Useful programs - Internet

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Firefox

apt-get install firefox


(i) You can use Firefox with different profiles. Just run it with firefox -no-remote -P "myProfile".



Flash player

Flash player is often require by some websites. ADOBE do not provide any official package for Linux... not anymore :_(


As an alternative, I'm using pepper flash plugin

apt-get install pepperflashplugin-nonfree


Google Chrome

Chrome is not safe. There are a lot of spywares inside it. This is forbidden within the EU institutions.


Download the latest version of Chrome: https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/


Install the package using:

sudo dpkg -i google-chrome.deb


If you encounter some errors during installation, just do:

sudo apt-get install -f && sudo dpkg -i google-chrome.deb

Opera

Download the latest version of Opera: http://www.opera.com


Install the package using:

sudo dpkg -i google-chrome.deb

!! During installation Opera will ask you if you want to enable auto-updates. Say yes !


You can check out the new sources file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera-stable.list.



Filezilla (FTP client)

apt-get install filezilla


Skype

Download skype from the official website: http://www.skype.com/

sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-XX.deb


If you encounter some errors during installation, just do:

sudo apt-get install -f && sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu-XX.deb


Torrents

Deluge

Deluge is a very good torrent client. Unlike most, Deluge is OpenSource and non-intrusive.


sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deluge-team/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install deluge



Xunlei

A custom version of xunlei (迅雷) is available for ubuntu, it's called the Xinkai Xware Desktop project.


Installation instructions available on Xware Desktop wiki.