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New version of Ubuntu comes on every 6 month with most recent version of software and with, up to some extend, new look. If we don't want to continue with the old version of software and if bored with same look we want install the new version. If you want to upgrade your system then it is ok. But if you want a clean installation then you have to install all your required software and you have to do all setting ones again. This is very tedious job. Here are some tricks to simplify the job. First you can generate the list of installed software by using this command, dpkg --get-selections > installed-software This command will create a text file name installed-software. You can edit this file and if you want remove some software by simply deleting the line containing the name of the software. Now when you are installing Ubuntu do not format the home folder. This folder actually contain all the settings of the software. And when you re install the software, in most cases, you w

In linux if you want to view document created by MS office as it exactly it should look like you have to install Microsoft core font. This font was first hosted by Microsoft in there website and any one can get it for free and can re distribute it. But now they have removed it but you can get it lot of third party software. In ubuntu you can install it from ttf-mscorefonts-installer using this command sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer But there is some bug with it which will stop it in middle and you will face same kind of problem as people faced trying to install flash plugin in Ubuntu. I guess this problem happens for those who are working under proxy. After this problem appear you can cancel installation and restart your computer. And then run this command in terminal. sudo dpkg --configure -a Still you will see some error massage as before. Wait for some time. Then cancel it using ctrl+c and then run the command sudo dpkg-reconfigure ttf-mscorefonts-installer