Ubuntu Linux: The Easy Installation Guide
Even though the bad old days of disappointing Linux installations are mostly over, putting Ubuntu on your PC can still be tricky. Fortunately, most potential hassles are easy to overcome with a little know-how.
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ubuntu-restricted-extras (flash, mp3 etc.. in 1 click).
I did like most of this story but...Why are you advising people to mess around installing flash like that!?
Just install the "ubuntu-restricted-extras" meta-package and you get 95% of everything you need in one go.
*Please update your story with this information ASAP*
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ubuntu-restricted-extras
Commonly used restricted packages
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This package depends on some commonly used packages in the Ubuntu multiverse repository.
Installing this package will pull in support for MP3 playback and decoding, support for various other audio formats (gstreamer plugins), Microsoft fonts,
Java runtime environment, Flash plugin, LAME (to create compressed audio files), and DVD playback.
Please note that this does not install libdvdcss2, and will not let you play encrypted DVDs. For more information, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs.
Please also note that packages from multiverse are restricted by copyright or legal issues in some countries. See http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/licensing
for more information.
Canonical does not provide updates for ubuntu-restricted-extras. Some updates may be provided by the Ubuntu community.
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Any remaining issues can be sorted by going here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
Kubuntu Guide and Ubuntu Guide
Read the Guides:Kubuntu Guide at http://kubuntuguide.org
and
Ubuntu Guide at http://ubuntuguide.org