Eva's useful guide to Ubuntu 9.04

[ Thanks to Johannes for this link. ]

"1. Adobe (Acrobat) ReaderAcrobat Reader Linux

"The default pdf reader, Evince, should be fine for almost everything. It is also much faster than its closed source competitor.

"However, Adobe Reader is also available:

sudo aptitude install acroread acroread-plugins

" And for those who like to read pdfs directly in their browsers:

sudo aptitude install mozilla-acroread

"2. Install Google Earth

"Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty" comes with the recent version 5.0 As many Google applications, it is still labeled as a beta, but seems to run really flawlassly."

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