Utilities
Other Useful Software in Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron
There arrrrr a few other programs that will assist in the quest for booty while sailing the seas of technology.
Deluge
My new favorite open-source cross-platform BitTorrent client, Deluge, is available in the universe repository so I’ll open Synaptic through Administration in the System menu to find and install it.
Gparted and Gmount-iso
Since I already have Synaptic open, I’ll find and install some handy tools on my list of programs to install: Gparted for viewing and adjusting my hard drive partitions, and Gmount-iso for mounting iso disk images.
K9Copy, GRip, and LAME
While I’m at it, I’ll install some software for backing up DVDs and CDs, K9Copy and GRip. Both are available through Synaptic. These two programs have been able to rip copies of any DVD or CD I’ve ever thrown at them (all legit backups of my legally acquired materials, naturally). To enable MP3 ripping in GRip, I have to find and install LAME, too.
Compiz Settings
One of the coolest features of Ubuntu Hardy Heron is that the built in Compiz desktop effects are working out of the box. But, by default, the effects settings are severely limited to the generic options of None, Normal, and Extra. I find the interface for the real configuration by searching Synaptic for compizconfig-settings-manager. After it is installed, it shows up as Advanced Desktop Effects Settings under Preferences in the System menu.
