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This will be the page of all the customization i do to my current Ubuntu installation. Hope it will be of use to you too :)

CD/DVD Burning Software
even though i don't use Kubuntu, i do like some KDE software. For cd/dvd burning, i usually use k3b. so the steps are:

$ sudo apt-get install k3b libk3b2-mp3

the second package is to allow you to install mp3 burning capability 

Install all the Multimedia Goodies
i will go for 2 things VLC and MPlayer. Usually with the two i will have all my medias covered.

VLC -

$ sudo apt-get install vlc 

MPlayer - check out here.

getting started with LAMP
LAMP - Linux Apache Mysql Php. so you need at least the following two commands
$ sudo apt-get install php5-mysql
$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server
if you need mod-rewrite, modify /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default where AllowOverride should be All install of None (for directory /var/www). Then execute
$ sudo a2enmod rewrite
if you need gd library, execute
$ sudo apt-get install php5-gd
remember to restart apache2 (sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart) everytime you add something or change some configuration related stuffs.

Lock Screen with a single key
It is easy when you can lock your screen while you need to go off for a short break or a discussion. So follow the instruction here, and you can just press a key (i usually set the right window key for this) to lock your screen. Control-Alt-L is the standard key combination, but i prefer a key. You can modify this under System → Preferences → Keyboard Shortcuts.

Sun Java installation for use and development
1. use the trusty apt-get

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk

and it should do the job already. If there is still problem (like you keep getting other jvm as default, check out this page or do the following to check:

sudo update-alternatives --config java

from there you should see which VM is currently selected as default. make necessary changes.

Scim installtion
1. first change the Language support as mentioned here.
2. then change your /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/scim from

GTK_IM_MODULE=xim
QT_IM_MODULE=xim

to

GTK_IM_MODULE=scim
QT_IM_MODULE=scim