Ubuntu usefull non-free packages collection

Here is a easy way to install a big collection of restricted packages (either due to licensing terms or restricted by copyright) in your Ubuntu desktop: install the ubuntu-restricted-extras meta-package (either through Synaptic or from command line, see below).

You will get, among others:

• gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly
• gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse
• msttcorefonts
• flashplugin-nonfree
• sun-java6-plugin

You can use the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

Source: Ubuntu docs