Installing Chromium (Google Chrome for Ubuntu) on Karmic Koala

I followed these steps to install Google Chrome (Chromium) on Ubuntu without using the terminal command window:

(This is also an example of finding and installing any software if you know the path for the package repositories)

Select Synaptic Package Manager:

 

Select Settings> Packages:

Go to "Other Software" tab:

 

 

Add these lines one by one:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu karmic main

 

 

Press on Reload after adding the repositories:

 

Type chromium in search box and then select chromium-browser:

Add the required packages too:

 

 

Press on "Apply":

 

Press on Apply:

 

 

Enjoy your newly installed software:

 

Karmic Koala ready for masses

Karmic Koala is very pleasant. I love the new "Ubuntu Software Center" right in the applications menu. Now anyone can just find an interesting application and install them right away without having to type in any sort of command. I think this version of Ubuntu is now ready for linux novices (for that matter anyone new to any computer - including seniors).

Seems like the media is also talking a lot about Ubuntu:

BBC on Ubuntu 9.10
The Hindu on how easy it is to install/uninstall programs

Windows Vs Ubuntu

. Program type Windows Cost ($) Linux Cost ($) . Microsoft Office 150 Open office Word Processor 0 . Word processing Microsoft Office Word Open Office Word Processor . Spreadsheet Microsoft Office Excel Open Office Spreadsheet . Presentation Microsoft Powerpoint Open Office Presentation . Drawing, Flowcharts etc Microsoft Visio 150 Open Office Draw 0 . Web Browser Firefox Firefox . Email Client Thunderbird Thunderbird . Desktop Search Google Desktop Google Desktop . Photo Management Picasa Picasa . Video Player VLC VLC . TOTAL COST 300 0

Upgrading from Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) to Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)

Fastest method to upgrade your existing installation of ubuntu to 8.04 s to download using torrent. In my case I currently use Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) on a PC. So I followed the following steps:

1. Download Alternate Setup CD for Ubuntu (Use the torrent version: ubuntu-8.04-alternate-i386.iso.torrent ) from the page http://releases.ubuntu.com/8.04/ (Do not download the regular live cd. The regular cd is for a fresh install and not for upgrading).

2. After it has been downloaded, right click on the file and click 'Write to Disc'.

3. After the CD has been written, eject and insert in the cd rom drive of the computer that needs the ubuntu upgrade.

4. A window pops up automatically: Click Run Upgrade


5. (After that it asks whether you want to download the latest updates,Click on Yes.


6. Press close when the following window pops up.


7. Click on Start Upgrade:


8. Ubuntu does the rest:




9. While cleaning up, on the following window click on 'Remove':
10. Remove the CD before you click on restart:


11. Enjoy !


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( Endolith suggests a way without having to use a CD. See Link . I have not tested this non-CD method though.)

Tired of Windows

I have gotten sick and tired of Windows and have completely shifted to Ubuntu. Windows was very very slow and last year I installed Ubuntu in a dual boot mode. Now I feel that I do not need windows at all. So have completely wiped out windows and now my computer runs only on Ubuntu and it is awesome.