Ubuntu is one of the most user friendly Linux distros out there. However there are still some things that need to be done after you are done with the installation. One of the first things that people will probably notice missing is support for MP3, DVD, Flash and more. Thankfully it’s extremely easy to install a package that will make all of those work.

The easiest way for you to do this is to open Terminal and install the package there.

Open Terminal by clicking on the Applications Menu at the top left hand corner of the screen. Next you need to navigate to Accessories, then you should see Terminal near the bottom of the Accessories category.  Click on it to open up Terminal.

Now that you have opened up Terminal it’s time to type. All you need to do is enter the following text into Terminal and hit enter.

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sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

After you hit enter you will have to type in your password. Don’t worry when you can’t see any stars after you type, that’s just how Terminal works. Just look at your keyboard and be careful to type the right letters!

Now you should see a bunch of words and it eventually ends on “Do you want to continue: Y/N”.

Obviously you want to type Y and hit enter. This will begin the installation. Just let Terminal do the work and wait until it’s done. Once it’s done it will go back to your username have a blinking box next to it.

That’s it! Now you can watch DVD’s, listen to MP3′s and look at content that requires Flash!