Installing Dropbox on Ubuntu 8.10

First go to the Dropbox website and download the .deb package. Make sure you select the (x86) package.

Once the download is complete, double-click on it to start installation. When the installation is over you will need to restart Nautilus; you can do this by logging out and back in or by executing the following command in Terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal).

killall nautilus

Now you will see the Dropbox icon appear in the taskbar.

Right-click on the icon and select “Start Dropbox”. This starts the downloading of Dropbox. Sit back and wait until the download is complete.

Installing Picasa 3.0 (beta) on Ubuntu 8.10

First go here and download the Picasa .deb package for Ubuntu. Make sure you choose the i386 version.

Once you have the .deb package, double-click on it to start installation. After the installation is complete you can open Picasa by going to Applications -> Graphics -> Picasa.

Font rendering in Ubuntu

You can change the way fonts appear on your screen by modifyng the font rendering settings. Simply right-click on your desktop and select “Change Desktop Background”.

Then select the “Fonts ” tab inside “Appearance Preferences”.

From here you can change the font rendering. Personally I prefer “Subpixel smoothing.” You can try the different options available and see which one you like most.

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Installing Flock on Ubuntu 8.10

Installing Flock, “the social web browser”, is quite easy in Ubuntu.

First, download the latest Flock .deb package from GetDeb. Once the package is downloaded, double-click to start installation. After the installation is complete you can open Flock by going to the Applications menu -> Internet -> Flock.

If you have any problems installing the Flash plugin in Flock, here’s an easy way to get it to work (supposing you have it installed in Firefox):

Open Terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) and run the following command.

sudo nautilus /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/

You will be asked for your password. After you enter it, Nautilus would open the above directory. Inside the directory there will be a file called “flashplugin-alternative.so”. Copy it and close the window. Then run the following command in Terminal.

nautilus /usr/share/flock/plugins/

Once again Nautilus would open the directory mentioned. Paste the file inside the directory and close the window. Then close Terminal  and restart Flock.

Modified from: Help for Linux