Installing Softwares in Ubuntu

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1. Java

$ sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jdk

After installing java make a quick check using

# java -version

2. Chromium

$ sudo apt-get install chromium-browser

3. LAMP

# sudo apt-get install tasksel

# sudo  tasksel

-- select lamp server
-- give mysql password

Now check if php is working :

$sudo vi /var/www/info.php

and add

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

save and exit

restart apache2 ,

#sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Now open browser and type :

http://ip/info.php or http://localhost/info.php

4. PHPMyAdmin

# sudo  apt-get  install  phpmyadmin

To login  to phpmyadmin, open browser and type :

http://ip/phpmyadmin   or http://localhost/phpmyadmin


5. GIMP

$ sudo apt-get install gimp

# sudo apt-get install gimp-plugin-registry

# sudo apt-get install gimp-resynthesizer

6. Guayadeque Music Player

# sudo apt-get install guayadeque

7. VLC

# sudo apt-get install vlc

8. MySQL Workbench

# sudo apt-get install mysql-workbench

9. Update and upgrade

# sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

10. Skype

# sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner"

# sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install skype


11. IP Messenger

$ sudo apt-get install iptux

12. Python

$ sudo apt-get install build-essential
$ sudo apt-get install libreadline-gplv2-dev libncursesw5-dev libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev tk-dev libgdbm-dev libc6-dev libbz2-dev

Then download using the following command:

$ cd Downloads/
$ wget http://python.org/ftp/python/2.7.2/Python-2.7.2.tgz
 Extract and go to the dirctory:

$ tar -xvf Python-2.7.2.tgz && cd Python-2.7.2/
Now install using the command you just tried:

$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make altinstall

13. remote desktop viewer - install through Ubuntu software center