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EasyUbuntu is a small, very user-friendly script that enables Ubuntu users to easily install usefull enhancements that are not included in a base Ubuntu installation (mp3 support, for example). EasyUbuntu is compatibile with the x86, AMD64 and PPC architectures. For additional information, please refer to the EasyUbuntu website.

1. From the desktop, select Applications > Accessories > Terminal to open the Gnome Terminal application.
2. At the terminal prompt, type: sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list then press Enter. When prompted, type the administrator (root) password then press Enter. Gedit will open and display the file: sources.list.
3. Append this string to the bottom of the sources.list file:deb http://easyubuntu.cafuego.net main easyubuntuPress Enter to leave a single empty line at the bottom of the file.
4. Press Ctrl+S followed by Ctrl+Q to save your changes and close Gedit.
5. Return to the terminal window and type:wget http://easyubuntu.cafuego.net/969F3F57.gpg -O - | sudo apt-key add - then press Enter. Now type:wget http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/12B83718.gpg -O - | sudo apt-key add - then press Enter. This imports the GnuPG (GPG) key to your keyring (basically, this is just a way to verify the authenticity of the repository).
6. From the desktop, select System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager. If prompted, type the administrator password then click Enter. The Synaptic Package Manager application will display.
7. Click Search.
8. In the Search field, type easyubuntu and press Enter.
9. Right-click the easyubuntu package and click Mark for Installation then click Apply.
10. Click Apply to confirm the installation. Once the install is complete, press Ctrl+Q to close Synaptic Package Manager.
11. From the desktop, select Applications > System Tools > EasyUbuntu to launch the application. Type the administrator password when prompted.
12. Add checkmarks to the application you wish to install. Once you are satisfied with your selections click OK.
13. Once your changes are applied successfully, click Close. Close EasyUbuntu.