My Little Ubuntu Guide

So I wanted to show you how to get some extra stuff working, since these have been problematic and now fixed for me. You are all no-doubt familiar with Google Earth and Wine, but AWN just so you know is “Avant Window Navigator”. It’s a really cool “dock” type app that lets you run a doc similar to Apple’s.

Below are scripts you can download and run for AWN and Wine or follow the steps.

Scripts for AWN and Wine:
AWN
1. Download Script HERE
2. Run With The Following Command:
sudo sh awn

Wine
1. Download Script HERE
2. Run With The Following Command:
sudo sh wine

How To Get Google Earth To Work With ATI and Compiz:
1. Install Google Earth
2. Download the following tar and extract into the GoogleEarth folder (usually at /home/yourname/googleearth/), replacing the old files:
Download Google Earth Fix
3. Start Google Earth and it should work perfectly even within an XGL/Compiz session!

How To Install AWN:
1. Add the following to the end of your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
## Avant Window Navigator
deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/syzygy42/ feisty avant-window-navigator
deb-src http://download.tuxfamily.org/syzygy42/ feisty avant-window-navigator

2. Now get the key before updating:
wget http://download.tuxfamily.org/syzygy42/8434D43A.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -

3. Now you can update:
sudo apt-get update

4. Now install AWN:
sudo apt-get install avant-window-navigator-bzr awn-core-applets-bzr libawn-bzr

How to Install The Latest Wine (supports Photoshop CS2):
1. First get the key:
wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -

2. Now add the Gutsy repository:
sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/gutsy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list

3. Now update your sources and install Wine:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine

That’s it!

Enjoy!

John