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-==Getting Ubuntu Restricted Extras==
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-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"
-You can also get it through synaptic or sudo apt-get (command line). The package is called ubuntu-restricted-extras.
-==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)
-==Proprietary Software==
-For more information on installing the software to enable and use non-free formats on your Ubuntu system, visit the [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats Ubuntu page on Restricted Formats].
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