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[[Category:Linux]]


=Restricted extras=

Each Ubuntu flavor has a specific set of restricted libraries to play music, videos and so on...
If you plan to do anything else than working you should definitively install that package! ;)

Get the package for your distribution:

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
apt-cache search restricted | grep extra
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Install, example for xUbuntu:

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
apt-get install xubuntu-restricted-extras
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=VLC=

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
apt-get install vlc
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=Rhythmbox=

This is an excellent audio player!

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
apt-get install rhythmbox-mozilla rhythmbox rhythmbox-plugin-visualizer rhythmbox-plugins
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=Quicktime=

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
apt-get install libquicktime2
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=Cairo-dock=

''You don't need that on Ubuntu. Only on Debian, Mint and xUbuntu''


Nice and useful dock to access your applications.

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apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins cairo-dock-plug-ins-integration
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Then, add it to startup:
* Launch cairo-dock, right click on it ; 
* in the "cairo-dock" menu click 'add it to startup'

Alternative way of adding it to startup:
* Xubuntu > start menu > all settings > Session and startup > "application autostart" > Add