A couple of references for getting Natty up to par: 12 Things I did After Installing New Ubuntu 11.04 “Natty Narwhal” and 10 Useful Application Indicators for Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal and Top 6 Quicklists for Ubuntu 11.04 Natty to Enhance Unity Launcher Functionality
There are two check boxes during install that will add mp3 capability and update the system – but you need a decent I’net connection.
You may need to add medibuntu to the repositories
sudo wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list &&
sudo apt-get --quiet update && sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get --quiet update
[re How to add Medibuntu repository in Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal | Via Terminal and GUI]
then sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
DVD decription
sudo wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list && sudo apt-get --quiet update && sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get --quiet update
sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2
The suggested applets include weather, dropbox for backup, system load indicator, touchpad indicator, battery status, workplaces, keylock status, caffeine for sleep and screensaver control, clipboard manager,
a system monitor:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexeftimie/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-sysmonitor
Launcher functionality can be enhanced with quicklists that provide submenus for launcher items. the link has several examples that look interesting.
These provide a glimpse at what can be done and what some folks think is a way to improve the Unity desktop. Since that desktop is so new and such a change, these sorts of ideas imply that a great future awaits as time and experience pare things down and provide direction for the developers.
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