What do you install on a new install?
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ubuntu has everything out-of-the-box, compiz maybe, its in the repo's for 8.04.
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sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras ssh ubuntustudio-theme ubuntustudio-icon-theme vlc ntp thunar supertux nethack dopewars supertuxkart lyx audacity rtorrent rar mythbuntu-control-centre frozen-bubble chromium tremulous openarena
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ubuntu-restricted-extras ssh ubuntustudio-theme ubuntustudio-icon-theme vlc ntp thunar supertux nethack dopewars supertuxkart lyx audacity rtorrent rar mythbuntu-control-centre frozen-bubble chromium tremulous openarena !!
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ubuntu-restricted-extras ssh ubuntustudio-theme ubuntustudio-icon-theme vlc ntp thunar supertux nethack dopewars supertuxkart lyx audacity rtorrent rar mythbuntu-control-centre frozen-bubble chromium tremulous openarena !!
Hey.. Just noticed... your just oop t rord from me !!
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It'll install a bunch of programs
ubuntu-restricted-extras Codecs that I, by law, am prohibited from downloading.
It also installs Java and the Mozilla Flash plugin IIRC. It is only available for x86 and x86-64, but I don't think too many of you are running on PowerPC, Sparc, or any of the other supported architectures.ssh Allows for secure remote shell access. It's great for using other machines on your network without having to walk over to them.
ubuntustudio-theme ubuntustudio-icon-theme Installs some of the theme elements found in the default theme from Ubuntu Studio. Mmm, black...
vlc Installs the VLC media player which can play just about anything.
ntp Installs support for the network time protocol so that the system clock sets itself
thunar Installs the fast and lightweight Thunar file manager native to the XFCE desktop. I like it more than I like Nautilus.
supertux Super Mario-type platformer game
nethack Installs the old-but-great nethack text-based game
dopewars Installs the old-but-great dopewars GUI -based text game (I actually prefer the text version so I can play over ssh but I don't know what its package is called). It presents a simulated drug economy based in New York. Buy low, sell high.
supertuxkart A Mario Kart-type game
lyx Installs the Lyx document processor which acts as a slick frontend for LaTeX. It makes my documents look pretty.
audacity This is an audio editor. It's not fancy like Ardour, but it suits my needs.
rtorrent The BEST Linux torrent client, bar none. It's CLI-based (using ncurses) and seeds about a dozen times faster than the mainline BT client.
rar Support for .rar archives
mythbuntu-control-centre Installs the control center for MythTV found in the specialist Mythbuntu distro. It makes it easy to install and configure a MythTV frontend, backend, or both.
frozen-bubble A game as addictive as crack
chromium Installs a vertical scrolling shooting game
tremulous Installs a team-based FPS that runs on the Quake III engine. It runs on old hardware and is really fun.
openarena Installs the Quake 3 Arena clone for lightening-quick gameplay
I didn't include it in the above, but add also
lincity-ng Installs a slick SimCity clone. The version in the repos is 1.0. 1.1 has been out for a while so you might want to grab that instead.
Since I reinstall often and install on many machines, I like to keep a list of my commonly-installed packages in a text file so I can execute it on every machine. Heck, add a shebang, chmod it, and turn it into a script.
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