grendal Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Hi all, It has been a while. I miss this forum and in an attempt to get some good discussion going..... Ok, you just finished the install of {your distro here}, and signed into it. What do you generally do next? I always do a system update, and if I am trying a new distro, make sure all of the sources I need are setup. Then I always install K3b, DVDrip, playonlinux, gpodder and Xtrkcad, along with any missing multimedia codecs. Then with playonlinux, I install office 2007. I like libre/open office but if I need to do work from home, I need to make sure the format is correct, and I have had some issues in the past with libre / open office. Now, while I do my updates and installs, the stock wallpaper is gone and I either search for a pic or use one I already have. So, how do you set yourself up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieth Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I work on getting skype working so we can talk to the kids!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I generally after installation, do the updates, install some extra programs that I need - usually vlc plus others and codecs, media conversion - avidemux, devede, dvdrip, changing the desktop wallpaper, plus other desktop customisation - if Gnome, then the themes, icons, etc however lately have Unity, so a bit difficult to change anything more now. Oh, and copy my data back if I was making a clean install and repartitioning of the disk/encryption of my partitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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