My Ubuntu linux post-install app checklist

(Last Update: 31 July 2023)

I mainly use Ubuntu Desktop now as my main OS. I upgrade to the latest LTS after a year of its release.  

Currently in use: 22.04 LTS

What packages do I add after installing a new version?

• gnome-shell-extensions, gnome-shell-extension-manager
• wget
• curl
• VLC
• OpenVPN
• GVim
• Git, GitHub CLI
• net-tools
• msttcorefonts 
• ubuntu-restricted-extras
• TexStudio/TexMaker
• Pandoc
• build tools (build-essential, gcc-multilib, gcc, automake, autoconf, perl, python, nasm ) 
• Java Development Kit
• Open SSH server
• Zotero
• Mendeley
• Calibre
• xchm
• Gimp
• Sound Recorder
• Wireshark
• Oracle VirtualBox
• Transmission
• KeePass2
• Unison (use release from github instead of from apt)
• Master PDF Editor
• Docker and Docker Compose
• Python venv for
• Sphinx
• Pelican
• Flask
• Android Studio
• NVM and node
• Terminator
• Tmux
• GNU Screen
• Freemind
• Google Chrome
• Brave Browser
  
• Tor Browser
• Zoom
• OBS
• Slack
• Discord
• Peek (GIF Recorder)
• virt-manager
• LibreOffice (calc,writer,impress)
• Clockify
• VSCode 
• custom dotfiles (posh, terminator, vim, bash)
• VeraCrypt
• Putty
• Bibtex2html
• youtube-dl
• Network monitoring: iftop, nethogs
• ShotCut
• QasMixer
• Postgres and PGAdmin
• Xournal
• Remmina
• Nerd Fonts
• ..more to be added

--- DROPPED/DEPRECATED/ON DEMAND ---

• tightvncserver, xtightvncviewer
• BurpSuite
• Wine
• Dropbox
• pdfedit
• Samba
• Flash plugin
• Acrobat Reader
• Subversion
• ftp
• Microsoft Office 
• display drivers
• audio drivers
• gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor

-- FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES --

Ubuntu specific

• build-essentials
• Installing acrobat-reader
• sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ precise partner"
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install acroread

Fedora specific

• rpmfusion (http://rpmfusion.org/Configuration/) 
• gstreamer-{ffmpeg,plugins-{good,ugly,bad{,-free,-nonfree}}}