Links

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Applications

Example Scripts

Articles

Development

Items

Common software
Security software
Development software
Ubuntu configuration

Ubuntu

Gnome Session “Flashback”

sudo apt-get install gnome-session-flashback
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
sudo apt-get install indicator-applet-appmenu sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool

Cairo-Dock

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cairo-dock-team/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install cairo-dock cairo-dock-plug-ins

Unity Tweak Tool

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freyja-dev/unity-tweak-tool-daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool

Synaptic Package Manager

sudo apt-get install synaptic

Video Drivers and Proprietary Drivers Check

# check to make sure your video driver were completely installed
/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p

Common Software

Archiver/ Packing software

sudo apt-get install unace rar unrar p7zip-rar p7zip zip 
unzip sharutils uudeview mpack arj cabextract file-roller

Auto Mount Windows NTFS Partition in Ubuntu 14.04

sudo apt-get install ntfs-config
sudo mkdir -p /etc/hal/fdi/policy

launch ntfs-config from the Unity Dash Home. Click Advanced Configuration and check the partitions you want to auto-mount at start-up.

Browsers

Google Chrome

Stable

wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install google-chrome-stable

Beta

sudo apt-get install google-chrome-beta

LibreOffice

To install LibreOffice (and check for extra features):

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/libreoffice-4-2
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade sudo apt-get install libreoffice libreoffice-java-common libreoffice-math libreoffice-gnome libreoffice-java-common

To enable PDF import capability:

sudo apt-get install libreoffice-pdfimport

See: How to install Grammar checking Plug-in for LibreOffice Writer

FileZilla

sudo apt-get install filezilla filezilla-common

Gimp

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gimp gimp-data gimp-data-extras

Shotwell

sudo apt-get install shotwell

Oracle VM VirtualBox

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -sc)  contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -sc)  contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-4.3

BleachBit

sudo apt-get install bleachbit
sudo bleachbit

Security

# rkhunter (Rootkit Hunter)
sudo apt-get install rkhunter chkrootkit

# ClamAV
sudo apt-get install clamav clamtk

Multimedia

# VLC Player
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/vlc
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc mplayer

Java

Openjdk 7 Update and Sun Java 7 JDK option

sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk openjdk-7-jre icedtea-7-plugin
sudo update-alternatives --config java
# then select /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk from the selection list and press enter.

Proprietary Sun Java 7 JDK

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer

Testing

java -version
# go to 
http://javatester.org/version.html

Misc

Essential tools for compiling from sources http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=323939

sudo apt-get install build-essential checkinstall cdbs devscripts dh-make fakeroot libxml-parser-perl check

Enable hidden Startup Application Manager settings on Ubuntu 14.04

sudo sed -i 's/NoDisplay=true/NoDisplay=false/g' /etc/xdg/autostart/*.desktop

And you can remove the following applications that you will probably never use (optional):

sudo apt-get purge oneconf popularity-contest python-ubuntuone-client python-ubuntuone-storageprotocol ubuntuone-installer python-ubuntuone-control-panel rhythmbox-ubuntuone ubuntuone-client ubuntuone-client-gnome ubuntuone-control-panel unity-scope-musicstores deja-dup libfreerdp1 remmina remmina-common vino remmina-plugin-rdp remmina-plugin-vnc activity-log-manager-common python-zeitgeist activity-log-manager-control-center rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist unity-lens-video unity-scope-video-remote zeitgeist  zeitgeist-core zeitgeist-datahub rsync

sudo apt-get autoremove

Compiz

sudo apt-get install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-plugins

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