Install Google Chrome:
Download the latest Debian package.
Install the package:
sudo dpkg -i ./google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb sudo apt-get install -f
The first command attempts to install the .deb file. The second installs any required dependencies and completes installation of the package.
Install Firefox:
Download the latest .tar.bz2 package.
Decompress and move it to a suitable location:
cd ~/Downloads tar -jxf firefox-23.0.tar.bz2 sudo mv firefox /opt/ sudo ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /bin/firefox
Now, firefox will be in your path. If you need to add a Shortcut to the KDE menu, do so, to the location /bin/firefox
Right click the KDE icon, and “Edit Applications”
Under the KDE menu editor>Internet>Firefox installer
Rename it to Mozilla Firefox
Change the path from:
muon-installer --application=firefox
to:
/bin/firefox
Install Shutter screenshot tool:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shutter/ppa sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install shutter
Rather than install with muon, this is preferred, as Muon ships with an outdated version of shutter.
Install smplayer for playing videos:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayer sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install smplayer smtube smplayer-themes smplayer-skins
You can ignore a message regarding smplayer-skins.
Install Dropbox
Download and install the Debian package:
sudo dpkg -i dropbox_1.6.0_i386.deb sudo apt-get install -f
Eg:
wget https://www.dropbox.com/download?dl=packages/ubuntu/dropbox_1.6.0_i386.deb
Install the GUI:
dropbox start -i
Install ksuperkey and assign Win key to KDE menu
Assign various keyboard shortcuts to Win key combos.
Install KDE services addons from Kde-look:.
KDE Service Menu:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/kde-services/files/RPM/
Eg:
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/kde-services/files/RPM/kde-services-1.8-5.fc18.noarch.rpm/download
sudo apt-get install alien
sudo alien kde-services-1.8-5.fc18.noarch.rpm
sudo dpkg -i kde-services_1.8-6_all.deb
Make wget use the correct filename from server:
Create/edit a file $HOME/.wgetrc, with the following content:
content_disposition = on
Alternately, you can invoke wget with the –content-disposition switch.
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