I was very curious about Intrepid’s release. I just could not wait! I even pre-ordered the CD but downloaded the DVD without patience. I have not-so-fast a connection when it comes to downloading a DVD. In spite of it, I just downloaded. I even allocated HD and swap space for that and was just waiting to install it.

And what horrors!

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Installing Linux software through repositories is the safe bet. In respect with Ubuntu, there are many software in Intrepid Ibex which I feel is crap. For eg: the “Hardware Drivers” does not have drivers for older kernels. On the other hand, there are many software (like Brasero, Transmission,Totem,VLC etc.) in Hardy that needs update, which the Hardy repositories have not provided till now. To bridge these gaps, I would like to provide you all with the repositories of Hardy and Intrepid.

NOTE: Please think twice before installing software from other Ubuntu version repositories. It may screw up your installation

HARDY HERON REPOSITORIES:

I have provided the older ones and two updates, just in case for those people who will want to install the older versions of software.
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This is my small post on how to upgrade nautilus in hardy to that version in Intrepid. As of know, the upgrade option in hardy repositories isn’t there yet. And, its true that the 2.23 version of Nautilus has tab facility like in Firefox. However, Ubuntu Hardy Heron which has Gnome 2.22 version and so doesn’t have that option.

For this reason I wanted to upgrade nautilus and kept searching for the whole day. Without hope i searched for one last time and found out exactly what i needed. The only way I know to upgrade nautilus is adding the intrepid repository in hardy.

Here’s how you can go about doing so

1. Add this repository in hardy :-

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid main restricted universe multiverse

2. Update your repository sources list 

3. Upgrade nautilus 

4. Logout and login.

There also many other packages in this repository since this is the original ubuntu repository. Optionally, you may also like to download them. Some of them include firefox,usplash theme,pidgin,gnome panel etc.

This could be a very useful post for people who search about and want the  new Intrepid Ibex and its NewHuman theme. There are many clones of the theme available all over the internet in websites like gnome-look.org. However there is also a way to get the original theme through the repositories.

Let’s see how we can go about doing the same.
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