Ubuntu 8.04 'Hardy' Desktop Addendum (work in progress)

Everything I'd do to an out-of-the-box installation to make it what I'd consider more complete.

Partitioning

Don't accept the default partitioning method because there isn't a separate /home partition. With /home separate you can re-install Ubuntu without wiping out your own files. Use this partitioning scheme:

	/	6GB	primary	ext3	bootable
	home		primary	ext3
	swap		primary	swap area

Theme

Get rid of the custom brown theme - choose the Clearlooks theme: Desktop → Preferences → Theme →

Repositories

Subscribe to Various Ubuntu Repositories

Maybe turn off the CD-ROM install media so that you aren't bugged to insert a CD when you don't have it inserted: use Desktop → Administration → Software Sources

Add Medibuntu Repository

This provides libdvdcss2 which enables you to watch commercial DVD movies.

Add Medibuntu repository:
sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

Add the Medibuntu GPG Key:
wget -q http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add - && sudo apt-get update

If you want to exclude getting packages from the non-free component of the Medibuntu repository:
sudo sed -e 's/ non-free//' -i /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

Software Installation

Install updates using Update Manager.

Packages Recommended For Most Regular Desktop Systems

filezilla? lightning-extension?

adblock-plus [universe] - block adverts in web browser
gimp-data-extras [universe] - more brushes and patterns for GIMP
gimp-ufraw [universe] - RAW plugin for GIMP
gparted [main] - partition editor
gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad [universe]
gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse [multiverse]
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly [universe]
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse [multiverse]
gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg [universe]
icedtea-gcjwebplugin [universe] - Java JRE 1.6 / 6.0 browser plugin. Though this won't pass the Sun Java test (though it's improving) so you might instead want sun-java6-plugin [multiverse] - Java JRE 1.6 / 6.0 update 6 browser plugin. Use 'about:plugins' in your browser to see specific details of browser plugins installed.
kompozer [universe] - web editor
libdvdcss2 [medibuntu] - allows commercial DVD movies encrypted with CSS to be played (used by libdvdread3)
libsane-extras [universe] - drivers for more scanners than are shipped with SANE
liferea [main] - feed reader
mozilla-plugin-gnash [universe] - Flash (SWF and FLV) player and browser plugin. May not work for all situations, in which case you may require flashplugin-nonfree [multiverse], Adobe's Flash Player. Use about:plugins to see specific details of browser plugins installed.
regionset [universe] - change DVD player's region
sbackup [universe] - simple backup
scribus [main] - layout
scribus-doc [main] - layout documentation
scribus-template [universe] - layout templates

Packages For Further Microsoft Windows Compatability

ntfsprogs [main] - use Windows NTFS partitions
samba [main] - share files to Windows machines
? samba-doc [main] - Samba documentation
smbfs [main] - mount Windows network shared drives
wine [universe] - run programs written for Windows

Archival

arc arj cabextract lha lzop nomarch p7zip-full pax tnef unrar unshield ytnef zoo

Bluetooth

gnome-bluetooth - Ubuntu already allows sending of files over Bluetooth, this allows receiving
? gnome-vfs-obexftp

Miscellaneous

traceroute

Install Additional Software for Laptop Computers

gsynaptics [universe]