What to do after installing Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark

We already have Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark among us, a few hours after the official release of this new version, we already started with the updates and here I have a little guide for you What to do after installing Ubuntu 17.10.

How can I tell you this is just a guide made based on the most usual What is there in the community? I just hope it is to your liking and above all that it will be of great help to the new user at the start of this great distribution.

In this guide the only thing it is necessary that you have an internet connection and above all that you already have the new version of Ubuntu on your computer.

Upgrade system

Even if it sounds strange to you, it is a necessary process, because even if the system is new, the packages and dependencies with which it comes are not the most current, so it is extremely important that we have our system up to date.

To do this we just have to open a terminal and type the following:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

System language

Although from the installer we set the language with which we want our new installation to have by default, there are times when this task is not complete because some extra packages still have to be downloaded, here we will have to go to "Language Support".

Here when it opens, it will automatically check if it is necessary to download an additional translation package, if it asks you to download and install an additional one, do so, at the end of this in "Languages" and "Language Support" click "Apply to the entire system".

Install multimedia codecs

By philosophy of Ubuntu and free software does not allow the use of proprietary software within it, it is because of that does not have the default support for various audio and video formats, so it is necessary to have to install them in the system for this we open the terminal and type:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

Install Synaptic and Gdebi

As we already know with the recent reintegration of Gnome officially to Ubuntu, it brings with it its entire repertoire of tools, this does not exclude the Ubuntu Software Center.

But we also have other similar tools that are very helpful, such as Synaptic and Gdebi.

To install them in the system we do it with the following commands

sudo apt install synaptic apt-xapian-index gksu

sudo update-apt-xapian-index

While on your own Gdebi takes care of the installation of the .deb packages in a simpler and more efficient way.

sudo apt install gdebi

Flash and TTF fonts

Like the part of the codecs, also the proprietary sources of MS are not added to the system, but for work reasons many users make use of them. In the case of flash, it is a technology that has become obsolete with the arrival of HTML5 and CC3, but there are still websites that make use of it.

To add this support to the system, in the terminal we type:

sudo apt install xubuntu-restricted-extras icedtea-plugin libdvd-pkg ttf-mscorefonts-installer

sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg

Enable Canonical repositories and installation of proprietary drivers.

On the part of Ubuntu, it provides us with software directly from its repositories in which we have several options, which we must enable based on our need, Canonical Partner is one of them.

For enable this repository we must go to "Software and updates"

While inside we go to "Other software" and check the Canonical Partners option.

For the option of proprietary drivers right there within "Software and updates" we go this time to the "additional drivers" tab, here we will see that we are making use of free alternatives.

We must mark, in the event that it shows us the use of proprietary drivers, whether they are Nvidia or ATI users.

From now on the rest would be custom configurations such as adding repositories, software and dependencies.

Without further ado, I can only say that I hope this little guide has been useful to you.