codecs, tweaks and software

i recommend this instead: EasyUbuntu

echo "deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt edgy main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
wget http://www.getautomatix.com/apt/key.gpg.asc
gpg --import key.gpg.asc
gpg --export --armor 521A9C7C | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install automatix2
from: http://getautomatix.com/wiki/index.php?title=Installation
software and tweaks list: http://getautomatix.com/wiki/index.php?title=Software_and_Tweaks