Cool Stuff

[senusert]

I'm new to Ubuntu, and was wondering if people could recommend cool stuff for me to install, like themes, or mac-style task bars. Anything really.

[s.fox]

Hi and welcome to the forums,

For themes you could look at Gnome-Look (http://www.gnome-look.org)
Dock wise, you could try Avant Window Manager or Cairo Dock
Compiz-Fusion (http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-Compiz-Fusion-on-Ubuntu-58113.shtml)would also give you all you all "eye candy" you could want. Though it depends on your hardware specifications.

Hope this helps you.

-Ash R

[Sealbhach]

Install ubuntu-tweak

It's really useful and it's lists lots of cool apps you could try out.

http://ubuntu-tweak.com/downloads

Also, a cool app I've discovered lately, tdfsb. You can find it in Synaptic. It's a cool toy, you can fly through your filesystem visually, like so:

http://garbledzombie.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/snapshot1.png (http://garbledzombie.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/snapshot1.png)


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[PaulReaver]

first things i install after upgrading are

for emails
mozilla thunderbird

for converting movies
avidemux
(will convert dvd's to psp and ipod)and others

for converting sound/music
Sound converter
(will convert even the most obscure sound file types)

codec for watching dvds
libdvdcss2

for compiling sofware
build-essential

and for codecs and plugins (flash pluginn etc.)
ubuntu restricted extras


you can find all these in the synaptic package manager

[PaulReaver]

if you want to make ubuntu look like windows or mac you'll probably want to install emerald theme manager.
then you can go to gnome-look (http://www.gnome-look.org/) and download any theme you like the look of.

there are plenty guides about installing themes.

I made mine look like vista.
ubuntu is awesome, but its f&cking ugly to start with.

[Nythain]

sweet jesus tdfsb is fun, thanks for the heads up on that one