[Ilugc] OAOD (Ubuntu Restricted Extras)

[Dhastha]

Application: Ubuntu Restricted Extras

What it is:

While not strictly an application in the true sense, Ubuntu Restricted
Extras takes care of a number of software and codecs that other Ubuntu
applications may require and that cannot be shipped with Ubuntu for
legal reasons.

To install in Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

This will install Java, Flash, some proprietary fonts and a bunch of
codecs, enabling you to view most video files and play your favorite
audio formats and a lot more essential software that you may not use
directly but is important all the same.

To know more about:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats

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[Ilugc] OAOD (ubuntu-restricted-extras)

[Dhastha Gheer]

Application: Ubuntu Restricted Extras

What it is:

ubuntu-restricted-extras is a software package for the computer
operating system Ubuntu that allows the user to install essential
software which is not already included due to legal or copyright
reasons.

Features:

It is a meta-package that installs:

* Support for MP3 and unencrypted DVD playback
* Microsoft TrueType core fonts
* Flash plugin
* codecs for common audio and video files

The Medibuntu project has similar aims to the ubuntu-restricted-extras package.

To know more about:

http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/ubuntu-restricted-extras

To install:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

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