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sudo apt-get install gtkterm mc
sudo apt-get install gtkterm mc
sudo apt-get install emacs-snapshot
sudo apt-get install emacs-snapshot
Or all in one:
sudo apt-get install build-essential subversion rapidsvn meld gtkterm mc emacs-snapshot


== Media ==
== Media ==
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sudo apt-get install avidemux
sudo apt-get install avidemux
sudo apt-get install vlc
sudo apt-get install vlc
Or all in one:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras flashplugin-installer mplayer avidemux vlc


To get DVDs playing nicely
To get DVDs playing nicely

Revision as of 14:32, 13 September 2012

This list gets updated as I remember or install new essentials for my Ubuntu environment.

Private config

I have my private config in a SVN repository, so I can update my various workspaces. Some examples for stuff in my configuration:

  • startup scripts: .bashrc and various dot-files
  • aliases
  • ~/bin - various custom scripts
  • ~/lib - custom libraries
  • icons
  • work environment configurations, for example, custom menus in Nautilus

Development environment

sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install subversion rapidsvn meld
sudo apt-get install gtkterm mc
sudo apt-get install emacs-snapshot

Or all in one:

sudo apt-get install build-essential subversion rapidsvn meld gtkterm mc emacs-snapshot

Media

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer
sudo apt-get install mplayer
sudo apt-get install avidemux
sudo apt-get install vlc

Or all in one:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras flashplugin-installer mplayer avidemux vlc

To get DVDs playing nicely

sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh

Microsoft fonts

...so that documents created by MS look better

sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts
sudo fc-cache -fv

Virtual Box

Get the latest VirtualBox for Linux here.

SSD tweaks

  • Add noatime option for the partition on SSD in /etc/fstab
UUID=my-partition-key  /  ext4    noatime,errors=remount-ro 0       1
  • Create /tmp in RAM by editing /etc/fstab
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0
  • Set the scheduler to deadline (as opposed to cfq) in grub
    • Check for the options:
cat /sys/block/sda/queue/scheduler
    • Temporary change the scheduler
sudo su
echo deadline > /sys/block/sda/queue/scheduler
  • Move Firefox cache to /tmp/...
    • open [about:config] in firefox
    • create new string browser.cache.disk.parent_directory and set value to /tmp
  • Check the read speed of your HD:
sudo hdparm -t /dev/sda