Previously article we analyzed how to install any Linux distribution via Virtual-box for Windows users who want to try something new. In this article / guide we will see what the first steps are to be made after installing Ubuntu in our case.
Step One.
The first step is to make the updates and download the new packages for our distribution. This can be done in two ways, either through Dash by selecting “software Update".
Either via the terminal (CTRL + ALT + T), by giving the following command
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
Πατώντας ENTER θα μας ζητήσει τον κωδικό που βάλαμε κατά την εγκατάσταση, δεν θα φανούν αστεράκια (*). Με το -y δηλώνουμε πως συμφωνούμε με τα πακέτα που θα κατεβούν να κάνουν αναβάθμιση. Το τερματικό μας θα μοιάζει όπως στην picture below.
Step Two.
The second step is to install our hardware drivers if they exist in Ubuntu.
If there are, the operating system will find them automatically and they will be in "Additional Drivers“. Just go to Dash, write "Additional Drivers”And click to open and scan.
We select the drivers, we press "Close”And will be installed automatically.
Step Three.
We install the following packages linux-firmware-nonfree and ubuntu-restricted-extras.
The packages above have to do with coders for recognition various video and audio files and TV tuner cards.
We will do the installation by reopening the terminal and giving the commands
sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
A report.
Step Four.
A frequent question of users and a saying of Linux-kids is that Linux does not have viruses and you do not need an antivirus. The truth is somewhere in the middle. Viruses have been found in a Unix environment, they are just not as prevalent as in a Windows environment. And if we look at it statistically, the following is true. ~90% of users use Windows, so someone who wants to harm someone maliciously, will write a virus for Windows environment and not for Linux & Mac. That's why we can say that indeed, the probability of a virus "getting stuck" in a Linux environment is very small!
If one wants, however, there are free antivirus versions from well-known companies in the area.
AVG.
Personally I only use one Firewall. It is easily installed through the Ubuntu Software Center, simply by searching for “Firewall Configuration”And doing the installation.
Step five.
How can we add Greek to our keyboard? It is one theme on Linux that one often has to Google it. But it is very simple.
We press the option "on / off”Top right - then select“System Settings…”- Then we select“Keyboard”From the Hardware sector and will open the options for the keyboard. At the bottom left there is the option "Text Entry“. From there we can add any language we want to our keyboard.
At the top right there is the option "Switch to next source using:” It is none other than her shortcut of the keyboard to change the writing language. We can put whatever we want.
These are some basics to get started in Linux but, not all! There are terrible ones possibilities in the specific operating system, it is enough to search!
Surely we can not exhaust the needs of everyone in a driver for any program installation. B.C. Viber, VLC, etc.
But if you have a problem, or if you need some help, ask for it by writing a comment on that post on Facebook.
