Install Favorite Apps on Ubuntu Instantly using Ultamatix

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blogsdna on July 29, 2008

Ubuntu is one of most popular and widely used Linux flavor, any windows users who wants to switch to Linux can opt for Ubuntu without fearing about commands and controls since Ubuntu is almost like windows with nicely supported GUI. Ubuntu has variety of supported applications too.

However searching for proper packages of your favorite application could be time consuming. Ultamatix is one great application which makes this task easier for you and also automats installation of application.

Ultamatix supports range of applications which you need to carry out for your day to day tasks. With Ultamatix, you can install all the multimedia codecs, archiving tools and the Adobe Flash Player for Firefox, and it will all take your 5 minutes and 3 mouse clicks.

Ultamatix is kind of application repository where you can find almost every favorite application. It has 101 applications/Games. The list of applications is huge to list out here, so below is a category listing of the supported apps:

Audio/Video Ripping and Burning tools
Audio/Video Players and Editors
Chat clients
E-mail clients
Programming tools
Eye Candy tools

Supported Operating System – Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.4.0, Ultimate Edition 1.8, Debian

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This is a guest post by Sandip from Blogsdna. For more reviews on linux apps, web 2.0 and technology, please visit his blog.

http://techie-buzz.com Keith Dsouza

Looks like a really nice tool, gonna use this when I install ubuntu hardy on my test box
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Craig

This little program could mess up your Ubuntu setup just as well as its predeccesor automatix.

See here: http://www.geekosophical.net/?p=186

I would suggest people read up how to install these apps and codecs the usual way: it’s really not that difficult… Mostly just a case of enabling the non-free repositories, then using the package manager to find and install your choices.

All your media codecs etc. can be found in the medibuntu package.

I used Automatix once, and later tried to upgrade Ubuntu and everything broke quite spectacularly(Automatix had messed up all the dependencies). I know now better than to trust a third party script with so much.
http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com Mackenzie

As Craig said, do not use Automatix or Ultamatix. Both are highly dangerous to the stability of your system. Most of what it does can be done by going to Applications -> Add/Remove and searching for “restricted” in the box at the top. Hit the checkbox for Ubuntu Restricted Extras. Apply. Wait a bit while it all downloads and installs. The difference is that this way it’ll be done *properly*.
James 1st

1. It installs things in a wrong way. This can destabilise your system.
2. It adds unknown package repositories. You never know what you’ll get.
3. It installs unstable development versions (nightly builds).
4. If you’ve used the script, we can’t help you at Ubuntu NL. A clean install is the only option.
5. Ultamatix is unnecessary. Everything it does can be done with Ubuntu too on a much safer way, with just a little bit of extra trouble.
James 1st

1. It installs things in a wrong way. This can destabilise your system.
2. It adds unknown package repositories. You never know what you’ll get.
3. It installs unstable development versions (nightly builds).
4. If you’ve used the script, we can’t help you at Ubuntu NL. A clean install is the only option.
5. Ultamatix is unnecessary. Everything it does can be done with Ubuntu too on a much safer way, with just a little bit of extra trouble.