbrake mythtv-frontend

#add to the end of the previous line either w64codecs OR w32codecs depending if you installed the 32 or 64 bit version of ubuntu.

sudo apt-get --yes install nautilus-actions nautilus-scripts-manager nautilus-gksu nautilus-open-terminal nautilus-ideviceinfo nautilus-script-manager nautilus-filename-repairer nautilus-image-converter gnome-photo-printer gpointing-device-settings

richard.e.morton@...

8 January, 2012 19:19

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Ubuntu is buggy and the upgrade process from one version to the next leaves a lot to be desired. After using Ubuntu for many years Ive made the switch to Debian last year and until I did I didnt realise how good Linux was, I actually thought all those bugs were in 'Linux' but they're not, the're just in Ubuntu. Interesting to look at the screenshots to see how ugly each new release is, but I shant be going back.