Ubuntu restricted extras

Getting Ubuntu Restricted Extras
Ubuntu Restricted Extras is a meta-package that fetches a variety of packages, notably: Adobe Flash and Firefox plugin, microsoft fonts (yes, they're proprietary), and a variety of other codecs. The easy way to get it (10.04):


 * Applications > Ubuntu Software Center
 * Type "Ubuntu Restricted Extras" into the search field
 * Highlight Ubuntu Restricted Extras and click "more info"
 * Click "Use this source" and "install"

Package Contents

 * adobe-flashplugin [i386]


 * Adobe Flash Player plugin installer


 * Adobe Flash Player plugin installer


 * web browser plugin based on OpenJDK and IcedTea to execute Java applets


 * ffmpeg codec library


 * The KDE CD/DVD burning application library - extra decoders


 * An MP3 encoding library


 * MP3 Plugin for MusicBrainz tagging library


 * MPEG-related plugins for libxine1


 * Installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts


 * Unarchiver for .rar files (non-free version)