Install new themes in elementary OS Freya.With the help of this tool you can do a number of things to customize elementary OS. For example you can: If you want to tweak your system as per your preference, you’ll need to install Elementary Tweaks in Freya.
As you can see in the picture below, there are no additional drivers available for my system. Just go to Software & Updates and check under Additional Drivers tab if there are any drivers available for your system.
If you have NVidia graphics or BCM network adapter, then you can try installing proprietary drivers provided in Software Source. Just press Tab to switch between the option and use Enter key to select the option. If you have Canonical Repository enabled (as mentioned in the steps above), you can install Ubuntu Restricted Extra using the command below: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extrasĪlmost at the end of the installation process, you’ll see an EULA screen like the one below. With this installed, you should be able to play You Tube videos in Midori. This package contains several media codecs including MP3 and Flash Player. But these codecs can be easily installed by installing Ubuntu Restricted Extra package. Install Ubuntu Restricted Extraĭue to legal constraints in several countries, multimedia codecs are not installed by default in Freya. You’ll have to reboot the system for changes to take in to effect. This will tale some time, depending upon your internet speed.
Open a terminal (look for it in Slingshot) and use the following command: sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get upgrade Without doing this, you might face issue in installing applications via command line. The second thing which you must do after installing elementary OS Freya is to update and upgrade your system. In here, go to Other Software tab and check the option of Canonical Partners. To enable Canonical Partner repository, go to Slingshot (Applications in the top left corner of your desktop) and look for Software & Updates: Enabling this repository drastically increases the number of application available for your system and you can install additional software such Skype etc. Basically, this will allow you to install applications developed by Canonical’s (Ubuntu’s parent company) partners. The first and foremost thing you should be doing is to add Canonical Partners in the software sources. Must to do things after installing elementary OS Freya Enable Canonical Partners repository Since elementary OS is based on Ubuntu 14.04, these steps are very similar to things to do after installing Ubuntu 14.04. But at the core of it, the steps listed here are some of the essential things to do after a clean install of elementary OS Freya. I know that this list varies from user to user, based on his preferences, his experience with desktop Linux, field of interests etc. If you have just installed Freya, willing to do so in near future, here are few things to do after installing elementary OS Freya that will provide you a better desktop experience. In a recent article we saw the new features introduced in elementary OS Freya.