[ubuntu-uk] Post install additions

[David Jones]

On Tue, 2008-06-24 at 13:24 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Here's a question for the group. If you install a clean Ubuntu system
> for yourself (or perhaps someone else), what are the key things you add
> to the system after, to get a "works for me" desktop?
> 
> Here's my list:-
> 
> Add the following repo(s):-
> 
> 	Medibuntu, banshee ppa
> 
> Install the following apps:-
> 
> 	ubuntu-restricted-extras - flash and other evil stuff
> 	ssh - to remotely logon to each machine
> 	gtk-recordmydesktop - to make screencasts
> 	skype - to make calls
> 	banshee-1.0 - downloading podcasts and music manager
> 	liferea - rss news reader
> 	audacity & ardour - audio editing
> 	gnome-do - fast launcher
> 	avant window navigator - nice task management
> 	Virtualbox & qemu & kvm - virtualising
> 	samba - to access my shared data on other machines
> 	zattoo - to watch live telly
> 	mythfrontend - to watch recorded telly (and live sometimes)
> 	Adobe Air (pre requ for..)
> 	Twhirl - Adobe air based twitter client
> 	
> Firefox extensions
> 
> 	adblock plus - block ads
> 	foxmarks - to sync bookmarks
> 	web developer toolbar - to debug web pages
> 	stumbleupon toolbar - for when I'm bored
> 
> Add data
> 
> 	Pidgin logons - for msn
> 	ssh keys - to let me logon to machines without passwords
> 	
> 
> Optional extras I don't _always_ add but often do:-
> 
> 	Wireshark - for diagnosing network issues
> 	Google earth - to spy on you all
> 	ffmpeg (from medibuntu) - to do audio/video encoding
> 	
> 
> Often all of that lot can be added in a few minutes, many with one
> apt-get line - which I love :)
> 
> So what do you add to a stock install? What have I missed out?
> 
> Cheers,
> Al.

>From my own point of view, I add:-

K3b (its what I've gotten used to)
Pan (Usenet reader)
Gpar2 
Kompozer

Other than that, its any add-ons to enable me to access media on the
web, play mp3's, write mp3's to cd via K3b etc.

Dave