[tomiboi]

I have successfully installed Ubuntu DD on my desktop. Everything is working in terms of OS and Hardware together. I am currently the default user with ADMIN access. But I got some questions. Is the default installation enough in terms of securing Ubuntu or do I need to make any tweaks to the default setup? Do I need any anti-virus, firewall, and etc software for protection? Where can I find info on installing flash plugins and other things to be able to listen to radio over the Internet?

Simply put, I am looking for a guide on what to next once the install is complete.

Thanks.

[CouchMaster]

AV, firewall etc. is of minor importance on a home PC running Linux although you can certainly get and install them - do a google search. Apt-get install Streamtuner for your radio/music pleasure.

[macdudenj]

take a look here

http://www.tldp.org/LDP/gs/gs.html

[bugmenot]

hi, you can install automatrix, it will autmatically install just about everything you need to get going. Ubuntu is free software, the free bit means you are free to see the code and help improve it, not you don't have to pay for it. that being the case it doesn't have proprietary software in the base install because you'd then have to pay for it. that's why people use automatrix.

http://www.getautomatix.com/
http://getautomatix.com/wiki/index.p...Page&Itemid=30

i'm sure it mentions it somewhere on the new site, but here's what it will install you for. it's an old post, so it does now work with Dapper - that's what you are using
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=114251

Ubuntu is safe out the box. however, you need to enable the extra repositories and do an update. there's a firewall already running in the background called iptables, you can install a frontend for it called firestarter
here are some links you should go through
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=114251
use the search box at the wiki to find things
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/

[InterKnight]

I didn't see this posted yet, but since you were looking for a guide, I think this should be quite helpful:
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Dapper

Enjoy!

Take care.