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--- ubuntu_useful_packages_cheatsheet [2007/10/18 10:13] – created tkbletsc
+++ ubuntu_useful_packages_cheatsheet [2007/10/18 10:18] (current) – tkbletsc
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   * sun-java6-jdk: Install the Sun JDK 6.0 without using their crappy installer
   * celestia: Fly around an accurate 3D simulation of the universe as we know it.
 ==== For special purposes ====
-If you want KDE:
+=== KDE ===
-  * kubuntu-desktop (so we can support KDE as well as GNOME)
+  * kubuntu-desktop: turns Ubuntu into hybrid Ubuntu+Kubuntu (installs KDE and friends)
+To make KDE your windowing system, choose "Options | Sessions | KDE" from the login screen, and "Make Default" when prompted.
-If you use NIS (also known as YP) for authentication:
+=== NIS (also known as YP) ===
   * nis
 To set up NIS:
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   - Some versions of Ubuntu (including 6.06.1 LTS) aren't configured to use NIS out-of-box.  Modify ''/etc/nsswitch.conf'' so that the "passwd", "group", and "shadow" lines have the word "nis" at the end of the line.  For example: "''passwd: compat''" becomes "''passwd: compat nis''".
-For NFS:
+=== NFS client ===
   * nfs-common (if not already installed - without it, NFS will work, but with long timeouts due to locks not working)
 To set up a boot-time mount:
-    * ''# mkdir /mymount''
+  # mkdir /mymount
-    * ''# TextEditorOfYourChoice /etc/fstab''       and insert the following line:
+  # TextEditorOfYourChoice /etc/fstab       (insert the following line)
-      * ''nfs-server.site.com:/remotemount        /mymount    nfs     defaults        0 0''
+      nfs-server.site.com:/remotemount   /mymount    nfs     defaults        0 0
-    * ''# mount /mymount''
+  # mount /mymount
-    * ''# ls /mymount''     (verify that the content is present)
+  # ls /mymount
-For FORTRAN:
+=== FORTRAN ===
   * g77: The Fortran-77 compiler based on gcc 3
   * gfortran: The Fortran-95 compiler based on gcc 4
-For latex editing:
+=== Latex editing ===
   * kile: A latex code editor
   * lyx: A latex WYSIWYG editor