Ultamatix may be a worthy successor to Automatix for new Ubuntu and Debian users

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Aug 1, 2008 9:05 PM EDT
Linux.com; By Jeremy LaCroix
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Some Ubuntu fans out there may remember Automatix, a tool for Ubuntu that allowed easy access to many popular non-free applications and commonly-used audio and video codecs. It debuted a few years ago, and got negative reviews from Ubuntu developers and experienced users due to the risk of breaking dependencies, but it offered an easy solution for beginners who weren't familiar with the way deb packages worked. Automatix was discontinued in March, when its developers moved on to other projects. Now Ultamatix hopes to continue where Automatix left off.

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