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Ask YC: Setting up a new Linux laptop
My new Thinkpad came in this morning, and I'm in the process of installing Ubuntu on it right now.
What applications should I install that will make life easier, coming from OS X and XP?
--Edit--
I'm a developer, so there are things that I know I will put on it:
Vim & Emacs
Apache
MySQL & PostgresQL
All the various languages I either work in or am messing with.
- ejs 19y agoWell... What do you plan to do on it?
- icey 19y agoAh, you make an excellent point. I should edit the question.
- Tichy 19y agoI had no luck with Totem, so I installed VLC Player for video and DVDs. Not sure if it is the best alternative, but it works fine.
- sant0sk1 19y agoI would suggest Vim, Emacs, Apache, MySQL, and PostgresQL. Plus all the various languages you either work in or are messing with ;-)
- davidw 19y agoFrom /etc/apt/sources.list: # Video stuff deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ gutsy free non-free That has some helpful 'non-free' stuff.
- icey 19y agoAwesome, thank you
- t0pj 19y agoI'd install the Opera browser. Firefox didn't quite work correctly when accessing my Linksys router (I blame my router and not FF, of course). It wouldn't hurt to install PHP either; a worthy Apache companion. Be sure to run this: sudo apt-get install build-essential When attempting to install some modules, you'll get a "C compiler cannot create executables" message and build-essential fixes this. I don't know why build-essential wasn't included on a base install.
- icey 19y agosudo apt-get install build-essential This is exactly what I was looking for; there is no way I would have figured that out easily on my own.
- Herring 19y agofrom my install script.. compizconfig-settings-manager, emerald (& get some themes) nautilus-open-terminal netbeans, python, rails google desktop (tracker sux balls) dvd playback (google it, i forget how)