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Automatix and Ubuntu Stability
In a graphical interface, Automatix allows you to easily install and uninstall programs and media codecs. This article at ubuntugeek lists what you can install with automatix. For example, skype, acrobat reader, opera, and codecs for dvd and divx.
Before you install automatix, you should know that it may cause instability. Pimpyourlinux describes problems after upgrading ubuntu or installing video drivers. Ubuntu’s wiki, describes it as “dangerous” with the “potential to leave a system in a unbootable state.” A columnist at itwire describes how after installing automatix, Ubuntu “became unstable, crashed and was unable to be booted.”
Automatix does acknowledge that it breaks systems in certain situations and says the cause is third party repositories. “Most of the breakages occur when Automatix is used along with other third-party repos and installation scripts.” Therefore it recommends that “you only use the Ubuntu repos and the Automatix repo.”
