10 Things to do After Installing Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail

If you have installed Ubuntu 13.04 and started using it first you should know what are the basic things you have to know and install. Here are some steps that may help after installing Ubuntu 13.04. The 10 things to do after Installing Ubuntu 13.04 in your PC are given below one by one:

1. Disable or Remove Shopping Lens: To remove Shopping lens from Ubuntu use the code given below:

sudo apt-get remove unity-lens-shopping

2. Install Synaptic Package Manager: You need synaptic package manager to install, download and upgrade the packages and plugins for your Ubuntu. It is easier to use than using command from terminal.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install synaptic 

3. Check for the Updates: After installing synaptic check for the updates available and install them:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

4. Install Gnome Shell: Install the gnome shell and work more efficiently. To install Gnome Shell in Ubuntu 13.04 you can refer this link here: install gnome 3 in ubuntu 13.04.

5. Setup your Accounts: You need to setup your accounts in Ubuntu so that it will be easier in the future.

6. Install Skype: Then install the latest version of Skype.

7. Install VLC: To run the videos, music and other media purpose VLC is the best. So install VLC media player.

8. Install Cloud Storage: To store the data you can use dropbox in Ubuntu and can install it .

 sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox

9. Install Additional Drivers: The drivers available for your hardware components and others should be installed. The performance of the Ubuntu will be better if all the available drivers are installed properly.

10. Install Gimp: For working with images like photoshop gimp is the best. You need to install the latest version of Gimp.

Moreover you need to install media codec, vuze (for torrent), games, etc and search as per your requirements. Refer below: