Adventures with Open Source Apps on Linux--Part 2 | Linux Today

Adventures with Open Source Apps on Linux–Part 2

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 17, 2008

“Today’s post is a change from the
‘Adventures with open source apps on Linux; I had planned (that
will now become Part 3 in the series). In this post I’ll be
covering how to add multimedia support to Ubuntu.

“The inspiration to cover this topic again (last time I covered
this was in relation to Ubuntu 7.04 and using Automatix) is down to
TalkBack regular pjotr123 (a regular who has made some excellent
contributions to Linux-related posts made on this blog) who made
two posts that concisely covers the topic. I was going to cover
multimedia support in passing but given the email I’ve received
asking about multimedia support in Ubuntu (not everyone reads the
TalkBack … I know, I know, they should, but
what can I do?) I’ve decided to give this stand-alone
coverage…”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

Linux Today Logo

LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2026 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.