After installing ubuntu...
What most people used to do is just install any OS and start their work, they don’t care about security…. they don’t care about the integrity of the system….. so the life span of those systems are very small! After some time they get…. viruses…. corrupted files……continues system errors and many more….
We must establish our base camp before going to War! We must build a strong camp before the enemy……. enough of that war stuff!! lets get into the topic…. lets see, what really should we have to do after installing Ubuntu?
1) Enable the 3rd party software sources :
- Go to System > Administration > Software Sources , in it go to the “Third-Party Software” tab and tick all the options (by default you will get only 2 sources) and click “Close”
2) First things first…. as soon as you install Ubuntu update your system
- Method 1 : From the GUI
In the main menu go to System > Administration > Update Manager then click on “Check” to update the software list first, next, when your done, click on “Install Updates” to install the updates.
- Method 2 : From the command line
In the main menu go to Applications > Accessories > Terminal , In the terminal enter sudo apt-get update to update your software list. Nest enter sudo apt-get upgrade to update the software.
3) Install a Firewall
You can install Firestarter (Firestarter is an Open Source visual firewall program) as a firewall. Open the terminal and update the software list first (Note : Its a good practice to update the software list before you install anything… so you will get the latest software) sudo apt-get update . Next install Firestarter by issuing the following command sudo apt-get install firestarter .
4) Install Ubuntu restricted extras
- As usual first update your software list… then issue the following command sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras .
5) Install Ubuntu tweak (explained in this article Let’s Tweak Ubuntu )
- Open your terminal and import the key: sudo apt-key adv –recv-keys –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com FE85409EEAB40ECCB65740816AF0E1940624A220
- Type the command to run gedit (or other editor in your opinion) to modify the sources list: sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
- And put the following two lines into the end of the file
If you are using Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy or early
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
Or Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
Or Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
- Then update the software list sudo apt-get update
- And install Ubuntu tweak by entering sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
6) Install BleachBit
- About BleachBit:
BleachBit quickly frees disk space, removes hidden junk, and easily guards your privacy. Erase cache, delete cookies, clear Internet history, remove unused localizations, shred logs, and delete temporary files. Designed for Linux and Windows systems, it wipes clean over 50 applications including Firefox, Internet Explorer, Flash, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari, Adobe Reader, APT, and more.
- Download it from BleachBit download page
- After installing remember to run BleachBit and clean your system (Note: better to do this on a regular basis)
Ok, now your all set up! Now you can install your normal software (you can use Ubuntu tweak to do this) and enjoy your base camp! or shall I say Charge!
Source : Earth Hacks (The Ultimate Tech Blog)
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